| The phrase “starched and ironed her face” is best interpreted to mean that JanieA) kept her composure by doing household choresB) stiffened her resolve to confront painful reminders of her pastC) erected a facade appropriate to a formal occasionD) resolved her emotional ambivalence toward her late husbandE) determined to keep her grief under control during the funderal | C) erected a facade appropriate to a formal occasion |
| The phrase “rollicking with the springtime across the world” evokes Janie’sA) attitude toward her own futureB) evident panic at being a widowC) disdain for other mournersD) preoccupation with natural eventsE) desperation in fleeing from reality | A) attitude toward her own future |
| The phrase “asking lonesomeness some questions” presents an example ofA) soliloquyB) paradoxC) personificationD) ambiguityE) dramatic irony | C) personification |
| Janie had hated her grandmother primarily forA) physically abusing her when Janie disobeyedB) encouraging Janie’s self reliance without much affectionC) insisting that Janie provide for her own supportD) trying to be her friend when Janie only wanted to be aloneE) systematically repressing Janie’s free spirit | E) systematically repressing Janie’s free spirit |
| The image of a “great journey” is a reference toA) life after deathB) life as a married womanC) a return to childhood hauntsD) the full experience of lifeE) an escape from reality | C) the full experience of life |
| In context, which of the following depends on “the way you see things”?A) material successB) popularity with othersC) the effect of lonelinessD) your chance of achieving fulfillmentE) your attitude toward God and the church | D) your chance of achieving fulfillment |
| In context, the phrase “deal in scraps” is best interpreted to meanA) condemn the worthlessness of the worldB) find beauty in unexpected placedC) preserve the values of the pastD) salvage what others might deem uselessE) focus narrowly on practical problems | E) focus narrowly on practical problems |
| The parable of creation serves primarily toA) provide a contrast to the funeral described earlierB) illustrate Janie’s self-perception and philosophy of lifeC) summarize the early influences on Janie’s behaviorD) emphasize the effect of Janie’s new-found freedomE) demonstrate differences between Janie’s ideas and the author’s | B) illustrate Janie’s self-perception and philosophy of life |
| Janie believed that the very basic characteristic of human nature is itsA) uncontrollable greedB) dull practicalityC) unselfish generosityD) reckless courageE) irrepressible joy | E) irrepressible joy |
| In the parable of creation, “each little spark” most likely representsA) an angelB) a prayerC) a human soulD) appreciation of natureE) an instance of love | C) a human soul |
| It can be inferred that each man who drove “considerable distances” to see Janie wasA) assuaging his guilt for not having been closer to JoeB) interested in helping her preserve her financial integrityC) concerned that she might get depressed and withdraw completely from societyD) hoping to convince her that he would be a worthy successor to JoeE) trouble to see Janie fail to live according to religious principles | D) hoping to convince her that he would be a worthy successor to Joe |
| Which of the following best describes Janie at the end of the passage?A) she is about to become a recluse after having seen the world’s foolishnessB) she feels free from social constraints and confident about the futureC) she remains bitter about her childhood but she is now able to forgiveD) she has concluded that material wealth is not necessarily evilE) she is determined to ignore the intervening years and be childlike again | B) she feels free from social constraints and confident about the future |
| The tone of the last two paragraphs is best described asA) cynical exaggerationB) gentle sarcasmC) ironic angerD) forced gleeE) feigned sympathy | B) gentle sarcasm |
| Which of the following best describes how Janie felt about the influence of her mother and grandmother on her character?A) she felt that it had been very strong, accounting for her honesty and industriousnessB) she dismissed it as negligible, but remembered her stern upbringing with appreciationC) she still harbored some resentment, but was confident that she had matured intactD) she believed that she would never understand them and they would never understand herE) she worried that as she grew older she would become more like them instead of freer from their effect | C) she still harbored some resentment, but was confident that she had matured intact |
| All of the following represent figurative language EXCEPTA) “expensive black folds”B) “the weight of lonesomeness”C) “a cloak of pity”D) “a jewel down inside herself”E) “the market place” | A) “expensive black folds” |
ap eng 12: their eyes were watching god multiple choice
June 16, 2020