An in-text citation goes

Immediately after a quote, paraphrase, summary or reference

The speaker in “The Last Duchess,” by Robert Browning, has his spouse killed.

Is an obvious statement to people who know the story

When analyzing a literary work, compare the literary work with

The culture of the literary work’s time-period

In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The speaker has been prescribed he rest cure

For quotes of four or more lines of poetry, the writer

Uses a block quotation without quotation marks

Conclusions can do all the following except

Provide information unrelated to the claim

Everything in the essay should

Point back to the thesis statement

Has unpleasant and inaccurate connotations

The introduction should do all except

Speak in generalities or with philosophical ideas

The initial thesis statement is written

Before and while writing the first draft

In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufock,” Prufock

Is indecisive, overeducated, neurotic, eloquent and emotionally stifled

When a writer summarizes continuous text that spans two pages

the writer cites the first page before summarizing the second

When using a quote, do all the following except

Change the verb tenses to match a writer’s writing

Floating quotations are

Quotations that proceed the discussion

When providing analysis of a quote, paraphrase, or summary, the analysis goes

Before the quote, paraphrase, summary or reference

When a writer summarizes text and uses commentary before adding more summary,

The writer cites after the first summary and again after the second

In Shakespeare's “Sonnet 73," “That on the ashes of his youth does lie/As the deathbed whereon it must expire," (19-20)

suggestsThe body begins dying during youth.

1. One of the reasons Emily Dickinson did not publish a lot of her poetry during her life time was because

Editors changed punctuation marks, especially dashes.

In “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona,” by Sherman Alexie, the rabbit committed suicide because

The desert was empty and lonely

“Upon Julia’s Clothes, by Robert Herrick, uses voyeurism, which means

Obtaining gratification by secretly looking sexually at an object

Ben Jonson’s poems about his children’s are the most interesting poems ever written.

