1.
The primary
effect that the repetition of the word “alone” creates in the following lines:
“Now I’m alone…all, all alone. Alone on a wide, wide sea” (lines 1-2) is:
a.
To portray a tone
of nostalgia
b.
To demonstrate
the speaker’s limited vocabulary
c.
To set up the
metaphor of the “wide, wide sea”
d.
To emphasize the
isolation of the speaker
e.
To create a mood
of relief
2.
What is the
implication of the statement: “He feels the need to hear a human voice—a fully
human voice” (lines 5-6)?
a.
The speaker
cannot hear; he is deaf
b.
The surrounding
noise is so loud that no human voices can be heard
c.
The speaker is
somehow cut off from any other humans
d.
That those
without the ability to express themselves are not fully human
e.
The speaker is
not worthy to speak to other humans
3.
The italicized
dialogue in lines (40-41) “Oh, nice
abs!... Honey, just lie back” is acts as which of the following literary
devices?
a.
Metaphor
b.
Synesthesia
c.
Simile
d.
Personification
e.
Flashback
4.
The imagery in
lines 46-54 serves primarily to:
a.
Describe what
the speaker sees on the ocean
b.
Show that
something which seems harmless may prove to be quite dangerous
c.
Explain the
legends of mermaids
d.
Demonstrate the
vividness of the speaker’s illusions because of too much exposure to sunlight
e.
Show the
importance of this memory as the speaker can recall every detail so clearly
5.
The quote “The
sea is hot metal” (line 62) is an example of:
a.
Alliteration
b.
Apostrophe
c.
Flashback
d.
Internal thought
e.
Metaphor
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