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SD-CP-E-1 SD-CP-E-2 The opening sentence of A Tale of Two The epigraph to “Don Juan: Dedication” is “Difficile est proprie communia dicere.” Which of the Cities, offers examples of each of the following BEST translates that sentence? following EXCEPT ______A. It is appropriate to tell the truth as one laughs. A. antithesis B. It is difficult to speak of the universal specifically. B. metonymy C. It is desirable to use one’s gifts for the good of C. parallelism the community. D. It is sufficient to combine well-chosen words D. polysyndeton in a well-ordered line.
1 SD-CP-E-3 SD-CP-E-4 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Jarvis Lorry protests, “Feelings! I have no time for them, no change of them.” In the first stanza of “Don Juan: Dedication,” Byron However, the truth that he does have feelings is BEST says Southey “turned out a Tory.” In fact, he was a supported by the way he ______Tory Member of Parliament. A Tory is understood to support each of the following EXCEPT ______A. observes the intricately carved frame of the pier-glass in the room in which Lucie sits A. royal authority B. tells Lucie Manette about her father by creating a story about a Doctor of Beauvais B. parliamentary reform C. adjusts and readjusts the “crisp flaxen wig,” C. the established church attempting to flatten it more than it is D. traditional governmental structure D. explains why he addresses Lucie as a “young English lady” as they converse
SD-CP-E-5 SD-CP-E-6 The scene in the courtroom in the Old Bailey The speaker of Blake’s “The Tyger” in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, is is BEST characterized as ______developed by images of each of the following EXCEPT ______A. irreverent A. atrophy B. reactionary B. death C. deterministic C. disease D. stench D. philosophical
2 SD-CP-E-7 SD-CP-E-8 That Miss Pross believes her brother to be Consider the following lines from Wordsworth’s poem on the French Revolution: the only worthy suitor for Lucie Manette in Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, can BEST be characterized as somewhat ______But to be young was very heaven!
In this context “dawn” is a metaphor for _____ A. ironic B. peevish A. years of adolescence C. gracious B. first light before battle D. disarming C. early days of the revolution D. initial morning of the people’s uprising
SD-CP-E-9 SD-CP-E-10 In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens’ description of the In the first stanza of “Don Juan: Dedication,” Byron Monseigneur in particular and the aristocrats in his rhetorically asks, “And now, my Epic Renegade! home in general characterizes the French What are ye at?/With all the Lakers, in and out of aristocracy as all of the following EXCEPT place?” Who were the Lakers? ______A. the poets who succeeded Wordsworth and Coleridge A. sumptuous in their manner of living B. an early group of English poets of the B. oblivious to political and social realities Romantic Movement C. bloodthirsty in their dealings with one another C. a group of Augustan poets who resisted D. ignorant of the skills appropriate to their Romantic innovations offices D. a group of proto-Transcendentalists dedicated to nature poetry
3 SD-CP-E-11 SD-CP-E-12 As the Marquis de Evrémonde travels through Careful interpretation of Blake’s “The Tyger” will yield concrete evidence to support each of the following the country to his chateau in A Tale of Two statements EXCEPT ______Cities, Dickens uses the imagery of ______A. The “fearful symmetry” of the tiger underscores the A. a dragged man to reflect the revolution primacy of regular form and balanced construction necessary for effective writing. B. the sunset to reflect the soul of the marquis B. The energy attributed to the tiger is akin to that of the C. a crowd to reflect the power of the French Revolution: enlightening but dangerous, aristocracy transformative but perilous. C. The mystery of the tiger exposes the challenge – or D. the fields to reflect the resignation of the the impossibility – of fully comprehending the nature of people God. D. The central question about the tiger – “Who made thee?” – delves into the nature of poetic creativity.
