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CFA Cycle #1-S2 cloned 2/5/2019

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11 questions

Note from the author:

English IV CFA-1

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Question 1

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11-12.1 She could not have told why she was crying. Such experiences as the foregoing were not uncommon in her married life. They seemed never before to have weighed much against the abundance of her husband’s kindness and a uniform devotion which had come to be tacit and self-understood. These lines demonstrate Mrs. Pontellier’s desire to

protect her reputation

question her situation

abandon her dreams

disguise her sorrow

Question 2

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11.12.2 Paragraphs 14 and 15 contradict a central idea in the text by describing Mr. Pontellier’s

generosity

honesty

humility

sympathy

Question 3

3.

11-12.3 The primary purpose of the first paragraph is to

create a metaphor

foreshadow an event

establish a contrast

present a flashback

Question 4

4.

11-12.3 Placed in the context of the rest of the text, Mr. Mrs. Pontellier’s disagreement about Raoul’s fever (paragraphs 4-6) reflects

Mr. Pontellier’s concern for his wife’s well-being

Mr. Pontellier’s belief in his authority over his wife

Mrs. Pontellier’s need for her husband’s approval

Mrs. Pontellier’s resentment of her husband’s night out

Question 5

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11-12.3 Placed in the context of the rest of the text, Mr. Mrs. Pontellier’s disagreement about Raoul’s fever (paragraphs 4-6) reflects

Mr. Pontellier’s concern for his wife’s well-being

Mr. Pontellier’s belief in his authority over his wife

Mrs. Pontellier’s need for her husband’s approval

Mrs. Pontellier’s resentment of her husband’s night out

Question 6

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11-12.3 Placed in the context of the rest of the text, Mr. Mrs. Pontellier’s disagreement about Raoul’s fever (paragraphs 4-6) reflects

Mr. Pontellier’s concern for his wife’s well-being

Mr. Pontellier’s belief in his authority over his wife

Mrs. Pontellier’s need for her husband’s approval

Mrs. Pontellier’s resentment of her husband’s night out

Question 7

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11-12.3 In paragraph 6, the author presents Mr. Pontellier as a man who feels

anxious

arrogant

defeated

distracted

Question 8

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11-12.3 This item does not relate to the passage above. Read the following sentences. Mr. Toony spent most of his days hunched over a pile of books, mostly literary and nonfiction texts. He avoided his neighbors and waylaid any attempts of friendship. In these sentences, the author reveals Mr. Toony’s character through what:

the character says

the character does

other characters say about him

other characters think about him

Question 9

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11-12.4 The author’s choice of language in paragraphs 8 and 9 serves to emphasize Mrs. Pontellier’s sense of

boredom

disbelief

inferiority

isolation

Question 10

10.

11-12.4 Read the following sentence from the end of paragraph 9.It broke like a mournful lullaby upon the night.One major effect of the simile used in this line is to emphasize Mrs. Pontellier’s

anger

defiance

distress

exhaustion

Question 11

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11-12.6 Based on the events in the text, which quotation BEST reveals the irony of the statement that Mr. Pontellier’s wife “was the sole object of his existence” (paragraph 2)?

“From his trousers pockets he took a fistful of crumpled bank notes”

“Then he lit a cigar and went and sat near the open door to smoke it”

“He assured her the child was consuming at that moment in the next room”

“He was eager to be gone, as he looked forward to a lively week in Carondelet Street”