Is an obvious statement to people who know the story

Introductions should contain

Specifics about the essay’s content and points

Gather support for the thesis by using the following, except

Someone else’s ideas and words

When integrating quotations into text, the writer

Does not change the quotation’s words to match his or her own writing

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1
An in-text citation goes
Immediately after a quote, paraphrase, summary or reference
At the sentence's end containing a quote, paraphrase, or summary
At a paragraph’s end that contains a quote, paraphrase, or summary
Before a quote, paraphrase, summary or reference
2
The speaker in “The Last Duchess,” by Robert Browning, has his spouse killed.
Is an obvious statement to people who know the story
Is an adequate thesis statement
Does not contain any ambiguous language
Is defendable
3
When analyzing a literary work, compare the literary work with
Any time time-period that projects the writer’s meaning of the text.
The culture of the literary work’s time-period to the reader’s time-period
The culture of the conventional reader’s time-period
The culture of the literary work’s time-period
4
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The child begs to see his mother
The speaker has been prescribed he rest cure
John and the sister are abusive
The speaker is Gilman
5
In “Upon Julia’s Clothes,” by Robert Herrick, the tone is all except
Obsessive
Celebratory
Abusive
Sensuous
6
For quotes of four or more lines of poetry, the writer
Uses slashes in the block quotation if the writer uses page numbers
Uses a block quotation with quotation marks
Uses a block quotation without quotation marks
Uses slash marks between the lines
7
In “Sonnet 73,” by William Shakespeare, “To love that well which thou must leave ere long,” (13), who must leave?
The speaker
The speaker’s listener
8
Critical reading implies
Passive and non-critical
Fault-finding
Thoughtful consideration
a. Not questioning
9
What happens first?
Organizing the paper
Drafting the introduction
Writing a tentative thesis
Gathering evidence
10
Robert Herrick and Ben Jonson share a connection
Through the Tribe of Ben
With William Shakespeare
In the theater
In marriage
11
Conclusions can do all the following except
Provide information unrelated to the claim
Create a satisfying feeling of completeness and self-containment
Provide a reason to not forget the essay
Return to the main idea and show the implications of the claim
12
One of the best ways to gather supporting ideas for a paper is
By brainstorming
Organizing the paper
Gathering biographical information
Reviewing notes taken in class
13
Everything in the essay should
Point back to the thesis statement
Be a fact
Be original
Be an opinion
14
Except for a summary, writing about literature is a form of
A compare/contrast essay
A narrative
An argument
An expository essay
15
The hidden meaning
Is vital in the systematic intellectual process
Is prominent in good literature
Is the purpose for reading
Has unpleasant and inaccurate connotations
16
The thesis statement
Is an irrefutable fact
Should start with the words, I think
Is debatable
Should contain a quote
17
The introduction should do all except
Be specific and get to the point right away
Speak in generalities or with philosophical ideas
Give a sense of the topic and the approach to the topic
Compel readers’ interests and make them want to read the essay
18
The initial thesis statement is written
During the revision stage
While writing the second draft
During the proofreading stage
Before and while writing the first draft
19
In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufock,” Prufock
Knows the mermaid will associated with him
Displays a lot of confidence
Is indecisive, overeducated, neurotic, eloquent and emotionally stifled
Positively associates himself with Hamlet and Lazarus
20
How many times are thesis statements revised for perfection?
More than two times
Twice
None
Once
21
In MLA 8, titles of books, plays, and periodicals (magazines and newspapers) use
Underlines
Italics
Italic and quotation marks
Quotation marks
22
When a writer summarizes continuous text that spans two pages
The writer cites only at the end of the second page
the writer cites the first page before summarizing the second
The writer does not use in-text citations summaries
23
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was famous for
Writing a volume of collected works using marginalia.
Annotating other people’s books
all the answers
Annotating his own books
24
In Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale
Break the law
Uphold the law
Share everything they know with the Mr. Peters and the attorney
Have not found a motive
25
Floating quotations should
Be used sparingly
Always be used.
Never be used
Mixed with quotations that are not floating
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Which phase comes last?
Global revisions
Local revisions
Editing and proofreading
Large scale revisions
27
In “Because I could not stop for Death,” by Emily Dickinson, Death is portrayed as
Courteous
Hostile
Courteous and Romantic
Romantic
28
When using a quote, do all the following except
Clarify an ambiguous work by substituting pronouns for nouns word
Use slash marks between lines of poetry
Change the verb tenses to match a writer’s writing
Keep the quotes as exact as possible
29
Floating quotations are
Quotations that proceed the discussion
Quotations that follow the discussion
Quotations without a citation
Quotations that do pertain to the discussion
30
When providing analysis of a quote, paraphrase, or summary, the analysis goes
After the quote, paraphrase, summary or reference
Before the quote, paraphrase, summary or reference
In the wastepaper basket
Either before or after the paraphrase, summary or reference
31
When a writer summarizes text and uses commentary before adding more summary,
The writer cites only after the second summary
The writer cites after the first summary and again after the second
The writer does not use in-text citations for summaries
32
In Shakespeare's “Sonnet 73," “That on the ashes of his youth does lie/As the deathbed whereon it must expire," (19-20)
suggestsThe body begins dying during youth.
suggests a fire consumes a fire wood quickly
suggests youth are ignorant of death’s progression
None of the answers
33
In “Because I could not stop for Death,” the tone changes to disappointment when
Passes the school and grain field
She boards the carriage.
Rides into Eternity
Stops at the grave site.
34
1. One of the reasons Emily Dickinson did not publish a lot of her poetry during her life time was because
a. Dickinson never tried to publish her work.
Editors changed punctuation marks, especially dashes.
a. Her family encouraged her not to publish her work.
a. People thought her poetry was morbid.
35
In “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona,” by Sherman Alexie, the rabbit committed suicide because
For no reason
None of the above
It could not see the truck
The desert was empty and lonely
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“Upon Julia’s Clothes, by Robert Herrick, uses voyeurism, which means
Taking a trip
None of the answers
Obtaining gratification by secretly looking sexually at an object
Cruising down memory lane
37
The thesis statement contains
Parrot talk
Clichés
Ambiguous language
An independent thought
38
Ben Jonson’s poems about his children’s are the most interesting poems ever written.
Is defendable
Does not contain any ambiguous language
Is an obvious statement to people who know the story
Is a proper thesis statement
39
In MLA 8, the vital information in the upper left hand corner of the paper and the title go
On all pages of the essay
On a cover sheet
On the first page only
On every other page
40
In “After Death,” by Christina Rossetti, and “On My First Son,” by Ben Jonson differ
The social-economic status
The subject
In who is to be pitied
The age of the dead
41
Introductions should contain
Points that only tangentially relate to the real topic
Points and statements that will not be discussed in the essay
Specifics about the essay’s content and points
Generalities and philosophical ideas
42
Gather support for the thesis by using the following, except
Your own ideas and words
Textbooks, lectures, and class discussions
The literary work
Someone else’s ideas and words
43
One of the themes of “My Last Duchess” is
Grief
Power
Generosity
Lost love
44
When integrating quotations into text, the writer
Does not have to be concerned with clarity and sharp prose
Does change the quotation’s words to match his or her own writing
Does not change the quotation’s words to match his or her own writing
Ideally, does not need to grammatically blend the quotation with his or her
45
In MLA 8, Poem, short story, journal article, and essay titles use
Underlines
Quotation marks
Italics and quotations marks
Italics
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The most popular theme that Emily Dickinson wrote about was
Death
Nature
God
Love

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