SD-CP-E-13 SD-CP-E-14 The poverty of the people in the rural village The central thrust of Wordsworth’s poem where the Marquis St. Evrémonde stops on about the French Revolution is ______his way to his chateau in Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities is most explicitly explained by A. celebration of the ideals of the revolution ______B. nostalgia for the initial uprising now less meaningful A. the failure of crops C. observation of the ironies of the B. the lack of children rebellion’s aftermath C. a catalogue of taxes D. speculation on the long-term D. the story of the dragged man consequences for artists
4 SD-CP-E-15 SD-CP-E-16 The death of the Marquis St. Evrémonde in In the first stanza of “Don Juan: Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities is MOST closely Dedication,” Byron labels Southey, “Epic connected to the coming revolution by ______Renegade!” In this context, renegade MOST LIKELY means ______A. the finding of his corpse in his bed B. the manner of his death by stabbing A. traitor C. the signature on the note attached to the knife B. convert D. the response of the peasants gathered in C. maverick the village D. trouble-maker
SD-CP-E-17 SD-CP-E-18 In Blake’s “The Tyger,” line 8 – “What The speaker of Wordsworth’s poem on the French the hand dare seize the fire?” – can Revolution characterizes the prevailing traditions most clearly be interpreted as an and laws of the time prior to the rebellion as each of the following EXCEPT ______allusion to the myth of ______A. lacking in desirable qualities A. Ganymede B. impaired in vigor or effectiveness B. Icarus C. disagreeable to the point of being repellant D. marked by a desire to maintain the status quo C. Orion D. Prometheus
5 SD-CP-E-19 SD-CP-E-20 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, the man In the third stanza of “Don Juan: Dedication,” whose child the Marquis St. Evrémonde’s in saying “Bob [wishes] to supersede all carriage hits and kills is named ______warblers here below/And be the only Blackbird in the dish” alludes to Southey’s aspiration to ______A. Gaspard B. Jacques A. earn his living by poetry alone C. Foulon B. become the king’s favorite poet D. Ernest C. be named poet laureate of England D. write an epic on a legend of the birds
SD-CP-E-21 SD-CP-E-22 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, when asked Consider the following lines from Blake’s “The Tyger”: what she knits, what is Madame Defarge’s What the hammer? what the chain, reply? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp, Dare its deadly terrors clasp! A. shawls The italicized terms belong to which type of figurative language? B. scarves C. shrouds A. simile D. blankets B. apostrophe C. metonymy D. personification
6 SD-CP-E-23 SD-CP-E-24 The image of the tiger appears in both Consider these lines from Wordsworth’s poem about the French Revolution: Blake’s poem of that name and in the Not favoured spots alone, but the whole earth,/The speech of which character in Dickens’ A beauty wore of promise, that which sets/(As at some moment might not be unfelt/Among the bowers of paradise Tale of Two Cities? itself)/ The budding rose above the rose full blown.
The “favoured spots” may be interpreted as an allusion that A. Sidney Carton includes ______B. Jerry Cruncher A. the British Empire C. Charles Darnay B. the Russian Empire D. Madame Defarge C. the Spanish Empire D. the United States
SD-CP-E-25 SD-CP-E-26 In the fourth stanza of “Don Juan: The ninth stanza of “Don Juan: Dedication,” Dedication,” the biblical allusion includes the following lines: “And although here underscores what quality that Byron and there some glorious rarity/Arise like Titan from the sea's immersion . . .” The classical attributes to Wordsworth’s “Excursion”? allusion refers to ______
A. its rhyme scheme A. a ship B. its didactic purpose B. a whale C. its archaic structure C. the sunrise D. an earthquake D. its confusing nature
7 SD-CP-E-27 SD-CP-E-28 In the course of Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, The first quatrain of Blake’s “The Tyger” Sydney Carton has private conversations with both magnifies the power of the subject by Lucie and Charles; however, subsequent to the latter conversation, Charles ______each of the following means EXCEPT ______A. reveals his own darkness to his immediate rival B. fails to fully appreciate the depth of Sydney’s A. antithesis soul B. imagery C. betrays Sydney by sharing his conversation C. allusion with Lucie D. comes to perceive Sydney as a challenge to D. diction his happiness
SD-CP-E-29 SD-CP-E-30 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Consider these words from Wordsworth’s poem about the Madame Defarge’s chief lieutenant is French Revolution: named by the appropriate epithet “The inert/Were roused, and lively natures rapt away!” ______In this context what is the BEST definition of the word “inert”? A. Nemesis A. those lacking the power to move B. Punisher B. those very slow to move or act C. Retribution C. those deficient in perceptive properties D. those unable to bond with others D. Vengeance
8 SD-CP-E-31 SD-CP-E-32 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Darnay In the tenth stanza of “Don Juan: Dedication,” is motivated to return to France by Bryon asserts that Milton “did not loathe the ______Sire to laud the Son,/but clos’d the tyrant- hater he begun.” Who are the Sire and Son to whom he refers? A. a fear of retribution B. a strong sense of duty A. George III and George IV C. a feeling of compunction B. Henry VII and Henry VIII D. a piquant embarrassment C. Charles I and Charles II D. Louis XV and Louis XVI
SD-CP-E-33 SD-CP-E-34 When, in Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Stryver says The chant-like nature of Blake’s “The of the missing heir to the Marquis St. Evrémonde, “you'll never find a fellow like this fellow, trusting Tyger” is achieved by each of the himself to the mercies of such precious protégés. No, following means EXCEPT ______gentlemen; he'll always show 'em a clean pair of heels very early in the scuffle, and sneak away," his tone is BEST characterized as ______A. exact rhyme B. rhetorical questions A. smug but ironic B. bold but specious C. trochaic meter C. bullying but accurate D. word repetition D. obnoxious but justified
9 SD-CP-E-35 SD-CP-E-36 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Darnay’s Consider these lines from Wordsworth’s poem about the French Revolution: experiences on his way to Paris and immediately upon his arrival exhibit all the “[They] Were called upon to exercise their skill,/Not in following parallels to events earlier in the Utopia, subterranean fields,/Or some secreted island, novel EXCEPT ______Heaven knows where!”
