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CORRECT ANSWERS: ENGLISH 11A
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- bIn bWhitman's bpoem, bthe
bworkers buse btheir bvoices bto 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 bof bthe bAmerican bidentity.
Why bdoes bthe bspeaker bin bthis bexcerpt bfrom bLangston bHughes's b"I, bToo" bwish
bto beat bat bthe btable?
Tomorrow,
I'll bbe bat bthe btable
When bcompany bcomes.
Nobody'll bdare
Say bto bme,
"Eat bin bthe bkitchen,"
Then. 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.
2. bSo bthey bsent bMuskrat bdown binto bthe bwater.
3. bThen bthey bsent bLoon bdown.
4. bThen bthey bsent bBeaver bdown binto bthe bwater.
5. bWhen bhe bcame bup bthere bwas ba blittle bmud bin bhis bclaws.
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 btypically bfound bin bcolonial bliterature?
I.God
II.religious bpersecution
III.the bnobility
IV.interaction bwith bAmerican bIndians
V.science b- b bcorrect banswer- bI, bII, band bIV
Read bthe bexcerpt bfrom b"Thoughts bon bthe bWorks bof bProvidence" bby bPhillis
bWheatley band bcomplete bthe bsentence bthat bfollows. b- b bcorrect banswer- bThe
bexcerpt bhas bthe bcharacteristics bof ba bneoclassical bpoem, bincluding bits busage bof
bheroic bcouplets band bits belevated bstyle bof blanguage.
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- bFor bmy bown bpart, bI bconsider bit
bas bnothing bless bthan ba bquestion bof bfreedom bor bslavery
Which bstatement bbest bdescribes bThomas bPaine's bargument bin bthis bexcerpt
bfrom bCommon bSense?
I bhave bheard bit basserted bby bsome, bthat bas bAmerica bhath bflourished bunder bher
bformer bconnection bwith bGreat bBritain bthat bthe bsame bconnection bis bnecessary
btowards bher bfuture bhappiness, band bwill balways bhave bthe bsame beffect. bNothing
bcan bbe bmore bfallacious bthan bthis bkind bof bargument. bWe bmay bas bwell bassert
bthat bbecause ba bchild bhas bthrived bupon bmilk bthat bit bis bnever bto bhave bmeat, bor
bthat bthe bfirst btwenty byears bof bour blives bis bto bbecome ba bprecedent bfor bthe bnext
btwenty. bBut beven bthis bis badmitting bmore bthan bis btrue, bfor bI banswer broundly,
bthat bAmerica bwould bhave bflourished bas bmuch, band bprobably bmuch bmore, bhad
bno bEuropean bpower bhad bany bthing bto bdo bwith bher. bThe bcommerce, bby bwhich
bshe bhath benriched bherself, bare bthe bnecessaries bof blife, band bwill balways bhave
ba bmarket bwhile beating bis bthe bcustom bof bEurope. b- b bcorrect banswer- bHe
CORRECT ANSWERS: ENGLISH 11A
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- bIn bWhitman's bpoem, bthe
bworkers buse btheir bvoices bto 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 bof bthe bAmerican bidentity.
Why bdoes bthe bspeaker bin bthis bexcerpt bfrom bLangston bHughes's b"I, bToo" bwish
bto beat bat bthe btable?
Tomorrow,
I'll bbe bat bthe btable
When bcompany bcomes.
Nobody'll bdare
Say bto bme,
"Eat bin bthe bkitchen,"
Then. 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.
2. bSo bthey bsent bMuskrat bdown binto bthe bwater.
3. bThen bthey bsent bLoon bdown.
4. bThen bthey bsent bBeaver bdown binto bthe bwater.
5. bWhen bhe bcame bup bthere bwas ba blittle bmud bin bhis bclaws.
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 btypically bfound bin bcolonial bliterature?
I.God
II.religious bpersecution
III.the bnobility
IV.interaction bwith bAmerican bIndians
V.science b- b bcorrect banswer- bI, bII, band bIV
Read bthe bexcerpt bfrom b"Thoughts bon bthe bWorks bof bProvidence" bby bPhillis
bWheatley band bcomplete bthe bsentence bthat bfollows. b- b bcorrect banswer- bThe
bexcerpt bhas bthe bcharacteristics bof ba bneoclassical bpoem, bincluding bits busage bof
bheroic bcouplets band bits belevated bstyle bof blanguage.
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- bFor bmy bown bpart, bI bconsider bit
bas bnothing bless bthan ba bquestion bof bfreedom bor bslavery
Which bstatement bbest bdescribes bThomas bPaine's bargument bin bthis bexcerpt
bfrom bCommon bSense?
I bhave bheard bit basserted bby bsome, bthat bas bAmerica bhath bflourished bunder bher
bformer bconnection bwith bGreat bBritain bthat bthe bsame bconnection bis bnecessary
btowards bher bfuture bhappiness, band bwill balways bhave bthe bsame beffect. bNothing
bcan bbe bmore bfallacious bthan bthis bkind bof bargument. bWe bmay bas bwell bassert
bthat bbecause ba bchild bhas bthrived bupon bmilk bthat bit bis bnever bto bhave bmeat, bor
bthat bthe bfirst btwenty byears bof bour blives bis bto bbecome ba bprecedent bfor bthe bnext
btwenty. bBut beven bthis bis badmitting bmore bthan bis btrue, bfor bI banswer broundly,
bthat bAmerica bwould bhave bflourished bas bmuch, band bprobably bmuch bmore, bhad
bno bEuropean bpower bhad bany bthing bto bdo bwith bher. bThe bcommerce, bby bwhich
bshe bhath benriched bherself, bare bthe bnecessaries bof blife, band bwill balways bhave
ba bmarket bwhile beating bis bthe bcustom bof bEurope. b- b bcorrect banswer- bHe
