18. Edgar Allan Poe wrote "Eldorado" when many Americans were rushing to California for gold. What connection is Poe making between the problem of the California gold rush and the knight in the poem? 1. Both are vain attempts and a waste of time. 2. Persistence is important. 3. Chasing one's dream is important. 4. Money is good. 19. Who makes more problems for the knight in "Eldorado" by encouraging his quest? 1. himself 2. a pilgrim shadow 3. another "gaily bedight" knight 4. the moon 20. Who creates regrets for Archer and Ellen in The Age of Innocence? 1. Ellen's cousin May 2. Ellen Olenska’s husband 3. Ellen’s granny 4. themselves 21. What causes the emotional strain between Archer and Ellen? 1. travel 2. land 3. inheritance 4. love 22. Jose Emilio Pacheco, in "The Fire at Rest," refers to the dictator as all of the following except 1. "The constructor of the deserts" 2. "Ruthless rat" 3. "furious martyr" 4. "the almighty" 23. Which character from To Kill a Mockingbird protests the ugly, problematic way in which the town reacted to the trial by calling it a "Roman Carnival?" 1. Mr. Dolphus Raymond 2. Atticus 3. Miss Maudie 4. Bob Ewell 24. Mr. Dolphus Raymond in To Kill a Mockingbird is considered a concern to the "good" people of Maycomb County because of his association with the following people: 1. African-Americans 2. the poor 3. lawyers 4. Finches 25. Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird is problematic to Bob Ewell because he destroys Ewell’s testimony with all of the following evidence except: 1. There had been no physical examination of Mayella nor was a doctor called. 2. All of Mayella’s injuries were on the right side. 3. Tom Robinson is right-handed, and his left hand is shriveled. 4. Tom wasn’t near the Ewell farm. 26. Who was found to be left-handed during the Tom’s trial of To Kill a Mockingbird and therefore the most probable guilty person? 1. Mr. Gilmer 2. Bob Ewell 3. Tom Robinson 4. Mr. Tate 27. The only thing Tom Robinson is guilty of is: 1. being kind to sad, lonely, and unloved Mayella 2. physically hurting Mayella 3. taking advantage of Mayella 4. not doing what Mayella wanted 28. While listening to the testimony, Scout begins to feel sorry for Mayella and her pitiful life. She makes a comparison that Mayella must even be lonelier than 1. Dill 2. Atticus 3. Miss Maudie 4. Boo Radley 29. Who becomes physically sick and has to leave the courtroom when Tom is being cross-examined because of the hateful way Mr. Gilmer questions him? 1. Jem 2. Mr. Dolphus Raymond 3. Dill 4. Reverend Sykes 30. Calpernia’s lecture to the children is _______________ because she was angry with them for being at the courthouse. 1. acrimonious 2. indigenous 3. impassive 4. irrelevant 31. Attiucus, throughout the trial, remains __________ and collected. 1. acrimonious 2. indigenous 3. impassive 4. irrelevant 32. Poe probably thinks that the knight’s quest in "Eldorado" is: 1. acrimonious 2. indigenous 3. impassive 4. irrelevant 33. Archer and Ellen in The Age of Innocence, are talking and placing their relationship in ____________ throughout their discussion. Which vocabulary word would not complete the sentence correctly? 1. fluctuation 2. scrutiny 3. volition 34. Archer and Ellen have had to be _________ about their past feelings to honor the choice they made of society over love, and protect May from knowing Archer ever loved her cousin Ellen. 1. discreet 2. cynical 3. warranted 4. complacent 35. In "The Lottery," the town feels _________ for stoning a person to death each year because it is a tradition. 1. discreet 2. cynical 3. warranted 4. complacent 36. Old Man Warner is _____________ toward the other villages who have chosen to stop the tradition. 1. discreet 2. cynical 3. warranted 4. complacent 37. In To Kill a Mockingbird, we can tell that the jury is ___________ with the prejudiced views of the community because they give a guilty verdict when it is obvious Tom is innocent. 1. discreet 2. cynical 3. warranted 4. complacent 38. Jose Emilio Pacheco in "the Fire at Rest" is very blunt and forwar
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