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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS: VIRGINIA
ENGLISH 11A
Which htwo hsentences hin hthis hexcerpt hfrom h"Civil hDisobedience" hby hHenry hDavid
hThoreau hsupport hthe htranscendentalist hidea hthat hthe hindividual his hmore
himportant hthan hgovernment hor hsociety?
This hAmerican hgovernment h— hwhat his hit hbut ha htradition, hthough ha hrecent hone,
hendeavoring hto htransmit hitself hunimpaired hto hposterity, hbut heach hinstant hlosing
hsome hof hits hintegrity? hIt hhas hnot hthe hvitality hand hforce hof ha hsingle hliving hman;
hfor ha hsingle hman hcan hbend hit hto hhis hwill. hIt his ha hsort hof hwooden hgun hto hthe
hpeople hthemselves...
But ha hgovernment hin hwhich hthe hmajority hrule hin hall hcases hcannot hbe hbased hon
hjustice, heven has hfar has hmen hunderstand hit. hCan hthere hnot hbe ha hgovernment
hin hwhich hmajorities hdo hnot hvirtually hdecide hright hand hwrong, hbut hconscience?-
hin hwhich hmajorities hdecide honly hthose hquestions hto hwhich hthe hrule hof
hexpediency his happlicable? hMust hthe hcitizen hever hfor ha hmoment, hor hin hthe... h- h
hcorrect hanswer- hIt hhas hnot hthe hvitality hand hforce hof ha hsingle hliving hman; hfor ha
hsingle hman hcan hbend hit hto hhis hwill.
I hthink hthat hwe hshould hbe hmen hfirst, hand hsubjects hafterward. hIt his hnot hdesirable
hto hcultivate ha hrespect hfor hthe hlaw, hso hmuch has hfor hthe hright.
In hthis hexcerpt hfrom hthe hpoem h"Thanatopsis" hby hWilliam hCullen hBryant, hwhat his
hthe hmeaning hof hthe hword hinfant?
Yet hnot hto hthine heternal hresting-place
Shalt hthou hretire halone, hnor hcouldst hthou hwish
Couch hmore hmagnificent. hThou hshalt hlie hdown
With hpatriarchs hof hthe hinfant hworld h-- hwith hkings,
The hpowerful hof hthe hearth h-- hthe hwise, hthe hgood,
Fair hforms, hand hhoary hseers hof hages hpast,
All hin hone hmighty hsepulchre. hThe hhills h- h hcorrect hanswer- hNOT hB. hpast
, Which hword hbest hcompletes hthe hsentence?
Dr. hOlivaw h_____ hthat ha hrobot hmade hto hresemble ha hhuman hwould hbe hmore
hreadily haccepted hby hsociety. h- h hcorrect hanswer- hC. hconjectured
Which hstatement hbest hdescribes hThomas hPaine's hargument hin hthis hexcerpt
hfrom hCommon hSense?
I hhave hheard hit hasserted hby hsome, hthat has hAmerica hhath hflourished hunder hher
hformer hconnection hwith hGreat hBritain hthat hthe hsame hconnection his hnecessary
htowards hher hfuture hhappiness, hand hwill halways hhave hthe hsame heffect. hNothing
hcan hbe hmore hfallacious hthan hthis hkind hof hargument. hWe hmay has hwell hassert
hthat hbecause ha hchild hhas hthrived hupon hmilk hthat hit his hnever hto hhave hmeat, hor
hthat hthe hfirst htwenty hyears hof hour hlives his hto hbecome ha hprecedent hfor hthe hnext
htwenty. hBut heven hthis his hadmitting hmore hthan his htrue, hfor hI hanswer hroundly,
hthat hAmerica hwould hhave hflourished has hmuch, hand hprobably hmuch hmore, hhad
hno hEuropean hpower hhad hany hthing hto hdo hwith hher. hThe hcommerce, hby hwhich
hshe hhath henriched hherself, hare hthe hnecessaries hof hlife, hand hwill halways hhave
ha hmarket hwhile heating his hthe hcustom hof hEurope. h- h hcorrect hanswer- hC. hHe
hrefutes hthe hidea hthat hAmerica hdepends hon hBritain, husing hthe hopinion hthat
hAmerica's htrade hhas ha hsecure hfuture.
