The Literature of Africa Unit Test – Flashcards

Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best matches the word "indefatigable". During the long spelling bee the young contestant was indefatigable.

Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best matches the word invincible. The invincible athlete won three gold medals.

Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word dementedly. Even though it was clear she did not understand the concepts, she dementedly rambled about her failed math test.

Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word ostentatious. The fashion show for celebrity impersonators was an ostentatious presentation.

Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word oblivious. When the school's mascot danced up and down the hallway the children were oblivious to their teacher's wishes.

After reading "The Pin" the reader can conclude that the speaker is most likely someone who

Read the following paragraph from "The Pin." First, I made a list of my goals. They included making new friends, getting to know my teachers, and keeping busy in a positive way. As I was walking through the hall, I saw a poster announcing the upcoming election for school officers. Suddenly, it all fell into place. I would run for freshman class president! The idea seemed a little crazy, even to me. How could a newcomer, an unknown, get elected? Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the ideas in this paragraph?

Read the following paragraph from "The Pin." My old school had just one class at each grade. It was a real life Little House on the Prairie. I was well known and popular. Other kids looked up to me and wanted to be my friend. You might say that I was a big fish in a small pond. When I started at my new school, I had to make a lot of adjustments. Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the ideas in this paragraph?

Read the following sentences from "The Pin." The idea seemed a little crazy, even to me. How could a newcomer, an unknown, get elected? Which word best describes the tone created by these sentences?

Read the following sentences from "The Pin." That all changed when my family moved. My new school is three times bigger than my old school. At first, no one here knew me. The kids were polite, but they did not treat me like a good friend. For a few days, I felt sad and homesick. Then I decided to change my attitude. I could and would work hard to improve my situation. Which of the following words would the narrator most likely use to describe the students at school?

Read the following lines from Sunjata. God is with the just. Everybody does what he wants, But God makes the final decision. The chick destined to be a rooster will eventually crow, No matter what is laid in its path. It will overcome. Which word best describes the tone created by these lines?

Which detail from "Telephone Conversation" best contributes to its humorous tone?

Read the following sentences from "Marriage is a Private Affair." In these sentences, Nnaemeka shares a letter from his father with his new wife, Nene. It amazes me that you could be so unfeeling as to send me your wedding picture. I would have sent it back. But on further thought I decided just to cut off your wife and send it back to you because I have nothing to do with her. How I wish that I had nothing to do with you either. (1 point) Which of the following words best expresses the speaker's attitude toward his son?

Read the following sentences from "Marriage is a Private Affair." In these sentences, Nene writes a letter to the father-in-law she has never met and who refuses to meet her. "...Our two sons, from the day they learnt that they have a grandfather, have insisted on being taken to him. I find it impossible to tell them that you will not see them. I implore you to allow Nnaemeka to bring them home for a short time during his leave next month. I shall remain here in Lagos..." Which of the following words best expresses the speaker's attitude toward her father-in-law?

Read the following sentences from the story "Loyalties." I was twelve years old at the time. One afternoon my father came rushing home earlier than usual. "Wife," he shouted to my mother who was out the back preparing food; "wife, have you not heard the news?" He was so excited he went rushing through the house. I followed him. "Aren't you ashamed of yourself, a grown man like you rushing around like a small boy? What is it?" my mother said. "Ojukwu has announced the new state of Biafra. We are no longer Nigerians, you hear? We are now Biafrans," he said and smiled. "And what then?" my mother asked. "Woman, don't you know what you are saying? Don't you realize that this is an important day, an historic occasion?" My mother stood up and put her hands on her hips. Her face was streaming from the heat of the fire. "Whether we are in Nigeria or whether we are in Biafra we are almost out of firewood," she said. Using the ideas in these sentences, the reader can most likely conclude that the father

Read the following sentences from "Marriage is a Private Affair." "I owe it to you, my son, as a duty to show you what is right and what is wrong. Whoever put this idea into your head might as well have cut your throat. It is Satan's work." He waved his son away. "You will change your mind, Father, when you know Nene." "I shall never see her," was the reply. From that night the father scarcely spoke to his son. He did not, however, cease hoping that he would realize how serious was the danger he was heading for. Day and night he put him in his prayers. Using the ideas in these sentences, the reader can most likely conclude that the Father

Read the following sentences from "Loyalties." When I returned my father was saying: "Those dirty Biafrans, what did I tell you? As usual it was all talk. When it comes to talk there is nothing they cannot do." The schoolmaster called me. "Boy, if the Biafran soldiers cover twenty miles a day how long will it take them to reach the Cameroons?" The barber held his sides and groaned. "Don't mind them." my father said. My mother called me from the back. "Go and collect our Nigerian goat," she said. Which type of humor does the mother use when speaking to the boy?

Choose the word or group of words that belongs in the underlined space. My family _____ Sebago Lake in Casco, Maine, every year

Choose the word or group of words that belongs in the underlined space. We ______ each summer for eight years now.

Choose the word or group of words that belongs in the underlined space. After this summer we _______ for nine years straight.

Choose the word or group of words that belongs in the underlined space. All of us ______ life at the lake.

Choose the word or group of words that belongs in the underlined space. We all _______ to swim and canoe there.

Choose the word or group of words that belongs in the underlined space. This year we _________ our new kayak.