These lines include a possible allusion to any of the following A. solitary confinement in a tiny cell EXCEPT ______
B. an encounter with Ernest Defarge A. Tahiti C. an unexplained incarceration in Paris B. Avalon D. a journey from England to free a C. Atlantis D. Elysium prisoner
SD-CP-E-37 SD-CP-E-38 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Tellson’s Paris In the opening lines of the eleventh stanza of “Don branch ironically occupies ______Juan: Dedication,” Bryon writes: “Think'st thou, could he—the blind Old Man—arise/Like Samuel A. its pre-Revolutionary compound in the heart from the grave, to freeze once more/The blood of of Paris monarchs with his prophecies . . . .” The allusion in the second line is ______B. a section of the Bastille, no longer a prison under the First Republic C. the house of the nobleman who snubbed the A. biblical Marquis St. Evrémonde B. historical D. what is left of the castle once occupied by the C. legendary Marquis St. Evrémonde D. mythological
10 SD-CP-E-39 SD-CP-E-40 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, whom The eleventh stanza of “Don Juan: does Lucie most fear? Dedication” concludes with an insult to Castlereagh. Who was he? A. the Marquis B. the Vengeance A. the English Foreign Secretary C. Ernest Defarge B. the archbishop of Canterbury D. Therese Defarge C. the publisher of the Lake Poets D. the president of the Royal Society
SD-CP-E-41 SD-CP-E-42 The title of Chapter Three of Book II in Of the following, the most frequently Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities is “The occurring figure of speech in Blake’s Shadow.” Who or what literally casts the “The Tyger” is ______titular shadow? A. simile A. La Force B. paradox B. the Revolution C. synecdoche C. the Vengeance D. personification D. Therese Defarge
11 SD-CP-E-43 SD-CP-E-44 Consider these words from Dickens’ A Tale of In Wordsworth’s poem about the French Two Cities: “Though days and nights circled as regularly as when time was young, and the Revolution, the predominant metrical evening and morning were the first day, other foot is ______count of time there was none.” This quotation includes an allusion to ______A. the anapest
A. French folklore B. the dactyl B. Chinese legend C. the iamb C. Greek mythology D. the trochee D. Hebrew Scripture
SD-CP-E-45 SD-CP-E-46 In Book III of A Tale of Two Cities, The eighth stanza of “Don Juan: Dedication” includes Dickens focuses on the anti-Christian these lines: “Not even a sprightly blunder's spark can blaze/From that Ixion grindstone's ceaseless toil . . . .” aspect of the Revolution by focusing on Who or what is Ixion? the image of ______A. a historical figure known for enslaving those under his rule A. the cryptic knitting B. a mythological murderer bound to a wheel in the B. the tricolor cockade Underworld C. a biblical priest who betrayed his office by C. the bloody guillotine burning the temple D. a legendary giant who punished his victims by D. the overcrowded prison tying them to a grindstone
12 SD-CP-E-47 SD-CP-E-48 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, the turning point in Consider the thirteenth stanza of “Don Juan: Dedication”: “An Charles Darnay’s first trial in France follows which orator of such set trash of phrase/Ineffably—legitimately vile,/That argument for his innocence? even its grossest flatterers dare not praise,/Nor foes—all nations—condescend to smile,/Not even a sprightly blunder's spark can blaze/From that Ixion grindstone's ceaseless toil,/That turns and turns to give the world a notion/Of endless torments and A. that he is married to Lucie Manette perpetual motion.” What two major criticisms of Castlereagh’s B. that he has worked for a living in England oratory is Byron asserting? C. that he returned to France to save an innocent man A. hazy arguments and broad generalization B. sycophancy and inflammatory imagery D. that he had been on trial in England for C. vague allusions and empty symbolism assisting the United States D. poor diction and interminable length
