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Which are purposes of comic relief? Select 3 options.easing the tension an audience may be feelingproviding background information about charactersemphasizing the seriousness of the previous momentbalancing the mood of a serious drama through contrastoffering a complication to the rising action of a plot

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easing the tension an audience may be feeling
B
providing background information about characters
C
emphasizing the seriousness of the previous moment
D
balancing the mood of a serious drama through contrast
E
offering a complication to the rising action of a plot
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foil
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audience
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What is revealed through dialogue about the women’s feelings toward Paris? Select 3 options.

A
Nurse thinks Paris is extremely handsome.
B
Nurse thinks Paris is too old for Juliet.
C
Lady Capulet feels Paris would be a good match for her daughter.
D
Lady Capulet feels Paris is too young and impoverished for Juliet.
E
Lady Capulet hopes Juliet will be interested in Paris.
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Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Capulet: O brother Montague! give me thy hand: This is my daughter’s jointure, for no more Can I demand.

A
Tragedy is often caused by people misunderstanding each other.
B
Tragedy causes people to blame one another and drive each other apart.
C
Tragedy is often necessary in order for people to forgive one another.
D
Tragedy can cause people who are enemies to forgive each other.
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Read these lines from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

A
Two feuding families shed blood over an ancient grudge.
B
Two families fight over whom pretty Verona shall marry.
C
Two feuding families in Verona have an ancient grudge.
D
Two old families in Verona fight and get themselves dirty.
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Read the paragraph.As the names for the honor roll were announced, Omar heard his name. His posture straightened. He nodded and stifled a smile as his legs bounced a subtle beat beneath his desk. He closed his eyes briefly, silently willing himself to save his reaction for later.

A
pride.
B
frustration.
C
discomfort.
D
curiosity.
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.One fairer than my love! the all-seeing sun80Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun.

A
I would never love a girl as much as I love the fair Rosaline.
B
I would love to meet a girl who is more beautiful than Rosaline.
C
There has never been a girl more beautiful than Rosaline.
D
There are many girls in the world more beautiful than Rosaline.
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Read the incomplete line of poetry, and complete the line using iambic pentameter.

A
brilliance from all people
B
kindness despite circumstance
C
the melodies of young hearts
D
the song within my soul
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[BLANK]

A
changing
B
reorganizing
C
paraphrasing
D
rewriting
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Which lines from the excerpt support the inference that Capulet loves his daughter? Select 2 options.

A
Earth hath swallow’d all my hopes but she,
B
She is the hopeful lady of my earth:
C
But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,
D
Such as I love; and you, among the store,
E
One more, most welcome, makes my number more.
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Tybalt: Romeo: One fairer than my love! the all-seeing sun8Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun. Benvolio: Tut! you saw her fair, none else being by, Herself pois'd with herself in either eye; But in that crystal scales let there be weigh'd Your lady's love against some other maid85That I will show you shining at this feast, And she shall scant show well that now shows best.

b
by offering poetic images to praise Romeo’s love interest
b
by encouraging Romeo to think logically and consider his options
b
by telling Romeo that he is too young to be romantically involved
b
by forcing Romeo to admit his faults and seek forgiveness
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Read the excerpt from Act III, scene v of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet: Madam, I am not well. Lady Capulet: Evermore weeping for your cousin’s death?75What! wilt thou wash him from his grave with tears? And if thou couldst, thou couldst not make him live; Therefore, have done: some grief shows much of love; But much of grief shows still some want of wit.

A
She sympathizes with Juliet’s deep sorrow.
B
She suggests that Juliet’s crying is excessive.
C
She insists that Juliet express her feelings.
D
She encourages Juliet to visit Tybalt’s grave.
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Which words best describe the mood of this conversation? Select three options.

A
optimistic
B
frightening
C
excited
D
cautious
E
mysterious
F
mournful
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Read the lines from Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father, and refuse thy name;Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.

A
overwhelming shyness.
B
unbearable sadness.
C
hopefulness and longing.
D
scheming nature.
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unromanticrealisticenchantingordinary

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unromantic
B
realistic
C
enchanting
D
ordinary
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A paradox is a literary device often used to

A
emphasize or make readers think about important ideas.
B
provide hints or clues about events that occur later in a story.
C
explain a character’s reason for doing or saying something.
D
help readers draw a conclusion based on information provided.
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Read the excerpt from Act II, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse; In half an hour she promis’d to return. Perchance she cannot meet him: that’s not so. 5O! she is lame: love’s heralds should be thoughts,

A
She is frustrated because she feels the nurse’s age is slowing her down.
B
She is angry because she feels the nurse is purposely taking a long time.
C
She is nervous because the nurse is bringing her big news about Romeo.
D
She is worried because the nurse may be lost and unable to return home.
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imaginary city in Englandpretty city called Veronastage in an ancient theaterhouse of the Verona family

A
imaginary city in England
B
pretty city called Verona
C
stage in an ancient theater
D
house of the Verona family
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In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a protagonist because he is a

A
romantic character from the 1700s.
B
devoted friend to the play’s main character.
C
sympathetic main character facing a challenge.
D
frustrating character who creates conflict in the play.
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in modern languageto revise the pointto capture the soundin the author’s style

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in modern language
B
to revise the point
C
to capture the sound
D
in the author’s style

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