ENG2A 1st 6 Wks Exam Review

Question 1

What is the best method for a student reader to determine the tone of a passage?

Accepted Answer

look for words with an emotional connotation

Question 2

What is the definition of an independent clause?

Accepted Answer

group of words with subject & verb that can stand alone (complete sentence)

Question 3

What is the literary definition of theme?

Accepted Answer

a universal message about life revealed through a literary work

Question 4

What is the best method for a student reader to determine the theme of a passage?

Accepted Answer

brainstorm related abstract nouns

Question 5

Would could Candy's dog symbolize in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men?

Accepted Answer

the need for companionship, the cruelty of society, lack of appreciation for the elderly in society

Question 6

What words contribute most to the tone of this passage from Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men?

Accepted Answer

squirmed uncomfortably, proudly

Question 7

What would be appropriate tone words to use in describing this passage from Erdrich's "The Leap?"

Accepted Answer

impressed, admiring

Question 8

What abstract nouns (idea words) does this passage from Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men communicate?

Accepted Answer

cruelty, callousness (lack of sympathy/feeling), usefulness/utilitarianism, companionship

Question 9

What is the independent clause in this complex sentence?

Accepted Answer

my mother tore her blindfold away

Question 10

Which thematic statement would NOT effectively communicate a universal message of this passage from Of Mice and Men?

Accepted Answer

In times of stress, true friends support each other no matter what.

Question 11

What is the independent clause in this complex sentence?

Accepted Answer

inside it was dusk

Question 12

What is the most accurate definition of tone as a literary term?

Accepted Answer

attitude of the speaker toward the subject of a passage

Question 13

What is the best definition of a literary symbol?

Accepted Answer

an object, a person, or situation that represents an idea

Question 14

What is the definition of an dependent clause?

Accepted Answer

group of words with subject & verb that can't stand alone (incomplete sent)

Question 15

What would be appropriate tone words to use in describing this passage from Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men?

Accepted Answer

sympathetic, nostalgic

Question 16

What abstract nouns (idea words) does this passage from Erdrich's "The Leap" communicate?

Accepted Answer

decisiveness, self-confidence, control, risk-taking

Question 17

What is the dependent clause in this complex sentence?

Accepted Answer

Although there was evening brightness

Question 18

Which thematic statement would NOT effectively communicate a universal message of the passage?

Accepted Answer

It is best not to take risks in life in order to stay safe.

Question 19

What words contribute most to the tone of this passage from Erdrich's "The Leap?"

Accepted Answer

tore, clutching

Question 20

What is the dependent clause in this complex sentence?

Accepted Answer

that once healed they bore no lines

Question 21

What could the mother's palms in Erdrich's "The Leap" symbolize?

Accepted Answer

the erasure of her past, a new, uncertain start for her life

Questions 21