10. Which choice best analyzes the metal and flame imagery?

contrasts tenderness, hardness, and deep emotion

8. What are "the flames of discipline" in line 12?

his father's strict self-control

7. Which of these moments could be described as an epiphany (ah-ha! moment) for the speaker?

When he realizes removing something can add something

4. You can infer that the father told a story to...

distract him from pain and worry of metal splinter.

5. What action would inspire the image of "a man planting" in lines 14-17?

the father gently touching the boy's palm

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Pearson SAT Practice Test p.1460-61

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3. In line 10, "measures" means...
rulers
cups or pounds
amounts
musical divisions
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2. Which detail conveys his father's character?
his voice and hands
his accomplishments
his face and head
the story he told
3
10. Which choice best analyzes the metal and flame imagery?
links blade that removes splinter to planting ideas
connects iron splinter to father's passion and caring
contrasts tenderness, hardness, and deep emotion
one needs to be hard like metal to endure the heat
4
8. What are "the flames of discipline" in line 12?
his father's strict self-control
the dark well water and prayer his father says
his father's scolding words
the metal splinters
5
9. What formal element does the poem contain?
verses shaped like a sliver
internal rhyme
end rhyme
epic qualities
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7. Which of these moments could be described as an epiphany (ah-ha! moment) for the speaker?
When he thinks about father's hands beside his face
When he remembers the voice, but can't recall the story
When he understands that the splinter is finally out
When he realizes removing something can add something
7
1. Which literary device is employed in this poem?
chronological order
flashback
hyperbole
foreshadowing
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4. You can infer that the father told a story to...
tell of how others died from metal splinters.
describe something that happened when put something in palm.
explain how metal splinter got into the palm.
distract him from pain and worry of metal splinter.
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5. What action would inspire the image of "a man planting" in lines 14-17?
a quick pulling action
heads leaning together in quiet conversation
arms held above boy's head in gesture of working
the father gently touching the boy's palm
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6. How are "well" and "a prayer" in lines 7-8 related to the father's voice?
They are deep and solemn.
They are threatening and desperate.
They are sacred and inspiring.
They are dark, invisible, and mysterious.

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