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1 Humanities Midterm Exam / Standards for this exam. Literary Response & Analysis I can recognize and understand the significance of various literary devices, including figurative language and explain its appeal. Writing Applications 2.1.c I can describe with concrete sensory details the sights, sounds, and smells of a scene and the specific actions, movements, gestures, and feelings of the characters. Reading 1.1 I can identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words Grade EDITION FORM 24 Honor Statement: I certify that all the work on this test is my own. I have not cheated or acted in any dishonorable way concerning the information on this test. (signature (signature)

2 Writing Multiple Choice Directions: Read the following rough draft body paragraph of a student s essay. It contains errors. Then answer the questions that follow. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or George is the most sympathetic character because he has to deprive himself of his freedom in order to help Lennie. George and Lennie are in the woods while Lennie is asking him if they are going to have supper. George tells Lennie if he goes and looks for branches they could start a fire and they could boil some beans that George has. When Lennie comes back George knows that Lennie went back into the lake to get his mouse that George threw away. When he comes back George knows that Lennie went into the lake because his pants are wet from the bottom. George tells him to give him the mouse, but Lennie refuses, but ends up giving it to him. God, you re a lot of trouble, said George. I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn t have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl. (Pg. 7) This quote explains that George can t have a normal life because he has to take care of Lennie. 1. Read the sentence. George is the most sympathetic character because he has to deprive himself of his freedom in order to help Lennie. Which of the following is the BEST way to revise the underlined words to transition from the previous paragraph? a. For example, George is the most sympathetic character b. I think George is the most sympathetic character c. In conclusion, George is the most sympathetic character d. Leave as is. 2. Which of the following represents the context in this body paragraph? a. Sentence #1 b. Sentences #2-5 c. Sentences #6-7 d. Sentence # 8 3. Which of the following represents the commentary in this body paragraph? a. Sentence #1 b. Sentences #2-5 c. Sentences #6-7 d. Sentence # 8 4. This body paragraph could best be improved by a. Including a concrete detail in order to support the thesis b. Using a hook to capture the reader s attention c. Providing more commentary to argue how the concrete detail proves the thesis d. Adding the author s name so that the reader knows who the speaker is /4 points

3 Grammar Multiple Choice Directions: Cross out wrong answers and circle the correct answer. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or 5. Which of the following is the way to correct this sentence. Curley s wife is lonely on the ranch because the men, afraid of getting in trouble with the boss, won t talk to her. a. Curley s wife, is lonely, on the ranch b. the men afraid, of getting in trouble, with the boss c. the men afraid of getting in trouble with the boss d. leave as is. 6. Which of the following is the best way to rewrite the underlined words? Of Mice and Men set during the Great Depression depicts the loneliness of ranch life; He highlights outcasts, Crooks and Curley s wife, who are alienated because of their race and gender. a. Of Mice and Men, set during the Great Depression, depicts b. Of Mice and Men, set during the Great Depression depicts c. Of Mice and Men set, during the Great Depression, depicts d. leave as is. 7. Read the sentence. Homophones are too words that sound the same. However, they re meanings are different. Which of the following is the correct way to write the underlined words? a. two & there b. to and their c. two and they re d. two and their 8. Read the sentence. Minnijean was expelled, segregationists grew confident. Which of the following represents the BEST way to rewrite the underlined words? a. Minnijean was expelled for segregationists b. Minnijean was expelled; segregationists c. But Minnijean was expelled. Segregationists d. Minnijean was expelled. For segregationists. Read the sentence. Chance and Mr. Wong are running across the field. Which of the following represents the BEST way to rewrite the underlined words? a. Chance and Mr. Wong was running b. Chance and Mr. Wong be running c. Chance and Mr. Wong is running d. Leave as is. 10. Read the sentence. Julissa or Samantha will going to turn off the lights. Which of the following represents the BEST way to rewrite the underlined words? a. Julissa or Samantha is going b. Julissa or Samantha are going c. Julissa or Samantha were going d. Leave as is. /3 points

