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Eng 3 Sem 1 Final 2020-2021

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Literary Text: from "The Minister's Black Veil," Nathaniel Hawthorne

In this passage from "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Reverend Mr. Hooper is conversing with his fiancée, Elizabeth. Hooper wears a black veil, which may symbolize sin, guilt, or other dark secrets. Read the passage. Then, answer the question about it.

But in an instant, as it were, a new feeling took the place of sorrow: her eyes were fixed insensibly on the black veil, when, like a sudden twilight in the air, its terrors fell around her. She arose, and stood trembling before him...

"Have patience with me, Elizabeth!" cried he, passionately. "Do not desert me, though this veil must be between us here on earth. Be mine, and hereafter there shall be no veil over my face, no darkness between our souls! It is but a mortal veil - it is not for eternity! O! you know not how lonely I am, and how frightened, to be alone behind my black veil. Do not leave me in this miserable obscurity forever!"

"Lift the veil but once, and look me in the face," said she.

"Never! It cannot be!" replied Mr. Hooper.

"Then farewell!" said Elizabeth.

She withdrew her arm from his grasp, and slowly departed, pausing at the door, to give one long shuddering gaze, that seemed almost to penetrate the mystery of the black veil. But even amid his grief, Mr. Hooper smiled to think that only a material emblem had separated him from happiness, though the horrors, which it shadowed forth, must be drawn darkly between the fondest of lovers.
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Based on the passage, which of the following statements is a theme of Hawthorne's story?

Informational Text: from Walden, Henry David Thoreau

Read this passage from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Then answer the question.

However mean your life is, meet and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poorhouse. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the almshouse* as brightly as from the rich man's abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace.

*almshouse: home for people too poor to support themselves
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Which statement best summarizes Thoreau's central idea in this passage?

Literary Text: from "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Mark Twain

In this passage from Mark Twain's "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Simon Wheeler is speaking to the narrator. Read the passage. Then answer the question.

"... well, there was a feller here once by the name of Jim Smiley, in the winter of '49 - or maybe it was the spring of '50 - I don't recollect exactly, somehow, though what makes me think it was one or the other is because I remember the big flume warn't finished when he first come to the camp; but anyway, he was the curiousest man about always betting on anything that turned up.... If he ever see a straddle bug start to go anywheres, he would bet you how long it would take him to get to - to wherever he was going to, and if you took him up, he would foller that straddle bug to Mexico but what he would find out where he was bound for and how long he was on the road."
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Based on the details Simon Wheeler provides in this passage, which phrase best describes the character of Jim Smiley?

Informational Text: Patrick Henry Speech

Soon after the American Revolution began in Massachusetts, members of the Virginia Convention debated whether Virginia should join the fighting. Read this excerpt from Patrick Henry's famous speech in that debate. Then answer the questions.

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House? Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with these warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Let us not deceive ourselves sir. These are the implements of subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort...

They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance, by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak, if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power...

Let us now, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves longer. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the tyrannical hands of the ministry and parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt from the foot of the throne.
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Which claim about British rule do the ideas in this passage most clearly develop?

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Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to the above question?

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Read the sentence from Patrick Henry's speech.

"I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience."

What does this figurative language say about Henry's views?

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Given its context within Patrick Henry's speech, what is the meaning of the word insidious in this sentence?

Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?

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Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to the above question?

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Which synonym is the closest in meaning to the word beseech as it is used in the beginning of the third paragraph?

The following questions are based on the selections we have read this semester.
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Walt Whitman is known for what type of poetic structure?

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Walt Whitman repeats the same words or groups of words in the beginning of several lines of his poems. What do we call this?

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In “I Hear America Singing,” who is being celebrated?

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What is the best description of the setting of Tarry Town in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

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What is the best characterization of the protagonist Ichabod Crane?

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Who was the Headless Horsemen in terms of the legend behind his ghost?

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What is the main conflict between Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones center around?

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According to the narrator of the story, when one sees Ichabod Crane, he/she might mistake him for…

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What was the main idea of the article “Totally Free?”

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What was the main purpose of the historical document “The Declaration of Independence?”

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Which quotation from the excerpt from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano contains the best example of using factual details to support an emotional appeal?

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Which of the following best describes the author’s purpose for writing The Interesting Narrative of the Life Of Olaudah Equiano?

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Which sentence from the autobiography best supports the answer to the question above?

