Which of these people most clearly displays a fancy for words?

someone who frequently works on crossword puzzles

Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?

She found herself with child by that gentleman and so killed herself

How would well-to-do parents in Shakespeare’s day most likely have treated a daughter’s literary ambitions?

(Part A) They would have tried to stop those ambitions.

Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?

(Part B) But then her parents came in and told her to mend the stockings

Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?

(Part B) The force of her own gift alone drove her to it.

Which of these sentences containing the word fancy reflects the most common usage of the word today?

She wore a very fancy gown to the theater.

Which statement best expresses the central claim of Woolf’s argument in “Shakespeare’s Sister”?

No woman could have written plays because society would have stifled her

Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?

(Part A) She is driven by her creative genius.

what is the main reason that Judith Shakespeare sets off for London?

(Part A) She is driven by her creative genius.

Which of the following changes would best update this quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” to reflect today’s usage?

Change cross-roads to crossroads and omnibuses to buses.

what main difference does Woolf describe in the London experiences of Shakespeare and his sister Judith?

Shakespeare wins fame and fortune in London, but his sister does not

Identify the statement that most accurately reflects the situation of women in the England of Shakespeare’s day.

Few women could fulfill their artistic ambitions.

If a man has a taste for opera, how does he most likely feel about it?

He finds it greatly appealing and enjoyable.

In her argument in “Shakespeare’s Sister,” what main differences does Woolf describe in the education?

Shakespeare attended school, but his sister did not.

what happens to a young woman who runs off to London to become a playwright?

(Part A) She comes to a tragic end.

What is the main paradigm that Woolf presents to argue her claim in “Shakespeare’s Sister”?

a story about an imaginary sister of Shakespeare’s

Which of the statements best paraphrases this quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister”: She cried out that marriage was hat

She screamed that she was repulsed by the idea of getting married.

