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11A. AN EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
The bpoems b"I bHear bAmerica bSinging" band b"I, bToo" bspeak bof bthe bAmerican
bidentity, bbut bthey bdiffer bin bmany bways. bWhich banalysis bcorrectly bpresents bthe
bcontrast bbetween bthe btwo bpoems? b- b bcorrect banswer- b2) bIn bWhitman's bpoem,
bthe bworkers buser btheir bvoices bthe bproclaim ban bAmerican bidentity bin bwhich
beach bperson bplays ban bequal bpart. bIn bcontrast, bin bHughes's bpoem, bthe
bspeaker's bvoice bis bstifled bwhen bhe bis bsent bto bthe bkitchen, bdemonstrating bthat
bnot beveryone bhas ban bequal bopportunity bto bbe bpart bo bthe bAmerican bidentity.
Why bdoes bthe bspeaker bin bthis bexcerpt bfrom bLangston bHughes's b"I, bToo" bwish
bto beat bat bthe btable? b- b bcorrect banswer- bThe bspeaker bresents bbeing bsent bto
bthe bkitchen band bwants ban bequal bseat bat bthe btable bwith bother bpeople.
Read bthis bexcerpt bfrom bthe bCherokee bcreation bstory b"How bthe bWorld bWas
bMade".
This bstory bcontains belements bof bwhich btwo btypes bof bcreation bstories? b- b
bcorrect banswer- bearth bdiver band bemergence
Which bsix bsentences bfrom bthis bcreation bstory bbest bshow bthe belements bof ban
bearth bdiver bstory? b- b bcorrect banswer- b1) bThe bHoga bcame bdown bfrom babove
band bfound bEarth bcovered bwith bwater. b
2) bSo bthey bsent bMuskrat bdown binto bthe bwater. b
3) bThen bthey bsent bLoon bdown.
4) bThen bthey bsent bBeaver bdown binto bthe bwater. b
5) bWhen bhe bcame bup bthere bwas ba blittle bmud bin bhis bclaws. b
6) bBut bthe bpeople btook bthe bmud bout bof bhis bclaws band bmade bthe bland.
, Which bphrase bin bthis bexcerpt bfrom bThe bRedeemed bCaptive bby bJohn bWilliams
bdemonstrates ba bPuritan binfluence? b- b bcorrect banswer- bhe bpulled boff ba bcrucifix
bfrom bhis bown bneck.
Which bof bthese bthemes bare btypcally bfound bin bcolonial bliterature? b- b bcorrect
banswer- bI, bII, band bIV
I) bGod
II) breligious bpersecution
IV) binteraction bwith bAmerican bIndians
Read bthis bexcerpt bfrom b"Thoughts bon bthe bWorks bof bProvidence" bby bPhillis
bWheatley band bcompletes bthe bsentence bthat bfollows.
The bexcerpt bhas bthe bcharacteristics bof ba b1) b___ bpoem, bincluding bits busage bof
b2) b___ band bits b3) b___ bstyle bof blanguage. b- b bcorrect banswer- b1) bneoclassical
2) bheroic bcouplets
3) belevated
Which bliterary bdevice bhas bbeen bused bin bthe bunderlined bline?
Or bthe bsun bslumbers bin bthe bocean's barms b- b bcorrect banswer- bpersonification
The bexcerpt bis btaken bfrom bPatrick bHenry's bfamous b"Give bme bliberty bor bgive
bme bdeath bspeech bto bthe bsecond bVirginia bconvention bin b1775. bWhich bsentence
bsuggests bthat bPatrick bHenry bbelieved bBritish brule bin bthe bAmerican bcolonies
bwas btyrannical? b- b bcorrect banswer- bNOT b
1) bWe bare bapt bto bshut bour beyes bagainst ba bpainful b[...]
2) bThe bquestion bbefore bthe bHouse bis bone bof b[...]
3) bShould bI bkeep bback bmy bopinions bat bsuch ba btime b[...]
Which bstatement bbest bdescribes bThomas bPaine's bargument bin bthis bexcerpt
bfrom bCommon bSense? b- b bcorrect banswer- bHe brefutes bthe bidea bthat bAmerica
bdepends bon bBritain, busing bthe bopinion bthat bAmerica's btrade bhas ba bsecure
bfuture.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ba btrait bof bthe bthird-person blimited bnarrator? b- b bcorrect
banswer- bIt bprovides bthe bviewpoint bof ba bsingle bcharacter band breveals
binformation bonly bthrough bthat bcharacter's bperspective.
What bis bthe bmain bpurpose bof bthe bfinal bsentence bin bthe bexcerpt bfrom bThomas
bPaine's bCommon bSense? b- b bcorrect banswer- bto bappeal bto bthe bcolonies bto
bavoid bany btemporary bresolution bof btheir bconflicts bwith bGreat bBritain
Declaration bof bIndependence: b
1) bThe bhistory bof bthe bpresent bKing bof bGreat bBritain b[...]
2) bWe bhold bthese btruths bto bbe bself-evident b[...]
3) bIn bevery bstage bof bthese bOppression's b[...]