Which hconjunctive hadverb hbest hcompletes hthe hsentence?
Franny hwanted hto hgo hto hSpain; h_____, hshe hcould hnot hafford hthe hexorbitant
hplane hticket. h- h hcorrect hanswer- hB. hhowever
Which hexcerpt hcontains ha hstrict hinternal hrhyme hscheme? h- h hcorrect hanswer- hB.
hBut hthe hraven, hsitting hlonely hon hthe hplacid hbust, hspoke honly h(from h"The
hRaven" hby hEdgar hAllen hPoe)
Which hsentence his ha hparadox? h- h hcorrect hanswer- hD. hNobody hgoes hto hthat
hrestaurant hbecause hit his husually hcrowded.
Read hthe hpassage hfrom h"The hOpen hBoat" hby hStephen hCrane:
"If hI ham hgoing hto hbe hdrowned--if hI ham hgoing hto hbe hdrowned--if hI ham hgoing hto
hbe hdrowned, hwhy, hin hthe hname hof hthe hseven hmad hgods hwho hrule hthe hsea,
hwas hI hallowed hto hcome hthus hfar hand hcontemplate hsand hand htrees? hWas hI
hbrought hhere hmerely hto hhave hmy hnose hdragged haway has hI hwas habout hto
hnibble hthe hsacred hcheese hof hlife?"
What heffect hdoes hStephen hCrane hachieve hby hrepeating hthe hphrase h"the hsacred
hcheese" hin hthe hshort hstory h"The hOpen hBoat"? h- h hcorrect hanswer- h1) hthe
hcrew's hbitterness hupon hrealizing hthat hfate his hunjust hand hfickle
2) hcompares hthe hmen hto hmice hwho hmust hstruggle hto hsurvive hbut hhave htheir
hefforts hgo hin hvain
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS: VIRGINIA
ENGLISH 11A
Which htwo hsentences hin hthis hexcerpt hfrom h"Civil hDisobedience" hby hHenry hDavid
hThoreau hsupport hthe htranscendentalist hidea hthat hthe hindividual his hmore
himportant hthan hgovernment hor hsociety?
This hAmerican hgovernment h— hwhat his hit hbut ha htradition, hthough ha hrecent hone,
hendeavoring hto htransmit hitself hunimpaired hto hposterity, hbut heach hinstant hlosing
hsome hof hits hintegrity? hIt hhas hnot hthe hvitality hand hforce hof ha hsingle hliving hman;
hfor ha hsingle hman hcan hbend hit hto hhis hwill. hIt his ha hsort hof hwooden hgun hto hthe
hpeople hthemselves...
But ha hgovernment hin hwhich hthe hmajority hrule hin hall hcases hcannot hbe hbased hon
hjustice, heven has hfar has hmen hunderstand hit. hCan hthere hnot hbe ha hgovernment
hin hwhich hmajorities hdo hnot hvirtually hdecide hright hand hwrong, hbut hconscience?-
hin hwhich hmajorities hdecide honly hthose hquestions hto hwhich hthe hrule hof
hexpediency his happlicable? hMust hthe hcitizen hever hfor ha hmoment, hor hin hthe... h- h
hcorrect hanswer- hIt hhas hnot hthe hvitality hand hforce hof ha hsingle hliving hman; hfor ha
hsingle hman hcan hbend hit hto hhis hwill.
I hthink hthat hwe hshould hbe hmen hfirst, hand hsubjects hafterward. hIt his hnot hdesirable
hto hcultivate ha hrespect hfor hthe hlaw, hso hmuch has hfor hthe hright.
In hthis hexcerpt hfrom hthe hpoem h"Thanatopsis" hby hWilliam hCullen hBryant, hwhat his
hthe hmeaning hof hthe hword hinfant?
