English II (Regular) Benchmark 2012 Fall

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1 Class: Date: English II (Regular) Benchmark 2012 Fall Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. F Eight Parts of Speech The following questions will evaluate your ability to answer questions related to the standard indicated. 1. Which of the following words in the sentence below is an adverb? The nervous Senator eagerly hopes that his many supporters will show up on Saturday. a. hopes c. eagerly b. many d. nervous 2. Which of the following words in the sentence below is an pronoun? The Senator is certain that his plan for the pump station will pass the vote. a. his c. plan b. Senator d. the 3. Which of the following words in the sentence below is an adjective? The tunnels would carry an average of 100 gallons of water per minute to the pumps. a. tunnels c. per b. 100 d. of 4. More people need to exercise, so it would be a good idea to build a jogging trail in town. Which word should replace the underlined word used in the sentence above? a. even though c. so b. no change d. nonetheless 5. We became very nervous when we realized that the team was in trouble. Which word should replace the underlined word used in the sentence above? a. boys c. no change b. women d. men 6. Which of the following words in the sentence below is an preposition? Many citizens are uspet with their government and have spoken to several senators about their concerns. a. and c. their b. Many d. about 1

2 7. Which of the following words in the sentence below is an pronoun? The city feels that its issues will be taken more seriously at the state level. a. more c. taken b. its d. the 8. The television station broadcast the game a week ago, and I missed it! Which tense of the underlined word should be used in the sentence above? a. broadcasted c. had broadcasten b. had broadcasted d. no change 2

3 8.2 Practice #1 Three Kinds of Irony Read the following excerpt then answer the questions that follow. from A Prospecting Expedition by Mark Twain (excerpt #2) The narrator, Twain, has opened up conversation with his fellow prospectors (people looking for gold and silver) by asking them Where have you all been? Previously, Twain believes he has found a very large deposit of gold nearby and that they will all soon be rich. "Where have you all been?" "Prospecting." "What did you find?" "Nothing." "Nothing? What do you think of the country?" "Can't tell, yet," said Mr. Ballou, who was an old gold-miner, and had likewise had considerable experience among the silver-mines. "Well, haven't you formed any sort of opinion?" "Yes, a sort of a one. It's fair enough here, maybe, but overrated. Seven - thousand - dollar ledges are scarce, though. That Sheba may be rich enough, but we don't own it; and, besides, the rock is so full of base metals that all the science in the world can't work it. We'll not starve, here, but we'll not get rich, I'm afraid." "So you think the prospect is pretty poor?" "No name for it!" "Well, we'd better go back, hadn't we?" "Oh, not yet - of course not. We'll try it a riffle, first." "Suppose, now - this is merely a supposition, you know - suppose you could find a ledge that would yield, say, a hundred and fifty dollars a ton - would that satisfy you?" "Try us once!" from the whole party. "Or suppose - merely a supposition, of course - suppose you were to find a ledge that would yield two thousand dollars a ton - would that satisfy you?" "Here - what do you mean? What are you coming at? Is there some mystery behind all this?" "Never mind. I am not saying anything. You know perfectly well there are no rich mines here - of course you do. Because you have been around and examined for yourselves. Anybody would know that, that had been around. But just for the sake of argument, suppose - in a kind of general way - suppose some person were to tell you that two-thousand-dollar ledges were simply contemptible - contemptible, understand - and that right yonder in sight of this very cabin there were piles of pure gold and pure silver - oceans of it - enough to make you all rich in twenty-four hours! Come!" "I should say he was as crazy as a loon!" said old Ballou, but wild with excitement, nevertheless. "Gentlemen," said I, "I don't say anything - I haven't been around, you know, and of course don't know anything - but all I ask of you is to cast your eye on that, for instance, and tell me what you think of it!" and I tossed my treasure before them. There was an eager scrabble for it, and a closing of heads together over it under the candle-light. Then old Ballou said: "Think of it? I think it is nothing but a lot of granite rubbish and nasty glittering mica that isn't worth ten cents an acre!" 9. The above passage, as a whole, contains which of the following? a. Dramatic Irony c. Verbal Irony b. Situational Irony d. All of the above 3

