12AP Eng. Lit. & Comp. Mr. Klein

Multiple Choice Test 1

Section 1 : Multiple–Choice Questions

Time: 30 Minutes

26 Questions

Directions: This section contains a passages of prose and a poem with questions on their content, style, and form. Read each selection carefully. Choose the best answer of the five choices.

Questions 1–13. Read the following poem carefully before you begin to answer the questions.

From Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Miss Temple got up, took her hand and .… returned to her own seat: as she resumed it, I heard her sigh low. She was pensive a few minutes, then rousing herself, she said cheerfully:—
“But you two are my visitors to–night; I must treat you as such.” She rang her bell.
“Barbara,” she said to the servant who answered it, “I have not yet had tea; bring the tray, and place cups for these two young ladies.”
And a tray was soon brought. How pretty, to my eyes, did the china and bright teapot look, placed on the little round table near the fire! How fragrant was the steam of the beverage, and the scent of the toast! of which, however, I, to my dismay (for I was beginning to be hungry), discerned only a very small portion: Miss Temple discerned it too:—
“Barbara,” said she, “can you not bring a little more bread and butter? There is not enough for three.”
Barbara went out: she returned soon:—
“Madam, Mrs. Harden says she has sent up the usual quantity.”
Mrs. Harden, be it observed, was the housekeeper: a woman after Mr. Brocklehurst’s own heart, made up of equal parts of whalebone and iron.
“Oh, very well!” returned Miss Temple; “we must make it do, Barbara, I suppose.” And as the girl withdrew, she added, smiling, “Fortunately, I have it in my power to supply deficiencies for this once.”
Having invited Helen and me to approach the table, and placed before each of us a cup of tea with one delicious but thin morsel of toast; she got up, unlocked a drawer, and taking from it a parcel wrapped in paper, disclosed presently to our eyes a good–sized seedcake.
“I meant to give each of you some of this to take with you,” said she; “but as there is
so little toast, you must have it now,” and she proceeded to cut slices with a generous hand.
We feasted that evening as on nectar and ambrosia; and not the least delight of the entertainment was the smile of gratification with which our hostess regarded us, as we satisfied our famished appetites on the delicate fare she liberally supplied. Tea over and the tray removed, she again summoned us to the fire; we sat one on each side of her, and now a conversation followed between her and Helen, which it was indeed a privilege to be admitted to hear.
Miss Temple had always something of serenity in her air, of state in her mien, of refined propriety in her language, which precluded deviation into the ardent, the excited, the eager: something which chastened the pleasure of those who looked on her and listened to her, by a controlling sense of awe; and such was my feeling now: but as to Helen Burns, I was struck with wonder.
The refreshing meal, the brilliant fire, the presence and kindness of her beloved instructress, or, perhaps, more than all these, something in her own unique mind, had roused her powers within her. They woke, they kindled: first, they glowed in the bright tint of her cheek, which till this hour I had never seen but pale and bloodless; then they shone in the liquid lustre of her eyes, which had suddenly acquired a beauty more singular than that of Miss Temple’s–a beauty neither of fine colour nor long eyelash, nor pencilled brow, but of meaning, of movement, of radiance. Then her soul sat on her lips, and language flowed, from what source I cannot tell: has a girl of fourteen a heart large enough, vigorous enough to hold the swelling spring of pure, full, fervid eloquence? Such was the characteristic of Helen’s discourse on that, to me, memorable evening; her spirit seemed hastening to live within a very brief span as much as many live during a protracted existence.
They conversed of things I had never heard of! Of nations and times past; of countries far away: of secrets of nature discovered or guessed at: they spoke of books: how many they had read! What stores of knowledge they possessed! They seemed so familiar with French names and French authors: but my amazement reached its climax when Miss Temple asked Helen if she sometimes snatched a moment to recall the Latin her father had taught her, and taking a book from a shelf, bade her read and construe a page of “Virgil”; and Helen obeyed, my organ of Veneration expanding at every sounding line. She had scarcely finished ere the bell announced bedtime: no delay could be admitted; Miss Temple embraced us both, saying, as she drew us to her heart:—
“God bless you, my children!”
Well has Solomon said—Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.” / 5
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1.From the passage, it can be concluded that Mrs. Harden is
A.in love with Mr. Brocklehurst
B.generous with the girls
C.a confidante of Miss Temple’s
D.strong–willed and inflexible
E.Miss Temple’s superior
2.Religious imagery in this passage is developed by all the following except
A.Miss Temple’s name
B.feasting on nectar and ambrosia
C.the taking of tea and toast
D.Miss Temple’s benediction
E.being summoned to sit by the fire
3.The “smile of gratification with which our hostess regarded us” (line 25) indicates that Miss Temple derives pleasure from
A.having power over the girls
B.being a role model for the girls
C.keeping secrets
D.outsmarting the girls
E.providing for the girls
4.For the speaker, the most nourishing part of the evening was
A.the seed cake
B.the tea and toast
C.the company of an adult
D.the conversation
  1. the brilliant fire
5.The speaker is amazed by
A.Miss Temple’s beauty
B.the breadth of Helen’s knowledge
C.Miss Temple’s generosity
D.her own knowledge
E.her envy of the attention Helen receives / 6.“ … Her spirit seemed hastening to live within a very brief span as much as many live during a protracted existence” (lines 44–45) is an example of
A.circular reasoning
B.satire
C.foreshadowing
D.denouement
E.digression
7.The reader can infer from lines 41–43 (“Then her soul sat on her lips ... eloquence”) that
A.Helen has traveled the world
B.Helen likes to show off intellectually
C.Miss Temple has been tutoring Helen
D.the speaker is afraid of Helen
E.Helen is an instrument of divine inspiration
8.The last line of the passage may be best interpreted to mean
A.It is better to be rich than poor
B.Everything in moderation
C.The greatest of all riches is love
D.Denial of riches leads to love
E.Riches lead to hatred
9.The pronoun “they” in lines 37–38 refers to
A.her powers
B.her unique mind
C.the meal and the fire
D.Helen and Miss Temple
E.Helen’s eyes
10.The tone developed in the passage is best described as
A.amused indifference
B.subdued admiration
C.pedantic
D.reverent wonder
E.remorseful
11.The reader may infer all the following except that
A.the evening has transformed Helen
B.the speaker is observant of and sensitive to human nature
C.the evening is in contrast to their daily lives
D.Miss Temple will save the two children
E.love of learning is important to the speaker
12.The description of Miss Temple in lines 30–34 reveals her to be a woman of
A.religious fervor
B.restraint and reservation
C.passionate beliefs
D.submissive inclinations
E.dominating sensibilities / 13.Based on the passage, all the following can be inferred about Jane’s character except that she is
A.cognizant of her limitations
B.a great observer
C.of an inquisitive nature
D.highly impressionable
E.religious

