English IV Unit 1 Review 4

Kipp Academy is

• an expensive private school in New York City.

• a successful middle school in the South Bronx.

• a highly rated model school in Japan.

• a school founded by reformers in the 19th century.

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According to the author, the KIPP Academy's success is due primarily to its

• curriculum.

• resources.

• philosophy.

• teachers.

Karl Alexander's study of student's test scores showed that

• long summer vacations help both wealthy and poor students learn more.

• wealthy students learn more than poor students during the school year.

• wealthy students do not learn anything during summer vacations.

• poor students learn very little during summer vacations.

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Students in KIPP schools

• work at a much faster pace than students in traditional schools.

• spend less time in class than students in traditional schools.

• attend school during the summer.

• are rarely given any homework.

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In lines 372-373, Marita tells her friend that she spends long hours on her KIPP schoolwork because

• she knows she is not as smart as the other students.

• doing a lot of homework helps her do better in class.

• there is nothing else she would rather do.

• she will be punished if she doesn't do it.

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Why is Annie John going to England in Walk to the Jetty?

• It is an opportunity for her to fulfill her dream of becoming a nurse.

• She is going to live with relatives because her family is very poor.

• She will have a better chance of finding a suitable husband in England.

• Her parents want her to have a better life, and she wants to leave Antigua.

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What is ironic about Annie's last look around her bedroom (lines 23-29)?

• All the items remind her of happy times, but she never wants to see them again.

• Her shelves are filled with books, but she has never really liked reading.

• She sees many items that were gifts, but she cannot remember who gave them to her.

• Her parents made may things with their own hands, but her room contains none of them.

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The family's "Sunday breakfast" on the morning of Annie's voyage indicates that Annie's mother

• expects never to hear from Annie again

• considers this day a very special occasion.

• thinks Annie's trip has religious significance.

• feels her daughter does not appreciate her good fortune.

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Annie says she shows "the proper amount" of joy and sorrow as she says goodbye to her mother's friends (lines 151-154). What can you infer from this description?

• She does not share the others' feelings but wants to be polite.

• Her feelings closely mirror those of her mother's friends.

• Her mother's friends care only about manners and appearances.

• She will not miss these people as much as she will miss her parents.

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Annie places Miss Dulcie, the seamstress for whom she once worked, on the "dustheap" of her life. She means that she

• hopes to get revenge on Miss Dulcie someday.

• feels sorry for Miss Dulcie.

• intends to forget about Miss Dulcie.

• did not know Miss Dulcie very well.

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