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Read the excerpt from Act IV, scene v of Romeo and Juliet . Paris : Have I thought long to see this morning’s face, And doth it give me such a sight as this? Which best describes Paris’s reaction when he believes that Juliet has died?

A
He’s relieved that the wedding is canceled.
B
He’s sympathetic toward her parents.
C
He’s angry that the friar gave her poison.
D
He’s devastated that he cannot marry her.
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Read the excerpt from Juliet’s soliloquy in Act IV, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet . What if this mixture do not work at all? Shall I be married then to-morrow morning? No, no; this shall forbid it: lie thou there. [ Laying down a dagger .] What if it be a poison, which the friar Subtly hath minister’d to have me dead, Lest in this marriage he should be dishonour’d Because he married me before to Romeo? I fear it is: and yet, methinks, it should not, For he hath still been tried a holy man. I will not entertain so bad a thought. The purpose of this soliloquy is to help the audience understand

A
Juliet’s uneasiness about going through with her plan.
B
Juliet’s confusion about whether Romeo loves her.
C
Juliet’s shame at disgracing her family and Paris.
D
Juliet’s anger at the friar for marrying her to Romeo.
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Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet . Montague: Alas! my liege, my wife is dead to-night; Grief of my son’s exile hath stopp’d her breath. What further woe conspires against mine age? What is the best paraphrase of the underlined text?

A
What other pain must I suffer through as I get older?
B
What has caused me to feel as if I am getting older?
C
What is the reason only older people experience pain?
D
What does getting older have to do with suffering?
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Zahra is writing an essay about "The Most Dangerous Game." Which excerpt from the story best supports her idea that Rainsford is a rational individual who does not panic under pressure?

A
A certain cool-headedness had come to him; it was not the first time he had been in a tight place.
B
There was a chance that his cries could be heard by someone aboard the yacht, but that chance was slender, and grew more slender as the yacht raced on.
C
Ten minutes of determined effort brought another sound to his ears—the most welcome he had ever heard—the muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore.
D
Sleep had given him new vigor; a sharp hunger was picking at him. He looked about him, almost cheerfully.
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Elva is writing an essay about "The Most Dangerous Game." Which excerpt from the story best supports her idea that Rainsford and Zaroff have some common ideas?

A
“Hunting tigers ceased to interest me some years ago. I exhausted their possibilities, you see. No thrill left in tigers, no real danger.”
B
“You will be amused, I know. I think I may say, in all modesty, that I have done a rare thing. I have invented a new sensation.“
C
“One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in America, with such a naive, and, if I may say so, mid-Victorian point of view.”
D
“Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong.”
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star-crossed lover

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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all. Here’s much to do with hate, but more with love: Why then, O brawling love! O loving hate! O any thing! of nothing first create. O heavy lightness! serious vanity! Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms! Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is! This love feel I, that feel no love in this. Dost thou not laugh? The oxymorons in Romeo’s dialogue emphasize

A
his confusion about Benvolio’s advice.
B
the extreme emotions that he is feeling.
C
the anger he feels toward a certain woman.
D
his certainty about his romantic fate.
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. If ever you disturb our streets again Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace. What event is foreshadowed by the Prince’s words?

A
Romeo and Juliet disobeying their parents
B
Romeo and Juliet’s secret wedding
C
Romeo and Juliet’s tragic deaths
D
Romeo and Juliet meeting at a wild party
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet . Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, 75 By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, Have thrice disturb’d the quiet of our streets, And made Verona’s ancient citizens Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments, To wield old partisans, in hands as old, 80 Canker’d with peace, to part your canker’d hate. Which best paraphrases why the prince is angry with Capulet and Montague?

A
Their families have recently started three street fights.
B
Their servants were left unattended on the street.
C
They were supposed to come see him on this day.
D
They were supposed to leave the town of Verona.
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Read the sentence. My little brothers like to watch "The Peppy Pirates” on TV, and they drive me crazy!

Answer:

vague pronoun

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Read Friar Laurence’s dialogue from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet . But he which bore my letter, Friar John, Was stay’d by accident, and yesternight Return’d my letter back. Based on these lines, what role did Friar John play in the catastrophe?

A
He made the choice not to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter.
B
He delivered Friar Laurence’s letter to the wrong person.
C
He continually forgot to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter.
D
He was prevented from delivering Friar Laurence’s letter.
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Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy does Romeo represent in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet ?

A
a flawed hero
B
a wise mentor
C
a devious trickster
D
a violent foil
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Which is an example of dramatic irony in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet ?

A
Juliet knew Romeo was dead when she awakened, and the audience knew that she was correct.
B
Romeo thought Juliet was dead when he poisoned himself, but the audience knew she was alive.
C
Balthasar agreed to deliver Romeo’s letter, and the audience knew the contents of the letter.
D
Friar Laurence thought his plan would help Romeo and Juliet, but the audience knew he had evil intentions.

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