The Autobiography of Helen Keller.
Which two lives did the eventful day of March 3, 1887, connect and contrast?
a. Helen Keller's life before language and after language.
b. Helen Keller and Anne Mansfield Sullivan.
c. Helen Keller and her parents.
d. Helen Keller and the children of the blind school.
Which of the following metaphors does Keller use in her narrative?
a. Helen Keller was a water pump.
b. Helen Keller was a ship in a fog.
c. Helen Keller was a seven-year-old girl.
d. Helen Keller was a broken doll.
Why did Keller feel sorrow for breaking the doll only after she had gained a sense of language?
a. With her new understanding of language, she was sorry because she had not had the chance to name the doll.
b. With her new understanding of language, she realized that children from the blind school (children in her same situation) had given it to her.
c. With her new understanding of language, she was then able to understand property (i.e. her doll) and the loss of it.
d. none of the above
Questions 28-31 refer to "Prologue: Be a Tree" from Shadowfall by Gail Smith.
What is a shadowfall?
a. the shadow of significant past events
b. the shadow a tree casts in the afternoon
c. the shadow of clouds upon trees
d. the shadow of the future of one's life
What does Smith say the roots are symbolic of?
a. future
b. heritage
c. children
d. beliefs
What is the shadowfall stage of life?
a. birth
b. death
c. old age
d. adolescence
The theme of the poem is best described by which statement?
a. Trees are planted from seeds.
b. Our lives cast a greater influence the older we get.
c. Our lives are comparable to trees.
d. Our lives are a song blowing in the wind.
Questions 32-37 refer to your reading in Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl.
Thoughts of __________ enabled Frankl to experience moments of joy despite his prison encampment.
a. his children
b. his wife
c. his manuscript
d. his work
For Frankl, the worst part of each day was
a. morning
b. dinner
c. roll call
d. mid-morning break
The two subjects discussed most frequently in camp were
a. politics and culture
b. food and art
c. art and religion
d. politics and religion
Dr. Frankl compares suffering to
a. a gas
b. bread
c. a cigarette
d. a violin solo
Which of the following explains why prisoners seldom took action in determining the course of their futures?
a. weakened by fatigue
b. belief in fate
c. resigned to suffering
d. belief in God
According to the reading assignment: During their imprisonment, which of the following did prisoners specifically develop a greater appreciation for?
a. food and authority
b. suffering and God
c. art and nature
d. culture and refinement
Questions 38-44 refer to the "Ideas and Content" section of this lesson.
Which one is not a good example of a small and focused topic?
a. Elk eating habits on the Wasatch Mountain Range.
b. The second grade spelling test that almost killed me.
c. The night of the monster moose while backpacking the Wind River Range.
d. The world of computers.
If the following were titles, which one seems to be the most interesting topic? What surprises the reader more?
a. How to Garden
b. How to Grow Tomatoes
c. How Tomato-Therapy Saved Bobby
d. How to Sow and Harvest Tomatoes
For questions 40-42, determine whether the following statements are statements that show, or statements that tell. Or, in other words, are they statements that use specific, concrete details, or are they vague statements that don't really give you much of a picture.
It was an incredibly awesome time.
a. show
b. tell
When I met Michael Jordan he smiled and gave me his autograph on my blue baseball cap.
a. show
b. tell
I felt extremely sad when I found out that things didn't turn out the way I wanted them to. It seems like things never go my way.
a. show
b. tell
For questions 43-44, determine whether the following images are specific and concrete, or vague and telling.
Hewlett Packard 4535 computer with a pentium celeron processor.
a. specific and concrete
b. vague and telling
The exciting trip across the country was a total and complete blast.
a. specific and concrete
b. vague and telling
Questions 45-48 refer to the "Usage Lesson: Commas" section of this lesson.
Tiger Woods, the richest golfer in history, won approximately $800,000 by winning the British Open.
a. correct
b. incorrect
In addition, Tiger Woods said "I hope to turn my weaknesses into strengths."
a. correct
b. incorrect
Dennis did you see the historic golf tournament on July 23, 2000?
a. correct
b. incorrect
When I graduate from high school, I plan to play golf in Pasadena, CA.
a. correct
b. incorrect