What is an autobiography?

When an author writes about their own life from start to present

In the essay "The Washwoman", why does the woman do some much work for so little?

She is proud of her work and doesn't want to be a burden.

Why do the women in "Women on the Breadlines" feel ashamed

They have to live in extreme poverty without hope in a skeptical society

When an author writes about a specific time/event in their life

Which of the following is not a theme of the essay "On Summer"

The author does not like summer because it is hot

Which best describes an authors PURPOSE for writing?

The author's reason for writing

A repeated topic that has symbolic significance in a written work

Unjust, malicious treatment or exercise of power

What is the danger of a single story?

Single stories create stereotypes and untrue assumptions about others

When an author writes about another person's life from start to present

A truth about life revealed by the work

A comparison of two things not using like or as

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1
What is an autobiography?
When an author writes about an event from their own life
When an author writes about their own life from start to present
When an author writes about another persons life
A documentary created by an author
2
Simile is figurative language
True
False
3
What is a simile
A comparison not using like or as
A facial expression
A comparison using like or as
A comparison
4
Personification is figurative language
False
True
5
Parallelism is a rhetorical device
False
True
6
Which of the following is not one of the main purposes for writing? (PIE)
Impress
To inform
To persuade
To entertain
7
In the essay "The Washwoman", why does the woman do some much work for so little?
She really likes the family she is working for
She doesn't want to lose customers
She is proud of her work and doesn't want to be a burden.
She is trying to make her son feel proud of her
8
An opinion should be based on facts
False
True
9
Why do the women in "Women on the Breadlines" feel ashamed
They have to live in extreme poverty without hope in a skeptical society
They cannot have children
They cannot get married
Because they did not cook dinner in a timely fashion
10
Metaphor is figurative language
True
False
11
Repetition is figurative language
True
False
12
What is a memoir?
When an author writes about a specific time/event in their life
A fiction narrative
When a author writes about their entire life
A work an author writes about another person/place/thing
13
Which of the following is not a theme of the essay "On Summer"
Our perspectives change as we change
You can dislike something but still hold respect for it
Summer is the noblest of seasons because it is the apex of life
The author does not like summer because it is hot
14
Restatement is a rhetorical device
False
True
15
Which best describes an authors PURPOSE for writing?
The author's reason for writing
The author's word choice
The author's attitude toward the topic
The author's references to history
16
A rhetorical question is a rhetorical device
False
True
17
What is the purpose of MLKs "I Have a Dream" speech?
To persuade and Inform
To inform and entertain
To entertain
To Impress
18
What mode of persuasion uses personal stories?
Ethos
Bethos
Pathos
Logos
19
What is a motif
A comparison using like or as
Exaggerated statement or claim
The main idea of a written work
A repeated topic that has symbolic significance in a written work
20
Allusion is a rhetorical device
True
False
21
What is oppression?
the action of subduing something or someone by force
The act of suppressing something
Resistance expressed in actions or arguments
Unjust, malicious treatment or exercise of power
22
Article's should be as unbias as possible
False
True
23
What is the danger of a single story?
Single stories create stereotypes and untrue assumptions about others
You can still fall and get hurt from a single story
You have a clear perspective of person/culture
There is no danger
24
What is a biography?
When an author writes about a specific time/event in their life
When an author writes about his/her own life from start to present
An informative text on the biology of animals
When an author writes about another person's life from start to present
25
What is a theme?
A reoccurring topic in a work
A cool idea for a birthday party
The author's purpose for writing
A truth about life revealed by the work
26
What is a metaphor?
A time and place
A comparison
A comparison of two things not using like or as
Comparing two things using like or as
27
Analogy is a rhetorical device
False
True
28
Alliteration is a rhetorical device
True
False

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