Question 8 of 10Read this excerpt from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella Notes from the Underground:I was simply scaring sparrows at random and amusing myself by it. I might foam at the mouth, but bring me a doll to play with, give me a cup of tea with sugar in it, and maybe I should be appeased. I might even be genuinely touched, though probably I should grind my teeth at myself afterwards and lie awake at night with shame for months after. That was my way.Which part of this excerpt most clearly reveals that the narrator has monstrous qualities?A.That was my way.B.[G]ive me a cup of tea with sugar in it, and maybe I should be appeased.C.I was simply scaring sparrows at random and amusing myself by it.D.[P]robably I should grind my teeth at myself afterwards and lie awake at night with shame for months after.

Question 5 of 10Read this passage from Dostoyevsky's novella Notes from the Underground:But do you know, gentlemen, what was the chief point about my spite? Why, the whole point, the real sting of it lay in the fact that continually, even in the moment of the acutest spleen, I was inwardly conscious with shame that I was not only not a spiteful but not even an embittered man, that I was simply scaring sparrows at random and amusing myself by it.In what way is the narrator most clearly a monster?A.He is ashamed, even though he has no reason to be.B.He gives advice, even when not asked for it.C.He is straightforward about his spite.D.He is intentionally cruel for no reason.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 7 of 10Read this excerpt from Frankenstein:I beheld the wretch, the miserable monster whom I had created. He held up the curtain of the bed; and his eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me. His jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks. He might have spoken, but I did not hear . . . (44).What part of the excerpt most clearly creates reader empathy for the monster?A.[T]he miserable monster whom I had created.B.[B]ut I did not hear.C.[W]hile a grin wrinkled his cheeks.D.[H]is eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 20 of 24Read the following excerpt from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in which the monster tells his story:I demand a creature of another sex, but as hideous as myself; the gratification is small, but it is all that I can receive, and it shall content me. It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another. Our lives will not be happy, but they will be harmless, and free from the misery I now feel.Which phrase from the passage best supports the theme that monstrous appearances can be deceiving?A.demand a creatureB.hideous as myselfC.we shall be monstersD.harmless, and freeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 1 of 10Read this excerpt from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein:I have good dispositions; my life had been hitherto harmless, and, in some degree, beneficial; but a fatal prejudice clouds [people's] eyes, and where they ought to see a feeling and kind friend, they behold only a detestable monster (176–177).Which theme is best conveyed by this quote?A.Misery loves company.B.Outward appearances can be deceiving.C.A word spoken in hate can injure more than the sword.D.People who hurt often hurt other people.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this excerpt from "Everyday Use":In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and overalls during the day. I can kill and clean a hog as mercilessly as a man.Based on this excerpt, what can the reader infer about the narrator's character?A.That she is strong and hardworkingB.That she is abusive to her daughtersC.That she is soft-spoken and sweetD.That she is mean and unforgivingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS