AP Multiple Choice Practice

"Once upon a time, my life was a fairytale and then I was stolen from everything I've ever loved. There was no happily ever after. After days of dying, I was dead" (Gay 207).

1) The reader can infer that the narrator's view of her current life is:

A. Maudlin B. Pathetic C. Surrealistic D. Distressing E. Monotonous

2) Which literary device does Gay use in this passage to emphasize that change in Mirielle's life before and after the kidnapping?

A. Antithesis

B. Imagery

C. Simile

D. Allusion

E. Personification

“He was no longer a boss, no longer the king of his world, sitting on his red satin sheets watching American sitcoms. He was no longer a blade digging into me, his fresh wound.” (Gay 328).

3) Which of the following is not located in the passage?

A. Anaphora

B. Simile

C. Hyperbole

D. Metaphor

E. All of the above

4) What is the author asserting in this passage?

A. Mireille's lack of readiness to communicate with others

B. The importance of the blade that the Commander used

C. Mireille's mental condition at the time

D. The effect of the setting on the relationship between Mirielle and the Commander

E. The danger that the Commander once presented

“I was so tired. I was loathsome. I was not a person. I was no one. I was nothing. Sweat dripped down my face, burning my eyes, rolling uncomfortably into my ears”(Gay 196).

5) Which literary device(s) are present in the passage above?

I. Anaphora

II. Apostrophe

III. Caesura

A. I only

B. I and II

C. I, II, and III

D. I and II

E. None of the above

“I tried to remember the name of the woman I had been. I could see the shape of that name but nothing more. I sat on the bed, leaning against the wall. It was slowly becoming easier than I might have imagined contemplating the rest of my life in a cage, to hope that life would not be a long one”(Gay 182).

6) According to the passage, the narrator's attitude towards spending her "life in a cage" appears to be one of A. Tranquility B. Pertinacity C. Elation D. Inurement E. Satisfaction

ANSWERS

1) D

2) A

3) B

4) D

5) A

6) D