"I'm afraid our activities would be received with considerable disapprobation by the more learned authorities." How might Atticus's style of speech best be described?
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Colloquial
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Formal
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Condescending
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Careless
Q.2.
"The tire bumped on gravel, skeetered across the road, crashed into a barrier and popped me like a cork on to the sidewalk." Which of the following literary devices creates the vivid imagery of this sentence?
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Onomatopoeia
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Simile
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Repetition
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All of the above
Q.3.
"Everybody in Maycomb, it seemed, had a Streak: a Drinking Streak, a Gambling Streak, a Mean Streak, a Funny Streak." What effect does capitalisation have in this sentence?
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The capitalized words remind the reader that the sentence is more important than other parts of the book
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The capitalized words tell the reader that inhabitants of Maycomb are open minded
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The capitalized words appear as official labels
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The capitalized words give the impression that Aunt Alexandra is very well-educated
Q.4.
"What happened after that had a dreamlike quality: in a dream I saw the jury return, moving like underwater swimmers, and Judge Taylor's voice came from far away, and was tiny." Which of the following does NOT contribute to the dreamlike quality of this scene as Scout remembers it?
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The description of the Judge's voice as "tiny"
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The mention of the jury's "return"
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The description of the jury moving like "underwater swimmers"
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The impression Scout remembers of the Judge's voice coming from a great distance
Q.5.
Why is this particular scene described as "dreamlike"? Choose the best answer.
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The description conveys the sense of dread and unreality Scout remembers feeling
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As she narrates the tale, Scout is no longer sure that it really happened
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Scout was about to fall asleep on Reverend Sykes's shoulder and her hazy impressions are the result of sleepiness
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Scout is not a reliable narrator and the courtroom scene displays her unreliable memory
Q.6.
"I wanted to stay and explore, but Calpurnia propelled me up the aisle ahead of her." Which of the following is true of the use of the word "propelled" here?
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The word gives the impression that Scout is a lazy child in need of adult direction
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The word gives the impression that Calpurnia is repressive and takes advantage of her authority over the Finch children
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The word reminds the reader that Scout is slightly rebellious against adult authority
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The word reminds the reader that Scout, as a child, is not capable of making good decisions
Q.7.
"Jem parceled out our roles. I was Mrs Radley, and all I had to do was come out and sweep the porch. Dill was old Mr Radley: he walked up and down the sidewalk and coughed when Jem spoke to him." Which of the following words gives the impression that Jem is bestowing gifts on Dill and Scout in their games?
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Sweep
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Roles
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Parcelled
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Spoke
Q.8.
"She was a widow, a chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an old straw hat and men's coveralls, but after her five o'clock bath she would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty." Which words contribute most to a queenly image of Miss Maudie?
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Widow, chameleon
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Flower, straw
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Coveralls, beauty
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Reign, magisterial
Q.9.
"Zeebo rose from his pew and walked down the center aisle, stopping in front of us and facing the congregation. He was carrying a battered hymn-book." What does the "battered" nature of the hymn-book imply?
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The hymn book has been well-used
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The hymn book has been mistreated
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The hymn book is rarely used
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All of the above
Q.10.
"I sat quietly, having conquered my hands by tightly gripping the arms of the chair, and waited for someone to speak to me." Which word tells the reader that this task is difficult for Scout?
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Quietly
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Conquered
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Hands
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Waited
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