Yet hnot hto hthine heternal hresting-place
Shalt hthou hretire halone, hnor hcouldst hthou hwish
Couch hmore hmagnificent. hThou hshalt hlie hdown
With hpatriarchs hof hthe hinfant hworld h-- hwith hkings,
The hpowerful hof hthe hearth h-- hthe hwise, hthe hgood,
Fair hforms, hand hhoary hseers hof hages hpast,
All hin hone hmighty hsepulchre. hThe hhills h- h hcorrect hanswer- hNOT hB. hpast
, Which hword hbest hcompletes hthe hsentence?
Dr. hOlivaw h_____ hthat ha hrobot hmade hto hresemble ha hhuman hwould hbe hmore
hreadily haccepted hby hsociety. h- h hcorrect hanswer- hC. hconjectured
Which hstatement hbest hdescribes hThomas hPaine's hargument hin hthis hexcerpt
hfrom hCommon hSense?
I hhave hheard hit hasserted hby hsome, hthat has hAmerica hhath hflourished hunder hher
hformer hconnection hwith hGreat hBritain hthat hthe hsame hconnection his hnecessary
htowards hher hfuture hhappiness, hand hwill halways hhave hthe hsame heffect. hNothing
hcan hbe hmore hfallacious hthan hthis hkind hof hargument. hWe hmay has hwell hassert
hthat hbecause ha hchild hhas hthrived hupon hmilk hthat hit his hnever hto hhave hmeat, hor
hthat hthe hfirst htwenty hyears hof hour hlives his hto hbecome ha hprecedent hfor hthe hnext
htwenty. hBut heven hthis his hadmitting hmore hthan his htrue, hfor hI hanswer hroundly,
hthat hAmerica hwould hhave hflourished has hmuch, hand hprobably hmuch hmore, hhad
hno hEuropean hpower hhad hany hthing hto hdo hwith hher. hThe hcommerce, hby hwhich
hshe hhath henriched hherself, hare hthe hnecessaries hof hlife, hand hwill halways hhave
ha hmarket hwhile heating his hthe hcustom hof hEurope. h- h hcorrect hanswer- hC. hHe
hrefutes hthe hidea hthat hAmerica hdepends hon hBritain, husing hthe hopinion hthat
hAmerica's htrade hhas ha hsecure hfuture.
Which hconjunctive hadverb hbest hcompletes hthe hsentence?
Franny hwanted hto hgo hto hSpain; h_____, hshe hcould hnot hafford hthe hexorbitant
hplane hticket. h- h hcorrect hanswer- hB. hhowever
Which hexcerpt hcontains ha hstrict hinternal hrhyme hscheme? h- h hcorrect hanswer- hB.
hBut hthe hraven, hsitting hlonely hon hthe hplacid hbust, hspoke honly h(from h"The
hRaven" hby hEdgar hAllen hPoe)
Which hsentence his ha hparadox? h- h hcorrect hanswer- hD. hNobody hgoes hto hthat
hrestaurant hbecause hit his husually hcrowded.
Read hthe hpassage hfrom h"The hOpen hBoat" hby hStephen hCrane:
"If hI ham hgoing hto hbe hdrowned--if hI ham hgoing hto hbe hdrowned--if hI ham hgoing hto
hbe hdrowned, hwhy, hin hthe hname hof hthe hseven hmad hgods hwho hrule hthe hsea,
hwas hI hallowed hto hcome hthus hfar hand hcontemplate hsand hand htrees? hWas hI
hbrought hhere hmerely hto hhave hmy hnose hdragged haway has hI hwas habout hto
hnibble hthe hsacred hcheese hof hlife?"
What heffect hdoes hStephen hCrane hachieve hby hrepeating hthe hphrase h"the hsacred
hcheese" hin hthe hshort hstory h"The hOpen hBoat"? h- h hcorrect hanswer- h1) hthe
hcrew's hbitterness hupon hrealizing hthat hfate his hunjust hand hfickle
2) hcompares hthe hmen hto hmice hwho hmust hstruggle hto hsurvive hbut hhave htheir
hefforts hgo hin hvain
