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Question 1
In the poem "On His Blindness," the clause "how my light is spent" alludes to two meanings: how I spend my days and
___________.

Response: all of these

Question 2
Read the following story excerpts and answer the questions that follow.

[1] Throughout that terrible summer the story of the children hung like a dark cloud of sorrow over the village,
and the sorrow was not assuaged when the old man and Ramadi were sentenced to death for ritual murder. [2]All they
had on the statute books was that ritual murder was against the law and must be stamped out with the death penalty.
[3]The subtle story of strain and starvation and breakdown was inadmissible evident in court; but all the people
who lived off crops knew in their hearts that only a hair’s breadth had saved them from sharing a fate similar to
that of the Mokgobja family. [4] They could have killed something to make the rain fall.

QUESTION: The “law” in sentence 2 signifies--

Response: defeat of evil

Question 3
Read the following story excerpts and answer the questions that follow.

Why school?” I challenged my father openly. “I shall never do anything to annoy you.”

“I’m not punishing you,” he said, laughing. “School’s not a punishment. It’s the factory that makes useful men out
of boys. Don’t you want to be like your father and brothers?”

I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from the intimacy of
my home and throwing me into this building that stood at the end of the road like some huge, high-walled fortress,
exceedingly stern and grim.

QUESTION: Based on the passage, tell whether the following statement is true or false: The boy is eager to go to
school.

Response: False

Question 4
Match the following literary pieces to their corresponding authors.

Response: On His Blindness => John Milton

Response: Half A Day => Naguib Mahfouz

Response: To the Virgins to Make Much of Time => Robert Herrick

Response: The World is Too Much With Us => William Wordsworth

Response: A Rose for Emily => William Faulkner

Response: Looking for A Rain God => Bessie Head

Question 5
This 19th century British writer was the Father of Romanticism.

Response: William Wordsworth

Question 6
Study the following poem and answer the questions that follow.

Lucy [William Wordsworth]

She dwelt among the untrodden ways

Beside the springs of Dove;

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A maid whom there were none to praise

And very few to love.

A violet by the mossy stone,

Half-hidden from the eye!

Fair as a star,

when only one is shining in the sky.

She lived unknown, and few could know

When Lucy ceased to be;

But she is in her grave, and O!

The difference to me!

QUESTION: Which line expresses strong emotion?

Response: "But she is in her grave, and O! /The difference to me!

Question 7
Arrange the following events in the indicated story in a reverse chronological order.

HALF A DAY

I. At the gate to the school, the boy hesitates again, and must be gently pushed by his father to enter the schoolyard. Telling him to “be a man,” the father
explains that “today you truly begin life. 

II. He is unable to cross the street because of heavy traffic. Finally, a “young lad” offers to help him across addressing him as “Grandpa” 

III. He encounters a familiar middle-aged man; they greet one another and shake hands before the man moves along. 

IV. The narrator finds that the street and surroundings have completely changed since the morning. 

Response: I, IV, III, II

Question 8
This is an attitude or intellectual orientation which rejects the precepts of modernization, reason and science.

Response: Romanticism

Question 9
Throughout the poem “To the Virgins…” Herrick invokes a sense of:

Response: regret

Question 10
What does the line from "The World is Too Much With Us" allude to:

"Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;

Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn."

Response: Greek mythology

Question 11
Study the following poem and answer the questions that follow.

Lucy [William Wordsworth]

She dwelt among the untrodden ways

Beside the springs of Dove;

A maid whom there were none to praise

And very few to love.

A violet by the mossy stone,

Half-hidden from the eye!

Fair as a star,

when only one is shining in the sky.

She lived unknown, and few could know

When Lucy ceased to be;

But she is in her grave, and O!

The difference to me!

QUESTION: Which line proves that this is an ode?

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Response: "When only one is shining in the sky."

Question 12
Read the following story excerpts and answer the questions that follow.

“Why school?” I challenged my father openly. “I shall never do anything to annoy you.”

“I’m not punishing you,” he said, laughing. “School’s not a punishment. It’s the factory that makes useful men out
of boys. Don’t you want to be like your father and brothers?”

I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from the intimacy of
my home and throwing me into this building that stood at the end of the road like some huge, high-walled fortress,
exceedingly stern and grim.

QUESTION: Based on the passage, tell whether the following statements are true or false: THE SCHOOL BUILDING
REPRESENTS AN EXISTENTIAL PRISON.

Response: True

Question 13
Arrange the following events in the indicated story in a reverse chronological order.

