Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 31
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The underlined lines portray the addressee as a 

Acoward
Bhunter
Cpainter
Dtraitor
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Question 32
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In turn, the speaker accuses the addressee of 

Acruelty
Bdiscrimination
Cdeceit
Dindiscretion
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Question 33
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Earlier the addressee has accused the speaker of 

Adisloyalty
Binfidelity
Cmurder
Dtheft
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Question 34
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The speaker and the addressee are 

ADemetrius and Lysander
BHermia and Lysander
CDemetrius and Hermia
DLysander and Helena
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Question 35
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At the end of the speech, 

AHippolyta storms out of the place
BPhilostrate announces the prologue
Cthe ladies settle down
Dthe curtain is drawn
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Question 36
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The speaker's experience is that 

Athe poor are eloquent
Beven the eloquent can falter in their speech
Cthe poor are inhibited
Deven the poor can be tongue-tied
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Question 37
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The speech is in reaction to 

AHippolyta's rejection of the burden the poor bear
BPhilostrate's rejection of the play-within-the play
Cthe address of the chorus
Dthe arrival of the players
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Question 38
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The speaker is addressing 

AHippolyta
BLysander
CPhilostrate
DQuince
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Question 39
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The speaker is

AHelena
BHermia
CPhilostrate
DTheseus
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Question 40
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In the poem, cupid is 

Aan allusion
Ba metonymy
Cthe persona's mistress
Dthe persona's rival
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Question 41
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The dominant image is one of 

Abeginning
Bflying
Crunning
Dwaiting
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Question 42
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The poem is a 

Ahaiku
Bkenning
Climerick
Dlyric
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Question 43
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The lines that provide evidence for what the poem is about are _____

A2 and 3
B7 and 8
C9 and 10
D11 and 12
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Question 44
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The poem is about

Aunforgettable
Bsacrificial
Cunrequited
Dselfish
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Question 45
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The mood is one of

Aanxiety
Bdespondency
Csorrow
Dregret
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Question 46
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In _____ and moved inwards the kitchen, like one sleepwalking, the simile portrays one who is 

Aabsent minded
Bdisappointed
Cpassion driven
Dmorose
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Question 47
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The technique of narration is

AFirst person
BSecond person
CThird person
Dstream of consciousness
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Question 48
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The figure of speech used in she was listening to the silence of the room is

Aconceit
Birony
Coxymoron
Dzeugma
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Question 49
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The passage is about 

Aa meeting place
Bjenny's expert cooking
Cthe disappointment of love
Dthe passion of love
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Question 50
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The _______ comes after the loose ends of the plot have been tied up.

Aclimax
Bdenouncement
Cepilogue
Depilogue
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