English 3 Unit 3 (A Growing Nation) Test

(125 pts)

I. Literature (2 pts each)

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  1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Romantic movement of literature?

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  1. Celebration of nature
  2. Imagination over reason
  3. Fantastic aspects of life
  4. Love stories and happy endings

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  1. True or false: All Romantic & Transcendentalist writing was in celebration, or pertaining to the optimistic views of life and humans.

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  1. True
  2. False
  3. null
  4. null

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  1. Transcendentalists believed that the most fundamental truths came from

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  1. books
  2. outside the sensory experience
  3. learned men
  4. mistakes

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  1. Which of the following IS NOT an inherent principle of Transcendentalism?
  2. The human spirit can intuitively comprehend the fundamental truths of the universe
  3. The human spirit is reflected in nature
  4. All forms of being are spiritually united
  5. The human spirit cannot experience true happiness until after death
  6. The “Fireside Poets” were named as such because:
  7. They were all burned to death
  8. They were commonly read around firesides everywhere
  9. They liked to set things on fire
  10. They wrote all of their works by the fire
  11. In “The Fall of the House of Usher”, why did Roderick write to his friend?

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  1. To propose a marriage to his sister
  2. To apologize for stealing his stuff
  3. To ask for his help
  4. To say they were brothers

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  1. The longer the friend stayed in the house of Usher:

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  1. the more depressed/insane he became
  2. the more bored he became
  3. the more he grew to love Madeline
  4. the more he realized he hated Roderick

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  1. After Roderick and Madeline died, what happened?

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  1. The friend danced on their graves
  2. The friend dropped dead
  3. The devil came to collect on his debt
  4. The house caved in over them

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  1. The REAL reason behind Roderick’s & Madeline’s poor condition (from Poe’s perspective) is
  2. They locked themselves away from humanity/society, which is not healthy
  3. Their family tree was cursed
  4. They had many enemies, and the Devil was after them for their souls
  5. They had poor luck
  6. Hawthorne creates a sense of unease and mystery in his story “The Minister’s Black Veil” by
  7. Starting with an unsolved murder
  8. Not explaining why Hooper wore the veil until the end
  9. Using dark, spooky language
  10. Referring to Reverend Hooper only as “the faceless man”
  11. Why did Hooper wear the veil over his face?
  12. To hide his horrible disfigurement
  13. In shame over his affair with a married woman
  14. As a visible symbol of the veils of hidden sin behind which all men hide
  15. To cause the townsfolk to be more curious and bring more of them to services
  16. The observation that Washington Irving makes of humans through his story “The Devil and Tom Walker” is that humans

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  1. are bad people
  2. will inevitably die
  3. always help each other
  4. are naive

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  1. The protagonist in Irving’s story experiences the fantastic elements of the human experience when he

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  1. gains magical powers
  2. is saved by a guardian angel
  3. meets & makes a deal with the Devil
  4. is resurrected from death

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  1. Poe’s message to the reader in “The Fall of the House of Usher” (and most of his works) is
  2. If you do bad things to others, bad things will happen to you
  3. If you shut yourself away from the world, bad things will happen to you
  4. If you do good things for others, bad things will happen to you
  5. If you don’t treat your guests well, bad things will happen to you
  6. Hawthorne’s work typically carried an undertone of

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  1. All men being sinners
  2. All men being saints
  3. All men being worth forgiving
  4. All men being perfect as is

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  1. Thoreau’s (and other Transcendentalists) belief about society is that it

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  1. Makes men better
  2. Is too fast-paced and complicated
  3. Generates hatred
  4. Makes life easier

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  1. When he went to live on Walden Pond, Thoreau did so because
  2. He wanted to see and live all life had to offer
  3. He was escaping persecution
  4. It was a better house
  5. He needed solitude to write
  6. An approach popular with some major names in Transcendentalism, in order to learn those fundamental truths outside the experience of the senses, was to
  7. Give away their worldly possessions
  8. Take lots of drugs
  9. Leave civilization to live in nature
  10. Go to school
  11. Emily Dickinson’s work wasn’t published largely until after her death because

