Unit 1 Test

Mrs. Breaux

American Literature (periods 2, 4, 6)

Answer each multiple choice question with a letter on your answer sheet. DO not write on this test. Your essay will also be answered on your answer sheet. Each multiple choice answer counts as two points. Your essay response counts as 20 pts.

Literature

From “The Earth on the Turtle’s Back”

  1. Which of the following is the comprehensive definition of The Great Spirit?

a. The Native American’s version of God

b. an invisible power that is the source of life and good for humans

c. an invisible power that is the source of life and bad/good for all humans

d. The Native American’s version of the Devil

  1. All of the following acted in symbols EXCEPT:

a. the turtleb. the passion flower c. the muskratd. the Great Tree

  1. From this origin myth, what can you conclude about the Onadagas’ belief system?

a. they believe in Godb. they believe they should follow The Great Spirit’s commands

c. they believe in communityd. a & be. b &c

From “When the Grizzlies Walked Upright”

  1. Choose the most detailed, accurate process below of how the grizzlies began to walk upright:
  1. The Sky Spirit banished the grizzlies to forest, then sent his daughter out to tell the Wind Spirit to blow the smoke more gently, then the girl was found by the grizzlies and taken to live with them, then she married the eldest grizzle and had children, then the mother grizzly sent her grandson to tell the Sky Chief that his daughter was with the grizzlies, finally, when he saw his grandchildren, he punished all the grizzlies.
  1. The Sky Spirit sent his daughter out to tell the Wind Spirit to blow the smoke more gently, then the girl got lost and decided to live with the grizzlies in the forest, then she married the eldest grizzly and had four children, then the mother grizzly sent her grandson to tell the Sky chief that his daughter was with the grizzlies, finally, when he saw his grandchildren, he punished all the grizzlies.
  1. The Sky Spirit sent his daughter to go tell the Wind Spirit to blow the smoke more gently, then the girl befriended the youngest grizzly and the grizzlies invited her to live with them, then she fell in love and married the eldest grizzly and had several children, then when the mother grizzly felt that her grandchildren were at risk, she sent her grandson to notify the Sky Spirit, he got angry that the grizzlies had hidden his daughter for so many years and punished them by taking away their speaking and walking ability.
  1. The Sky Spirit was angry at the Grizzlies for talking back to him soon after he had created them, so he banished them to the forest, then he sent his daughter to go tell the Wind spirit to stop blowing so hard, then she got lost and ended up living with the grizzlies, she fell in love with and married the eldest male grizzly and had several children, when the eldest female grizzly was dying, she notified the Sky Chief that his daughter was safe and he had several grandchildren, he became mad at the grizzlies for holding his daughter against her will and her having half-bear, half Native American children and then punished the grizzlies by making them walk upright.
  1. According to the legend, who became the first Indians?

a. the grizzliesb. the sky spirit’s grandchildrenc. the daughter’s siblingsd. the turtles

from “Of PlymouthPlantation

  1. William Bradford accomplished all of the following EXCEPT:
  1. started the democratic process in Plymouth
  2. established good relations with the monarchy in Great Britan and the U.S.
  3. encouraged new immigration
  4. repaid debts to financial bakers
  1. The following is the best, accurate paraphrase of the first section “Of Their Voyage and How They Passed The Sea: and of Their Safe Arrival at CapeCode:”
  1. the crew had bad weather, then good weather, then bad weather, then good weather, then the ship became wrecked and they had to turn back, then they started again two months later and succeeded to the new land where they created the first U.S. colony
  2. the crew had good weather, then bad weather that damaged the ship, then the decided in a meeting to go forward and keep sailing to the new world, some days the wind was so bad that they had to stay stationary at sea, a young sailor got thrown in the sea but God saved him, the finally arrived in Cape Code and thanked God for bringing them there.
  3. The crew had some bad weather which damaged the ship, then they fixed the ship with some caulking, then a young crew member fell overboard and was saved by Myles Standish, then they landed at Cape Cod.
  4. the crew decided to keep sailing after bad weather, they docked their ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, then they repaired their ship, then a young guy fell overboard and died, they finally landed at Cape Cod and were really happy.
  1. All of the following occurred during “The Starving Time” EXCEPT:
  1. many of the passengers were infected with scurvy
  2. only 1/3 of the crew survived
  3. the crew was initially kind towards each other, then grumpy, then some remained kind
  4. William Bradford was sick along with over half of the crew.
  1. All of the following are true statements in “Indian Relations” EXCEPT:

a. they met Squantob. they met Samoset

c. Massosoit the chief paid the pilgrims a visitd. they helped the Pilgrims make The Declaration of Independencee. they drafted an agreement with each other

