Who has sent the letter that frightens Mrs. Drover in “The Demon Lover”?
A. a friend who died long ago
B. her husband
C. a man she was engaged to
D. her son

Which of the following is one of the main themes of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?
A. the value of all learning
B. the blessedness of all living things
C. the weakness of the human spirit
D. the importance of honesty

Which vocabulary word best completes the following sentence?
There was a _____ on the ground where the man walked.
A. brink
B. grandeur
C. lintel
D. smudge

Which word best summarizes Brooke's tone in “The Soldier”?
A. uncertain
B. guarded
C. determined
D. idealistic

Which choice expresses the meaning of the following lines from “Infant Sorrow”?

Helpless, naked, piping loud;
Like a fiend hid in a cloud.

A. He was moving as though he was in a cloud.
B. He was a baby startled by being born.
C. He was angry because he was held so tightly.
D. He was an upset child wrapped in blankets.

Why is Mrs. Drover in London?
A. to check on the house and make sure the caretaker is doing his job
B. to do some shopping and get some things from the house
C. to fulfill a promise she had made twenty-five years ago
D. to meet her husband and sister

Which phrase from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” contains alliteration?
A. “And some in dreams …”
B. “A spring of love gushed …”
C. “Had I from old …”
D. “The western wave was …”

Why does the speaker of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage admire the ocean?
A. The ocean is beautiful and its sounds are soothing.
B. Many people depend on fish from the ocean for food.
C. The ocean provides a way to travel to faraway places.
D. The ocean is unchanged by human activities.

What tells you that the speaker is using stream of consciousness in the passage from Pedro Paramos?
A. the speaker’s recollection about sleeping with her mother
B. the speaker’s concern that she didn’t show appropriate grief at her mother’s death
C. the detailed description of the ripening limes, the sparrows, and the February wind
D. the uncertainty about the speaker’s actual situation
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