4 10. In the excerpt above, which of the following is an example of verbal irony? a. No verbal irony. b. "I should say he was as crazy as a loon!" c. But just for the sake of argument, suppose - in a kind of general way - suppose some person were to tell you that two-thousand-dollar ledges were simply contemptible - contemptible, understand -... d. You know perfectly well there are no rich mines here - of course you do. Because you have been around and examined for yourselves. Anybody would know that, that had been around... 4

5 F Figurative Language Read the following story, then answer the questions that follow. from The Gift of the Magi by O.Henry Jim, darling," she cried, "I had my hair cut off and sold because I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present. I just had to do it. Say `Merry Christmas!' Jim, and let's be happy. You don't know what a beautiful, nice gift I've got for you." "You've cut off your hair?" asked Jim, as if he had not arrived at that fact after the hardest mental labor. "Cut it off and sold it," said Della. "I'm me without my hair, ain't I?" Jim looked about the room curiously. "You say your hair is gone?" he said, with an air almost of idiocy. "You needn't look for it," said Della. "It's sold, I tell you. It's Christmas Eve. Be good to me, for it went for you. Maybe the hairs of my head were numbered," she went on with serious sweetness, "but nobody could ever count my love for you. Shall I put the steak on, Jim?" Jim drew a package from his overcoat pocket and threw it upon the table. "Don't make any mistake, Dell," he said, "about me. I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less. But if you'll unwrap that package you may see why I m in shock." White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper. And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails. For there lay The Combs--the set of combs that Della had worshipped long in a Broadway window. Beautiful combs, pure tortoise shell, with jewelled rims--just the shade to wear in the beautiful, vanished hair. They were expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them without the least hope of possession. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone. But she hugged them to her bosom, and at length she was able to look up with dim eyes and a smile and say: "My hair grows so fast, Jim!" And then Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried, "Oh, oh!" Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present. She held it out to him eagerly upon her open palm. The dull precious metal seemed to flash with a reflection of her bright and ardent spirit. "Isn't it a dandy, Jim? I hunted all over town to find it. You'll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it." Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled. "Dell," said he, "let's put our Christmas presents away and keep 'em a while. They're too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now suppose you put the chops on." 5

6 11. The author writes, The dull precious metal seemed to flash with a reflection of her bright and ardent spirit. What element of writing is he using? a. Allegory: comparing the platinum chain to Della s enthusiasm. b. Metaphor: comparing the platinum chain to Della s enthusiasm. c. Foreshadowing: hinting that the chain will be important later. d. None of these is occurring. F Three Kinds of Irony The following questions cover content knowledge in the indicated standard. Choose the BEST answer. 12. Which of the following is the best definition of situational irony? a. What occurs is an coincidence. b. What occurs is the opposite of what one might expect to occur. c. What occurs is exactly what one might expect to occur. d. What occurs is done for humorous purposes. 13. Which of the following is the best definition of verbal irony? a. What is said is exaggerated for effect. b. What is said is the opposite of what the speaker actually means. c. What is said is exactly what is meant. d. What is said is humorous or joking. 14. Which of the following is the best definition of dramatic irony? a. A kind of irony that occurs when the reader/audience does not expect an event. b. A kind of irony in which a character makes an unexpected mistake. c. A kind of irony in which the audience/reader is being lied to by the narrator. d. A kind of irony that occurs a situation in a literary work is understood by the audience/reader, but not by the characters. 6