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1
Which of these people most clearly displays a fancy for words?
someone who is nervous about speaking in public
someone who never says what he or she really means
someone who frequently works on crossword puzzles
someone who enjoys the finer things in life
2
Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?
(Part B) She stood at the stage door; she wanted to act, she said.
Could she even seek her dinner in a tavern or roam the streets at midnight
(Part B) At last ... Nick Greene the actor-manager took pity on her.…
She found herself with child by that gentleman and so killed herself
3
Which of these adjectives best describe the imaginary character of Judith Shakespeare in “Shakespeare’s Sister”?
kindhearted
obedient
loyal
talented
4
Which of these qualities would a dancer most need to display in order to be described as a gifted ballerina?
a ruthless drive for success
a strong need to be admired
honesty and integrity
skill and grace in her art
5
How would well-to-do parents in Shakespeare’s day most likely have treated a daughter’s literary ambitions?
(Part A) They would have been amused by those ambitions.
(Part A) They would have encouraged those ambitions.
(Part A) They would have tried to stop those ambitions.
(Part A) They would have boasted about those ambitions.
6
Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?
(Part B) She picked up a book now and then, one of her brother’s
(Part B) But then her parents came in and told her to mend the stockings
(Part B) She was as adventurous, as imaginative to see the world as he was.
(Part B) ... [I]ndeed, more likely than not she was the apple of her father
7
Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?
(Part B) Very soon he got work in the theater, became a successful actor
(Part B) The force of her own gift alone drove her to it.
(Part B) ... [F]or that she was severely beaten by her father.
(Part B) She cried out that marriage was hateful to her.…
8
Which of these sentences containing the word fancy reflects the most common usage of the word today?
Do you fancy a glass of lemonade during intermission?
This is not reality; it is all the playwright's fancy.
She wore a very fancy gown to the theater.
We have taken a fancy to musical comedies.
9
Which statement best expresses the central claim of Woolf’s argument in “Shakespeare’s Sister”?
No woman could have written plays because society would have stifled her
Shakespeare’s sister would have written better plays than her brother
Shakespeare’s sister probably would have been as adventurous and fun
No woman in Shakespeare's time could have possessed Shakespeare’s genius.
10
Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?
(Part A) She hopes to join her famous brother.
(Part A) She wants to avoid an arranged marriage.
(Part A) She is angry at her father.
(Part A) She is driven by her creative genius.
11
what is the main reason that Judith Shakespeare sets off for London?
(Part A) She hopes to join her famous brother.
(Part A) She is driven by her creative genius.
(Part A) She wants to avoid an arranged marriage.
(Part A) She is angry at her father.
12
Which of the following changes would best update this quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” to reflect today’s usage?
Add an apostrophe and s to winter to make it winter’s
Change killed to slew and stop to halt.
Add another r to the spelling of buried and change cross-roads to crossroad
Change cross-roads to crossroads and omnibuses to buses.
13
what main difference does Woolf describe in the London experiences of Shakespeare and his sister Judith?
Shakespeare marries a wealthy theatergoer, but his sister marries poor man
Shakespeare eventually becomes a playwright, but his sister becomes actress
Shakespeare struggles to support himself, but his sister lives in comfort
Shakespeare wins fame and fortune in London, but his sister does not
14
Identify the statement that most accurately reflects the situation of women in the England of Shakespeare’s day.
Most women received an excellent classical education.
Few women could fulfill their artistic ambitions.
No woman would be permitted to rule the nation.
Many women were allowed to choose their husbands.
15
If a man has a taste for opera, how does he most likely feel about it?
He likes it but does not understand it very well.
He sampled it once and decided that once was enough.
He believes that it shows elegance and refinement.
He finds it greatly appealing and enjoyable.
16
Which of the following meanings of art applies to its use in this sentence?The actress practiced her art in summer
paintings, drawings, or other graphics
sly or cunning trickery
human creativity, as opposed to that of nature
any branch of creative work
17
In her argument in “Shakespeare’s Sister,” what main differences does Woolf describe in the education?
Shakespeare attended school, but his sister did not.
Shakespeare studied literature, but his sister never even learned to read.
Shakespeare had a private tutor, but his sister did not.
Shakespeare studied Latin, but his sister studied only English grammar.
18
In her essay “Shakespeare’s Sister,” what prompts Virginia Woolf’s musings about Shakespeare’s sister?
an invitation to a speaking engagement
a bishop’s statement
her admiration for the works of Shakespeare
something she reads in a play
19
what happens to a young woman who runs off to London to become a playwright?
(Part A) She is able to find a generous patron.
(Part A) She has to work as an actress first.
(Part A) She needs to work twice as hard as a man.
(Part A) She comes to a tragic end.
20
Which of the following meanings of bore applies to its use in this sentence? the mother who bore Shakespeare was a rich
to drill a hole
the hollow part of a pipe
gave birth to
to weary others by being dull
21
what does Woolf suggest was the reason a woman in Shakespeare's day could never have written plays like Shakespeare?
social strictures
lack of experience
lack of ambition
financial hardship
22
What is the main paradigm that Woolf presents to argue her claim in “Shakespeare’s Sister”?
comments about home life in Shakespeare’s time
a story about an imaginary sister of Shakespeare’s
quotations from a variety of Shakespeare’s plays
a vivid description of the theater in Shakespeare’s time
23
Which of the statements best paraphrases this quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister”: She cried out that marriage was hat
She screamed that she was repulsed by the idea of getting married.
She wept to think about marrying someone she barely knew.
She became depressed over her likely future as a married woman.
She vowed that she would do nothing to make the marriage work.