  1. All of the following were part of the peace agreement EXCEPT:
  1. to each have an annual Thanksgiving that celebrated their peace agreement
  2. neither group should do any harm to the other
  3. if one did war against the other, the other group should aid him
  4. bows and arrows should not be brought into meetings

“Huswifery”

  1. All of the following are characteristics about his poem EXCEPT:
  1. slap-stick wit
  2. extravagant comparisons
  3. subtle argument
  4. exploration of religious faith and affection
  1. Who is known as the best of the colonial poets?
  1. Anne Bradstreet
  2. William Bradford
  3. Edward Taylor
  4. John Smith
  1. Identify the following extended metaphor in “Huswifery.”
  1. comparison of the spinning wheel making clothes to Godly love
  2. comparison of the spinning wheel making a holy robe to the speaker’s daily actions to match God’s word
  3. comparison of the spinning wheel making a robe to God’s glory
  4. comparison of the spinning wheel making a holy robe to the speaker’s body living for God
  1. Analyze the rhyme scheme of this stanza from “Huswifery.”

Then cloath therewith mine Understanding, Will,
Affections, Judgment, Conscience, Memorify;
My Words and Actions, that their shine may fill
My wayes with glory and thee glorify.
Then mine apparell shall display before yee
That I am Cloathd in Holy robes for glory.

a. a,b,a,c,c,cb. b,a,a,b,c,cc. a, b, c, d, ed. a,b,a,b,c,c

  1. Which line of the below stanza contains an appositive?

Make me, O Lord, thy Spinning Wheele compleat;1
Thy Holy Worde my Distaff make for mee.2
Make mine Affections thy Swift Flyers neate,3
And make my Soule thy holy Spoole to bee.4
My Conversation make to be thy Reele,5
And reele the yarn thereon spun of thy Wheele.6

a. Line 1b. line 2c. line 3d. line 4e. line 5f. line 6

Literary Terms

Read the following poem and identify the appropriate literary term:

The Summer I Was Sixteen

Geraldine Connolly

The turquoise pool rose up to meet us,
its slide a silver afterthought down which
we plunged, screaming, into a mirage of bubbles.
We did not exist beyond the gaze of a boy.

Shaking water off our limbs, we lifted
up from ladder rungs across the fern-cool
lip of rim. (A.) Afternoon. Oiled and sated,
we sunbathed, rose and paraded the concrete,

danced to the low beat of "Duke of Earl". (B)
Past cherry colas, hot-dogs, Dreamsicles,
we came to the counter where bees staggered
into root beer cups and drowned. We gobbled

cotton candy torches, sweet as furtive kisses,
shared on benches beneath summer shadows.
Cherry. Elm. Sycamore. We spread our chenille
blankets across grass, pressed radios to our ears,

mouthing the old words, then loosened
thin bikini straps and rubbed baby oil with iodine
across sunburned shoulders, tossing a glance
through the chain link at an improbable world.

  1. Choice A represents which of the following:

a. toneb. symbolismc. imageryd. free verse

  1. Choice B represents which of the following:
    a. tone b. allusionc. imageryd. symbolism
  1. Choose the statement that best describes the tone of the poem:
  1. a dark outlook on life outside of summer bliss. B. the abandonment of youth into the age of experience
  2. a carefree attitude during the summer that contrasts with the real world waiting outside of summer
  3. a cynical outlook at life outside of boys and suntans
  1. Which of the following terms matches this definition: a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work or art.

a. imageryb. symbolismc. toned. free versee. allusion

  1. Which of the following matches this definition: a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or personified quality, object or idea:

a. allusionb. symbolismc. toned. apostrophe e. Puritan Plain Style

  1. Which of the following literary genres matches with the correct literary term? Characterized by: short words, direct statements, and references to everyday objects.

a. Slave Narrativeb. origin mythc. Puritan Plain Styled. Explorer narrative (first-hand)

Grammar

22. Which of the following is the correct rule to merge a dependent and independent clause in one sentence to correct a fragment?