4 Grammar Multiple Choice 11. Read the sentence. The Little Rock are heroes because they sacrificed their happiness and lives for the equality of all people. Which of the following represents the BEST way to rewrite the underlined words? a. The Little Rock is b. The Little Rock be c. The Little Rock was d. Leave as is. 12. Read the sentence. There grandparents are older then my grandparents. Which of the following represents the BEST way to rewrite the underlined words? a. They re grandparents are older than b. Their grandparents are older then c. Their grandparents are older than d. Leave as is. 13. Read the sentence. Two years ago to of my friends went to Belize to travel. Which of the following represents the BEST way to rewrite the underlined words? a. To years ago two of b. Too years ago too of c. Two years ago two of d. Leave as is. 14. Read the sentence. Too many people were too loud in class yesterday. Which of the following represents the BEST way to rewrite the underlined words? a. Two many people were to b. To many people were too c. Too many people were to d. Leave as is 15. Which of the best way to rewrite the underlined words? People in Little Rock, both blacks and whites, were afraid of integration. a. People in Little Rock both blacks and whites b. People in Little Rock both blacks, and whites, c. People in Little Rock both black and whites, d. leave as is. 16. Which of the best way to rewrite the underlined words? Studies show that 1 in 4 kids are victims of bullying a common problem in schools. a. victims, of bullying a common problem in schools. b. victims of bullying, a common problem in schools. c. victims of bullying a common, problem in schools. d. leave as is. /3 points

5 Literary Terms Multiple Choice 17. Read this sentence. The Joker is an character because he is a maniac who does crazy and evil things that nobody can understand. Which word would best replace the underlined words in the sentence and make it more precise (specific)? a. sympathetic b. unreliable c. unsympathetic d. flat character 18. Read this sentence. A is a minor character who does not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story. Which word would best replace the underlined words in the sentence and make it more precise (specific)? a. unreliable narrator b. round character c. flat character d. unsympathetic character 1. Read this sentence. The is a common device in literature; it involves a narrator with limited knowledge who conveys information that the reader cannot trust. Which word would best replace the underlined words in the sentence and make it more precise (specific)? a. sympathetic character b. round character c. antagonist d. unreliable narrator 20. Read this sentence. An is a character or force that represents the opposition against which the protagonists must contend and overcome. Which word would best replace the underlined words in the sentence and make it more precise (specific)? a. antagonist b. protagonist c. flat character d. round character 21. Read this sentence. Chances are good that the characters you ve most loved in fiction are because they re dynamic and fully developed. Which word would best replace the underlined words in the sentence and make it more precise (specific)? a. flat characters b. round characters c. unreliable narrator d. antagonists 22. Read this sentence. A is a fictional character in a story with whom the writer expects the reader to identify with or care about. Which word would best replace the underlined words in the sentence and make it more precise (specific)? a. unsympathetic character b. flat character c. character motivation d. sympathetic character /6 points