7 F Characterization Read the selection below, then answer the questions. from The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry Oh, and the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings. Forget the hashed metaphor. She was ransacking the stores for Jim's present. She found it at last. It was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its value by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation--as all good things should do. It was even worthy of The Watch. As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be Jim's. It was like him. Quietness and value--the description applied to both. Twenty-one dollars they took from her for it, and she hurried home with the 87 cents. With that chain on his watch Jim might be properly anxious about the time in any company. Grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain. When Della reached home her intoxication gave way a little to prudence and reason. She got out her curling irons and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the ravages made by generosity added to love. Which is always a tremendous task, dear friends--a mammoth task. Within forty minutes her head was covered with tiny, close-lying curls that made her look wonderfully like a truant schoolboy. She looked at her reflection in the mirror long, carefully, and critically. "If Jim doesn't kill me," she said to herself, "before he takes a second look at me, he'll say I look like a Coney Island chorus girl. But what could I do--oh! what could I do with a dollar and eighty- seven cents?" At 7 o'clock the coffee was made and the frying-pan was on the back of the stove hot and ready to cook the chops. Jim was never late. Della doubled the fob chain in her hand and sat on the corner of the table near the door that he always entered. Then she heard his step on the stair away down on the first flight, and she turned white for just a moment. She had a habit for saying little silent prayer about the simplest everyday things, and now she whispered: "Please God, make him think I am still pretty." The door opened and Jim stepped in and closed it. He looked thin and very serious. Poor fellow, he was only twenty-two--and to be burdened with a family! He needed a new overcoat and he was without gloves. Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail. His eyes were fixed upon Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read, and it terrified her. It was not anger, nor surprise, nor disapproval, nor horror, nor any of the sentiments that she had been prepared for. He simply stared at her fixedly with that peculiar expression on his face. Della wriggled off the table and went for him. "Jim, darling," she cried, "don't look at me that way. I had my hair cut off and sold because I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present. It'll grow out again--you won't mind, will you? I just had to do it. My hair grows awfully fast. Say `Merry Christmas!' Jim, and let's be happy. You don't know what a nice-- what a beautiful, nice gift I've got for you." "You've cut off your hair?" asked Jim, laboriously, as if he had not arrived at that patent fact yet even after the hardest mental labor. 7

8 15. Based on the passage below, how does the author characterize Della? Oh, and the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings. Forget the hashed metaphor. She was ransacking the stores for Jim's present. She found it at last. It was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its value by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation--as all good things should do. It was even worthy of The Watch. As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be Jim's. It was like him. Quietness and value--the description applied to both. Twenty-one dollars they took from her for it, and she hurried home with the 87 cents. With that chain on his watch Jim might be properly anxious about the time in any company. Grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain. a. She loves her husband and wants to make him happy. b. She loves her husband but she is frustrated at his lack of style. c. She does not make decisions for herselfshe prefers Jim do it. d. She is selfish and needy, not caring about other people. 16. Based on the passage below, how does the author characterize Jim? "You've cut off your hair?" asked Jim, laboriously, as if he had not arrived at that patent fact yet even after the hardest mental labor. a. He is angry. c. He is shocked. b. He is happy. d. He is sad. 8

9 8.3 Points of View Read the excerpt below, then answer the questions that follow. from The Gift of the Magi by O.Henry Jim, darling," she cried, "I had my hair cut off and sold because I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present. I just had to do it. Say `Merry Christmas!' Jim, and let's be happy. You don't know what a beautiful, nice gift I've got for you." "You've cut off your hair?" asked Jim, as if he had not arrived at that fact after the hardest mental labor. "Cut it off and sold it," said Della. "I'm me without my hair, ain't I?" Jim looked about the room curiously. "You say your hair is gone?" he said, with an air almost of idiocy. "You needn't look for it," said Della. "It's sold, I tell you. It's Christmas Eve. Be good to me, for it went for you. Maybe the hairs of my head were numbered," she went on with serious sweetness, "but nobody could ever count my love for you. Shall I put the steak on, Jim?" Jim drew a package from his overcoat pocket and threw it upon the table. "Don't make any mistake, Dell," he said, "about me. I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less. But if you'll unwrap that package you may see why I m in shock." White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper. And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails. For there lay The Combs--the set of combs that Della had worshipped long in a Broadway window. Beautiful combs, pure tortoise shell, with jewelled rims--just the shade to wear in the beautiful, vanished hair. They were expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them without the least hope of possession. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone. But she hugged them to her bosom, and at length she was able to look up with dim eyes and a smile and say: "My hair grows so fast, Jim!" And then Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried, "Oh, oh!" Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present. She held it out to him eagerly upon her open palm. The dull precious metal seemed to flash with a reflection of her bright and ardent spirit. "Isn't it a dandy, Jim? I hunted all over town to find it. You'll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it." Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled. "Dell," said he, "let's put our Christmas presents away and keep 'em a while. They're too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now suppose you put the chops on." 9

