1. once unleashed, the dog bounded toward the backyard fence. (1 point)
a) raced
b) leaped
c) limped
d) wandered
2. read these lines from robert burns’s “to a mouse.”
“an’ naething, now, to big a new ane,/o foggage green! /an’ bleak december winds ensuin’…”
which of these is nearest in meaning to the word ensuin’, as it is used in the lines above? (1 point)
a) arising
b) ebbing
c) heating
d) unfeeling
3. the secluded location was the perfect place to discuss the matter. (1 point)
a) chosen
b) isolated
c) public
d) unknown
4. which excerpt from robert burns’s “to a mouse” best conveys empathy? (1 point)
a) “… at me, thy earth-born companion,/an’ fellow mortal! ”
b) “…an’ weary winter comin’ fast,/an cozie here, beneath the blast…”
c) “thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin! /its silly wa’s the win’s are strewin’! "
d) “still thou art blessed compared wi’ me/the present only toucheth thee…”
5. to whom or what does william blake’s “the lamb” direct its praise? (1 point)
a) animals
b) the gentleness of nature
c) jesus the "little lamb"