Unit Assessment

Read the following passage from "Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." Then answer question 1.

It is a part of the black Southern sensibility that we treasure memories; for such a long time, that is all of our homeland those of us who at one time or another were forced away from it have been allowed to have.



1.	Explain how your prior knowledge helps you understand the text.


2.	Oral history is
	A.	made up of historical stories that are always passed on through songs.
	B.	history that is presented through public speaking events, such as speeches.
	C.	history that is passed on by word of mouth.
	D.	printed history that people read aloud.

3.	Click on the letter of the word or phrase that has about the same meaning as the underlined word. The woman's persistent telephone calls earned her an appointment with the famous doctor.
	A.	well-known; told about in stories
	B.	continuing or going forward, despite problems or obstacles
	C.	confused
	D.	having a strong offensive odor

4.	Setting also includes the ideas, customs, values, and beliefs of a particular time and place.
	A.	TRUE
	B.	FALSE

Read the following lines from "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan. Then answer question 5.

Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin',
Heard ten thousand whisperin' and nobody listenin',
Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin'



5.	What rhetorical device is used in these lines?
	A.	juxtaposition
	B.	parallelism
	C.	metaphor
	D.	visualization

6.	Which of the following is NOT a simile?
	A.	dank as a ditch
	B.	evil necks, like tropical snakes
	C.	ripe as old bait
	D.	nothing would give up life

7.	Science fiction is a literary genre that is usually set in the past.
	A.	TRUE
	B.	FALSE

8.	Free verse poems
	A.	do not have a fixed rhyme, meter, line, or stanza structure.
	B.	were made popular long ago by romantic poets.
	C.	limit a poet's choice of patterns.
	D.	usually express themes about nature.

9.	Explain how connotations in the following lines help show the attitude or feelings of Judith Ortiz Cofer. It is a dangerous thing ...to choke out the voices of the dead relatives when in dreams they call you by your secret name...


10.	A __________ is a list of images, details, people, or events in a piece of writing.
	A.	motif
	B.	catalog
	C.	structure
	D.	theme

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