3.16 “the birthmark” checkpoint quiz 1. the birthmark reveals the romantic era skepticism of a. nature b. science c. history d. memory 2. georgina allegorically represent all of the following except: a. idealized feminine beauty b. idealized wife personality c. strongly women who defy conventional marriage roles d. spiritual innocence 3. how does the hand-sharpen birthmark symbolically change in the story? a. it changes from a mark of individuality and beauty to self-hatred and sin b. it changes from light pink to deep red as georgianna ages c. it changes from scorn and ridicule to admiration and hope b. it does not change throughout the story 4. what is aylmer’s flaw? a. he is in love with another woman b. he is a terrible doctor c. he thinks that he is more powerful than the natural world d. he thinks that aging should be stopped 5. which is a main theme of the birthmark? a. marriage is unwise b. love conquers all c. man cannot perfect nature d. science can improve the lives of mankind

Which historical detail can best clarify a reader’s understanding of the information in the excerpt? immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were separated from each other at work. immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were known to talk too much at work. immigrant factory workers had to pay rent for their chairs and the supplies they needed at work. immigrant factory workers were crowded into unsafe buildings with locked doors and fire escapes.

Read the following short excerpt of student writing. use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. i really thought she loved me but i discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. it was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him. i was confused by the text because it said, "don't tell mike." i felt insulted that she thought she could get away with this infidelity. at first i felt very angry bitter and hateful but then i felt so hopeless and depressed. i longed for her to call me. i thought if i could just hear her pleasing voice, maybe then i would not be filled with such bitterness. instead of calling her i talked to another friend who is good at listening and feeling my pain. talking with her makes me feel euphoric. i think i may be on the road to recovery.what word would you suggest to replace the underlined word or words in this excerpt? instead of calling her, i talked to another friend who is (good at listening and feeling my pain). talking with her makes me feel euphoric. amorous sentimental empathetic grave

Read the excerpt from twelfth night, by william shakespeare. if music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, the appetite may sicken, and so die. that strain again! it had a dying fall: o, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound, that breathes upon a bank of violets, stealing and giving odour! now read the excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock." for i have known them all already, known them all: have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, i have measured out my life with coffee spoons; i know the voices dying with a dying fall beneath the music from a farther room. what does the phrase “dying fall” most likely mean in both excerpts? the noise is jarring. the noise is soothing. the sounds are fading. the sounds are too loud. mark this and return