E2 Unit 4 Post Test

Before Lucy could begin to ______ with the enemy, the police arrested her for being a spy.

• fraternize

• fraternity

• fraternized

• fraternization

Which two sentences use the correct form of the underlined word?

• Sarah joined a social service group that provided assistant to poor kids.

• Because of some false accusations, Roger was almost arrested.

• Jeremy was angry that his teacher had altered his essay beyond recognizable.

• After training hard for years Maria finally achieved a black belt in karate.

Which statement best describes the context of a literary work?

• the background information and influential environment that exists outside of a text

• the background information of the main characters in a text

• the setting, plot elements, and the major charactors in a text

• the setting of a text and the background information that exists outside of a text

Which excerpt best reflects common features of realistic fiction?

• "This little affair," said the Time Traveller, resting his elbows upon the table and pressing his hands together above the apparatus, "is only a model. It is my plan for a machine to travel through time. You will notice that it looks singularly askew, and that there is an odd twinkling appearance about this bar, as though it was in some way unreal." He pointed to the part with his finger. "Also, here is one little white lever, and here is another."

• So Christian turned out of his way to go to Mr. Legality's house for help; but, behold, when he was got now hard by the hill, it seemed so high, and also that side of it that was next the wayside did hang so much over, that Christian was afraid to venture further, lest the hill should fall on his head; wherefore there he stood still and wotted not what to do. Also his burden now seemed heavier to him than while he was in his way. There came also flashes of fire out of the hill, that made Christian afraid that he should be burned.

• From a window of an apartment house that upreared its form from amid squat, ignorant stables, there leaned a curious woman. Some laborers, unloading a scow at a dock at the river, paused for a moment and regarded the fight. The engineer of a passive tugboat hung lazily to a railing and watched. Over on the Island, a worm of yellow convicts came from the shadow of a building and crawled slowly along the river's bank.

• Wolf meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf, "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me."

What social issue does Kate Chopin primarily depict in her story "The Story of an Hour"?

• the defeatist attitude of genteel nineteenth-century women

• the inner concerns of ordinary women in the nineteenth century

• the abusive treatment women commonly suffered in the nineteenth century

• the establishment of traditional gender roles that confined women to the kitchen

Why are classical allegories not regarded as realistic fiction?

• Their characters are generally flat and merely function as symbols for particular concepts.

• They are deeply complicated stories that focus on the psyche of their protagonists.

• They are logical and conceptual, resulting in themes that can be difficult to understand.

• They often idealize country life while denouncing the city as corrupt and insignificant.

What is one essential element of historical fiction?

• The story leaves out character and plot, including only historical data.

• The story describes imaginary figures and events, ignoring factual history.

• The story blends elements of fictional narrative and historical fact.

• The story contains only historical figures and has no imaginary figures.

The short story "Behold the Brooklyn Bridge" is a piece of historical fiction because it focuses on the historical event of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge. Which sentence from the story best supports the idea that the event was of national importance?

• Papa glanced over toward the crowd. "Why that’s President Arthur himself!" he exclaimed.

• "Yes, there’s the Great East River Bridge," Papa said looking down at me.

• As fireworks went off that evening, I said to Papa, "They really did it, Papa, didn't they?"

• "Papa, what's going on there?" I asked curiously.

"He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to impose on them."

What theme does this passage develop?

• the sense of duty toward one's family

• the basic need for food in every living thing

• the disconnection between mind and body

• the breakdown of family structure

The word Kafkaesque refers to something marked by illogical, terrifying, and disorienting complexity. Which of the following aspects of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis relate to this term?

• the dystopian world that Gregor enters as an insect

• the strained relationship between Gregor and his father

• Gregor's sudden transformation into a giant insect

• Gregor's work-life balance and relations with coworkers