Mr. Fornnarino's Honors English 1, Quiz 16 (Real, with Traditional Grading)

prosaic
1. (v.) to urge
2. (adv.) secretly
3. (adj.) dull
4. (n.) a debt
garish
1. (adj.) gaudy
2. (v.) to waste
3. (v.) to play
4. (v.) to cut
condescend
1. (n.) a problem
2. (adj.) native
3. (v.) to stoop
4. (adv.) with fear
entailment
1. (v.) to urge
2. (adv.) secretly
3. (adj.) dull
4. (n.) a debt
goad
1. (v.) to urge
2. (adv.) secretly
3. (adj.) dull
4. (n.) a debt
apprehensively
1. (n.) a problem
2. (adj.) native
3. (v.) to stoop
4. (adv.) with fear
cavort
1. (adj.) gaudy
2. (v.) to waste
3. (v.) to play
4. (v.) to cut
indigenous
1. (n.) a problem
2. (adj.) native
3. (v.) to stoop
4. (adv.) with fear
vexation
1. (n.) a problem
2. (adj.) native
3. (v.) to stoop
4. (adv.) with fear
squander
1. (adj.) gaudy
2. (v.) to waste
3. (v.) to play
4. (v.) to cut
illicitly
1. (v.) to urge
2. (adv.) secretly
3. (adj.) dull
4. (n.) a debt
sever
1. (adj.) gaudy
2. (v.) to waste
3. (v.) to play
4. (v.) to cut
Which of the following is NOT true?
1. Who is used in the nominative case.
2. Who is always used as an object.
3. Whom is used in the objective case.
4. Whom is never used as a subject.
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
1. I would like to know whom told you about the incident.
2. Whom sang the ballads about gauchos in the back country?
3. Ask whomever you wish to verify my truthfulness.
4. Whomever saw the men could tell that they were drunk.
Truman Capote, the author of “A Christmas Memory,” was friends with Harper Lee as a boy and was the basis for the character _______ in To Kill a Mockingbird.
1. Dill
2. Scout
3. Jem
4. Atticus
On their last Christmas together, Capote’s friend realizes that God shows Himself…
1. in everyday things.
2. only at Christmas time.
3. only in death.
4. only to children & the elderly.
What causes a separation between the two friends in “A Christmas Memory”?
1. a family move
2. a divorce
3. a lack of interest in each other
4. military school
Which of the following is NOT a mistake Scout makes on her first day of school?
1. She shows Miss Caroline she can read.
2. She tells Miss Caroline about Walter.
3. She is caught writing, not printing.
4. She gets into a fight and gets suspended.
How does Miss Caroline “embarrass” Walter Cunningham according to Scout?
1. She offers him money that he can’t repay.
2. She needlessly insults his rotten lunch.
3. She points out his hookworms to the class.
4. She gives him a “beating” with a ruler.
When Miss Caroline asks Scout to hold out her hand, what does Scout first think she wants to do?
1. hit it
2. shake it
3. spit in it
4. check it for answers
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. The speaker, Dr. Jackson, would not reveal whom the committee had chosen; however, she announced when it would be made public.
2. The speaker, Dr. Jackson, would not reveal who the committee had chosen; however, she announced when it would be made public.
3. The speaker, Dr. Jackson, would not reveal who the committee had choosed; however, she announced when it would be made public.
4. The speaker Dr. Jackson would not reveal whom the committee had chosen; however, she announced when it would be made public.
What do the kites at the end of “A Christmas Memory” represent symbolically?
1. The kites at the end of “A Christmas Memory” represent the floating feeling of love that we all experience in meaningful relationships; their friendship, ended or "popped" by death, was wonderful while it lasted.
2. The kites at the end of “A Christmas Memory” represent the drifting spirits or souls of Buddy and his friend; no one knows where their souls will land.
3. The kites at the end of “A Christmas Memory” represent the free spirits or souls of Buddy and his friend; their friendship will survive their earthbound constraints.
4. The kites at the end of “A Christmas Memory” represent the fragility of friendship; Buddy and his friend grew apart.
Which paragraph below is grammatically correct AND accurately answers the following questions?