10 17. What would have changed about the effectiveness of this story if it had been narrated from a 3rd-Person-Omniscient Point-of-View? a. The story would have been less surprising and moving, because the reader might have known that Jim had sold his watch. b. The story would have been less surprising and moving, because the reader would have never known that Jim had sold his watch. c. It was told from this point-of-view already. d. The story would have been more surprising and moving, because the reader would have felt closer to Jim and Della. 10

11 F Three Kinds of Irony Read the excerpt below, then answer the questions that follow. from The Gift of the Magi by O.Henry Jim, darling," she cried, "I had my hair cut off and sold because I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present. I just had to do it. Say `Merry Christmas!' Jim, and let's be happy. You don't know what a beautiful, nice gift I've got for you." "You've cut off your hair?" asked Jim, as if he had not arrived at that fact after the hardest mental labor. "Cut it off and sold it," said Della. "I'm me without my hair, ain't I?" Jim looked about the room curiously. "You say your hair is gone?" he said, with an air almost of idiocy. "You needn't look for it," said Della. "It's sold, I tell you. It's Christmas Eve. Be good to me, for it went for you. Maybe the hairs of my head were numbered," she went on with serious sweetness, "but nobody could ever count my love for you. Shall I put the steak on, Jim?" Jim drew a package from his overcoat pocket and threw it upon the table. "Don't make any mistake, Dell," he said, "about me. I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less. But if you'll unwrap that package you may see why I m in shock." White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper. And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails. For there lay The Combs--the set of combs that Della had worshipped long in a Broadway window. Beautiful combs, pure tortoise shell, with jewelled rims--just the shade to wear in the beautiful, vanished hair. They were expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them without the least hope of possession. And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone. But she hugged them to her bosom, and at length she was able to look up with dim eyes and a smile and say: "My hair grows so fast, Jim!" And then Della leaped up like a little singed cat and cried, "Oh, oh!" Jim had not yet seen his beautiful present. She held it out to him eagerly upon her open palm. The dull precious metal seemed to flash with a reflection of her bright and ardent spirit. "Isn't it a dandy, Jim? I hunted all over town to find it. You'll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it." Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled. "Dell," said he, "let's put our Christmas presents away and keep 'em a while. They're too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now suppose you put the chops on." 11

12 18. Which of the following occurs when Jim tells Della that he has sold his watch? a. Dramatic Irony c. Verbal Irony b. Situational Irony d. None of these. 19. Which of the following lines from the story is an example of verbal irony? a. I m me without me hair, ain t I? c. My hair grows so fast, Jim! b. I hunted all over town to find it. d. None of these. 20. F Mood in Non-print Mediums The following questions will evaluate your ability to answer questions in the standard indicated. Which word best describes the mood in the picture above? a. Angry c. Nervous b. Worried d. Confident 12

13 21. Which word best describes the mood in the picture above? a. Mysterious c. Mournful b. Relaxing d. Tense F Sentence Patterns The following questions will test your ability to work with problems in the standard area indicated. 22. Identify the pattern of the following sentence: The winged critters gained international fame. a. Subject -- Action Verb -- Direct Object -- Indirect Object b. Subject -- Action Verb -- Direct Object c. Subject -- Verb d. Subject -- Linking Verb -- Subject Complement 13

