AP Lit MCQ Unit 6 questions and answers graded A+ 2023/2024

AP Lit MCQ Unit 6 What is the significance of Cynthia and Stan's discussion of a Panama Canal cruise at the beginning of the scene? - correct answer B)It suggests Cynthia's desire to escape a stressful situation. It suggests Cynthia's desire to escape a stressful situation. - correct answer B) belonged to the union as well. The function of Cynthia's memories of her desire for a management position (line 11 and line 13) in the scene as a whole is to - correct answer C) provide a justification for Cynthia's apparent betrayal of her family and friends Cynthia's use of "they" to describe both the plant managers (line 13 and line 15) and the plant workers (line 15) suggests that she - correct answer A) no longer considers herself part of either group Which of the following events mentioned in the passage happened last? - correct answer C) The workers were locked out of the plant. Stan's role in the passage is best described as that of - correct answer D) a concerned third party who recognizes the complexities of the situation In the passage, all of the following contrasts convey Cynthia's complex understanding of the divide between workers and management EXCEPT - correct answer E) hungry versus satisfied The speaker's description of herself as "the slave of the Ring" (line 6) suggests that her attitude toward the deceased may be colored by her - correct answer B) resentment that she could not encourage the deceased's advances The speaker's description of her initial reaction to seeing the deceased in the coffin (line 7) suggests that her initial reaction to the death was - correct answer A) anger The contrast between the speaker's description of herself as "a woman in jewels and lace" (line 14) and the description of "children crying for bread and fire" (line 16) primarily serves to emphasize the - correct answer B) relative triviality of the speaker's situation The speaker primarily characterizes God as - correct answer D) remote In the context of the poem as a whole, the contrast of "a little scarlet bud, that was dying of frost" (line 4) in the first stanza with the "sweetness" (line 21) of the flower in the last stanza suggests that the speaker has - correct answer A) come to terms with her loss Which of the following best describes the poem's structure? - correct answer B) The poem shifts between the speaker's memories of the past and her jumble of thoughts and emotions in the present. The speaker compares which of the following to develop the extended metaphor of the fallen "birdsnest" (line 1) ? - correct answer A) Fragile and resilient features In lines 11-12, the acrobat, who is "not-quite- / Lost," functions as a representation of the bird's nest's - correct answer B) astonishing agility The relationship between Aunt Virginia and her "regular customers" (line 20) can best be described as - correct answer E) appreciative but distant What overall function do "the others" (line 30) serve within the context of the poem? - correct answer B) They represent being immersed in life, while Aunt Virginia represents embracing death. The contrast between Aunt Virginia and "the others" (line 30-36) suggests that while she is calm and cheerful about her impending death, they are - correct answer C) anxious and puzzled What function does Aunt Virginia's self-possession, her "intactness" (line 36), serve within the context of the poem? - correct answer D) It clarifies her serene acceptance of mortality.