4) bAnd bfor bthe bsupport bof bthis bDeclaration b[...] b- b bcorrect banswer- b1) bto bgain
bthe baudience's bsympathy
2) bto bappeal bto bthe baudience's blogical bsense
3) bto brefute bany bargument bfor breconciliation
4) bto bshow bthe bwillingness bto bdefend bthe bDeclaration
11A. AN EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
The bpoems b"I bHear bAmerica bSinging" band b"I, bToo" bspeak bof bthe bAmerican
bidentity, bbut bthey bdiffer bin bmany bways. bWhich banalysis bcorrectly bpresents bthe
bcontrast bbetween bthe btwo bpoems? b- b bcorrect banswer- b2) bIn bWhitman's bpoem,
bthe bworkers buser btheir bvoices bthe bproclaim ban bAmerican bidentity bin bwhich
beach bperson bplays ban bequal bpart. bIn bcontrast, bin bHughes's bpoem, bthe
bspeaker's bvoice bis bstifled bwhen bhe bis bsent bto bthe bkitchen, bdemonstrating bthat
bnot beveryone bhas ban bequal bopportunity bto bbe bpart bo bthe bAmerican bidentity.
Why bdoes bthe bspeaker bin bthis bexcerpt bfrom bLangston bHughes's b"I, bToo" bwish
bto beat bat bthe btable? b- b bcorrect banswer- bThe bspeaker bresents bbeing bsent bto
bthe bkitchen band bwants ban bequal bseat bat bthe btable bwith bother bpeople.
Read bthis bexcerpt bfrom bthe bCherokee bcreation bstory b"How bthe bWorld bWas
bMade".
This bstory bcontains belements bof bwhich btwo btypes bof bcreation bstories? b- b
bcorrect banswer- bearth bdiver band bemergence
Which bsix bsentences bfrom bthis bcreation bstory bbest bshow bthe belements bof ban
bearth bdiver bstory? b- b bcorrect banswer- b1) bThe bHoga bcame bdown bfrom babove
band bfound bEarth bcovered bwith bwater. b
2) bSo bthey bsent bMuskrat bdown binto bthe bwater. b
3) bThen bthey bsent bLoon bdown.
4) bThen bthey bsent bBeaver bdown binto bthe bwater. b
5) bWhen bhe bcame bup bthere bwas ba blittle bmud bin bhis bclaws. b
6) bBut bthe bpeople btook bthe bmud bout bof bhis bclaws band bmade bthe bland.
, Which bphrase bin bthis bexcerpt bfrom bThe bRedeemed bCaptive bby bJohn bWilliams
bdemonstrates ba bPuritan binfluence? b- b bcorrect banswer- bhe bpulled boff ba bcrucifix
bfrom bhis bown bneck.
Which bof bthese bthemes bare btypcally bfound bin bcolonial bliterature? b- b bcorrect
banswer- bI, bII, band bIV
I) bGod
II) breligious bpersecution
IV) binteraction bwith bAmerican bIndians
Read bthis bexcerpt bfrom b"Thoughts bon bthe bWorks bof bProvidence" bby bPhillis
bWheatley band bcompletes bthe bsentence bthat bfollows.
The bexcerpt bhas bthe bcharacteristics bof ba b1) b___ bpoem, bincluding bits busage bof
b2) b___ band bits b3) b___ bstyle bof blanguage. b- b bcorrect banswer- b1) bneoclassical
2) bheroic bcouplets
3) belevated
Which bliterary bdevice bhas bbeen bused bin bthe bunderlined bline?
Or bthe bsun bslumbers bin bthe bocean's barms b- b bcorrect banswer- bpersonification
The bexcerpt bis btaken bfrom bPatrick bHenry's bfamous b"Give bme bliberty bor bgive
bme bdeath bspeech bto bthe bsecond bVirginia bconvention bin b1775. bWhich bsentence
bsuggests bthat bPatrick bHenry bbelieved bBritish brule bin bthe bAmerican bcolonies
bwas btyrannical? b- b bcorrect banswer- bNOT b
1) bWe bare bapt bto bshut bour beyes bagainst ba bpainful b[...]
2) bThe bquestion bbefore bthe bHouse bis bone bof b[...]
3) bShould bI bkeep bback bmy bopinions bat bsuch ba btime b[...]
Which bstatement bbest bdescribes bThomas bPaine's bargument bin bthis bexcerpt
bfrom bCommon bSense? b- b bcorrect banswer- bHe brefutes bthe bidea bthat bAmerica
bdepends bon bBritain, busing bthe bopinion bthat bAmerica's btrade bhas ba bsecure
bfuture.
Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ba btrait bof bthe bthird-person blimited bnarrator? b- b bcorrect
banswer- bIt bprovides bthe bviewpoint bof ba bsingle bcharacter band breveals
binformation bonly bthrough bthat bcharacter's bperspective.
What bis bthe bmain bpurpose bof bthe bfinal bsentence bin bthe bexcerpt bfrom bThomas
bPaine's bCommon bSense? b- b bcorrect banswer- bto bappeal bto bthe bcolonies bto
bavoid bany btemporary bresolution bof btheir bconflicts bwith bGreat bBritain
Declaration bof bIndependence: b
1) bThe bhistory bof bthe bpresent bKing bof bGreat bBritain b[...]
2) bWe bhold bthese btruths bto bbe bself-evident b[...]
3) bIn bevery bstage bof bthese bOppression's b[...]
4) bAnd bfor bthe bsupport bof bthis bDeclaration b[...] b- b bcorrect banswer- b1) bto bgain
bthe baudience's bsympathy
2) bto bappeal bto bthe baudience's blogical bsense
3) bto brefute bany bargument bfor breconciliation
4) bto bshow bthe bwillingness bto bdefend bthe bDeclaration
