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The sun Parlor

1. What is the focus of the reflective essay The Sun Parlor? A. the life of a little girl named Sis B. a special room in the authors home C. the illness of the authors favorite aunt D. the importance of having a beautiful home 2. At the beginning of The Sun Parlor, West states that this is a tale with a moral. What is the moral, or lesson, she teaches in this essay? A. It is important to know that people listen. B. People cannot stop the process of aging. C. One must have a beautifully decorated home to impress ones neighbors. D. Respect for children is more important than pride in ones home or belongings. 3. How do visitors react to Wests childhood home? A. They think it feels very sad. B. They think it is quite beautiful. C. They are horrified at the awful mess. D. They feel it must be a childs paradise. 3. How do visitors react to Wests childhood home? A. They think it feels very sad. B. They think it is quite beautiful. C. They are horrified at the awful mess. D. They feel it must be a childs paradise. 4. Each section of The Sun Parlor has a main idea. What is the main point of the section about Wests childhood home? A. The author recalls that there were many visitors to her childhood home. B. A house belongs to the children who live there, not the other way around. C. West and her siblings were terrified that their mother would throw them out. D. Children can destroy a home and its contents if they are allowed to run loose. 5. In The Sun Parlor, when does Sis visit the familys cottage in the Highlands of Oak Bluffs?
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A. when she becomes very ill B. just once, at Christmastime C. during her summer breaks from school D. only after she becomes a mother herself 6. How does Sis react to the sun parlor when she first sees it? A. She runs in excitedly to bounce on the furniture. B. She runs right past it on her way to play outside. C. She says that it is the most beautiful room she has ever seen. D. She says that it looks like a stuffy and boring room for grown-ups. 7. Why does West tell Sis not to play in the sun parlor? A. because she had just painted it B. because it is a frightening place C. because Sis would rather play outside D. because a sick aunt is using the room 8. Why does Wests aunt dislike staying in the sun parlor? A. It depresses her because someone died there. B. She cannot sleep because the sun is so bright. C. She feels separated from the rest of the family. D. It is difficult to climb the stairs to get there. 9. How does West feel about the sun parlor after her aunt passes away? A. It makes her sad, so she closes it up. B. She becomes angry every time she sees it. C. It reminds her of happy memories of her aunt. D. She still does not want Sis to play in it. 10. What effect does West fear her actions will have on Sis? A. Sis will never want to return to the cottage. B. Sis might sneak into the room and destroy it. C. Sis will think that West is a stuffy, selfish, and cruel woman. D. Sis might think that rooms are more important than children. 11. Which of the following details most clearly supports the main idea of The Sun Parlor? A. Sis is one of Wests mothers favorite children. B. West regrets not letting Sis play in the sun parlor. C. Wests generation becomes the oldest in the family. D. Wests aunt keeps a secret from the rest of the family. 12. What makes The Sun Parlor a reflective essay? A. It tries to persuade readers to take action. B. Its purpose is to inform readers about a topic.
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C. It focuses on the writers personal experiences. D. It is a fictional story meant to entertain readers. 13. Which of the following is an example of a person who is subordinate to others? A. a new military recruit B. the owner of a retail store C. the principal of a high school D. an emergency room doctor 14. Which of the following is the best antonym for the word lavished? A. pampered B. mistreated C. cured D. withheld 15. Which of the following sentences contains a predicate adjective? Hint: the subject compliment that is an adjective A. West painted the room. B. The sun parlor is special. C. It has seven large windows. D. Sis wants to play in the room.

An Enemy of the people

16: The idea of building health baths to draw tourists to the small Norwegian coastal town that serves as the play's setting originated with a. the Burgomaster. b. Aslaksen. c. Dr. Thomas Stockmann. d. Hovstad. 17: Because of the positioning of the pipes, the water in the baths is a. pleasingly warm. b. an odd blue color. c. frothy with soap bubbles. d. infected with filth. 18: Who is the head of the town's "compact majority"?
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a. The printer b. The editor c. A tanner d. A teacher 19: Replacing the baths' pipes would require an investment of a. $500 per taxpayer, along with a salary freeze for government employees. b. $1 million over 10 years. c. $60,000 and 2 years of time. d. $500,000 from each neighboring town. 20: Mrs. Stockmann's main concern is with a. sanitary condition of everything she touches. b. personal welfare of her family. c. looking smart to her brother-in-law. d. being right, even if she has to be deceptive. 21: Hovstad determines what to publish according to a. what he believes in. b. circulation reports he studies. c. what he thinks will increase circulation. d. his editorial team's recommendations. 22: Dr. Stockmann's speech at Captain Horster's house causes the crowd to a. give the doctor a standing ovation. b. declare Thomas an enemy of the people. c. walk out without remarking. d. track down the mayor in anger and despair. 23: Instead of following through on his pledge to bequeath money to Mrs. Stockmann and her children, Old Morton Kiil a. buys up shares of the baths. b. hires a poison control expert to analyze the bath waters.
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c. purchase a ship to sail to America. d. start a school to instruct students in social graces. 24: The Burgomaster sees change as a. a frightening, but necessary reality. b. essential to human progress. c. an affront to authority. d. the only path to financial success. 25: Hovstad serves as editor of a. the "People's Messenger." b. the society page of "Oslo Organic." c. academic books used at the local university. d. a book of poetry by Dr. Thomas Stockmann. 26: An Enemy of the People is a play that makes a statement about a. cleanliness as opposed to godliness. b. fantasy versus facts. c. war juxtaposed against peace. d. private morality versus public morality. 27: Which of the following is not a direct result of Dr. Stockmann's speech at Captain Holster's? a. His landlord tells him to move. b. His daughter loses her teaching job. c. His wife leaves him. d. His home is vandalized. 28: The great lesson Thomas Stockmann learns from his actions is a. the strongest man is the man who stands alone. b. to let bygones be bygones. c. a bird in hand is worth two in the bush. d. no man is an island. 29: What is infusoria?
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a. Civil disobedience b. A social disease c. Putrefying organic matter d. Crowd mentality 30: What life event caused playwright Henrik Ibsen to turn away from studying painting? a. His acceptance into a university medical program b. The death of his mother, who was his muse c. His family's poverty, brought on by his father's once-prosperous business failing d. A fire that destroyed all of his watercolors and paint brushes

Metaphor
Q.1) What is a Metaphor?

Q.3) What is a example of a simile? A. The duck swam to the lake. B. Money is green. C. Soda is good for you. D.The elephant is big as a blue whale on land. Q.4) A. B. C. D. Q.5) A. B. C. D. Who wrote this poem? Derrick Perry Mrs. Bargaineer Eve Merriam Maya Angelo *Bonus Question* When was Eve Mariam Born? July 4, 1921 April 12, 1992 June 8,1912 July 19, 1916

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Write a short answer to the following questions.

1. What is a Metaphor? 2. Write your own reaction to the poem the wind tapped like a tired man?

THE WIND tapped like a tired man, And like a host, Come in, I boldly answered; entered then My residence within A rapid, footless guest, To offer whom a chair Were as impossible as hand A sofa to the air. No bone had he to bind him, His speech was like the push Of numerous humming-birds at once
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