1. Like the modernists, postmodern writers focused on subjective experience rather than objective cultural norms. (1 point) expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations characteristic of or belonging to reality as perceived rather than as independent of mind characteristic of or belonging to the superficial world none of the above 2. They reeled, whirled, swiveled, flounced, capered, gamboled, and spun. (1 point) insult twists; intricate designs leapt; frolicked sharp; pounding 3. He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison. (1 point) beginning watchfulness; caution leapt; frolicked intermittently; unsteadily 4. Stokesie’s married, with two babies chalked up on his fuselage already, but as far as I can tell that’s the only difference. (1 point) central body portion of an airplane evil; spiteful handicaps; obstructions none of the above Read the following paragraph and answer questions 5–8. Scientists report (1) that creatures living in the deep sea are in danger of starving to death. Millions of undiscovered species live, in the deep sea. Creatures in the seabed are suffering from growing food shortages. Which may be a result of rising sea temperatures. Scientists believe that some species will die out, those that can survive on a low food supply will continue living. Not much is known about the creatures that live in the deep sea, not much is known about the changes in their diets. Scientists estimate that up to 10 million species live in the depths of the sea. Most animals of the deep rely on food chains that begin. In the lighted realms of the sea. Microscopic plants called phytoplankton. Capture the sun and start the food cycle. (2) Wherever there are animal droppings, there is a constant rain of organic matter (3) that feeds the bottom dwellers. 5. The underlined part of sentence 1 is what kind of clause? (1 point) adverbial clause adjectival clause noun clause 6. The underlined part of sentence 2 is what kind of clause? (1 point) adverbial clause adjectival clause noun clause 7. The underlined part of sentence 3 is what kind of clause? (1 point) adverbial clause adjectival clause noun clause Essay Note: Your teacher will grade your response to ensure that you receive proper credit for your answer. Your response should include the following to receive the points in parentheses: Respond in 3–5 complete sentences. (5 pts) 8. Rewrite the paragraph above, correcting any fragments and run-on sentences. Be sure to use correct punctuation. (5 points) True or False 9. The Beat Generation was a group of writers who fought to maintain traditionalism in America. (1 point) true false 10. Satire is used to make serious situations appear humorous using irony. (1 point) true false 11. Absurdism is the attempt to show the absurdity of t.

1. 1. Like the modernists, postmodern writers focused on
subjective experience rather than objective cultural norms. (1
point)
expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived
without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or
interpretations
characteristic of or belonging to reality as perceived rather than
as independent of mind
characteristic of or belonging to the superficial world
none of the above
2. They reeled, whirled, swiveled, flounced, capered,
gamboled, and spun. (1 point)
insult
twists; intricate designs
leapt; frolicked
sharp; pounding
3. He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who
was now in jail, about Harrison. (1 point)
beginning
watchfulness; caution
leapt; frolicked

2. intermittently; unsteadily
4. Stokesie’s married, with two babies chalked up on his
fuselage already, but as far as I can tell that’s the only
difference. (1 point)
central body portion of an airplane
evil; spiteful
handicaps; obstructions
none of the above
Read the following paragraph and answer questions 5–8.
Scientists report (1) that creatures living in the deep sea are in
danger of starving to death. Millions of undiscovered species
live, in the deep sea. Creatures in the seabed are suffering from
growing food shortages. Which may be a result of rising sea
temperatures. Scientists believe that some species will die out,
those that can survive on a low food supply will continue living.
Not much is known about the creatures that live in the deep sea,
not much is known about the changes in their diets. Scientists
estimate that up to 10 million species live in the depths of the
sea. Most animals of the deep rely on food chains that begin. In
the lighted realms of the sea. Microscopic plants called
phytoplankton. Capture the sun and start the food cycle. (2)
Wherever there are animal droppings, there is a constant rain of
organic matter (3) that feeds the bottom dwellers.
5. The underlined part of sentence 1 is what kind of clause? (1
point)

3. adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
6. The underlined part of sentence 2 is what kind of clause? (1
point)
adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
7. The underlined part of sentence 3 is what kind of clause? (1
point)
adverbial clause
adjectival clause
noun clause
Essay
Note: Your teacher will grade your response to ensure that you
receive proper credit for your answer. Your response should
include the following to receive the points in parentheses:
Respond in 3–5 complete sentences. (5 pts)

