Lit. 8 (Of Places) - Test 4

Question 1

“The adjoining recitation-room needs sweeping. Take the broom and sweep it.”

Answer 1

“My Struggle for an Education”

Question 2

“We brought you a present, Teacher,”

Answer 2

“The Kiskis”

Question 3

That slap-happy, out-for-a-picnic brand of basketball fitted them the way maple syrup fits a waffle.

Answer 3

“Four-Ring Circus”

Question 4

“I have time enough. I will learn tomorrow.”

Answer 4

“The Last Lesson”

Question 5

In “The Countess and the Impossible,” how much money was the boy striving to receive? (short answer)

Answer 5

five dollars

Question 6

What item onstage was responsible for Toby’s embarrassment on the night of the performance? (short answer)

Answer 6

a mirror

Question 7

In “Four-Ring Circus,” the person telling the story is the team manager. What literary term references this method presenting the reader with the material of the story? (short answer)

Answer 7

point of view

Question 8

What poem did John W. Peterson write?

Answer 8

“A Student’s Prayer”

Question 9

In “The Countess and the Impossible,” why did the Countess need the boy to come work for her?

Answer 9

she had recently lost her gardener

Question 10

In “The Last Lesson” what was the name of Franz’s schoolmaster?

Answer 10

Monsieur Hamel

Question 11

What selection did Booker T. Washington write?

Answer 11

“My Struggle for an Education”

Question 12

Name at least two of Booker T.’s earlier experiences and how they helped him pass the entrance exam at Hampton Institute.

Answer 12

1. early years as a slave = humility
2. working for Ms. Ruffner = do things promptly, thoroughly, and systematically
3. unloading cargo from a ship = more humility (sleeping under a sidewalk)
4. journey by train to Hampton = all these reminders he was not above sweeping the room in order to join the institute.