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End of Semester Test English 11A Questions
& 100% Correct Answers
The poems "I Hear America Singing" and "I, Too" speak of the American
identity, but they differ in many ways. Which analysis correctly presents the
contrast between the two poems?
✓ ~~> In Whitman's poem, the workers use their voices to proclaim an
American identity in which each person plays an equal part. In
contrast, in Hughes's poem, the speaker's voice is stifled when he is sent
to the kitchen, demonstrating that not everyone has an equal
opportunity to be part of the American identity.
Why does the speaker in this excerpt from Langston Hughes's "I, Too" wish to
eat at the table?
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.
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✓ ~~> The speaker resents being sent to the kitchen and wants an
equal seat at the table with other people.
Read this excerpt from the Cherokee creation story "How the World Was
Made":
When all was water, the animals were above in Galûñ'lati, beyond the arch;
but it was very crowded, and they wanted more room. They wondered what
was below the water, and at last Beaver's Grandchild, the little Water-beetle,
offered to go and see if he could learn. He darted in every direction over the
surface of the water, but could find no firm place to rest. Then he dived to
the bottom and came up with some soft mud, which began to grow and
spread on every side until it became the island that we call Earth. It was
afterward fastened to the sky with four cords, but no one remembers who did
this.
At first Earth was flat and very soft and wet. The animals were anxious to get
down, and set out different birds to see if it was yet dry, but they found no
place to alight and came back again to Galûñ'lati. At last it seemed to be
time, and they
✓ ~~> earth diver and emergence
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Which six sentences from this creation story best show the elements of an
earth diver story?
✓ ~~> 1) The Hoga came down from above and found Earth covered
with water.
2)So they sent Muskrat down into the water.
3)Then they sent Loon down.
4)Then they sent Beaver down into the water.
5)When he came up there was a little mud in his claws.
6)But the people took the mud out of his claws and made the land.
Which phrase in this excerpt from The Redeemed Captive by John Williams
demonstrates a Puritan influence?
✓ ~~> he pulled off a crucifix from his own neck
Which of these themes are typically found in colonial literature?
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End of Semester Test English 11A Questions
& 100% Correct Answers
The poems "I Hear America Singing" and "I, Too" speak of the American
identity, but they differ in many ways. Which analysis correctly presents the
contrast between the two poems?
✓ ~~> In Whitman's poem, the workers use their voices to proclaim an
American identity in which each person plays an equal part. In
contrast, in Hughes's poem, the speaker's voice is stifled when he is sent
to the kitchen, demonstrating that not everyone has an equal
opportunity to be part of the American identity.
Why does the speaker in this excerpt from Langston Hughes's "I, Too" wish to
eat at the table?
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 2 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
✓ ~~> The speaker resents being sent to the kitchen and wants an
equal seat at the table with other people.
Read this excerpt from the Cherokee creation story "How the World Was
Made":
When all was water, the animals were above in Galûñ'lati, beyond the arch;
but it was very crowded, and they wanted more room. They wondered what
was below the water, and at last Beaver's Grandchild, the little Water-beetle,
offered to go and see if he could learn. He darted in every direction over the
surface of the water, but could find no firm place to rest. Then he dived to
the bottom and came up with some soft mud, which began to grow and
spread on every side until it became the island that we call Earth. It was
afterward fastened to the sky with four cords, but no one remembers who did
this.
At first Earth was flat and very soft and wet. The animals were anxious to get
down, and set out different birds to see if it was yet dry, but they found no
place to alight and came back again to Galûñ'lati. At last it seemed to be
time, and they
✓ ~~> earth diver and emergence
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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Which six sentences from this creation story best show the elements of an
earth diver story?
✓ ~~> 1) The Hoga came down from above and found Earth covered
with water.
2)So they sent Muskrat down into the water.
3)Then they sent Loon down.
4)Then they sent Beaver down into the water.
5)When he came up there was a little mud in his claws.
6)But the people took the mud out of his claws and made the land.
Which phrase in this excerpt from The Redeemed Captive by John Williams
demonstrates a Puritan influence?
✓ ~~> he pulled off a crucifix from his own neck
Which of these themes are typically found in colonial literature?
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