Perspectives in American Literature Mastery Test PDF

12/17/24, 12:33 PM Perspectives in American Literature: Mastery Test Perspectives in American Literature: Mastery Test Name: Date: Instru...

12/17/24, 12:33 PM Perspectives in American Literature: Mastery Test Perspectives in American Literature: Mastery Test Name: Date: Instructor: 1 Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Read this excerpt from Countee Cullen's poem "The Dark Tower," and then complete the sentences that follow. We shall not always plant while others reap The golden increment of bursting fruit, Not always countenance, abject and mute, That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; Not everlastingly while others sleep... When Cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial internal casual injustices present in American society. As these injustices have changed over time, the American focus identity response has also shifted. Those changes are, in turn, reflected in American literature. Question serial: CLZ-5782-9E03-B0E1 2 Select the correct text in the passage. Which of these lines from Walt Whitman's “I Hear America Singing” describes a unified America? I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,... Question serial: HT-6B7A-45D4-B061 3 Select the correct answer. In Whitman's "I Hear America Singing," what binds the workers together? A. They share the same vision. B. They eat in the kitchen. C. They sit at the table to eat. D. They advocate for peace. Question serial: MC-CAB3-26A6-8E19 © 2024 Edmentum. All rights reserved. https://f1.app.edmentum.com/assessments-delivery/print/mt/45536982 1/4 12/17/24, 12:33 PM Perspectives in American Literature: Mastery Test 4 Drag each tile to the correct location. The poems “I, Too” by Langston Hughes and “From the Dark Tower” by Countee Cullen both use figurative language to express their opinions about racial segregation. Read each poem, and then match each characteristic to the correct poem. references a Walt paradox of social uses set meter and symbol of wasted Whitman work injustice rhyme scheme efforts uses free verse Question serial: GGM-E0A5-2492-3130.4 5 Select the correct answer. Which of these words most clearly means “point of view”? A. prospective B. perspective C. retrospective D. reflective Question serial: MC-0244-C92D-3512 © 2024 Edmentum. All rights reserved. https://f1.app.edmentum.com/assessments-delivery/print/mt/45536982 2/4 12/17/24, 12:33 PM Perspectives in American Literature: Mastery Test 6 Select the correct answer. What paradox of social injustice is presented in these lines from Countee Cullen's “From the Dark Tower”? We shall not always plant while others reap The golden increment of bursting fruit, Not always countenance, abject and mute That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; A. The hearing and speaking impaired are routinely victimized by others in American society. B. Those who today enjoy power and prosperity may one day become subordinate to those they deem inferior. C. The natural system of justice is unbiased, and all people are given equal opportunity to grow and flourish. D. Those who enforce racial segregation are typically isolated groups in society. Question serial: MC-395D-0346-EA83 7 Select the correct answer. How are American literature and the American identity interrelated? A. American literature often portrays aspects of the American identity. B. The American identity is usually determined by American literature. C. American literature is part of the system by which the federal government creates an American identity. D. American literature is the inspiration through which people build an American identity. Question serial: MC-6E52-3099-1356 8 Select the correct answer. What would the tone of Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing" be if the people in the poem were speaking rather than singing? A. jovial B. less hopeful C. more hopeful D. unchanged Question serial: MC-837E-93E4-2A3A © 2024 Edmentum. All rights reserved. https://f1.app.edmentum.com/assessments-delivery/print/mt/45536982 3/4 12/17/24, 12:33 PM Perspectives in American Literature: Mastery Test 9 Select the correct answer. Which statement best describes the symbolic and figurative meaning in the first line of this excerpt from Countee Cullen's “From the Dark Tower”? We shall not always plant while others reap The golden increment of bursting fruit, Not always countenance, abject and mute That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; A. The speaker feels that he will someday trade places and reap while others plant. B. The speaker believes that he will one day share equally in the fruits of human labor. C. The speaker envisions a time when everyone will receive equal amounts of work and leisure. D. The speaker longs for a future without immense poverty and hardships. Question serial: MC-C1C8-14B1-2996 10 Select the correct answer. In "I, Too," why does the speaker say "they" will be ashamed? A. because they are not as beautiful as the speaker B. because they realize that the person they dismissed is actually beautiful C. because they wish they were as intelligent as the speaker D. because they have their meals in the kitchen Question serial: MC-CD28-2EA9-5486 © 2024 Edmentum. All rights reserved. https://f1.app.edmentum.com/assessments-delivery/print/mt/45536982 4/4