6 Reading Multiple Choice Directions: Read the excerpt from chapter 18 of Warriors Don t Cry to answer the questions on the next page. Warriors Don t Cry Melba Pattillo Beals The loss of Mama s teachng position had upset all the members of our family. Thinking about it, talking about it, planning for it had taken us up like an Arkanss tornado that pounded and pounded us in the wind. Now my home life was completely taken over by the same tense fretting and worrying Oklahomas is your only option, he said. But why? I ve done a good job here. There have never been any complaints from parents or from this administration. This is just one of those things that happens, Mrs. Pattillo. It has nothing to do with the caliber of your work. It s simply that we ve been ordered to hire a different kind of teacher. He paused. Of course, there is one way you can keep your job. Yes, sir? If Melba were to withdraw from that school, we could talk about renewing your contract this year at quite a handsome salary increase, he said. Mother was certain he was being presssured by his bosses, North Little Rock s all-white school administrators who were fighting integration in that city. Still, she had not expected such harsh retaliation. As she walked awy from his office, she recalled what Link had said, Something bad will happen, something involving the whole family. As we sat mulling over our fate, I realized that the segregationists had taken away the one thing we couldn t do without Mama s job. If there was anything that could cause me to leave school, it would be to get Mama s job back. Grandma was soft-spoken, calm, but emphatic as she said, Well, Lois, you ve tried every poiite and proper way of getting that job back. I think some sort of drastic action is called for. I don t know... Mother pondered the idea in silence. I had watched her expression become a little more drawn with each passing day. We could call some of those reporters. The main goal would be to get a story in the local white papers, Grandma said. I guess we ve got now choice. I ve thought about it and prayed about it. I ve thought about it and prayed about it, Mama finally said. Tomorrow morning I m going to write down a paragraph or two and call as my school life had been. It had happened without warning. Mother explained how the administrator had called her into his office and told her had the connections to see that she got offered a job in Oklahoma. Your contract here with us will not be renewed. The job in some of those news people. On Wednesday morning, May 7, I was awakened by the slam of the front door and Mother Lois calling out to us from the living room. It s here. The newspaper did it they printed the article about my losing my job! CHS Crisis Coster Her Job, Says North Little Rock Negro Teacher, the headlines read. The article stated our problem precisely as Mother had told the reporter: The North Little Rock School District had refused to renew her contract to teach seventh grade English because of her participation in the integration issue. Praise the Lord, we got us some power now, Grandma shouted. It was the first time in days I saw hope in everybody s eyes, hope that we could fight all those high-powered white men who were taking Mama s job away

7 Multiple Choice Directions: Cross out wrong answers and circle the correct answer. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or 23. Read the sentences. Well, Lois, you ve tried every poiite and proper way of getting that job back. I think some sort of drastic action is called for. What can you infer is the meaning of the word drastic? a. easy b. polite c. bright and glowing d. extreme 24. What is the purpose of the italicized statement? Thinking about it, talking about it, planning for it had taken us up like an Arkansas tornado that pounded and pounded us in the wind. a. it is a metaphor that compares Melba s feelings to the wind. b. it is a literal statement that explains how much stress integration has caused for Melba. c. it a simile that illustrates the stress Mother Lois s potential job loss has caused the family. d. it is a simile that compares Mother Lois s stress about her job to a tornado pounding the family. 25. The conflict in sections 2-5 of this passage can best be described as a. Internal the school board administration versus Mother Lois b. Internal the administrator s feeling towards Mother Lois c. External the school administration tries to force Melba to quit integrating Central so Mother Lois can keep her job d. External Mother Lois s feeling about being let go 26. Which quote best characterizes Grandma India as an ally? a. I think some sort of drastic action is called for. b. We could call some local newspapers. c. The main goal would be to get a story in the local white newspapers. d. All of the above 27. The purpose of this passage is likely a. to express the hopefulness Melba feels that integration is working b. to show how Mother Lois used the media to retaliate against the school administration c. to demonstrate how powerless Mother Lois is against the school board d. to highlight how underprivileged Melba and her family are. /5 points

8 Multiple Choice Final Exam Directions: Read the passage to answer the questions on the next page. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian Sherman Alexie The buzzer sounded. The game was over. We had killed the Redskins. Yep, we had humiliated them. We were dancing around the gym, laughing and screaming and chanting. My teammates mobbed me. They lifted mup on their shoulders and carried me around the gym. I looked for my mom, but she d fainted again, so they d taken her outside to get some fresh air. I looked for my dad. I thought he d be cheering. But he wasn t. He wasn t even looking at me. He was all quiet-faced as he looked at something else. So I looked at what he was looking at. It was the Wellpinit Redskins, lined up at their end of the court, as they watched us celebrate our victory. I whooped. We had defeated the enemy! We had defeated the champions! We were David who d thrown a stone into the brain of Goliath! And then I realized something. I realized that my team, the Reardan Indians, was Goliath. I mean, jeez, all of the seniors on our team were going to college. All of the guys on our team had their own cars. All of the guys on our team had ipods and cell phones and PSPs and three pairs of blue jeans and ten shirts and mothers and fathers who went to church and had good jobs. Okay, so maybe my white teammates had problems, serious problems, but none of their problems were life threatening. But I looked over at the Wellpinit Redskins, at Rowdy. I knew that two or three of those Indians might not have eaten breakfast that morning. No food in the house. I knew that two or three of those Indians might not have eaten breakfast that morning. No food in the house. I knew that seven or eight of those Indians lived with drunken mothers or fathers. I knew that one of those Indians had a father who dealt crack and meth. I knew two of those Indians had fathers in prison. I knew that none of them was going to college. Not one of them. And I knew that Rowdy s father was probably going to beat the crap out of him for losing this game. I suddenly wanted to apologize to Rowdy, to all of the other Spokanes. I was suddenly ashamed that I d wanted so badly to take revenge on them. I was suddenly ashamed at my anger, my rage, and my pain. I jumped off my white teammates shoulders and dashed into the locker room. I ran into the bathroom, into a toilet stall, and threw up. And then I wept like a baby. Coach and my teammates thoguht I was crying tears of happiness. But I wasn t. I was crying tears of shame. I was crying because I had broken my best friend s heart.

