END OF SEMESTER TEST : ENGLISH 11A
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 - 2026 ALREADY GRADED A+
Stephen Crane repeats the phrase "the sacred cheese" twice in the story. The
phrase is not attributed to any single survivor. So it is believed to reflect 1) ___ .
By repeating the phrase "the sacred cheese," he 2) ___. - ANSWERS-1) the
crew's bitterness upon realizing that fate is unjust and fickle
2) compares the men to mice who must struggle to survive but have their
efforts go in vain
Which of these lines from "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
best demonstrates the unreliability of the narrator? - ANSWERS-I can see a
strange, provoking, formless sort of figure, that seems to skulk about behind
that silly and conspicuous front.
, Read this excerpt from "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. What effect do the
underlined sentences have in showing the feelings of the crew? - ANSWERS-
They show the ironic bitterness of the crew at nature's indifference to their
plight.
Which word best completes the sentence? - ANSWERS-conjectured
What type of expository piece has a structure that includes an argument
followed by premises, which build to a conclusion? - ANSWERS-persuasive essay
The excerpt is taken from Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me
death speech to the second Virginia convention in 1775. Which sentence
suggests that Patrick Henry believed British rule in the American colonies was
tyrannical? - ANSWERS-NOT
1) We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful [...]
2) The question before the House is one of [...]
3) Should I keep back my opinions at such a time [...]
Which statement best describes Thomas Paine's argument in this excerpt from
Common Sense? - ANSWERS-He refutes the idea that America depends on
Britain, using the opinion that America's trade has a secure future.
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 - 2026 ALREADY GRADED A+
Stephen Crane repeats the phrase "the sacred cheese" twice in the story. The
phrase is not attributed to any single survivor. So it is believed to reflect 1) ___ .
By repeating the phrase "the sacred cheese," he 2) ___. - ANSWERS-1) the
crew's bitterness upon realizing that fate is unjust and fickle
2) compares the men to mice who must struggle to survive but have their
efforts go in vain
Which of these lines from "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
best demonstrates the unreliability of the narrator? - ANSWERS-I can see a
strange, provoking, formless sort of figure, that seems to skulk about behind
that silly and conspicuous front.
, Read this excerpt from "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. What effect do the
underlined sentences have in showing the feelings of the crew? - ANSWERS-
They show the ironic bitterness of the crew at nature's indifference to their
plight.
Which word best completes the sentence? - ANSWERS-conjectured
What type of expository piece has a structure that includes an argument
followed by premises, which build to a conclusion? - ANSWERS-persuasive essay
The excerpt is taken from Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me
death speech to the second Virginia convention in 1775. Which sentence
suggests that Patrick Henry believed British rule in the American colonies was
tyrannical? - ANSWERS-NOT
1) We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful [...]
2) The question before the House is one of [...]
3) Should I keep back my opinions at such a time [...]
Which statement best describes Thomas Paine's argument in this excerpt from
Common Sense? - ANSWERS-He refutes the idea that America depends on
Britain, using the opinion that America's trade has a secure future.
