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Comprehensive
Examination in English: Session II
Part A
for Interdisciplinary
Teaching
Michelle
Stappler, Regents High School Examination
MULTIPLE-CHOICE
QUESTIONS
Directions:
These questions may help you think about ideas and information you might
want to use in your essay. You may return to these quotations anytime
you wish. Choose the best possible answer.
Passage I -Questions 1-6 refer to Poem I
- The moon is compared to
a. a man who struggles to overcome his loss
b. a man who want to be left with pain
c. spring
d. winter
- The tone of the poem is
a. optimistic
b. pessimistic
c. mysterious
d. frightening
- "Little wrens" might refer to
a. children of a younger generation
b. birds
c. those who passed the examination
d. those that help the eagle
- Why does the narrator struggle?
a. He will not be part of China's elite.
b. He is getting very old and is in poor health.
c. He cannot find the words to express himself
d. He cannot bear the weather.
- The mention of the seasons suggests the message:
a. In time things will get better
b. Things will be status quo
c. Time slips away
d. Things will get better
Passage II
- The narrator reminisces about
a. a boat floating in a river
b. time spent in the past studying with someone else
c. being young and carefree
d. being in love
- "Only the heart remains unmoved" is a classic example of irony because
a. the heart is cold and without feeling from years of pain.
b. the heart still stirs up strong emotions.
c. it moves in nervous panic.
d. he feels sorry for himself
- How do we know time passes in the poem?
a. line 1
b. line 9
c. line 13
d. line 18
- Line 19, "Too late to look for a lost road " suggests
a. a yearning for youth
b. depression
c. an unfulfilled need
d. regret for things not yet discovered
- The narrator
a. goes back and forth, alternating past and present
b. dwells in the present
c. dwells in the past
d. has no concept of time: past or present
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