1.The first paragraph contains which of the following? a. frittered I. periodic sentence b. quicksand II. Compound sentence c. sleepers III. Cumulative sentence d. dishes a. I only e. gang b. II only c. III only 7. Paragraph 3 contains each of the following except d. I and III only a. paradox e. II and III only b. rhetorical question c. hyperbole 2. In context, “dear” (par. 1) means d. analogy a. fond e. simile b. precious c. cheap 8. The speaker of the passage would most likely d. salutary agree with which of the following statements? e. safe a. Clarity of purpose and a determined approach will bring success in life. 3. Thoreau develops an antithesis in each of the b. The full meaning of life is only to be following pairs from paragraph 1 except discovered in the afterlife. a. “front only the essential facts of life” and c. To understand life, it is essential fore one “practice resignation” to keep up with current events. b. “if it proved to be mean” and “if it were d. Success in life is predicated by active sublime” measurement and calculation. c. “of the devil” and “or of God” e. The nation improves with the increased d. “suck out all the marrow” and “rout all complexity of its interrationships. that was not life” e. “genuine meanness” and “strange 9. What is the antecedent of “it” in “It lives too fast” uncertainty” (par. 2)? a. “our life” 4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 contain each of the following b. “German Confederacy” except a(n) c. “rigid economy” a. simile d. “heedless expense” b. oxymoron e. “nation itself” c. allusion d. paradox e. extended metaphor 5. By “my next excursion” (par. 1) Thoreau suggests his a. movement to a spiritual afterlife b. next hike in the Concord woods c. writing of his next book d. taking up a new profession e. upcoming trip into town 6. In the second paragraph, Thoreau employs a play on words with which of the following?
1.The first paragraph contains which of the following? I. periodic sentence II. Compound sentence III. Cumulative sentence a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and III only e. II and III only 2. In context, “dear” (par. 1) means a. fond b. precious c. cheap d. salutary e. safe 3. Thoreau develops an antithesis in each of the following pairs from paragraph 1 except a. “front only the essential facts of life” and “practice resignation” b. “if it proved to be mean” and “if it were sublime” c. “of the devil” and “or of God” d. “suck out all the marrow” and “rout all that was not life” e. “genuine meanness” and “strange uncertainty” 4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 contain each of the following except a(n) a. simile b. oxymoron c. allusion d. paradox e. extended metaphor 5. By “my next excursion” (par. 1) Thoreau suggests his a. movement to a spiritual afterlife b. next hike in the Concord woods c. writing of his next book d. taking up a new profession e. upcoming trip into town 6. In the second paragraph, Thoreau employs a play on words with which of the following? a. frittered b. quicksand c. sleepers d. dishes e. gang 7. Paragraph 3 contains each of the following except a. paradox b. rhetorical question c. hyperbole d. analogy e. simile 8. The speaker of the passage would most likely agree with which of the following statements? a. Clarity of purpose and a determined approach will bring success in life. b. The full meaning of life is only to be discovered in the afterlife. c. To understand life, it is essential fore one to keep up with current events. d. Success in life is predicated by active measurement and calculation. e. The nation improves with the increased complexity of its interrationships. 9. What is the antecedent of “it” in “It lives too fast” (par. 2)? a. “our life” b. “German Confederacy” c. “rigid economy” d. “heedless expense” e. “nation itself”
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