The following questions are based on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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At the beginning of the story, Tom takes Nick to New York to see

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Which circumstances after one of Gatsby’s early parties seems significant in light of the book’s climax, during which Myrtle is killed?

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Why does Gatsby offer to help Nick make some money?

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Which of the following symbolizes Gatsby’s desire for Daisy and for success?

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Why does Daisy decide to stay with Tom, even though she has admitted to Tom that she loves Gatsby?

The following questions are based on Grade 11 California State Standards.
West Point Graduates

The United States Military Academy on the Hudson River at West Point, New York, was founded by Thomas Jefferson, our third president, in 1802. Originally, West Point was an engineering school, the best in all North America. Its students were all trained as military engineers. The most compelling stories of West Point are about powerful personalities, personal loyalties, fidelity to a cause, and heroism in battles. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), most of the key military figures on both sides were graduates of West Point and often had been classmates there.

Almost all colleges—especially military academies—in the nineteenth century were elitist institutions for privileged young men. West Point, however, welcomed qualified white male applicants* without regard to family background or financial wealth. While wealth and family ties were not required, a quota system limited enrollment from each state, and a key requirement was nomination by one’s senator or congressman.

In one notable case, a young man from Virginia moved to Illinois where he believed (correctly) that he would be more likely to secure a nomination. In this way, George Pickett, originally of Virginia, was nominated to attend West Point by Illinois Congressman Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln might have acted differently had he known that years later, Pickett would resign his commission in the U.S. Army and, like many of his peers from southern states, serve in the Confederate Army opposing the Union and its president, Abraham Lincoln.

The story of Thomas Jonathan Jackson is a tale about a young man who lacked the educational background to qualify for West Point but managed to get admitted and to graduate by virtue of extraordinary determination. Orphaned by the age of seven, Jackson grew up doing hard field work with no time to spend on “book learning.” He managed to graduate 17th out of a class of 56 in 1846. Fifteen years later, Thomas Jackson became forever known as “Stonewall” Jackson when he turned apparent defeat into a stunning victory at the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run).

A few quick character sketches and juxtapositions can help readers appreciate how critical West Point was in molding the characters of key leaders during the Civil War. When Confederate troops shelled Fort Sumter, the act that initiated the war, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard led the attackers; Robert Anderson led the fort’s defenders. Edward Porter Alexander was the Confederate artillery commander at the famous Battle of Gettysburg; John Buford was the Union cavalry commander there. Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy, and his chief general was Robert E. Lee. Ulysses S. Grant was the Union General to whom Lee surrendered at Appomattox when the war ended, and Grant later became president of the reunited United States of America. All of these men were graduates of West Point.

One of the most cynical stories about close connections among West Point graduates on both sides involves Confederate General John Bell Hood and Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. Sherman, who was planning to attack Atlanta, learned Hood had been appointed to defend the city. Sherman called in three officers who had been classmates of Hood at West Point and asked them to describe the man. They all agreed Hood had graduated at the bottom of his class and was something of a romantic fool. Hood believed courage and spirit rather than planning and strategy won battles. They predicted Hood would launch a quick attack with ill prepared forces, which is exactly what happened, and Sherman showed no mercy.

One of the most touching anecdotes reflecting strong bonds formed at West Point involves Confederate General George Pickett and his former classmate Union General George McClellan. Pickett sent a letter to his wife Sally in which he wrote, “He was, he is and always will be, even with his pistol pointed at my heart, my closest friend. You my dear may never understand this Entante Cordiale between us old fellows.”

*The first African American was admitted to West Point in 1873, but the first women were not admitted until 1976.
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Which man’s experience BEST supports the statement in paragraph 2 that West Point welcomed qualified white male applicants without regard to family background or financial wealth?

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West Point required applicants to secure a Congressional nomination, and soldiers who were trained at West Point fought on both sides in the Civil War. Which situation MOST clearly shows the irony of these two facts?

Read these sentences from paragraph 7.

Pickett sent a letter to his wife Sally in which he wrote,
“He was, he is and always will be, even with his pistol
pointed at my heart, my closest friend. You my dear
may never understand this Entante Cordiale between us
old fellows.”
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Which idea from paragraph 1 is reflected in Pickett’s words?

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Which event MOST CLEARLY reflects the use of West Point ties to gain an advantage over an opponent?

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Which inference is MOST clearly supported by the example in paragraph 7?