Unit 3/Section 1 Review

Why does Elizabeth Keckley use 'dark' and 'light' imagery to explain incidents in her past?

• She wants to build sympathy for slave owners.

• She does not want to accuse everyone in the South of being bad.

• She uses a well-understood metaphor to communicate with the reader.

• She knows that people are scared of the dark as children and can relate.

Which of these IS a claim the author makes about slavery in the Preface of Behind the Scenes?

• It can take a long time to change public opinion about laws and principles.

• Slavery was only bad for the slaves who had cruel masters.

• Rather than dwell on slavery, people should think about the future.

• Slavery is wicked and should be eliminated by any means necessary.

What are "principles?"

• Leaders of a school

• Stars in a play

• Common beliefs that guide behavior

• Feeling that are easy to establish in the masses

Why did Keckley state that there is a "bright side" to slavery?

• She had fond memories of childhood

• She knew that slavery accomplished more work than immigrant labor

• She knew that slave owners were not psychically strong enough to do labor

• She wanted to present her writing as fair and not accusing the white South

Why should you read answer choices WORD-FOR-WORD?

• Answers may contain a small word that changes the entire meaning (such as not, only, always)

• Answers may sound correct because you remember them from the text, but they do not answer the specific question

• Answers contain academic vocabulary that requires testing in order to strength your usage

• Answers may contain two or more thoughts from the text that are actually unrelated

When answering a written response question, it is important that you...

• Use the RACE strategy

• Make sure that you understand the gist of what the question is asking you for

• Reread for clarity before submitting

• Answer with or without text evidence as long as the response to the prompt is correct

What should you do on an A/B question if none of the evidence in Part B support your choice in Part A?

• Go back and revisit the other choices in Part A

• Select whichever evidence seems to fit Part A even a little bit

• Reread the question to Part A and take more time evaluating what exactly the question is asking

• Choose Answer C, because there is a 1/4 chance that will be correct.

What is the BEST way to answer an A/B question?

• Read the question and then the answer choices to see which one sounds best

• Read the answer choices before reading the question

• Read the Part A question and answer it yourself before looking at any answer choices

• Always choose answer C, because there is a 1/4 chance it will be correct

What do you think the author's attitude was toward the Overseer in "The People Could Fly" when he couldn't catch Sarah?

• The author felt glad that he could not catch her

• The author felt angry that he could not catch her

• The author felt sad that she flew away without her baby

• The author felt shame for the way slaves were treated

What do the texts Behind the Scenes and "The People Could Fly" have in common with each other?

• Both talk about what it was like to be a slave

• Both think that slavery was wrong and mean

• Neither judges slavery as good or bad

• Both follow the life-spans of slaves and their owners