Unit 3: Into the Twenty-First Century:
Contemporary Literature (Post Test) 2026
Complete
Because Whitney felt she had only a ______ grasp on the material presented in class,
she decided to go to the teacher for additional help. - answer- Tenuous
Dentists fill any ______ within teeth with composite resin or porcelain; in layman's
terms, these holes are called cavities. - answer- Cleavage
The teacher ______ their study of plants with a research project on any plant-related
topic the students chose. - answer- Consummated
Your feelings of ______ toward Margaret are getting in the way of what could be a great
friendship. - answer- Enmity
Which aspect of the excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain best exemplifies how
American Indian culture and themes can be passed down and changed over time? -
answer- Momaday watching and evaluating his grandmother praying in the traditional
Kiowa manner
Why would a modernist author write about the consequences of greed when an author
from the age of reason wrote a book with a similar theme? - answer- To show how the
consequences have changed or remained the same over time
A commercial that compares dry skin to a desert is using which literary device? -
answer- Metaphorical language
Which part of this excerpt from Jhumpa Lahiri's "Once in a Lifetime" indicates Hema's
mother's Bengali heritage? - answer- My mother considered the idea of a child sleeping
alone a cruel American practice
Which of these excerpts from "Once in a Lifetime" by Jhumpa Lahiri most clearly uses
second-person point of view? - answer- Your father was in the suit and tie he always
wore, his handsome, bespectacled face leaning toward someone in conversation.
How many characters' thoughts does the reader have access to in a second-person
narrative? - answer- One
Pullao - answer- A rice dish
Sari - answer- A garment worn by Indian women
Contemporary Literature (Post Test) 2026
Complete
Because Whitney felt she had only a ______ grasp on the material presented in class,
she decided to go to the teacher for additional help. - answer- Tenuous
Dentists fill any ______ within teeth with composite resin or porcelain; in layman's
terms, these holes are called cavities. - answer- Cleavage
The teacher ______ their study of plants with a research project on any plant-related
topic the students chose. - answer- Consummated
Your feelings of ______ toward Margaret are getting in the way of what could be a great
friendship. - answer- Enmity
Which aspect of the excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain best exemplifies how
American Indian culture and themes can be passed down and changed over time? -
answer- Momaday watching and evaluating his grandmother praying in the traditional
Kiowa manner
Why would a modernist author write about the consequences of greed when an author
from the age of reason wrote a book with a similar theme? - answer- To show how the
consequences have changed or remained the same over time
A commercial that compares dry skin to a desert is using which literary device? -
answer- Metaphorical language
Which part of this excerpt from Jhumpa Lahiri's "Once in a Lifetime" indicates Hema's
mother's Bengali heritage? - answer- My mother considered the idea of a child sleeping
alone a cruel American practice
Which of these excerpts from "Once in a Lifetime" by Jhumpa Lahiri most clearly uses
second-person point of view? - answer- Your father was in the suit and tie he always
wore, his handsome, bespectacled face leaning toward someone in conversation.
How many characters' thoughts does the reader have access to in a second-person
narrative? - answer- One
Pullao - answer- A rice dish
Sari - answer- A garment worn by Indian women