  1. Put the dependent clause first, then put a comma, then the independent clause
  2. Put the independent clause first, then put a comma, then the dependent clause
  3. Put the independent clause first, then a comma and a conjunction, then put the dependent clause
  4. Separate the independent clause from the dependent clause with a demonstrative pronoun
  1. The following statement is correct – True or False?

They’re favorite ice cream is vanilla.

A. TrueB. False

  1. Which of the following is an example of a collective/common noun?

a. flockb. father-in-lawc. ice creamd. themselves

  1. Which of the following is an example of a abstract/common noun?

a. happinessb. cafeteriac. notebooksd. gum

  1. Correct the capitalization in the following sentence:

My favorite subjects are: Math, english, spanish III, and History.

  1. math, English, Spanish III, history
  2. Math, English, Spanish IIII, History
  3. Math, English, Spanish III, history
  4. Math, English, Spanish IIII, history
  1. Identify the proper definition of a pronoun:
  1. names a person, place, thing or idea
  2. use in place of one or more nouns or pronouns
  3. is a proper noun
  4. is a really, special noun
  1. All of the following are examples of what kind of pronouns?

He, she, them, they, you

a. demonstrativeb personalc. interrogatived. intensive

  1. Which kind of pronoun is used in the following sentence: Judy herself decided that it was time that the Homecoming Dance was organized properly.

a. interrogativeb. personalc. reflexived. intensive

  1. Identify the appropriate category of the pronoun in bold:

This is my favorite song by Alicia Keys.

a. personalb. interrogative c. reflexived. demonstrative

  1. All of the following belong in which pronoun category?:

Everyone, everything, several , one another, neither, most, much

a. personalb. relativec. indefinited. personale. intensive

Vocabulary

  1. The effective use of words.

a. vernacularb. prologuec. rhetoricald. allegory

  1. Lacking moral restraint

a. dissolute b. despicablec. ferocityd. accentuate

  1. to take power by force

a. felicityb. usurpc. ambiguousd. ferocity

  1. brief and to the point

a. terseb. ferocityc. incongruous d. usurp

  1. an opinion without proof

a. conjectureb. comprehensivec. vernaculard. ambiguous

  1. condition of being complex

a. felicityb. allegoryc. intricated. incongruous

  1. an individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings

a. misanthropeb. protagonistc. allegoristd. accentuator

  1. native language or dialect of a region

a. intricacyb. misanthropec. vernaculard. dissolution

  1. Not suitable or appropriate

a. ferocityb. rhetoricalc. provocatived. incongruous

  1. given to examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings

a. vernacularb. accentuatec. introspectived. felicitous

Essay

Read the following poem and analyze it’s meaning and use of literary terms:

The Summer I Was Sixteen

Geraldine Connolly

The turquoise pool rose up to meet us,
its slide a silver afterthought down which
we plunged, screaming, into a mirage of bubbles.
We did not exist beyond the gaze of a boy.

Shaking water off our limbs, we lifted
up from ladder rungs across the fern-cool
lip of rim. Afternoon. Oiled and sated,
we sunbathed, rose and paraded the concrete,

danced to the low beat of "Duke of Earl".
Past cherry colas, hot-dogs, Dreamsicles,
we came to the counter where bees staggered
into root beer cups and drowned. We gobbled

cotton candy torches, sweet as furtive kisses,
shared on benches beneath summer shadows.
Cherry. Elm. Sycamore. We spread our chenille
blankets across grass, pressed radios to our ears,

mouthing the old words, then loosened
thin bikini straps and rubbed baby oil with iodine
across sunburned shoulders, tossing a glance
through the chain link at an improbable world.

This is not a five-paragraph essay but it is does require a two paragraph response.

In your first paragraph you must: discuss the meaning of the poem? What is the poem about? How do you know? How would you describe the poem’s speaker? How do you know? What is the focus and point of the poem? You must mention the poet and the poem in your first paragraph (your first sentence would be a good place).

Your second paragraph must discuss: Connolly’s use of imagery, tone, symbols, allusions. You must explain how Connolly developed the ideas above in your first paragraph by using these literary terms.

You must use FORMAL, Academic language (no slang, no abbreviations), you must make your point crystal clear – write what you MEAN and be specific to your reader (it is not up to your reader to just “get what you are TRYING to say.” You must use textual support – cite lines in your analysis of the poem.

Name:______Period:______Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Unit 1 American Lit. Test

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