In the final line of The New Colossus, I lift my lamp beside the golden door,' the phrase golden door most
likely symbolizes
a. a bright future in the United States. c. exile.
b. an investment opportunity. d. memories of a shining past.
Ques. 2In the second-to-last line of The New Colossus, the phrase tempest tossed most likely means
a. angry and defensive. c. having experienced suffering and turmoil.
b. having become disoriented. d. suffering from seasickness.
Ques. 3What does the narrator of Failures of Alchemy imply at the beginning of the fourth stanza?
a. that he/she is now twenty years-old c. that he/she was once in love with this artist
b. that he/she too once contemplated suicide d. that this was the narrator's first painting
Ques. 4The narrator mentions the pond as representing a place of _to the deceased artist?
a. conflict c. edges
b. creativity d. hate
Ques. 5In the poem The New Colossus, what is the purpose of the reference to the huddled masses yearning to be free?
a. to show how many people want to come to America
b. to make the point that some immigrants have in sufficient resources
c. to express why many immigrants choose to come to America
d. to express how some immigrants take advantage of the American system
Ques. 6All of the following are parts of speech except
a. adjectives c. topics
b. nouns d. verbs
Ques. 7All of the following are helpful when trying to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word except
a. determining the part of speech for the unfamiliar word
b reading the topic sentence of the passage
c. understanding if the word has a positive or negative connotation
d. using context clues
Ques. 8In the Langston Hughes poem we read in class, the author's tone was lighthearted and comical. What does
tone refer to?
a. attitude or mood c. dialogue and setting
b. purpose d. writing that has a musical quality
Ques. 9When you _____________________, you make educated guesses using the clues provided by the writer,
your own experience, and logic. (d. make inferences)
a. write summaries c. create a hypothesis
b. take notes d. make inferences
Ques. 10An example of foreshadowing in the play is when Julius Caesar receives the kiss of death in an early scene. Foreshadowing means
a. a suggestion of what is to come.
b. making something darker or less pleasant.
c. an act of kindness followed by an act of ill will.
d. making an event more important than it really is.
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