According to the speaker, the jazz musicians that he knew as a boy attempted to do all of the following EXCEPT

blend forms such as the slave song + spiritual into structured performances

The speaker in the passage can best be described as a person who...

is committed to developing his skills as a writer

That the speaker “sympathized with’’ the drunk’s “obsession’’ (lines 16-17) is ironic chiefly because the drunk

was a major source of the noise from which the speaker wished to escape

The speaker suggests that the jazz musicians to whom he refers accomplish which of the following by means of their art?

They create order from the disorder of life.

In the passage, the drunk, the jazz musicians, and the singer all share which of the following?

An intense application to a single activity

The speaker mentions Beethoven’s Fifth and Macbeth (lines 27-28) as examples of which of the following?

Artistic compositions with compelling and unforgettable elements

It can be inferred that the speaker and the drunk were “fellow victims’’ (line 22) in that

both were tormented by distracting disturbances

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1
The speaker’s attitude toward the jazz musicians is best described as one of
idolatrous devotion
feigned intimacy
qualified enthusiasm
profound admiration
2
The style of the passage as a whole is most accurately characterized as
informal and descriptive
complex and pedantic
symbolic and terse
abstract and allusive
3
In the sentence beginning “There were times’’ (lines 58-63), the speaker employs all of the following EXCEPT
simile
understatement
concrete diction
parallel syntax
4
In context, the word “intimate’’ (lines 24-25) is best interpreted to mean
tender and friendly
inexorably penetrating
suggestive and lyrical
strongly private
5
According to the speaker, the jazz musicians that he knew as a boy attempted to do all of the following EXCEPT
combine their talents with those of others in improvised group performances
communicate their positive beliefs + attitudes through their performances
achieve individuality + virtuosity within their musical tradition
blend forms such as the slave song + spiritual into structured performances
6
The speaker in the passage can best be described as a person who...
is committed to developing his skills as a writer
has talent as both a musician and a writer
is actually more interested in being a musician than in being a writer
is motivated very differently from the jazz musicians that he describes
7
That the speaker “sympathized with’’ the drunk’s “obsession’’ (lines 16-17) is ironic chiefly because the drunk
was a major source of the noise from which the speaker wished to escape
agitated the speaker purposely and distracted him from his writing
was not “poetic’’ (line 3) and had no basis for his obsession
actually disturbed the speaker less than did the singer
8
The speaker suggests that the jazz musicians to whom he refers accomplish which of the following by means of their art?
They hold a mirror to nature.
They create music concerned more with truth than beauty.
They create order from the disorder of life.
They provide an ironic view of the world.
9
In the passage, the drunk, the jazz musicians, and the singer all share which of the following?
An inability to identify with others
A desire for popular approval
A concern more with individuality than with tradition
An intense application to a single activity
10
The speaker mentions Beethoven’s Fifth and Macbeth (lines 27-28) as examples of which of the following?
Classic masterpieces with which everyone should be familiar
Works of art famous for their power to annoy audiences
Masterly creations flawed by insidious motifs and violent scenes
Artistic compositions with compelling and unforgettable elements
11
It can be inferred that the speaker and the drunk were “fellow victims’’ (line 22) in that
neither was any longer able to feel guilt or responsibility
each had in a different way proven to be a failure
both were tormented by distracting disturbances
both had lost control of their passions

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