Ap English Literature And Composition Study Guide Graded A+

In the fourth paragraph, Matilda, as the narrator, makes the remark that "A new silence was about to open up between us," which exposes the origin of a distance between mother and daughter caused by {Ans: B - her mother's condemnation of Matilda's father}In the context of the passage as a whole, the narrator is best described as a reader who {Ans: D - uses the stories she reads to help contextualize her own experience}The narrator's comments about the children near the end of the passage divulge all of the following about Altaf EXCEPT his {Ans: A - exasperation}(This poem about a farrier (a blacksmith who makes shoes for horses) was first published in 1918.) The speaker of the poem is best described as {Ans: E - a recent caretaker}At the beginning of the passage ("I sat . . . shoulders"), the narrator can most accurately be described as {Ans: B - a spiteful child}The tone created by the use of italics and hyphens throughout the passage helps express which of the following perspectives? {Ans: A - the children's excitement at the unexpected arrival of a stranger}