English Exam pt. 3 2022 Guide with complete solution

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Fall of the House of Usher The tone of this story is best described as . A. historical B. suspenseful C. humorous D. romantic B Which of the following statements best summarizes the narra... tor's feelings when he first encounters Madeline? A. He is jealous that Roderick cares so passionately about his sister. B. He is suspicious of her because she is always creeping around the house. C. He is overcome with dread even though he does not understand why. D. He is reminded of the love he felt for her when they were children. C "The Fall of the House of Usher" is told in the tense, from a(n) point of view. A. present; omniscient third-person B. present; first-person C. past; limited third-person D. past; first-person D This passage (paragraph 49) adds to the development of the text mainly by The radiance was that of the full, setting, and blood-red moon which now shone vividly through that once barely-discernible fissure of which I have before spoken as extending from the roof of the building, in a zigzag direction, to the base. While I gazed, this fissure rapidly widened—there came a fierce breath of the whirlwind—the entire orb of the satellite burst at once upon my sight—my brain reeled as I saw the mighty walls rushing asunder—there was a long tumultuous shouting sound like the voice of a thousand waters—and the deep and dank tarn at my feet closed sullenly and silently over the fragments of the "House of Usher." A. creating a parallel between the end of the Usher family line and the house's destruction B. introducing the the reader to the dark setting for the story C. arguing that old, aristocratic families often let their houses fall into disrepair D. confirming that the narrator is paranoid and unreliable A Which of these inferences about Roderick Usher is best supported by the short story? A. He suffers from nerves and an unstable mental state more than any physical ailment. B. He is in love with the narrator, who is his childhood friend .C. He wants to become healthy so he can travel across the world for the rest of his life. D. He kills his sister in order to claim the whole of the family fortune. A Which of the following statements best summarizes what happens to the Usher siblings by the end of the story? A. Madeline escapes from the tomb in order to kill Roderick. B. Roderick and Madeline both fake their own death to get out of debt C. Madeline pretends to be dead so that she can escape the decrepit house D. Roderick accidentally buries Madeline alive, and the shock of it kills them both. D Order for the fall of the house of usher 1. The narrator receives a letter from his childhood friend. 2. The narrator encounters Roderick Usher's twin sister for the first time. 3. Roderick tells the narrator that Madeline has died and they entomb her in a chamber in the house. 4. The crack in the house of Usher widens until the house splits in two. (because i could not stop for death) What is most likely the poet's reason for using words like ¨kind¨ and ¨civility¨ to describe Death? A. To explain that the narrator has a death wish. B. Because she has been dead for hundreds of years and has grown to like it. C. To imply that the speaker in the poem is an unreliable narrator D. To establish an atmosphere of cold, formal reserve that embodies death. D What do the following lines most likely reveal about the narrator's final destination? We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground The Roof was scarcely visible The Cornice in the Ground A. She will join Death as his bride in the underworld. B. The whole thing has been a dream. C. The grave is very much like a kind of house. D. Death is not to be feared but accepted. C Which of the following statements might best describe a central theme of the poem? A. The poem is a dark joke about death's inevitability .B. The narrator will be reincarnated as one of the children she sees along the road. C. As she rides along with Death, the narrator is able to focus on life as it passes by. D. The poet thinks life's meaning is diminished by the fact it will end eventually. C (song of myself) The poem is written in the tense, from the point of view. A. Past; third person B. Present; second person .C. Present; first D. Future; first person C (song of myself) How does the meter of the poem most likely contribute to its meaning? A. The rhyme scheme creates an internal harmony that mimics the universal harmony the poet wants us to feel. B. Each line is as long as a breath, calling the reader's attention to their body and establishing a meditative mood. C. The rigid metrical structure of the lines commands the reader to accept the poet's ideas. .D. The space between sections allows the reader to think over what they have just read. B What do the following lines mainly reveal about the poet (lines 6-9)? My tongue, every atom of my blood, form'd from this soil, this air,Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their parents the same,I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin,Hoping to cease not till death. A. He is a fourth-generation native of his birthplace. B. He is a recent immigrant. C. He is Native American. D. He does not know anything about his ancestry. A Which of the following statements best explains the attitude of the speaker? A. It is a sad elegy for a lost time in America. B. The country is headed toward a brighter future. C. Racial harmony can make America into a paradise. D. All times and persons are part of one harmonious continuum. D What is most closely the central idea/theme of this passage? A child said What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands;How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is any more than he.I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of hopeful green stuff woven.Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord,A scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropt,Bearing the owner's name someway in the corners, that we may see and remark, and say Whose?Or I guess the grass is itself a child, the produced babe of the vegetation.Or I guess it is a uniform hieroglyphic,And it means, Sprouting alike in broad zones and narrow zones,Growing among black folks as among white,Kanuck, Tuckahoe, Congressman, Cuff, I give them the same, I receive them the same.And now it seems to me the beautiful uncut hair of graves. A. Each blade of grass is the resurrection of a human soul B. Children are born in a state of ignorance and must be taught. C. Grass is an example of how even the most common things closely examined reveal mysterious significance. D. Because grass can grow in so many places and conditions it is available to everyone. 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