- How are Jane Eyre and Helen Burns different?
AJane is older, wiser, and more practical than Helen.
BJane wants to fight injustices, but Helen quietly accepts them.
CUnlike Jane, Helen makes friends easily and is well liked by teachers.
DJane is better at mathematics than Helen is.
- Critical Reading Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. What is Mr. Gradgrind’s opinion of horse riders?
AHe is fascinated with them.
BHe believes they have an exciting job.
CHe believes they have a dangerous job.
DHe does not approve of them.
- Who is the widow in “The Widow at Windsor”?
Athe speaker's mother
Bthe British flag
Cthe poet's mother
DQueen Victoria
- What does Mr. M'Choakumchild's name suggest about his teaching style?
AHe wants to make sure that children learn facts.
BHe forces students to learn one way or another.
CHe is a patient and gentle teacher.
DHe recognizes that students learn in different ways.
- In “Porphyria’s Lover” how does the speaker feel when Porphyria says she loves him?
Aangry
Bsurprised and happy
Csurprised and angry
Dsad
- Gerard Manley Hopkins was a Catholic priest. Which line from “God's Grandeur” most strongly suggests the depth of his faith?
A“Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; / And all is seared with trade….”
B“Because the Holy Ghost over the bent / World broods with warm breast …”
C“And for all this, nature is never spent; / There lives the dearest freshness …”
D“… the soil / Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod.”
- What conclusion about the poet’s historical period can you draw from these lines? Lo, all our pomp of yesterday / Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
AThe speaker believes the greatness of Britain could disappear, just as did that of Nineveh and Tyre.
BThe speaker feels Britain's greatness is similar to that of ancient cities.
CThe speaker believes that great cities or nations all hold the same attitudes toward power and success, which contribute to their greatness.
DThe speaker feels that the greatness of Britain will be everlasting, like that of Nineveh and Tyre.
AJane is older, wiser, and more practical than Helen.
BJane wants to fight injustices, but Helen quietly accepts them.
CUnlike Jane, Helen makes friends easily and is well liked by teachers.
DJane is better at mathematics than Helen is.
AHe is fascinated with them.
BHe believes they have an exciting job.
CHe believes they have a dangerous job.
DHe does not approve of them.
Athe speaker's mother
Bthe British flag
Cthe poet's mother
DQueen Victoria
AHe wants to make sure that children learn facts.
BHe forces students to learn one way or another.
CHe is a patient and gentle teacher.
DHe recognizes that students learn in different ways.
Aangry
Bsurprised and happy
Csurprised and angry
Dsad
A“Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; / And all is seared with trade….”
B“Because the Holy Ghost over the bent / World broods with warm breast …”
C“And for all this, nature is never spent; / There lives the dearest freshness …”
D“… the soil / Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod.”
AThe speaker believes the greatness of Britain could disappear, just as did that of Nineveh and Tyre.
BThe speaker feels Britain's greatness is similar to that of ancient cities.
CThe speaker believes that great cities or nations all hold the same attitudes toward power and success, which contribute to their greatness.
DThe speaker feels that the greatness of Britain will be everlasting, like that of Nineveh and Tyre.