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  1. She didn’t show people her work
  2. She was a woman
  3. Everyone in publishing hated her
  4. She was being punished by God

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  1. Dickinson’s work is largely recognized by its
  2. Man-hating themes
  3. Untraditional use of punctuation, substituting hyphens for almost everything
  4. Lack of capitalization of any words
  5. Overuse of periods and other end punctuation
  6. In addition, Dickinson deviated from the previously established norms of poetry by
  7. Writing in meter other than pentameter
  8. Capitalizing numerous common nouns
  9. A & B
  10. Neither A nor B
  11. Slant rhyme differs from true rhyme in that
  12. slant rhyme is approximate, only the end sounds of the words somewhat rhyme
  13. slant rhyme occurs at beginnings of lines
  14. slant rhyme only occurs in adjoining lines
  15. true rhyme is the only recognized rhyme
  16. Walt Whitman deviated from typical poetry stylistically by his use of

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  1. Rhymes in the middle
  2. Strict rhythm & meter
  3. Complete lack of structure
  4. Free verse

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  1. How well was Whitman’s poetry received when it was first published?
  2. Very well; he was awarded many honors
  3. Neutrally; he didn’t make notable waves
  4. No one saw it; it was all published after his death
  5. Ambivalently; some liked his work, but most were strongly against it
  6. Which of the following WOULD NOT likely be a subject for a Romantic or Transcendentalist writer?

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  1. Death
  2. Solitude
  3. Day job
  4. Nature

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II. Daily Oral Language Practice (2 pts each)

  1. Before you go the store Myrtle i needs you to clean your room.

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  1. Correct as is
  2. store, Myrtle, I need you
  3. store Myrtle I need you
  4. store Myrtle, I needs you

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  1. Yes their gonna visit their grandparents tomorrow.

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  1. Correct as is
  2. Yes, their gonna
  3. Yes, they’re going to
  4. Yes they’re going to

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  1. There are a lot of things I want for Christmas, a iPad, a copy of Halo 4, a pony, a new tv set.
  2. Correct as is
  3. Christmas, a ipad, a copy of Halo 4, a pony, a new tv set.
  4. Christmas: an iPad, a copy of Halo 4, a pony, and a new TV set.
  5. Christmas, an iPad, a copy of Halo 4, a pony, a new TV set.
  6. Marco think that nintendo wii is a more better gaming system than Xbox 360.
  7. Correct as is
  8. Marco thinks that nintendo wii is a more
  9. Marco think that Nintendo wii is a more gooder
  10. Marco thinks that Nintendo Wii is a better
  11. were glad that sammy is on hour team this year!

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  1. Correct as is
  2. We’re glad that Sammy is on our
  3. We’re glad that Sammy is on hour
  4. were glad that Sammy is on our

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  1. Allen watch television from 630 to 830 last night.

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  1. Correct as is
  2. Allen watched / 6:30 to 8:30
  3. Allen watch / 6:30 to 8:30
  4. Allen watches / 630 to 830

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  1. Most of my friends like to play video games but rafik and me prefer chess.

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  1. Correct as is
  2. games, but Rafik and me
  3. games but Rafik and I
  4. games, but Rafik and I

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  1. Rebecca can you come sailing on our boat saturday were going at 6:00 am.
  2. Correct as is
  3. Rebecca, can you / Saturday; were going at 6:00 AM.
  4. Rebecca, can you / Saturday? We’re going at 6:00 AM.
  5. Rebecca, can you / Saturday? We’re going at 6:00 am.
  6. dr lee the pediatrician is always very gentle as she treats her young patients.

