Unit 3: Into the Twenty-First Century:
Contemporary Literature Post Test
Exam Q&A 100% Pass
Because Whitney felt she had only a ______ grasp on the material
presented in class, she decided to go to the teacher for additional help.
Dentists fill any ______ within teeth with composite resin or porcelain; in
layman's terms, these holes are called cavities.
The teacher ______ their study of plants with a research project on any
plant-related topic the students chose.
Your feelings of ______ toward Margaret are getting in the way of what
could be a great friendship. - ✔✔tenuous
cleavage
1
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, consummated
enmity
Which aspect of the excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain best
exemplifies how American Indian culture and themes can be passed down
and changed over time? - ✔✔Momaday watching and evaluating his
grandmother praying in the traditional Kiowa manner
Why would a modernist author write about the consequences of greed
when an author from the age of reason wrote a book with a similar theme?
- ✔✔to show how the consequences have changed or remained the same
over time
A commercial that compares dry skin to a desert is using which literary
device? - ✔✔metaphorical language
Which part of this excerpt from Jhumpa Lahiri's "Once in a Lifetime"
indicates Hema's mother's Bengali heritage? - ✔✔My mother considered
the idea of a child sleeping alone a cruel American practice
Which of these excerpts from "Once in a Lifetime" by Jhumpa Lahiri most
clearly uses second-person point of view? - ✔✔Your father was in the suit
2
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Contemporary Literature Post Test
Exam Q&A 100% Pass
Because Whitney felt she had only a ______ grasp on the material
presented in class, she decided to go to the teacher for additional help.
Dentists fill any ______ within teeth with composite resin or porcelain; in
layman's terms, these holes are called cavities.
The teacher ______ their study of plants with a research project on any
plant-related topic the students chose.
Your feelings of ______ toward Margaret are getting in the way of what
could be a great friendship. - ✔✔tenuous
cleavage
1
©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, consummated
enmity
Which aspect of the excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain best
exemplifies how American Indian culture and themes can be passed down
and changed over time? - ✔✔Momaday watching and evaluating his
grandmother praying in the traditional Kiowa manner
Why would a modernist author write about the consequences of greed
when an author from the age of reason wrote a book with a similar theme?
- ✔✔to show how the consequences have changed or remained the same
over time
A commercial that compares dry skin to a desert is using which literary
device? - ✔✔metaphorical language
Which part of this excerpt from Jhumpa Lahiri's "Once in a Lifetime"
indicates Hema's mother's Bengali heritage? - ✔✔My mother considered
the idea of a child sleeping alone a cruel American practice
Which of these excerpts from "Once in a Lifetime" by Jhumpa Lahiri most
clearly uses second-person point of view? - ✔✔Your father was in the suit
2
©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
