Abeka 9th grade literature (REVISED Ed, 2021) Test 9

"I am resolved that in this world/ Contented will I be."

Blind But Happy

"All honor, then, to that brave heart,/ Though poor or rich he be,/ Who struggles with his baser part--/ Who conquers and is free."

True Heroism

"First keep thyself in peace, and then thou will be able to bring others to peace."

Of a Good Peaceable Man

"Night is no enemy. She Passes by/ And shows us silence for our own heart's good."

Be Not Afraid Because the Sun Goes Down

"If thou considerest well what thou art within thyself, thou wilt not care what men may say of thee."

Of the Joy of a Good Conscience

How did the caged bird's attitude from "A Prisoner's Song" change the perspective of the poem?

he focused on the freedom of his spirit rather than his imprisonment

What motivated the important decision the Tylers had to make on the night of the raid?

their faith

Who hosted an experiment to test the water from the Fountain of Youth?

Heidegger

Who gave her father a "pretty" red disk?

Abby

In what poem does Longfellow express the power of poetry in causing the cares of the day to slip away?

The Day is Done

Identify the literary device in the following sentence: "The joke was so funny that he died laughing."

hyperbole

What can you conclude based on the following statement: "Each has his to make the earth more fair. It is by these, midnight and noon."

day and night both have important benefits to contribute to the earth

__________ was not content with the land he had

Pahom

John and Mary left the _________ outside despite precautions of an Indian raid.

latchstring*

Of the two boys, ____________ was more reluctant to sow grass seeds into the Skinners' strawberry patch.

Shan

Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones showed kindness to ___________ when he tried to steal her pocketbook.

Roger

To avoid taking his medicine, Tom Sawyer gave the pain-killer to ______, Aunt Polly's cat.

Peter*

The only reward the just judge wanted from King Bauakas was his ___________

praise

"Uncle" Buscabeatas was distraught to discover that forty of his __________ were stolen.

pumpkins*

"The Death Disk"

Mark Twain

"The Night the Bed Fell"

James Thurber

"The Place of Peace"

Edwin Markham

"Who Stole the Tarts?"

Lewis Carroll

"The Cat and the Pain-Killer"

Mark Twain

"A Just Judge"

Leo Tolstoy