Question

The poems in this unit express appreciation for (1 point)

the poor.
the value of work.
things of value.
the question of value.

Answer 1

The poems in this unit express appreciation for

A. the poor.
B. the value of work.
C. things of value.
D. the question of value.

Answer 2

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B. the value of work.

Answer 3

In their selections in this unit, O. Henry and Guy de Maupassant both employ

A. highly imaginative metaphors.
B. surprise endings.
C. odd themes.
D. distinctly American settings.

Answer 4

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B. surprise endings.

Answer 5

In “Fabric of Their Lives,” what does the information about Annie Mae Young burning her quilts reveal about her personality?

A. Young did not consider her quilts as art pieces.
B. Young saw her quilts as something very private.
C. Young thought her quilts could be too provocative.
D. Young was pessimistic about her success as an artist.

Answer 6

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B. Young saw her quilts as something very private.

Answer 7

Which of the following sentences uses capitalization CORRECTLY?

A. I just read O. Henry's short story “The gift of the Magi.”
B. I just read O. Henry's short Story “The gift of the Magi.”
C. I just read O. Henry's short story “The Gift of the Magi.”
D. I just read O. Henry's short story “The Gift Of the Magi.”

Answer 8

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C. I just read O. Henry's short story “The Gift of the Magi.”

Answer 9

Which of the following sentences displays the CORRECT use of punctuation?

A. Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet is considered a true genius.
B. Leonardo da Vinci (inventor, painter, and poet) is considered a true genius.
C. Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet, is considered a true genius.
D. Leonardo da Vinci—inventor, painter, and poet—is considered a true genius.

Answer 10

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C. Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet, is considered a true genius.

Answer 11

In Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace,” what opinion of Mme. Loisel emerges from the narrator’s description of her thoughts and actions?

A. Mme. Loisel is ridiculously self-important.
B. Mme. Loisel is ungrateful towards her family.
C. Mme. Loisel is an unlucky woman who deserves better.
D. Mme. Loisel is a very refined woman who leads a simple life.

Answer 12

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A. Mme. Loisel is ridiculously self-important.

Answer 13

What do you think the narrator of “The Gift of the Magi” considers as having real value?

A. the protagonists' poverty
B. the protagonists' wisdom
C. the protagonists' possessions
D. the protagonists' love for each other

Answer 14

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D. The protagonists' love for each other.

Answer 15

Both Marge Piercy and Walt Whitman believe that

A. items made in America are priceless.
B. the value of things lies in making them.
C. one's heritage is part of one's value.
D. art is not an important part of life

Answer 16

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B. The value of things lies in making them.

Answer 17

In “Fabric of Their Lives,” Aronzia Pettway made quilts mostly to

A. remember her history.
B. express her innermost feelings.
C. become economically independent.
D. protest the conditions of African Americans in Alabama.

Answer 18

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C. Become economically independent.