4. 8. Rewrite the paragraph above, correcting any fragments and
run-on sentences. Be sure to use correct punctuation. (5
points)
True or False
9. The Beat Generation was a group of writers who fought to
maintain traditionalism in America. (1 point)
true
false
10. Satire is used to make serious situations appear humorous
using irony. (1 point)
true
false
11. Absurdism is the attempt to show the absurdity of the
human condition. (1 point)
true
false
12. The conflict in “A&P” is resolved when the store clerk
quits his job. (1 point)
true
false

5. 13. Research writing can be subjective and full of personal
bias. (1 point)
true
false
14. It is necessary to ALWAYS to document your information
with the proper citation format. (1 point)
true
false
15. A Works Cited is a list of sources used in your research; a
bibliography is a list of sources referenced during your
research. (1 point)
true
false
16. Imagery is often used to inspire audiences during speeches.
(1 point)
true
false
Multiple Choice
Read the following passage from "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
and answer questions 17–21.

6. "I don’t know anything," he said, "except that I’m beginning to
be sorry we bought that room for the children. If children are
neurotic at all, a room like that—"
"It’s supposed to help them work off their neuroses in a
healthful way."
"I’m starting to wonder." He stared at the ceiling.
"We’ve given the children everything they ever wanted. Is this
our reward—secrecy, disobedience?"
"Who was it who said, ‘Children are carpets, they should be
stepped on occasionally’? We’ve never lifted a hand. They’re
insufferable—let’s admit it. They come and go when they like;
they treat us as if we were offspring. They’re spoiled and we’re
spoiled."
"They’ve been acting funny ever since you forbade them to take
the rocket to New York a few months ago."

7. "They’re not old enough to do that alone, I explained."
"Nevertheless, I’ve noticed they’ve been decidedly cool toward
us since."
"I think I’ll have Dave McClean come tomorrow morning to
have a look at Africa."
"But it’s not Africa now, it’s Green Mansions country and
Rima."
"I have a feeling it’ll be Africa again before then."
A moment later they heard the screams.
Two screams.Two people screaming from downstairs.And then a
roar of lions.
"Wendy and Peter aren’t in their rooms," said his wife.

8. He lay in his bed with his beating heart. "No," he said. "They’ve
broken into the nursery."
"Those screams—they sound familiar."
"Do they?"
"Yes, awfully."
17. "And although their beds tried very hard, the two adults
couldn’t be rocked to sleep for another hour. A smell of cats
was in the night air." This passage implies that the story is set
(1 point)
in the future.
in the present.
in the past.
it does not indicate time.
18. The first half of the passage implies that the Hadley family
is (1 point)
close and open with each other.

9. destitute.
wealthy
trusting
19. From the context of the passage, you can conclude that the
society in which the family lives sees children as being (1
point)
neurotic.
in need of discipline.
innocent.
naturally obedient.
20. The parents’ attitude toward their children in this passage
might be best characterized as (1 point)
fond.
angry.
proud.
wary.
21. Based on your knowledge of the story, you would best
understand line 24, "He lay in his bed with his beating heart." to
be an example of (1 point)
satire.
in medias res.

10. metaphor.
foreshadowing.
Essay
Note: Your teacher will grade your response to ensure that you
receive proper credit for your answer. Your response should
include the following to receive the points in parentheses:
Respond in a paragraph. Answer is written in complete
sentences. (10 pts)
22. Choose one of the three essay topics below.
“Experiencing” - Carefully reread the passage from "The Veldt"
by Ray Bradbury, and write an essay explaining what advice
you would give George and Lydia Hadley on how to become
better parents.
“Interpreting”- Carefully reread the passage. Write an essay
describing the tone Bradbury sets and analyzing how he creates
that particular mood.
“Evaluating”- The passage above is almost entirely made up of
dialogue, as is much of the story it comes from. Choose another
story from Unit 2 that contains extensive dialogue, and write an

11. essay comparing and contrasting the role of dialogue in the two
stories. Which author do you think uses dialogue more
effectively?
(10 points)