IReady Reading

In Passage 1, what can be understood from Lou's argument at the bottom of page 3?

How does the author create tension in the last two paragraphs of Passage 2?

Which common theme from American literature do both passages develop?

Which familiar trait of American literary characters do both Alexandria and Mrs. Brandeis embody?

Based on passage 1, which statement best describes how the last paragraph contributes to the development of Alexandria's character?

Which statement best interprets the author's use of figurative language in the underlined sentence on page 2?

Which statement best describes how the themes that are developed in passage 1 support the title O Pioneers?

Which best describes how the characteristically American settings shape both stories?

In Passage 1, what do the underlined words royalty and freshly suggest about the mood?

In passage 1, what do the statements about Sir Lancelot suggest about him?

Based on the information from the passage, which sentence would best complete the summary?

In Passage 1 and 2, hod do the authors portray the relationship between Guinevere and Lancelot differently?

In passage 2, how does the author's introduction of Sir Kay relate to what comes earlier in the story?

Which statement best conveys the difference between the author's treatment of the King Arthur legend?

What does the author mean when he says that Sir Kay played his hand like a major - and took every trick?

In the last paragraph of passage 2, how does the author imply what he does not say directly?

How does this paragraph help to develop the character of the narrator?

How does the entrance of Mangan's sister effect the plot?

Which section best develops the author's argument that entering Monterey was risky?

Which of these factors was most significant in bringing about the surrender of Monterey?

What idea does this imagery convey that Grant later develops?

What strategy does the author use to express his own feelings about the war?

In Passage 1, what effect does Eggert achieve by numbering his argument?

How does Blanc use this sentence to help develop his overall theme?

Which point would both authors likely agree on?

What is the effect of describing a general situation in terms of an individual worker?

Which sentence best states two central ideas that support Blanc's argument?

In passage 2, what does Blanc mean in the last paragraph when he compares cheapness to a hammer?

In passage 1, what criticism does Eggert apply to socialist reasoning?

Which is the best summary of the speech?

How do the remarks about poetry and power support Kennedy's claims about Frost?

What does the underlined figurative language on page 3 help the reader understand about Frost?

What idea does Kennedy's repetition of the wording "not to our... but to our..." emphasize?

In the passage what does the underlined word precluded mean on page 2?

In the first paragraph of the passage, click the sentence that is best illustrated by picture 1

Which statement does the image of the eagle landing on the moon contradict?