Unit 8 Exam

Question 1

incorrect vocab

Answer 1

• he realized he had made a big mistake and immediately went apathetically to apologize
• no one could compel the answer to the problem posed by the debaters
• this is an elusive that we ought to act on right away

Question 2

the following passage from paragraph 34 of Edith Wharton’s “April Showers” Uncle James advice to Theodora about what she should write her next novel about reflects the theme of

Answer 2

the bias that existed against women writers

Question 3

paragraphs 31 and 43 of wharton’s “April Showers” both refer to the first shoots of green in the spring – one when Theodora thought her novel was going to be published and one after she learned it would not be, indicating

Answer 3

that nature goes on the same, regardless of man’s joys or sorrows

Question 4

in paragraph 10 of “the story of an hour” kate chopin expresses one of the central themes of the story when mrs. Mallard’s is illuminated with the realization that

Answer 4

it is a crime to impose a private will upon a fellow creature – whether kind or cruel

Question 5

in paragraphs 3 and 9 of “the story of an hour,” mrs. mallard abandons herself first to ____, then to ____

Answer 5

her grief, her freedom