AP Classroom Unit 5 Progress Check
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
In the fourth sentence of the passage ("I moved . . . step"), the word "premeditated" indicates
that the narrator - CORRECT ANSWER- C
is being very cautious as he navigates the fire escape
In the second sentence of the final paragraph, the image of the "human race itself" being
"extinguished" most clearly serves to associate humanity with - CORRECT ANSWER- D
long-dead stars
The metaphor in the first paragraph comparing the narrator's situation to a "high-wire act"
emphasizes which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- A
The danger of the narrator's current predicament
Toward the middle of the second paragraph, the comparison between the stars and "a distant
cloud of fireflies" (sentence 6) is best described as - CORRECT ANSWER- E
a lively metaphor that emphasizes the narrator's initial delight at being able to see stars in the
city
The image of the "blurred yellow rectangle of a taxicab" in the final paragraph helps
dramatize which aspect of the scene? - CORRECT ANSWER- B
The dizzying height from which the narrator regards the city streets
In referring to Times Square as a "neon inferno" in the final paragraph, the narrator
emphasizes both the brightness of Times Square's lights and - CORRECT ANSWER- E
the garish appearance it has compared to the sky above it
The passage emphasizes a parallel between the narrator's unexpected experience of finding
himself outside the building and his - CORRECT ANSWER- C
sense of temporarily existing outside everyday time and space
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
In the fourth sentence of the passage ("I moved . . . step"), the word "premeditated" indicates
that the narrator - CORRECT ANSWER- C
is being very cautious as he navigates the fire escape
In the second sentence of the final paragraph, the image of the "human race itself" being
"extinguished" most clearly serves to associate humanity with - CORRECT ANSWER- D
long-dead stars
The metaphor in the first paragraph comparing the narrator's situation to a "high-wire act"
emphasizes which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- A
The danger of the narrator's current predicament
Toward the middle of the second paragraph, the comparison between the stars and "a distant
cloud of fireflies" (sentence 6) is best described as - CORRECT ANSWER- E
a lively metaphor that emphasizes the narrator's initial delight at being able to see stars in the
city
The image of the "blurred yellow rectangle of a taxicab" in the final paragraph helps
dramatize which aspect of the scene? - CORRECT ANSWER- B
The dizzying height from which the narrator regards the city streets
In referring to Times Square as a "neon inferno" in the final paragraph, the narrator
emphasizes both the brightness of Times Square's lights and - CORRECT ANSWER- E
the garish appearance it has compared to the sky above it
The passage emphasizes a parallel between the narrator's unexpected experience of finding
himself outside the building and his - CORRECT ANSWER- C
sense of temporarily existing outside everyday time and space