14 23. Identify the pattern of the following sentence: American Bank chief financial officer Brice Markson gave the stockholders a presentation. a. Subject -- Action Verb -- Direct Object -- Indirect Object b. Subject -- Action Verb -- Indirect Object -- Direct Object c. Subject -- Verb -- Object Complement d. Subject -- Linking Verb -- Subject Complement 24. Identify the pattern of the following sentence: The shareholders were very happy. a. Subject -- Linking Verb -- Subject Complement b. Subject -- Action Verb -- Direct Object -- Objective Complement c. Subject -- Linking Verb -- Direct Object d. Subject -- Action Verb -- Direct Object 25. Identify the pattern of the following sentence: The bank gave members a bonus gift. a. Subject -- Action Verb -- Direct Object b. Subject -- Linking Verb -- Subject Complement c. Subject -- Linking Verb -- Direct Object d. Subject -- Action Verb -- Direct Object -- Indirect Object 26. Identify the pattern of the following sentence: The wild parrots of Telegraph Hill have headed for the suburbs. a. Subject -- Auxialliary Verb -- Action Verb -- Prepositional Phrase b. Subject -- Linking Verb -- Subject Complement c. Subject -- Action Verb -- Direct Object d. Subject -- Verb 14

15 F Figurative Language The following questions cover content knowledge in the indicated standard. Choose the BEST answer. 27. Which of the following is the best definition of personification? a. A comparison of a person to an animal. b. A description of a non-human object through the use of human characteristics. c. A comparison between two characters in a story. d. An exaggeration of a person s attitude. 28. Which of the following is a personification? a. Kings worry about a receding heir line. b. The wind stood up and gave a shout. He whistled on his fingers and Kicked the withered leaves about And thumped the branches with his hand c. Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks. d. O brawling love! O loving hate!... O heavy lightness! serious vanity! 29. Which of the following is the best definition of metaphor? a. A comparison between two things that are very similar. b. A comparison of an object based on its human characteristics. c. A comparison between two things that are not similar. d. A comparison of a person to an animal or other object. 30. Which of the following is a metaphor? a. Do I love you because you're beautiful? Or are you beautiful because I love you? b. I cannot say that I think you are very generous to the ladies; for, whilst you are proclaiming peace and good-will to men, emancipating all nations, you insist upon retaining an absolute power over wives. c. A man may break a word with you, sir, and words are but wind. d. If you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. F Points of View The following questions cover content knowledge in the indicated standard. Choose the BEST answer. 31. Which of the following best defines 3rd-Person-Omniscient Point-of-view? a. The story is narrated by someone who is not participating in events, who knows all facts and details, and who can relay the thoughts/actions of multiple characters. b. The story is narrated by a character within the story who has collected all facts and details from other characters. c. The story is narrated by someone who knows the events of the story, but cannot know the characters thoughts or feelings. d. None of these are accurate. 15

16 32. Which of the following best defines point-of-view? a. The angle from which the author describes the scene. b. The way the author chooses to allow the reader to see, hear, or experience what is happening. c. The opinion the author is presenting to the reader. d. The reader s opinion of the story. 33. Which of the following best defines 3 rd -person-limited-point-of-view? a. The story is narrated by an objective person who witnessed the events of the story but did not participate in them. b. The story is narrated by someone not participating in events, and the reader s perspective comes from one character s thoughts, actions, attitudes, etc. c. The story is narrated by someone not participating in events, and the reader is able to know what any character is doing, thinking, feeling, etc. d. None of these are accurate. 34. Which of the following best defines 1 st -person-point-of-view? a. The story is narrated by a character within the story and events are told from that character s perspective. b. The story is narrated by someone who is familiar with the events of the story. c. The story is narrated by an objective person who is not involved in events being narrated. d. The story is narrated by an unnamed narrator who knows what every character thinks and does. 16