Questions 14–26. Read the following poem carefully before you begin to answer the questions.

The Pulley by George Herbert

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20 / When God at first made man,
Having a glass of blessings stand by,
Let us, said He, pour on him all we can.
Let the world’s riches, which dispersed lie,
Contract into a span.
So Strength first made a way,
Then Beauty flowed, then Wisdom, Honor, Pleasure.
When almost all was out, God made a stay,
Perceiving that alone of all his treasure
Rest in the bottom lay.
For if I should, said He,
Bestow this jewel also on my creature,
He would adore my gifts instead of me,
And rest in Nature, not the God of Nature:
So both should losers be.
Yet let him keep the rest,
But keep them with repining restlessness
Let him be rich and weary, that at least
If goodness lead him not, yet weariness
May toss him to my breast
14.The “pulley” of the title refers to
A.the balance between God and nature
B.the conflict between beauty and riches
C.the conflict between blessings and curses
D.God’s method of controlling mankind
E.the conflict between winners and losers / 15.In line 9, “alone of all his treasure” refers to
A.wisdom
B.honor
C.pleasure
D.strength
E.rest
16.According to the first stanza, God is
A.totally generous
B.suspicious of humankind
C.drunk with power
D.planning to test humanity
E.forgiving of human weakness
17.In line 16, “Yet let him keep the rest” refers to
A.all the gifts, except “rest”
B.the Sabbath
C.nature
D.a glass of blessings
E.“this jewel”
18.God will control humans by keeping them
A.away from evil
B.poor
C.alone
D.weak
E.fatigued
19.The pun in this poem depends upon the reading of which word?
A.pour
B.alone
C.rest
D.losers
E.least
20.The dominant imagery concerns
A.wealth
B.goodness
C.God
D.nature
E.contracts
21.In line 12, “this jewel” refers to
A.wisdom
B.my creature
C.glass of blessings
D.rest
E.nature / 22.The first and last lines of each stanza are written in
A.iambic pentameter
B.iambic trimeter
C.trochaic trimeter
D.spondaic tetrameter
E.dactylic trimeter
23.The conflict of the poem is best expressed in line
A.3
B.8
C.13
D.15
E.17
24.For George Herbert, the God of all mankind is
A.all–forgiving and generous
B.disappointed and jealous
C.judgmental and punitive
D.regretful and plaintive
E.speculative and manipulative
25.The organization of the first two stanzas depends upon
A.contrast and comparison
B.paradox
C.chronological order
D.specific to general
E.description
26.We can infer that the speaker is
A.heretical
B.non-materialistic
C.scientific
D.skeptical
E.materialistic