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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.