9 Multiple Choice Final Exam Directions: Cross out wrong answers and circle the correct answer. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or (3 points each) 28. Read the sentence. I suddenly wanted to apologize to Rowdy, to all of the other Spokanes. I was suddenly ashamed that I d wanted so badly to take revenge on them. What can you infer is the meaning of the word ashamed? a. regretful b. excited c. neutral d. unhappy 2. Sherman Alexie uses the character s thoughts, I suddenly wanted to apologize to Rowdy, to all of the other Spokanes. I jumped off my white teammates shoulders and dashed into the locker room. I ran into the bathroom, into a toilet stall, and threw up. to show the discrepancy (difference) between what Junior thinks and what he actually does in order to highlight a. the internal conflict-between what Junior wants to do and what he does b. the mood-happy and joyful c. that Rowdy is an unsympathetic character d. that Rowdy and Junior are foilsthey are opposites 30. Read the passage below. Sherman Alexie uses I knew that one of those Indians had a father who dealt crack and meth. I knew two of those Indians had fathers in prison. I knew that none of them was going to college. Not one of them. a. figurative language to compare his life with other Indians b. a simile that compares meth to the problems Indians face c. sensory detail to create a sad mood d. repetition to emphasize how much he should have known the problems in the Indians lives 31. Which quote best proves that Junior has a revelation that he should not have wanted revenge on his own community. a. We had killed the Redskins. Yep, we had humiliated them. b. I whooped. c He was all quiet-faced as he looked at something else. d. I suddenly wanted to apologize to Rowdy, to all of the other Spokanes. /4 points

10 Multiple Choice Final Exam Directions: Read the excerpt from chapter 18 of Warriors Don t Cry to answer the questions on the next page. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or (2 points each) Warriors Don t Cry Melba Pattillo Beals Although I could not erase the images or the sounds of those people outside, somehow Mrs. Pickwick was so sincere and determined to be as normal as possible that I actually listened to what she had to say about shorthand. I even managed to draw several shorthand characters on my tablet as the nose got louder and louder. I looked up from my notes to see my guide entering the door. She wore a frown and was red-faced and perspiring. Something was awfully wrong. It was written all over her face. Come with me now. To the principal s office, she called out nervously. This time she collected my books and shoved them into my arms. I walked even faster than before. We were almost running. Don t stop for anything, she shouted at me over the noise. As I followed her through an inner office past very official-looking white men, I was alarmed by the anxious expressions on their faces. I was led to an adjoining anteroom a smaller office, where some of the eight had gathered. Two of the girls were crying. I stood near the door, which was ajar enough so that although I could not see who was speaking, I could hear much of the men s conversations. I heard their frantic tone of voice, heard them say the mob was out of control, that they would have to call for help. What are we gonna do about the n****r children? asked one. The crowd is moving fast. They ve broken the barricades. These kids are trapped in here. Good Lord, you re right, another voice said. We may have to let the mob have one of these kids, so s we can distract them long enough to get the others out. Let one of those kids hang? How s that gonna look? N*****rs or not, they re children, and we got a job to do. Hang one of us? They were talking about hanging one of my friends, or maybe even me. My knees were shaing so badly I thought i would fall over. I held my breath, trying not to make any noise. The two men discussing our fate were just on the other side of the door. I turned my back to the partially opened door, at the same time moving closer to it so I could hear more. A man s voice said, They re children. What ll we do, have them draw straws to see which one gets a rope around their neck? It maybe the only way out. There must be a thousand people out there, armed and coming this way. Some of these patrolmen are throwing down their badges, another breathless voice said. We gotta get them out of here. I heard footsteps coming closer. I moved to the center of the room, closer to where my friends stood surrounding Thelma, who sat on her haunches. A tall, raw-boned, dark-haired man came toward us. I m Gene Smith Assistant Chief of the Little Rock Police Department. He spoke in a calm tone. It s time for you to leave for today. Come with me now. Right away, I had a good feeling about him because of the way he introduced himself and took charge. He urged us to move faster, acting as though it mattered to him whether or not we got out. It s eleventhirty. I want you out of here before noon. Gene Smith. His was the voice I had heard in the next room, saying he would rather get all of us out than hang one to save the others. I decided to forever remember this man in my prayers

