English 11 Exam UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
S'io credesse che mia risposta fosse A persona che mai tornasse al mondo, Questa fiamma
staria senza piu scosse. Ma percioche giammai di questo fondo Non torno vivo alcun, s'i'odo
il vero, Senza tema d'infamia ti rispondo.
The above is taken from Dante's Inferno. This is an example of the poet's use of - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- an allusion
"Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient
etherized upon a table"
This passage depicts the evening - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cold and numb
"In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo." - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- from the city streets to a pretentious tea party
"The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes,The yellow smoke that rubs its
muzzle on the window-panes"
This metaphor compares the yellow fog to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a cat
"Time to turn back and descend the stair, With a bald spot in the middle of my hair —(They
will say: 'How his hair is growing thin!')"
In this passage, J. Alfred Prufrock is self-conscious about - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- his
age
"No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;Am an attendant lord..."
, What is the best way to describe Prufrock's self image, based on this passage? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- He sees himself in a role of little significance in the play of life.
"I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
Prufrock sees women as mermaids. In the context of the entire poem, this tells us he sees
women as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dangerous and unobtainable.
OMM is set in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- California
What is the name of the town from where George and Lennie have come? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Weed
What did Lennie want at dinner time? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ketchup
How are the two men, George and Lennie, different from other migrant workers? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- they have a deep connection and friendship
What will be Lennie's job on the ranch of their dreams? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- tending
to the rabbits
Explain the relationship between George and Lennie. Who is in charge? Why? What is
Lennie's disability? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Lennie is mentally slow, and George takes
care of him, brotherly relationship, father/son relationship
Describe Lennie and George's dream for the future. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- live on their
own, have rabbits, own a farm
What did George want Lennie to do when they got to their new job? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- not say anything, be quiet, keep his mouth shut
When the boss first met George and Lennie, the boss was - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
irritated and suspicious
CORRECT Answers
S'io credesse che mia risposta fosse A persona che mai tornasse al mondo, Questa fiamma
staria senza piu scosse. Ma percioche giammai di questo fondo Non torno vivo alcun, s'i'odo
il vero, Senza tema d'infamia ti rispondo.
The above is taken from Dante's Inferno. This is an example of the poet's use of - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- an allusion
"Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient
etherized upon a table"
This passage depicts the evening - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cold and numb
"In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo." - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- from the city streets to a pretentious tea party
"The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes,The yellow smoke that rubs its
muzzle on the window-panes"
This metaphor compares the yellow fog to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a cat
"Time to turn back and descend the stair, With a bald spot in the middle of my hair —(They
will say: 'How his hair is growing thin!')"
In this passage, J. Alfred Prufrock is self-conscious about - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- his
age
"No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;Am an attendant lord..."
, What is the best way to describe Prufrock's self image, based on this passage? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- He sees himself in a role of little significance in the play of life.
"I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
Prufrock sees women as mermaids. In the context of the entire poem, this tells us he sees
women as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dangerous and unobtainable.
OMM is set in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- California
What is the name of the town from where George and Lennie have come? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Weed
What did Lennie want at dinner time? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ketchup
How are the two men, George and Lennie, different from other migrant workers? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- they have a deep connection and friendship
What will be Lennie's job on the ranch of their dreams? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- tending
to the rabbits
Explain the relationship between George and Lennie. Who is in charge? Why? What is
Lennie's disability? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Lennie is mentally slow, and George takes
care of him, brotherly relationship, father/son relationship
Describe Lennie and George's dream for the future. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- live on their
own, have rabbits, own a farm
What did George want Lennie to do when they got to their new job? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- not say anything, be quiet, keep his mouth shut
When the boss first met George and Lennie, the boss was - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
irritated and suspicious
