Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Critical Reading
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What
warning is given to the boy in the poem “Jabberwocky”? a. | Beware of the
borogoves. | b. | Beware of the Jabberwock, the Jubjub bird, and the
Bandersnatch. | c. | Be careful with the vorpal sword. | d. | Do not be late
in getting home. | | |
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2.
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In
“Jabberwocky,” what draws the boy into the “tulgey wood”? a. | The mimsy
borogoves. | c. | The wish to slay
his longtime foe. | b. | The need to hunt and gather
food. | d. | The need to find
his missing sword. | | | | |
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3.
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What
makes “Jabberwocky” a humorous poem? a. | The descriptions of the boy and his
father | b. | Its adventure theme | c. | The boy’s
fighting techniques | d. | Nonsense words and descriptions of unusual
creatures | | |
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4.
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How
is the boy feeling when he returns to his father after meeting with the Jabberwock? a. | Discouraged | c. | Frightened | b. | Triumphant | d. | Angry | | | | |
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5.
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What
is the best description of Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky”? a. | A nonsense
poem | c. | An ironic
criticism | b. | An adventure story | d. | A ballad | | | | |
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6.
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The
most likely reason Eliot wrote the poem “Macavity: The Mystery Cat” was to a. | attack the
methods of the English police. | b. | explain the poet’s well-known love of
cats. | c. | make a serious study of feline
behavior. | d. | write a funny poem about a make-believe
cat. | | |
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7.
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Eliot
repeats the line “Macavity’s not there!” to a. | identify who
committed the crimes. | b. | give a clue to Macavity’s
location. | c. | emphasize the frustration of the
police. | d. | explain why Macavity is never caught. | | |
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8.
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Which
of the following lines features a humorous contrast between the formal diction of the speaker and the
actual behavior of Macavity? a. | He’s outwardly respectable. (They say he cheats at
cards.) / And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland
Yard’s. | b. | His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are
uncombed. | c. | Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s called the Hidden
Paw— | d. | He’s broken every human law, he breaks the law of
gravity. | | |
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9.
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Which
of the following lines is humorous because it combines serious details with ridiculous, amusing
details? a. | And when the
Foreign Office find a Treaty’s gone astray, / Or the Admiralty
lose some plans and drawings by the way, / There may be a scrap of paper in the hall or on the
stair . . . . | b. | You’ll be
sure to find him resting, or a-licking his thumbs, / Or engaged in
doing complicated long-division sums. | c. | Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like
Macavity. . . . | d. | He always has an alibi, and one or two to
spare. . . . | | |
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10.
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According to the speaker, what do people say about other cats who are guilty of wicked
deeds? a. | They will
replace Macavity when he leaves town. | b. | They try to find Macavity and beat him at his own
game. | c. | They outsmart Macavity. | d. | They are nothing
more than agents for Macavity, who controls their operations. | | |
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What
makes Macavity “The Napoleon of Crime”? a. | His appearance | b. | The fact that he
would like to be an emperor | c. | The fact that he is a leader in the criminal
world | d. | His ability to get away with it | | |
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According to the Campesino in “Problems With Hurricanes,” what should people
fear during hurricanes? a. | Flying fruits | c. | Strong winds | b. | Flooding | d. | The destruction
of buildings | | | | |
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Which
of the following lines from “Problems With Hurricanes” is humorous because it combines
serious details with ridiculous, amusing details? a. | With hurricanes it’s not the wind /
or
the noise or the water. | b. | The Campesino takes off his hat— /
As
a sign of respect / toward the fury of the wind | c. | Death by
drowning has honor / If the wind picked you up /
and
slammed you / Against a mountain boulder /
This would not carry shame | d. | How would your family /
feel if they had to tell / The generations that you /
got
killed by a flying / Banana. | | |
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On
what does the Campesino in “Problems With Hurricanes” place great
importance? a. | Having a noble
death | b. | Surviving hurricanes | c. | Protecting
one’s home during a hurricane | d. | Respecting the strength of a
hurricane | | |
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What
makes “Problems With Hurricanes” a humorous poem? a. | The
Campesino’s mannerisms | b. | Language describing the wind of a
hurricane | c. | Language describing fruit as frightening and
dangerous | d. | The idea of a destructive hurricane | | |
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Vocabulary and Grammar
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Considering both the sound of the word and the way it’s used in the phrase
“shun the frumious Bandersnatch,” what does the word frumious mean? a. | Fraudulent | c. | Frustrated | b. | Frumpy | d. | Furious | | | | |
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What
part of speech is the word beamish in the following line?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
a. | Noun | c. | Adjective | b. | Verb | d. | Adverb | | | | |
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What
part of speech is borogoves in the following line?
All mimsy were the borogoves . . .
a. | Verb | c. | Noun | b. | Adjective | d. | Adverb | | | | |
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Although Macavity is a cat, people know him as a monster of crime and terrible
____. a. | suavity | c. | depravity | b. | levitation | d. | bafflement | | | | |
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20.
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Objects become ____ in the strong winds of a hurricane. a. | fruit | c. | plantains | b. | projectiles | d. | projects | | | | |
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