What is irony? A. A surprise element inserted into the story B. The central message of the story C. The expression of the author's personal philosophy D. A contradiction between appearance and reality

Which is correct? The team has an awards banquet at the end of the regular season or The team have an awards banquet at the end of the regular season.

Which of the following was a cause for the blues moving north in the United States? A. Jobs paid more in the northern states B. African Americans moved to northern cities. C. Schools were better for African Americans in the North D. all of the above

Where did Transcendentalists look for their inspiration?

What type of poem did Robert Frost write using iambic meter? A. Blank Verse B. Open form C. Sonnet D. Free Verse

Which of the following best describes the metaphor in this poem? The sand bar symbolizes a barrier between good and evil. The sand bar symbolizes an obstacle to finding one's true love. The sand bar symbolizes a barrier between life and death.

Allusions are defined as a. verses that are written without end rhymes and without any kind of strict meter. b. references to things, places, people, and events outside of the reading selection. c.

Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? Explain your answer. Throughout the performance, one person in the audience kept coughing.

Choose the sentence that shows the correct order of adjectives and use of commas. A. Funerals and holiday parades made liberal use of rollicking, spirited brass bands. B.

Which of the following statements from the passage supports the author's conclusion that carrier pigeons sometimes had a dangerous job?

Which sentence combines these two sentences using a coordinating conjunction? John didn't think he'd win the race. After the race he received the gold medal. A. John didn't think he'd win the race though after the race he received the gold medal. B.