Review Summative F&B and TSTFF

Question 1

A news article would give you an outsider's view of the musician's life. It would probably be objective, or

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unbiased

Question 2

If something is portable, it can be easily

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carried

Question 3

A corridor is a type of

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hallway

Question 4

Which statement is only supported by "Flesh and Blood" but not by "The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire"?

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The absence of fire drills caused confusion among the trapped workers.

Question 5

Albert Marrin probably included reporter William G. Shepherd's quote describing the image and sound of bodies falling to

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to provide a vivid, eyewitness account and put the reader at the scene

Question 6

The clues to use for identifying author's perspective are

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all answer choices

Question 7

According to "Flesh & Blood," which floor suffered the worst casualties?

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9th

Question 8

The author's attitude toward his or her subject is called

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tone

Question 9

Enact means

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to make into law

Question 10

In “The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire,” Fire Marshall William Beers “stunned” New Yorkers by declaring

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that hundreds of other city buildings were just as unsafe.

Question 11

Albert Marrin included the story about Fire Chief Croker bringing home a mouse from the remains of the fire because he

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wants to show that even a hardened professional had difficulty coping.

Question 12

When a writer wants to get his or her readers to do something or think a certain way his/her purpose is to

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persuade

Question 13

Which statement below DOES NOT describe “The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire”?

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It emphasizes the causes of the fire and the events during the fire.

Question 14

What makes a flammable material dangerous?

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It can easily catch fire.

Question 15

Novels, short stories, and comics are examples of writing that is meant to

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entertain

Question 16

An inspection is a type of

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examination

Question 17

"The girls were falling on me and they squeezed me to the door. Please let me open the door!" The door wouldn't open b/c

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It opened inward.

Question 18

Sources that are firsthand accounts are

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primary sources

Question 19

Prose includes every kind of writing except

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poetry

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