SD-CP-E-49 SD-CP-E-50 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, the In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, while most clearly anti-French character is Sydney Carton speaks privately with ______Solomon Pross, Jerry Cruncher defends to Jarvis Lorry, at length, his ______
A. Mr. Lorry A. desire to return to England B. Miss Pross B. work as a resurrection man C. Jerry Cruncher C. willingness to serve Tellson’s D. treatment of his wife at home D. Charles Darnay
13 SD-CP-E-51 SD-CP-E-52 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, when The fourteenth stanza of “Don Juan: Sydney Carton encounters the mender of Dedication,” Byron describes Castlereagh as roads turned wood-sawyer, the latter is most “Cobbling at manacles for all mankind –/A impressed by Carton’s ______tinkering slave-maker, who mends old chains.” Byron is MOST LIKELY referring to Castlereagh’s work ______A. obvious English origins B. resemblance to Darnay A. on the Privy Council C. sympathy for the Revolution B. in the Congress of Vienna D. mastery of the French language C. in the House of Commons D. in the Office of the Lord Treasurer
SD-CP-E-53 SD-CP-E-54 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, the purpose of Consider these lines concerning Castlereagh from the the wife of the Marquis St. Evrémonde’s visiting fourteenth stanza of “Don Juan: Dedication”: “States to be curb'd, and thoughts to be confin'd,/Conspiracy or Doctor Manette is ______Congress to be made.” These lines refer to each of Castlereagh’s political actions EXCEPT ______A. to ask for medical advice since she herself is ill A. During the Congress of Vienna, he helped reorganize Europe. B. to explain that her son will have to make B. He restored the former Bourbon monarchy through amends the Treaty of Paris. C. to seek his aid in getting justice against her C. After the emperor’s defeat, he personally exiled husband Napoleon to St. Helena. D. to locate the sister of the woman the doctor D. He negotiated an alliance with Russia, Austria and treated Prussia to defeat Napoleon.
14 SD-CP-E-55 SD-CP-E-56 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Charles In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, to ensure Darnay is charged with treason when he is that his plan to save Charles and his family apprehended by the English authorities while succeeds, Sydney Carton relies most headed to France ______heavily on ______
A. to lend aid to his steward Gabelle A. Mr. Lorry B. to visit his mother’s grave near Beauvais B. Miss Pross C. to seek out the sister of a dead peasant C. Lucie Darnay girl D. to tell his father that he renounces his D. Doctor Manette inheritance
SD-CP-E-57 SD-CP-E-58 In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, as Darnay In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, when and his family are leaving Paris, the guard at Sydney Carton calls Mr. Stryver “such a the Barrier attributes Doctor Manette’s sensitive and poetic spirit,” his tone is BEST condition to ______characterized as
A. failing health A. beguiling B. Parisian vapors B. disingenuous C. Revolution fever C. heartfelt D. sentimental empathy D. specious
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In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Doctor Manette explains to Mr. Lorry in the course of discussing a “hypothetical” that the shoe-making bench and tools End of English Round A. provided a connection to reality during his time in prison B. served as a conduit to connect his thoughts to his family C. afforded him a pastime during his days in the Bastille Senior Super Bowl Coaches Practice D. relieved the pain created by his unjust imprisonment
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1. B 13. C 25. D 37. C 49. B 2. B 14. A 26. C 38. A 50. B 3. B 15. C 27. B 39. D 51. D 4. B 16. A 28. A 40. A 52. B 5. A 17. D 29. D 41. D 53. D 6. D 18. D 30. B 42. C 54. C 7. A 19. A 31. B 43. D 55. C 8. C 20. C 32. C 44. C 56. A 9. C 21. C 33. A 45. C 57. C 10. B 22. C 34. B 46. B 58. B 11. C 23. D 35. C 47. D 59. D 12. A 24. D 36. A 48. D
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