A shift in the focus of the passage occurs with which of the following?

Traditionally, … [paragraph 5]

According to the author, the writer is like a child because

We remained tale-bearers [paragraph 3]

A careful reading of the last two paragraphs of the excerpt can lead the reader to infer that

society does not value the storyteller

The close association between the reader and the author is immediately established by

a first person plural point of view

The primary purpose of the passage is to

look at the sources of storytelling

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Margaret Atwood - "Origin of Stories"

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1
The last sentence of para 2, "From all these scraps …" to "forbidden knowledge," contains all of the following except-
an ellipsis
parallel structure
a periodic sentence
a compound-complex sentence
2
The phrase "forbidden knowledge" in the last sentence of the second paragraph can best be categorized as
understatement
hyperbole
a paradox
a biblical allusion
3
A shift in the focus of the passage occurs with which of the following?
including the language of the earliest-learned stories … [paragraph 5]
Perhaps this is what writers are … [paragraph 3]
Traditionally, … [paragraph 5]
children have been deprived of the grandfathers … [paragraph 5]
4
According to the author, the writer is like a child because
We remained tale-bearers [paragraph 3]
…regard one kind of story as real … [paragraph 4, next to last line]
We will have old husbands' tales [paragraph 5]
We are likely to accept these stories...[paragraph 4]
5
The predominant tone of the passage is best stated as
sweetly effusive
aggressively judgemental
wistfully observant
reverently detailed
6
A careful reading of the last two paragraphs of the excerpt can lead the reader to infer that
storytelling should be left to children
men can never be storytellers
society does not value the storyteller
women should be the storytellers
7
One reason Atwood gives for the presence of stories in children's lives is
listening
family secrets
supernatural influences
scandalous gossip
8
The close association between the reader and the author is immediately established by
a first person plural point of view
being emotional
using accessible diction and syntax
placing the reader into a family situation
9
The author makes use of which of the following rhetorical strategies?
process and analysis
anecdote and argument
cause and effect
exposition and persuasion
10
The primary purpose of the passage is to
analyze storytelling
idealize children
criticize censorship
look at the sources of storytelling

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