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Questions 23

Answers

1
Which of these people most clearly displays a fancy for words?
someone who is nervous about speaking in public
someone who never says what he or she really means
someone who frequently works on crossword puzzles
someone who enjoys the finer things in life
2
Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?
(Part B) She stood at the stage door; she wanted to act, she said.
Could she even seek her dinner in a tavern or roam the streets at midnight
(Part B) At last ... Nick Greene the actor-manager took pity on her.…
She found herself with child by that gentleman and so killed herself
3
Which of these adjectives best describe the imaginary character of Judith Shakespeare in “Shakespeare’s Sister”?
kindhearted
obedient
loyal
talented
4
Which of these qualities would a dancer most need to display in order to be described as a gifted ballerina?
a ruthless drive for success
a strong need to be admired
honesty and integrity
skill and grace in her art
5
How would well-to-do parents in Shakespeare’s day most likely have treated a daughter’s literary ambitions?
(Part A) They would have been amused by those ambitions.
(Part A) They would have encouraged those ambitions.
(Part A) They would have tried to stop those ambitions.
(Part A) They would have boasted about those ambitions.
6
Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?
(Part B) She picked up a book now and then, one of her brother’s
(Part B) But then her parents came in and told her to mend the stockings
(Part B) She was as adventurous, as imaginative to see the world as he was.
(Part B) ... [I]ndeed, more likely than not she was the apple of her father
7
Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?
(Part B) Very soon he got work in the theater, became a successful actor
(Part B) The force of her own gift alone drove her to it.
(Part B) ... [F]or that she was severely beaten by her father.
(Part B) She cried out that marriage was hateful to her.…
8
Which of these sentences containing the word fancy reflects the most common usage of the word today?
Do you fancy a glass of lemonade during intermission?
This is not reality; it is all the playwright's fancy.
She wore a very fancy gown to the theater.
We have taken a fancy to musical comedies.
9
Which statement best expresses the central claim of Woolf’s argument in “Shakespeare’s Sister”?
No woman could have written plays because society would have stifled her
Shakespeare’s sister would have written better plays than her brother
Shakespeare’s sister probably would have been as adventurous and fun
No woman in Shakespeare's time could have possessed Shakespeare’s genius.
10
Which quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” best supports the answer to Part A?
(Part A) She hopes to join her famous brother.
(Part A) She wants to avoid an arranged marriage.
(Part A) She is angry at her father.
(Part A) She is driven by her creative genius.
11
what is the main reason that Judith Shakespeare sets off for London?
(Part A) She hopes to join her famous brother.
(Part A) She is driven by her creative genius.
(Part A) She wants to avoid an arranged marriage.
(Part A) She is angry at her father.
12
Which of the following changes would best update this quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister” to reflect today’s usage?
Add an apostrophe and s to winter to make it winter’s
Change killed to slew and stop to halt.
Add another r to the spelling of buried and change cross-roads to crossroad
Change cross-roads to crossroads and omnibuses to buses.
13
what main difference does Woolf describe in the London experiences of Shakespeare and his sister Judith?
Shakespeare marries a wealthy theatergoer, but his sister marries poor man
Shakespeare eventually becomes a playwright, but his sister becomes actress
Shakespeare struggles to support himself, but his sister lives in comfort
Shakespeare wins fame and fortune in London, but his sister does not
14
Identify the statement that most accurately reflects the situation of women in the England of Shakespeare’s day.
Most women received an excellent classical education.
Few women could fulfill their artistic ambitions.
No woman would be permitted to rule the nation.
Many women were allowed to choose their husbands.
15
If a man has a taste for opera, how does he most likely feel about it?
He likes it but does not understand it very well.
He sampled it once and decided that once was enough.
He believes that it shows elegance and refinement.
He finds it greatly appealing and enjoyable.
16
Which of the following meanings of art applies to its use in this sentence?The actress practiced her art in summer
paintings, drawings, or other graphics
sly or cunning trickery
human creativity, as opposed to that of nature
any branch of creative work
17
In her argument in “Shakespeare’s Sister,” what main differences does Woolf describe in the education?
Shakespeare attended school, but his sister did not.
Shakespeare studied literature, but his sister never even learned to read.
Shakespeare had a private tutor, but his sister did not.
Shakespeare studied Latin, but his sister studied only English grammar.
18
In her essay “Shakespeare’s Sister,” what prompts Virginia Woolf’s musings about Shakespeare’s sister?
an invitation to a speaking engagement
a bishop’s statement
her admiration for the works of Shakespeare
something she reads in a play
19
what happens to a young woman who runs off to London to become a playwright?
(Part A) She is able to find a generous patron.
(Part A) She has to work as an actress first.
(Part A) She needs to work twice as hard as a man.
(Part A) She comes to a tragic end.
20
Which of the following meanings of bore applies to its use in this sentence? the mother who bore Shakespeare was a rich
to drill a hole
the hollow part of a pipe
gave birth to
to weary others by being dull
21
what does Woolf suggest was the reason a woman in Shakespeare's day could never have written plays like Shakespeare?
social strictures
lack of experience
lack of ambition
financial hardship
22
What is the main paradigm that Woolf presents to argue her claim in “Shakespeare’s Sister”?
comments about home life in Shakespeare’s time
a story about an imaginary sister of Shakespeare’s
quotations from a variety of Shakespeare’s plays
a vivid description of the theater in Shakespeare’s time
23
Which of the statements best paraphrases this quotation from “Shakespeare’s Sister”: She cried out that marriage was hat
She screamed that she was repulsed by the idea of getting married.
She wept to think about marrying someone she barely knew.
She became depressed over her likely future as a married woman.
She vowed that she would do nothing to make the marriage work.