American Roots: From Native Traditions to the American Revolution — Test
Question 15 • English III
Kylie is reading Treasure Island . Read the excerpt from the novel. He was a very silent man by custom. All day he hung round the cove or upon the cliffs with a brass telescope; all evening he sat in a corner of the parlour next the fire. . . . Mostly he would not speak when spoken to, only look up sudden and fierce and blow through his nose like a fog-horn; and we and the people who came about our house soon learned to let him be. What personal connection is Kylie most likely to make?
Answer
A
This character’s situation touches on the issue of how people are wrongly excluded.
B
This character reminds me of what it felt like when I did not want to talk to anyone.
C
This character is similar to the man in the book I recently read, because he is quiet.
D
This character reminds me of my friend who likes being the center of attention.
Explanation
The question asks for a personal connection, which relates the character’s behavior to Kylie’s own experience. The character is quiet and avoids talking with others, so Kylie is most likely to connect him with a time when she did not want to talk to anyone. Choice C is a text-to-text connection, not a personal one, and the passage does not suggest the character likes attention.
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