11 Multiple Choice Directions: Cross out wrong answers and circle the correct answer. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or 32. Read the sentences. I was alarmed by the anxious expressions on their faces. What can you infer is the meaning of the word anxious? a. nervous b. happy c. bright and glowing d. excited 33. What is the purpose of the italicized statement? Something was awfully wrong. It was written all over her face. a. it is a metaphor that compares the guide s face to a chalkboard b. it is a literal statement that explains how much stress the teacher is feeling c. it a simile that illustrates the fear the guide feels d. it is a figurative statement that illustrates how clearly Melba can see the fear on the guide s face 34. The conflict in sections 8- of this passage can best be described as a. Internal Melba s mistrust of the men b. Internal the mob vs. the Little Rock c. External the two men s disagreement about what should be done to save the Little Rock d. External the man s feelings about his own life vs. the children s safety 35. Which quote best characterizes one of the men as an ally? a. These kids are trapped in here. b. Some of these patrolmen are throwing down their badges, c. We may have to let the mob have one of these kids, so s we can distract them long enough to get the others out. d. His was the voice... saying he would rather get all of us out than hang one to save the others. 36. The purpose of this passage is likely a. to express the hopefulness Melba feels that integration is working b. to show how extreme Melba s circumstances were and the amount of courage it took to be an ally c. to demonstrate the internal conflict Melba has about running from the mob. d. to highlight how little white people cared about the Little Rock. /5 points

12 Multiple Choice Midterm Exam Directions: Read and analyze the poem. Make sure to include: a prediction /1 3 questions with answers /3 1 connection /1 the message. /2 Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden 5 Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him. I d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking. When the rooms were warm, he d call, and slowly I would rise and dress, fearing the chronic angers of that house, 10 Speaking indifferently to him, who had driven out the cold and polished my good shoes as well. What did I know, what did I know of love s austere and lonely offices? /7 points 12

13 Multiple Choice Midterm Exam Directions: Cross out wrong answers and circle the correct answer. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or 37.) What type of poetic device is the following line? What did I know, what did I know of love s austere and lonely offices? 3.) What is the tone at the end of the poem? a. Regretful and appreciative b. Resigned and sarcastic c. Comic and comforting d. Nervous and outraged a. hyperbole b. personification c. repetition d. imagery 38.) What is the purpose of the sensory detail, blueback cold, then with cracked hands that ached. 40.) Haden implies that love a. can be expressed without words. b. is often conditional. c. creates harmony in the home. d. leads to disappointment. a. it is a simile to compare the cold to the color blue b. it sets a tired, exhausted mood. c. It is personification to illustrate that the hands, like humans, get cold. d. it sets a mood of anticipation and excitement. 41.) What is the universal theme expressed here? a. As they grow older, children become disillusioned by their surroundings. b. Children are to be seen and not heard. c. As they grow older, children often come to appreciate their parents. d. Children are responsible for themselves. /5 points 13

