The tone created by the use of italics and hyphens throughout the passage helps express which of the following perspectives?
Answer: A.) the children’s excitement at the unexpected arrival of a stranger
In the sixth paragraph, the description of the setting (“When he . . . Home”) establishes a
In the sixth paragraph, the description of the setting (“When he . . . Home”) establishes a
Answer: E.) sense of familiarity and comfort
The narrator’s comments about the children near the end of the passage divulge all of the following about Altaf EXCEPT his
The narrator’s comments about the children near the end of the passage divulge all of the following about Altaf EXCEPT his
Answer: A.) exasperation
Which of the following best conveys Altaf’s emotional relationship to his home village?
Which of the following best conveys Altaf’s emotional relationship to his home village?
Answer: C.) “He would have been more comfortable travelling in a lungi” (paragraph 5)
Which piece of textual evidence from the final stanza (lines 37–42) would bestsupport an interpretation of the poem as implying that we can never know anything withcertainty?
Which piece of textual evidence from the final stanza (lines 37–42) would bestsupport an interpretation of the poem as implying that we can never know anything withcertainty?
(A) The personification of “Time” in line 37
(B) The reference to the “blazon” in line 40
(C) The inexact rhyme of “prove” and “love” in lines 40 and 42
(D) The repetition of “almost” in line 41
(E) The questioning tone of the statement in line 42
Answer: The repetition of “almost” in line 41