17 F Summary & Paraphrase The following questions will evaluate your ability to answer questions related to the standard indicated. 35. Which of the following is a summary of the passage? Since 1967, the government has kept track of income inequality. Income inequality is the difference in income between two groups of people. For example, people who study the economy want to know if men make more than women for the same position. In the last ten years, the public has learned about one inequality that most are not happy about: the difference in income between the wealthiest 1% of Americans and everyone else. Many people say that this inequality will lead to a Great Depression if it is not stopped very soon. a. The public has recently learned that 1% of all Americans are making more money than ever. This is causing income inequality to be greater between the top 1% and the bottom 99%, which could start another Great Depression. b. Income inequality is tracked by the government. This includes data such as whether men and women make the same amount of money for the same position. Some people have always studied these numbers, but it has recently been discovered that the wealthiest 1% of Americans are making even more money now. These people are unhappy about this inequality. c. The government tracks income inequality, which is the difference in income between groups of people, such as whether men and women make the same amount of money for the same position. Economists have always studied them, but the public has recently discovered that the wealthiest 1% of Americans are making even more money now compared to the other 99%. They are unhappy about this inequality and think it will lead to further problems. d. The wealthiest 1% of Americans are making more money than those on the bottom 99%. Not only that, but the gap between the wealthiest 1% and everyone else is growing! This trend must be stopped or we will have an economic collapse. 17

18 36. Which of the following is a paraphrase of the passage? Ivan had no faith in luck, and would not have looked at the lists of winning lottery numbers, but now, as he had nothing else to do and as the newspaper was open to that page, he passed his finger downward along the column of numbers. And immediately, no further than the second line from the top, his eye was caught by the number: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42! Unable to believe his eyes, he hurriedly dropped the paper on his knees without looking to see the number on his ticket, and, just as though some one had given him a drink of cold water, he felt a chill in the pit of the stomach, tingling and terrible and sweet! a. Ivan is the sort of person who believes on in bad things. He plays the lottery, but he usually doesn t even check the winning numbers! That is the sort of person who really thinks that they are unlucky and that nothing good will ever happen to them. Even when he discovers he has won the lottery, he seems to feel like something bad may still happen. b. Ivan usually did not check the lottery numbers because he did not believe in luck. That day, though,he was bored and the newspaper was open, so he lined his finger up with the column and saw the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42. He thought those were his numbers. Ivan got out his lottery ticket and felt a cold chill come over him like a thrill. c. Ivan did not look at lottery numbers because he did not believe he had the luck to win them. When he checked, though, he found he had won. d. Ivan did not believe in luck. He normally did not even look at the lottery numbers, but the newspaper was already open and he was not busy. He checked the column and saw the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42. He checked his lottery ticket and, sure enough, he had won. He felt a chill of happiness inside. SPI The following questions will evaluate your ability to answer questions related to the indicated standard. 37. from The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant She danced madly, ecstatically, drunk with pleasure, smiled like a Sphinx, with no thought for anything, in the triumph of her beauty, in the pride of her success, in a cloud of happiness made up of this universal homage and admiration, of the desires she had aroused, of the completeness of a victory so dear to her feminine heart. Which of the following lines from the passage above is a classical allusion? a. the completeness of a victory so dear to c. She danced madly, ecstatically her feminine heart b. in a cloud of happiness d. smiled like a Sphinx 18

19 38. from The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant She suffered endlessly, as endlessly as a slave in the field, she imagined, feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains. All these things, of which other women of her class would not even have been aware, tormented and insulted her. The sight of the little Breton girl who came to do the work in her little house aroused heart-broken regrets and hopeless dreams in her mind. She imagined silent antechambers, heavy with Oriental tapestries, lit by torches in lofty bronze sockets, with two tall footmen in knee-breeches sleeping in large arm-chairs, overcome by the heavy warmth of the stove. She imagined vast saloons hung with antique silks, exquisite pieces of furniture supporting priceless ornaments, and small, charming, perfumed rooms, created just for little parties of intimate friends, men who were famous and sought after, whose homage roused every other woman's envious longings. Which of the following lines from the passage above is an historical allusion? a. She imagined silent antechambers, heavy with Oriental tapestries b. She suffered endlessly, as endlessly as a slave in the field, she imagined c. She imagined vast saloons hung with antique silks d. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains 19