Why do Buddy (Truman) and his older cousin (Sook Faulk) become good friends in Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”? How would you describe Buddy’s (Truman’s) older cousin and Buddy? How is Buddy’s relationship with her different than his relationship with his other adult family members? Why is it different? Knowing what you do about Truman’s life and the fact that Truman was the basis for Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird, why do you think that the relationship was so important to the writer?
1. Buddy and his older cousin become good friends in Truman Capote’s memoir because they are both outcasts. Their bond is fostered by their differences. The seven-year-old boy and the sixty-something-year-old woman need each other. The young boy needs an adult, and the woman needs a companion. For instance, the woman understands the need to make money by selling fruitcakes, and the boy can provide help in making and delivering the cakes. The woman does not have the innocence of a child even though her age has diminished her mental capacity. As Capote notes, ”she is still a child” (pg. 65) despite her age. Both of them are essentially outsiders, which serves to ally them against the other adult family members. These adults are self-centered, and they treat the boy and older woman without any sensitivity. The relatives have “power over [the pair], and frequently make [the two] cry” (pg.65). Even so, because Buddy and his cousin have each other, they are not “too much aware of them.” From my knowledge of Truman Capote’s early life as child left to live with relatives by his mother--much like the character Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird--his close relationship with Sook Faulk makes sense only because they are both disliked by their relatives. Surely, their relationship is based on a need for money and support.
2. Buddy and his older cousin become good friends in Truman Capote’s memoir because they share a special bond with each other. This bond is fostered by their improbable similarities. The seven-year-old boy and the sixty-something-year-old woman both share a capacity to enjoy whatever they are doing together, however seemingly mundane the task. For instance, the collecting of money and then supplies for Christmas fruitcakes seems to take on an almost epic quality as seen through the minds of the author and the older woman. They also share the excitement and innocence of children, for, as Capote notes, ”she is still a child” (pg. 65) despite her age. Both of them are essentially strange outcasts, which serves to ally them against the other adult family members. These adults don’t share the loving pair’s innocence, and they treat the two relative oddballs without the sensitivity that the cousins freely show towards each other. The relatives have “power over [the pair], and frequently make [the two] cry” (pg.65). Even so, because Buddy and his cousin have each other, they are not “too much aware of them.” From my knowledge of Truman Capote’s early life as child left to live with relatives by his mother--much like the character Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird--his close relationship with Sook Faulk seems to make sense. Surely, the older cousin served as not only an understanding friend and confidant for the young, misunderstood Truman but as a surrogate mother as well.
3. Buddy and his older cousin become good friends in Truman Capote’s memoir because they need each other. The boy is lonely and the woman is disabled. The seven-year-old boy and the sixty-something-year-old woman both need each other’s strengths in order to survive their weaknesses. For instance, the collecting of money and then supplies for Christmas fruitcakes seems to take on an almost epic quality as seen through the minds of the author and the older woman. Their task is challenging, for, as Capote notes, ”she is still a child” (pg. 65) despite her age. Also, the boy is very young and is intimidated by the other adult family members. These adults don’t share the loving pair’s innocence, and they treat the two relative oddballs without the sensitivity that the cousins freely show towards each other. The relatives have “power over [the pair], and frequently make [the two] cry” (pg.65). Buddy and his cousin are “too much aware of them [the other relatives].” From my knowledge of Truman Capote’s early life as child left to live with relatives by his mother--much like the character Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird--his close relationship with Sook Faulk seems to makes little sense. Surely, the older cousin was a detriment to Truman’s ability to mesh with the other relatives. If he had not been seen as a liability like Sook Faulk, young Truman would have had a better life, but then the character Dill might never have been “born.”
4. Buddy and his older cousin become good friends in Truman Capote’s memoir because they both were abandoned by their mothers at an early age. This bond grows because of their sense of isolation. The seven-year-old boy and the sixty-something-year-old woman both seek respect and acceptance from their other relatives. For instance, the collecting of money and then supplies for Christmas fruitcakes is done to provide gifts for other family members, as bribes for affection. They also share the desire to be recognized for whatever intellectual capacities they possess, for, as Capote notes, ”she is still a child” (pg. 65) despite her age and the boy has not yet acquired the wisdom born of years of experience. Both of them are essentially strange outcasts, which serves to ally them against the other adult family members. These adults don’t share the loving pair’s innocence, and they treat the two relative oddballs without the sensitivity that the cousins freely show towards each other. The relatives have “power over [the pair], and frequently make [the two] cry” (pg.65). Even so, because Buddy and his cousin have each other, they are not “too much aware of them.” From my knowledge of Truman Capote’s early life as child left to live with relatives by his mother--much like the character Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird--his close relationship with Sook Faulk seems to make sense. Surely, the older cousin served as an example of the despair young Truman had to look forward to if he did not find a way to be accepted by others.

Mr. Fornnarino's Honors English 1, Quiz 16

(Real, with Traditional Grading)

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