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  1. Correct as is
  2. dr. Lee, the pediatrician is
  3. Dr. Lee, the pediatrician, is
  4. Dr lee, the pediatrician, is

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  1. Why is Stella and Corrine digging up them bushes in there back yard
  2. Correct as is
  3. Why are Stella and Corrine / those bushes in there back yard?
  4. Why is Stella and Corrine / them bushes in their backyard?
  5. Why are Stella and Corrine / those bushes in their backyard?
  6. Carlos lended his basketball to Roberto and i we returned it after practice.
  7. Correct as is
  8. Carlos lent / Roberto and I; we returned
  9. Carlos lent / Roberto and I we returned
  10. Carlos lended / Roberto and we returned
  11. The teams uniforms was filthy after playing on that muddy field the playerswere dirty too.
  12. Correct as is
  13. team’s uniforms were filthy; after / muddy field, the players
  14. teams’ uniforms was filthy; after / muddy field the players
  15. teams uniforms were filthy after / muddy field, the players
  16. “Why do I always have to give Kiki a bath mother complained aaron.

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  1. Correct as is
  2. bath, mother” complained Aaron.
  3. bath Mother” complained aaron.
  4. bath, Mother?” complained Aaron.

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  1. her and otto has gone to mail a package to grandma rosie.
  2. Correct as is
  3. Her and Otto has gone / grandma Rosie.
  4. Otto and she have gone / Grandma Rosie.
  5. her and otto have gone / grandma Rosie.
  6. Mr. Watkins the custodian moved a students desks when he cleaned the room.
  7. Correct as is
  8. Mr. Watkins, the custodian / a students’ desks
  9. Mr. Watkins the custodian, / a student’s desks
  10. Mr. Watkins, the custodian, / the students’ desks
  11. Oliver Twist was wrote buy charles dickens.
  12. Correct as is
  13. Oliver Twist was wrote buy Charles Dickens.
  14. Oliver Twist was written by charles dickens.
  15. Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens.
  16. Politicians have to make tough decisions every day when million of lifes are at stake.

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  1. Correct as is
  2. when millions of lives
  3. when million of lives
  4. when millions of lifes

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  1. Last month I was feeling sick so I spend a lot of time to rest.

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  1. Correct as is
  2. sick so I spend a lot of time resting.
  3. sick, so I spent a lot of time resting.
  4. sick, so I spend a lot of time rested.

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  1. yes virginia they’re is a santa clause?
  2. Correct as is
  3. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
  4. yes, Virginia theyre is a santa clause.
  5. Yes virginia their is a Santa Clause!
  6. When I was a child i wanted to go to the Moon and race cars.

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  1. Correct as is
  2. was a child i want / the moon, and
  3. was a child, I wanted / the moon and
  4. was a child I wanted / the Moon, and

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  1. I willnt do no home work until I finish this movie.

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  1. Correct as is
  2. I won’t do any homework
  3. I willn’t do any home work
  4. I wont do no homework

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  1. You doesn’t have no african american neighbors does you?
  2. Correct as is
  3. You don’t have no African American neighbors does you?
  4. You doesn’t have no African-american neighbors, does you.
  5. You don’t have any African-American neighbors, do you?
  6. Last week we read the short story the Raven and it really scared me.
  7. Correct as is
  8. week we read the short story “The Raven” and
  9. week, we read the short story “The Raven,” and
  10. week we read the short story “the raven” and
  11. Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on.
  12. Correct as is
  13. assignment, the TV is turned on.
  14. assignment, the television was turned on.
  15. assignment, Jill turned on the TV.
  16. Alvin worked very hard to turn in extra credit to raise his grade however it was too late.
  17. Correct as is
  18. grade, however it
  19. grade however, it
  20. grade; however, it

Short Essay: Theme of Unit (25 pts; 1/4pg-1/2pg)

Evaluate: how accurately do you feel the literary selections included in this unit reflect the culture and values of the time, as described in “The Story of the Times”, subsection titled “Literature of the Period” from p220-223. Use specific examples from multiple pieces of literature to support your opinions.

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