A ROSE FOR EMILY

I. Miss Emily Grierson was born into an aristocratic family. Isolated at an early age by her father, Emily is
placed on a pedestal by the townspeople, who like to think of her as "a tradition, a duty," even though they find
her haughty and scornful. 1

II. Emily buys some arsenic, but refuses to explain why. Years later, when Emily dies, the townspeople find a man's
skeleton in her bed. 4

III. Emily appears to have a mental breakdown following the death of her father. She initially refuses to
acknowledge his death, then retreats into her house with a mysterious illness.  2

IV. One day, Homer Barron and his crew of laborers come to town to build sidewalks. Emily takes an interest in
Homer in spite of the disapproval of the townspeople, who argue that he is too-low class for Emily. 3

Response: I, III, IV, II         

Question 14
Read the following story excerpts and answer the questions that follow.

[1] Throughout that terrible summer the story of the children hung like a dark cloud of sorrow over the village,
and the sorrow was not assuaged when the old man and Ramadi were sentenced to death for ritual murder. [2]All they
had on the statute books was that ritual murder was against the law and must be stamped out with the death penalty.
[3]The subtle story of strain and starvation and breakdown was inadmissible evident in court; but all the people
who lived off crops knew in their hearts that only a hair’s breadth had saved them from sharing a fate similar to
that of the Mokgobja family. [4] They could have killed something to make the rain fall.

QUESTION: What is ironic about the plight of Mokgobja's family?

Response: all of these

Question 15
What literary device dominates in this lines: "Beside the lake, beneath the trees/Fluttering and dancing in the
breeze."

Response: imagery

Question 16
Arrange the following events in the indicated story in a chronological order.

LOOKING FOR A RAIN GOD

I. Mokgobja recalls an ancient act to make the rain fall. He manages to convince the others of the effect of the ritual  and the rain will fall.    2

II. They perform the ritual and the two children are sacrificed. Their bodies are spread across the land but still  there is no rain. 3

III.The villagers suspect something is wrong as the two girls are missing. The family just told them the girls have died. 4

IV. The place changes after 1958; a seven-year drought hits the land. The land transforms into thorny bushes, withering tress and barren ground. 1

Response: IV, I, II, III

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Question 17
The speaker would rather have the consolation of paganism and mythology to help alleviate the pain of spiritual
loss. This line analysis alludes to which poem?

Response: The World is Too Much With Us

Question 18
This writer, who explored themes of existentialism and whose writing career spanned 70 years, won the prestigious
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988.

Response: Naquib Mahfouz

Question 19
Study the following poem and answer the questions that follow.

Lucy [William Wordsworth]

She dwelt among the untrodden ways

Beside the springs of Dove;

A maid whom there were none to praise

And very few to love.

A violet by the mossy stone,

Half-hidden from the eye!

Fair as a star,

when only one is shining in the sky.

She lived unknown, and few could know

When Lucy ceased to be;

But she is in her grave, and O!

The difference to me!

QUESTION: Which line reveals that Lucy died?

Response: "When Lucy ceased to be"

Question 20
Read the following story excerpts and answer the questions that follow.

“Why school?” I challenged my father openly. “I shall never do anything to annoy you.”

“I’m not punishing you,” he said, laughing. “School’s not a punishment. It’s the factory that makes useful men out
of boys. Don’t you want to be like your father and brothers?”

I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from the intimacy of
my home and throwing me into this building that stood at the end of the road like some huge, high-walled fortress,
exceedingly stern and grim.

Based on the passage, tell whether the following statement is true or false: THE BOY REGARDS SCHOOL AS A
PUNISHMENT.

Response: True

Question 21
In the lines "And that one talent which is death to hide/Lodged with me useless,..." talent alludes or refers to:

Response: insecurity

Question 22
A short, lyric poem that praises people, natural scenes and abstract ideas.

Response: ode

Question 23
Read the following story excerpts and answer the questions that follow.

[1] Throughout that terrible summer the story of the children hung like a dark cloud of sorrow over the village,
and the sorrow was not assuaged when the old man and Ramadi were sentenced to death for ritual murder. [2]All they
had on the statute books was that ritual murder was against the law and must be stamped out with the death penalty.
[3]The subtle story of strain and starvation and breakdown was inadmissible evident in court; but all the people

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who lived off crops knew in their hearts that only a hair’s breadth had saved them from sharing a fate similar to
that of the Mokgobja family. [4] They could have killed something to make the rain fall.

QUESTION: At what point of view is the passage told?

Response: third person omniscient

Question 24
In the story by Bessie Head, what happens after the girls were sacrificed to the rain god?

Response: It does not rain.

Question 25
This literary device is frequently used to reference cultural works.

Response: allusion

Question 26
This literary device creates an emotional setting that surrounds readers.

Response: mood

Question 27
Exposing characters' neuroses, phobias or behavioral disorders is otherwise known as:

Response: psychoanalysis

Question 28
This English author/civil servant strongly opposes tyranny and state-sanctioned religion and whose writings reflect
deep convictions. He was also writing at a time of religious and political change in England.

Response: John Milton

Question 29
Why is the story entitled, A Rose for Emily?