14 Multiple Choice Midterm Exam Directions: Read the following passage from Of Mice and Men and answer the following questions. Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Candy joined the attack with joy. Glove fulla vaseline, he said disgustedly. Curley glared at him. His eyes slipped on past and lighted on Lennie; and Lennie was still smiling with delight at the memory of the ranch. Curley stepped over to Lennie like a terrier. What the hell you laughin at? Lennie looked blankly at him. Huh? Then Curley s rage exploded. Come on, ya big bastard. Get up on your feet. No big sonof-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me. I ll show ya who s yella. Lennie looked helplessly at George, and then he got up and tried to retreat. Curley was balanced and poised. He slashed at Lennie with his left, and then smashed down his nose with a right. Lennie gave a cry of terror. Blood welled from his nose. George, he cried. Make um let me alone, George. He backed until he was against the wall, and Curley followed, slugging him in the face. Lennie s hands remained at his sides; he was too frightened to defend himself. George was on his feet yelling, Get him, Lennie. Don t let him do it. Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with terror. He cried, Make um stop, George. Then Curley attacked his stomach and cut off his wind. Slim jumped up. The dirty little rat, he cried, I ll get um myself. George put out his hand and grabbed Slim. Wait a minute, he shouted. He cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled, Get im, Lennie! Lennie took his hands away from his face and looked about for George, and Curley slashed at his eyes. The big face was covered with blood. George yelled again, I said get him. Curley s fist was swinging when Lennie reached for it. The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie s big hand. George ran down the room. Leggo of him, Lennie. Let go. But Lennie watched in terror the flopping little man whom he held. Blood ran down Lennie s face, one of his eyes was cut and closed. George slapped him in the face again and again, and still Lennie held on to the closed fist. Curley was white and shrunken by now, and his struggling had become weak. He stood crying, his fist lost in Lennie s paw. George shouted over and over. Leggo his hand, Lennie. Leggo. Slim, come help me while the guy got any hand left. Suddenly Lennie let go his hold. He crouched cowering against the wall. You tol me to, George, he said miserably. 14

15 Multiple Choice Midterm Exam Directions: Cross out wrong answers and circle the correct answer. Check your understanding by writing either a $,,? or. 42. What type of language is used below? The big face was covered with blood. a. a simile b. personification c. hyperbole d. sensory detail 43. Read this part of the passage. The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie s big hand. What is the purpose of the figurative language? a. It is a simile that shows how Curley fights like a fish b. It is a metaphor that compares Lennie to a fish to emphasize the strength of Curley c. It is hyperbole that exaggerates Lennie s advantage in order to astonish the reader d. It is a simile that compares Curley to a flopping fish to show how useless his attack is against Lennie 44. Which quote best characterizes Lennie as helpless? a. Lennie looked blankly at him. Huh? b. Make um let me alone, George. c. But Lennie watched in terror, the flopping little man whom he held. d. Curley s fist was swinging when Lennie reached for it. 45. Read the following sentences. What can you infer is the meaning of the word welled a. running very deep b. about to spill over c. collected He slashed at Lennie with his left, and then smashed down his nose with a right. Lennie gave a cry of terror. Blood welled from his nose. d. done in a good way 46. The purpose of this passage is most likely to a. illustrate the internal conflict that occurs between Lennie and Curley b. explain that ranch workers in the Great Depression were treated unfairly c. illustrate the amount of dependence Lennie has on George. d. characterize Lennie as a coward. /5 points 15

16 Reflection. /3 What did you expect to be on the test that was not? What did we do in class that you helped you study for this midterm? What did you do to study for this exam on your own? Did you use the $,,?, method? /3 extra credit points XS Options: (up to 3 points XS) Choose one. /3 1. Write a short monologue describing what someone in the picture is thinking. 2. Draw a picture of an important moment we studied in the history of Civil Rights and label the perpetrator (it may be the government, law, etc.), ally, bystanders, and target. 16