1. “True, there were some among these quiet people who flouted the law, poachers bent on making more money in one night than they could earn in a whole month in the flax sheds.…”
(1 point)
enforced
obeyed
defied
enacted
2. “Kugler, Ferdinand was a thief before his tenth year and an inveterate liar.” (1 point)
habitual
believable
undetectable
entertaining
3. “But really, why don’t You … why don’t You Yourself do the judging?” Kugler asked
pensively.
(1 point)
regretfully
eagerly
happily
thoughtfully
4. “The council has forbidden itinerant entertainers to stop on municipal property.” (1 point)
acrobatic
acting
country
traveling
5. [We] … began to talk about the weather again, … and other banal and insoluble questions. (1 point)
trite
critical
controversial
unexpected
6. "Though another of Mohammed’s commandments—the one on alcoholic drinks—was broken
(and without constraint, as I know now) no latitude was allowed with regard to pork."
(1 point)
argument
sharing
leeway
expense
7. The people in Eugene Ionesco’s story start to turn into (1 point)
cockroaches.
monkeys.
rhinoceroses.
giraffes.
8. The “black sheep” in Italo Calvino’s fable causes problems because he is (1 point)
honest.
gullible.
dishonest.
cruel
9. Andrei Voznesensky compares a young girl’s first disappointment to “First ” (1 point)
Spring.
Raindrops.
Frost.
Skylark.
10. The Muslim narrator in “Forbidden Fruit” prides himself on his (1 point)
appetite.
driving.
handwriting.
abstinence.
True or False
11. In “The Last Judgment,” a murderer learns that he will receive not divine but human justice. (1 point)
true
false
12. Boris Pasternak was allowed to accept the Nobel Prize for Doctor Zhivago when it was
awarded.
(1 point)
true
false
For questions 13–19, identify the term that correctly identifies each sentence or underlined word or words in the
sentence.
13. My name, Cynthia, is from a Greek word for moon. (1 point)
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
19. My middle name, Abigail, is the name that I like best. (1 point)
independent clause
adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
Your teacher will review your responses to ensure you receive proper credit for your answers.
Respond in a paragraph. Answer is written in complete sentences. (4 pts)
20. Compare the poems by Szymborska and Milosz read over the course of this unit. All are
important twentieth century writers addressing a similar theme: death. Which poets address it in
terms of the times they live in (and its threat of fascism) and which address it in a more personal
way? Characterize each poet’s treatment of this theme, citing evidence from the poems.