Response: It symbolizes the aspects of the main character’s life.

Question 30
Read the following story excerpts and answer the questions that follow.

Why school?” I challenged my father openly. “I shall never do anything to annoy you.”

“I’m not punishing you,” he said, laughing. “School’s not a punishment. It’s the factory that makes useful men out
of boys. Don’t you want to be like your father and brothers?”

I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from the intimacy of
my home and throwing me into this building that stood at the end of the road like some huge, high-walled fortress,
exceedingly stern and grim.

Based on the passage, tell whether the following statement is true or false: THE FATHER UNDERRATES THE BOY'S DOUBTS
AND APPREHENSIONS.

Response: True

Question 31
Read the following story excerpts and answer the questions that follow.

“Why school?” I challenged my father openly. “I shall never do anything to annoy you.”

“I’m not punishing you,” he said, laughing. “School’s not a punishment. It’s the factory that makes useful men out
of boys. Don’t you want to be like your father and brothers?”

I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from the intimacy of
my home and throwing me into this building that stood at the end of the road like some huge, high-walled fortress,
exceedingly stern and grim.

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QUESTION: Based on the passage, tell whether the following statement is true or false: THE FATHER RESPECTS THE
BOY'S INDIVIDUALITY.

Response: False

Question 32
Read the following story excerpts and answer the questions that follow.

[1] Throughout that terrible summer the story of the children hung like a dark cloud of sorrow over the village,
and the sorrow was not assuaged when the old man and Ramadi were sentenced to death for ritual murder. [2]All they
had on the statute books was that ritual murder was against the law and must be stamped out with the death penalty.
[3]The subtle story of strain and starvation and breakdown was inadmissible evident in court; but all the people
who lived off crops knew in their hearts that only a hair’s breadth had saved them from sharing a fate similar to
that of the Mokgobja family. [4] They could have killed something to make the rain fall.

QUESTION: Conflict is a fictional device which features a struggle between opposing forces. What is the conflict
portrayed in this passage?

Response: man vs. society

Question 33
In the line "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may," of the poem "To the virgins to make of time," the rosebuds
symbolize--

Response: youthful experiences

Question 34
This archetypal narrative traces the transition of characters from childhood to manhood, from innocence to
experience.

Response: journey

Question 35
In the story “Half a Day”, what is the boy’s initial attitude towards school?

Response: reluctant

Question 36
“A Rose for Emily” is an example of what genre?

Response: southern gothic

Question 37
This plot device is used to depict events which have taken place before the present time.

Response: flashback

Question 38
The point of view used in narrating Ms Emily’s life in “A Rose for Emily” is third person limited omniscient.

Response: False

Question 39
Which of the following does not characterize Ms Emily in “A Rose for Emily”?

Response: philanthropist

Question 40
Which refers to a type of lyric poetry which consists of fourteen line and is divided into an octave and a sestet?

Response: sonnet

Question 41
This teacher/journalist wrote “Looking for a Rain God,” which was based on a shocking local incident involving a
ritual that resurfaced after two years of drought in modern-day Botswana

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Response: Bessie Head

Question 42
Which of the following titles is not an ode?

Response: To Lucasta, going to war

Question 43
William Faulkner won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature for “A Rose for Emily.”

Response: False

Question 44
What dilemma does this line impart: "Doth God exact day labor, light denied?"

Response: how to continue serving God when he is blind

Question 45
In the lines "Then be not coy, but use your time/And while ye may, go marry" coy means:

Response: hesitation

Question 46
Which of the following is not a compulsory element of a crime fiction?

Response: narrator

Question 47
Which of the following lines is an example of allusion?

Response: "O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"

Question 48
Read the following story excerpts and answer the questions that follow.

[1] Throughout that terrible summer the story of the children hung like a dark cloud of sorrow over the village,
and the sorrow was not assuaged when the old man and Ramadi were sentenced to death for ritual murder. [2]All they
had on the statute books was that ritual murder was against the law and must be stamped out with the death penalty.
[3]The subtle story of strain and starvation and breakdown was inadmissible evident in court; but all the people
who lived off crops knew in their hearts that only a hair’s breadth had saved them from sharing a fate similar to
that of the Mokgobja family. [4] They could have killed something to make the rain fall.

QUESTION: What figure of speech is used in sentence one [1]?

Response: irony

Question 49
This literary device is used to signify specific descriptions of visible objects and scenes especially if the
description is vivid and particularized, creating an overall atmosphere in the literary work.

Response: imagery

Question 50
How does the community react on the relationship of Emily and Homer? They deemed the relationship as…

Response: unacceptable, because of the differences in social class and regions.

Question 51
In the poem On His Blindness, what is the speaker’s answer to his dilemma?

Response: patience

Question 52

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What caused Mokjoba's family to sacrifice the two children?

Response: all of the above

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