PROGRESS CHECK MCQ EXAM
QUESTINS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
The technique of opening the passage by contrasting Mr. and Mrs. Murdock's views on
"plays and their players" functions to - Answer- E
Introduce one character's opinion that is then developed throughout the passage
In the first paragraph, the narrator's choice of conceptually related words such as
"devout," "worshiping," and "altars" draws attention to which aspect of Mrs. Murdock's
character? - Answer- A
Her zealous nature
In the second paragraph ("Then . . . needlepoint"), the repetition of the detail that Miss
Noyes knew an actress primarily serves to - Answer- D
Convey Mrs. Murdock's surprise and excitement
The narrator's association with her assumed reader in the second sentence of the
second paragraph ("the way . . . needlepoint") suggests that both inhabit an
environment - Answer- B
Well-known to average people
In context, which detail from the text is most closely associated with Mrs. Murdock's
perspective in the final paragraph? - Answer- C
The lights and the glory" (paragraph 1)
The contrast between the two central characters in the passage reveals that, unlike Mrs.
Murdock, Miss Noyes is - Answer- C
Artistic and daring
The narrator of the passage is best described as - Answer- C
An accidental job seeker
QUESTINS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
The technique of opening the passage by contrasting Mr. and Mrs. Murdock's views on
"plays and their players" functions to - Answer- E
Introduce one character's opinion that is then developed throughout the passage
In the first paragraph, the narrator's choice of conceptually related words such as
"devout," "worshiping," and "altars" draws attention to which aspect of Mrs. Murdock's
character? - Answer- A
Her zealous nature
In the second paragraph ("Then . . . needlepoint"), the repetition of the detail that Miss
Noyes knew an actress primarily serves to - Answer- D
Convey Mrs. Murdock's surprise and excitement
The narrator's association with her assumed reader in the second sentence of the
second paragraph ("the way . . . needlepoint") suggests that both inhabit an
environment - Answer- B
Well-known to average people
In context, which detail from the text is most closely associated with Mrs. Murdock's
perspective in the final paragraph? - Answer- C
The lights and the glory" (paragraph 1)
The contrast between the two central characters in the passage reveals that, unlike Mrs.
Murdock, Miss Noyes is - Answer- C
Artistic and daring
The narrator of the passage is best described as - Answer- C
An accidental job seeker
