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Read the following excerpt from "The Middle Passage".

"One day, when we had a smooth sea and moderate wind, two of my wearied countrymen who were chained together (I was near them at the time), preferring death to such a life of misery, somehow made through the nettings and jumped into the sea: immediately another quite dejected fellow, who on account of his illness was suffered to be out of irons, also followed their example; and I believe many more would very soon have done the same if they had not been prevented by the ship's crew, who were instantly alarmed."

Which of the following words is used connotatively?

A. Nettings
B. Suffered
C. Dejected*
D. Wearied


Read the following Papago song. Identify its purpose

"No talking, no talking.
The snow is falling.
And the wind seems to be blowing backward."

A. To inform
B. To persuade
C. To analyze
D. To express*

Which of the following is a primary source from early American and colonial literature?

A. the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano*
B. "The Story of Olaudah Equiano" Discovery Education streaming movie
C. "The Middle Passage" by Brycchan Carey
D. PBS "Liberty!" website

Read the following example. What is the effect of the repetition in these lines?
And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me – filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating,
"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door –
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; –
This it is and nothing more."

A. It creates an anxious tone.*
B. It emphasizes the speaker's friendliness
C. It defines an unknown idea.
D. It introduces a new character.

Answer 1

1. The word in the passage that is used connotatively is: C. Suffered

• To use a word connotatively means that a word can change its meaning when used in different contexts such as the verb suffer here, that its general meaning is "to feel pain or to be in an unpleasant situation", but if you say "who on account of his illness was suffered to be out of irons" the verb suffer here means "to allow " or to permit": "who on account of his illness was allowed to be out of irons."

2. Papago song's purpose is : D. To express

• In the phrase "and the wind seems to be blowing backward" the author of the song maybe wanted to express things were not going how they were supposed to.

3. The primary source from early American and colonial literature is: A. the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano.

• The Interesting Narrative of the Life Of Olaudah Equiano, an autobiography published in 1789,  dealt with themes such as slavery in West Africa and how the experience, which was also personal, differed from slavery in the Americas. However, this autobiography helped in the creation of the 1807 Slave Trade Act, which ended the transatlantic slave trade for England and its colonies. Therefore, studying his work nowadays continues to be important when learning about African and African-American literature and history.

4. The effect of the repetition in the lines from Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven is:  A. It creates an anxious tone.

• Repetition in literature is usually used to increase enthusiasm or creating anxious tones and, as the purpose of Poe in these lines is to increase suspense and also, terror, when telling the story, the use of repetition works pretty well here.

Answer 2

6. or question number 1 in your case is B - Suffered