Student`s Name..........................

Directions: Read the passage below then answer the questions.

(excerpt from ~First, a short story)
First, you ought to know that I`m 'only Iourteen. My mother points this out Irequently. I can make
decisions Ior myselI when I`m old enough to vote, she says. Second, I should tell you that she`s
rightI`m not always responsible. I sometimes take the prize Ior a grade-A dork. Last weekend, Ior
instance, when I was staying at Dad`s, I decided it was time I learned to drive. It was Sunday
morning, 7 a.m. to be exact, and I hadn`t slept well thinking about this argument I`ll be telling you
about in a minute. Nobody was up yet in the neighbor-hood, and I thought there would be no harm in
backing the car out oI the garage and cruising around the block. But Dad has a clutch car, and the
'R on the shiIt handle was up on the leIt side, awIul close to frst gear and I guess you can guess the
rest.
Dad`s always been understanding. He didn`t say, like Mom would, 'Okay, little Miss Know-It-
All, you can just spend the rest oI the year paying this oII. He worried about what might have
happened to meto me, you see, and that made me Ieel more guilty than anything. Overall, I just
think he`d be a better number-one care-giver, iI you get my driIt. OI course I can`t say things like
that to Mom.
To her, I have to say, 'But Mom, Dad`s place is closer to school. I could ride my bike.
She replies, 'JenniIer Lynn, you don`t own a bike, because you leIt it in the yard and it was
stolen, and you haven`t got the perseverance it takes to do a little work and earn the money to replace
it.
I / READING COMPREHENSION ( 5pts )

1. What device does the author use to illustrate the narrator`s Ieelings about her mother and Iather?
a) Vivid and specifc visual details
b) Rhetorical questions, which make a point but don`t invite a direct answer
c) Metaphors and other fgurative language
d) Contrast between the parents` typical reactions
THE SENEGALESE AMERICAN BILINGUAL SCHOOL
SHAPIAC 1HE WORLD LEADERS of 1OMORROW
Mr. Faye /Mr. Wade
10
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Grade Second evaluation December 5th, 2011
2Hours


2. The narrator attributes her inability to sleep when staying at her Iather`s house to
a) Thinking about a disagreement with someone.
b) The uncomIortable quiet oI an early Sunday morning.
c) The sore throat she had Irom shouting so much.
d) Her accident with the car.

3. The frst-person point oI view in this story
a) Obscures how the narrator`s mind works.
b) Illustrates the thoughts and personality oI the narrator.
c) Makes the narrator seem distant and rigid.
d) Gives us direct access to the minds oI all the characters.

4. When the narrator says she sometimes 'take|s| the prize Ior a grade-A dork, the word choice is
intended to indicate
a) That she doesn`t know proper English.
b) Her age and culture.
c) That she is unable to judge her own actions.
d) That she thinks she`s better than most others who might be termed 'dorks.

5. From the context in the last sentence oI the passage, it can be determined that the word
'perseverance most nearly means
a) Attractiveness.
b) Thinking ability.
c) Ability to persist.
d) Love oI danger.


. Overall, this narrator`s tone is best described as
a) Emotional and Iamiliar.
b) stuck up and superior.
c) Argumentative and tactless.
d) Pleasant and reassuring.

7. In choosing to use the bike argument with her mother, the narrator is trying to appeal to her
mother`s
a) Compassion over her lost bike.
b) Disregard Ior material objects.
c) Laziness.
d) Reason.

8. The main argument the narrator has been having with her mother is over whether she should
a) Be allowed to date.
b) Live with her mother or Iather.
c) Be allowed to drive a car.
d) Pay Ior things she breaks.

9. It appears that the mother has alienated her daughter by
a) Being too busy to give her the attention she needs.
b) Having divorced her Iather.
c) Insisting too much on reasonableness.
d) Valuing things over people and Ieelings.

10. What most likely happened with the car?
a) The narrator mistook frst gear Ior reverse and ran into the garage wall.
b) The narrator stole it Irom her Iather and drove it over to her mother`s.
c) The Iather leIt it in gear, and when the narrator started it, it leapt Iorward into the wall.
d) The narrator attempted suicide through carbon monoxide poisoning.
II / LITERATURE ( 5pts )
1) An........ is when the literal story actually represents some real thing. nimal Farm by
George Orwell is probably the most Iamous modern allegory. The animals on the Iarm overthrow the
humans and take over running the place. This represents events leading up to the Stalin-era in Russia.
So the farm politics represent real politics.
A. Allegory
B. Allusion
C. Atmosphere
D. Alliteration
2) 'ennie is big and dumb. His childlike innocence allows him to take an active role in Georges
dream of owning farm. His si:e combined with his mental handicap frequently put him and George
in difficult situations`.
In this passage Irom the novel Of Mice and Men; which literary technique is used by John
Steinbeck to portray Lennie Small?
A. Characterization
B. Point oI view
C. Foreshadowing
D. Imagery
3) A Iigure oI speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or
abilities is called PersoniIication.

True
False

4) The character the story revolves around in a literary work is the Antagonist`.

True
False

5).........is the use oI a word whose sound imitates or suggest its meaning.
Ex: Meow, Meow, cried the cat.
A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Allegory

6) The highest point (turning point) in the action oI a story is:
A. Climax
B. ConIlict
C. Essay
D. Plot

7) The writer's hints or clues about what is going to happen in a story
A. Theme
B. Empathy
C. Foreshadowing
D. Figurative Language

8) A person or character who is telling the story
A. Protagonist
B. Narrator
C. Character
D. Antagonist

9) A Iorm oI Iigurative language in which two diIIerent things are compared using "like" or "as".
Ex: %he car handled like a tank.
A. Similar Identity
B. PersoniIication
C. Simile
D. Metaphor

10) A Iorm oI Iigurative language in which two diIIerent things are compared without using "like" or
"as".
Ex: %he car was a tank when it came to handling.
A. Comparative Identity
B. PersoniIication
C. Simile
D. Metaphor

III/ Subject-verb agreement: Choose the correct verb that agrees with the
subject in each sentence 5pts
1. The majority oI people (Ieels, Ieel) a rain shower ruins their day.
2. Under the tree (lurks, lurk) the hungry cats.
3. The mint in the Lascombe Gardens (smells, smell) good, even Irom two blocks away.
4. Comic strip characters (was, were) the theme at the banquet.
5. There (goes, go) Oko`s sisters.
6. Beside the Ience (grows, grow) black raspberries.
7. In these humble surroundings (was, were) born our sixteenth president.
8. Three months (is, are) the waiting period Ior a license.
9. . Women`s gymnastics (has, have) been dominated by adolescents Ior several years.
10. The United States (has, have) two major political parties.
IV/ Writing: Choose one topic and write on it. 5pts.
Topic 1: Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience oI trial and
suIIering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller
Assignment: Is the character developed, and ambition and success achieved, only through adversity?
Take a position on this topic, and write an essay that explains and supports your point oI view.

Topic 2: Young people are said to have lost many oI the traditional values oI the older generation.
This does not matter, because the old values have no relevance in the modern world. We need to
develop a whole new set oI values. Do you support this statement?

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