501 Critical Reading Questions

Frankenstein would be most upset by Dr. Moreau’s a. indifference to suffering. b.arrogance. c. great achievements. d.education ...

the rich boys will run the government, run the world(lines 11–12). The author and those in his socio-economic class will be labo ...

e. The author is speaking figuratively here—the BIA does not liter- ally collect and ferment Indian tears and return them to th ...

b.In lines 3–4, Wharton makes it clear that she will be refuting the statement in the first two lines: but it is certainly a mi ...

e. Liza’s reply to Higgins suggests that she wants more respect. She criticizes him for always turning everything against her, ...

never sent for me to Gateshead(lines 50–51). Thus we can infer that Mrs. Reed was her guardian, the one who sent the narrator to ...

and then says I can see now—(lines 38–39) suggesting that she can understand now how Mrs. Wright must have felt. d.Mrs. Hale de ...

of the laws of growth.This, and the detail with which he explains the background of his investigations, reveal that he is a calc ...

Questions 299–303 are based on the following passage. The following passage describes the transition from the swing era to bebop ...

These pared-down bands helped foster the bebop style. Rhythm is the distinguishing feature of bebop, and in small groups the dru ...

The main purpose of the passage is to a. mourn the passing of an era. b.condemn bebop for making jazz inaccessible. c. explain ...

Many assume that grunge got its name from the unkempt appear- ance of its musicians and their dirty, often distorted guitar soun ...

The word ostentatiousin line 4 most nearly means a. stubborn. b.youthful. c. showy. d.unadorned. e.popular. In lines 25–26, the ...

Questions 310–316 are based on the following passage. The selection that follows is based on an excerpt from the biography of a ...

peaked at 180 watts, creating another new amplifier for Dale. Dale designed a cabinet to house it along with two Lansing speaker ...

In line 41, scream machineindicates that a. the new transformer could handle very loud music. b.fans screamed when they heard D ...

singular style of the region. The baileshad an unusual melodic struc- ture and the players had unique methods of bowing and tuni ...

in practice today. The music that was so central to life in the remote colony of New Mexico has much to teach us about the uniqu ...

According to the passage, the main purpose of the “Delivery of the Newlyweds” was to a. sanction and bless the new couple. b.fo ...

lived. [... ] I have never found anything more deeply soulful than Robert Johnson.” While the impact of Johnson’s music is evide ...