The Literature Of The Americas Unit Test

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"No Dogs Bark" - Which of the following words *best* describes the speaker's tone?
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judgmental
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"At the Tourist Centre in Boston" - Which of the following words *best* describes the speaker's tone?
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mocking
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In the selection from "Day of the Butterfly," how does the writer mostly reveal Gladys's character?
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through what she says
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In the selection from "Day of the Butterfly," how does the writer mostly reveal Ms. Darling's character?
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through the perspective of other characters
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What was the author's main purpose for including this description of Myra?
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to show Myra's pleasure in being the center of attention
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Which of the following words best describes the father's tone?
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encouraging
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How does the author of "Learning Guitar" *mostly* reveal the character of Holly's dad?
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through his words
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Which of the following statements *best* identifies a theme explored in "Learning Guitar"?
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A few kind words can do much to build confidence
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What is the author's *main* purpose for making a reference to the Beatles in this sentence?
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to emphasize that Holly is a novice guitar player
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Which of the following sentences from "Learning Guitar" *best* reveals the central conflict?
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"I don't know. I just don't think I'll ever play well."
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metaphor
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comparison
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tone
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the attitude of the writer toward the subject, ideas, theme, or characters
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archetype
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images, plot patterns, and characters that occur frequently in literature
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imagery
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words that create pictures
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theme
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the main idea
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Ragtime
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noun
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until
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preposition
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ragtime
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adjective
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and
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conjuction
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cakewalk
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noun
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probably
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adverb
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today
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adverb
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Hey
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interjection
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wrote
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verb
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you
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pronoun