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Language Arts Cumulative Read the excerpt from "A New Biographical Approach," by Emily Toth. [Chopin's] first short story collection, Bayou Folk—mostly local-color stories of Cloutierville-area people—gained nationwide acclaim. According to the excerpt, which best describes the public's response to Chopin's first collection? ans: Chopin was widely accepted by literary critics as a regional writer According to "A New Biographical Approach," by Emily Toth, how do Chopin's personal experiences influence the portrayal of sensuality in her writing? ans: Chopin's indulgent behavior on her honeymoon inspired female characters eager to enjoy sensual experiences. According to "A New Biographical Approach," by Emily Toth, how do Chopin's personal experiences with divorce and early widowhood influence the portrayal of marriage in her writing? ans: NOT They prompt a renewed sense of the importance of marriage. According to "A New Biographical Approach," by Emily Toth, how do Chopin's personal experiences influence the women characters in her writing? ans: Chopin's experiences with the self-reliant women in her family inspired her fiercely independent women characters. Read the excerpt of Frances Porcher's review from The Mirror, May 1899. It absorbs and interests, then makes one wonder, for the moment, with a little sick feeling, if all women are like the one, and that isn't a pleasant reflection after you have taken in this character study whose "awakening" gives title to Mrs. Chopin's novel. What is Porcher's response to Chopin's writing? ans: Porcher criticizes Chopin's main character. Read the excerpt from an unsigned review in Literature, June 23, 1899. One cannot refrain from regret that so beautiful a style and so much refinement of taste have been spent by Miss Chopin on an essentially vulgar story. What is this reader's response to Chopin's writing? ans: The reader is critical of Chopin's choice of themes. Read the excerpt of Lucy Monroe's review from Book News, March 1899. It is an intimate thing, which in studying the nature of one woman reveals something which brings her in touch with all women—something larger than herself. That it is which justifies the audacity of The Awakening and makes it big enough to be true. The author has shown herself an artist in the manipulation of a complex character, and faulty as the woman is, she has the magnetism which is essential to the charm of a novel. What is Monroe's response to Chopin's writing? ans: Monroe praises the realism and universal appeal of The Awakening. Read the excerpt from The Awakening, by Kate Chopin. He reproached his wife with her inattention, her habitual neglect of the children. If it was not a mother's place to look after children, whose on earth was it? He himself had his hands full with his brokerage business. He could not be in two places at once; making a living for his family on the street, and staying at home to see that no harm befell them. He talked in a monotonous, insistent way. How does the excerpt reflect its social and historical context? ans: It illustrates the prevailing gender expectations within a marriage in the 1800s. Read the excerpt from The Awakening, by Kate Chopin. In short, Mrs. Pontellier was not a mother-woman. The mother-women seemed to prevail that summer at Grand Isle. It was easy to know them, fluttering about with extended, protecting wings when any harm, real or imaginary, threatened their precious brood. They were women who idolized their children, worshiped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels. How does the excerpt reflect its social and historical context? ans: It illustrates the maternal expectations of "true womanhood" that Read the excerpt from Kate Chopin and Her Creole Stories, by Daniel Rankin. In The Awakening under her touch the Creole life of Louisiana glowed with a rich exotic beauty. The very atmosphere of the book is voluptuous, the atmosphere of the Gulf Coast, a place of strange and passionate moods. What is Rankin's response to Chopin's writing? ans: Rankin is complimentary of Chopin's regional style. Read the excerpt from "A New Biographical Approach," by Emily Toth. [Chopin's] first short story collection, Bayou Folk—mostly local-color stories of Cloutierville-area people—gained nationwide acclaim. According to the excerpt, which best describes the public's response to Chopin's first collection? ans: Chopin was widely accepted by literary critics as a regional writer Read the excerpt from The Awakening, by Kate Chopin. "You are burnt beyond recognition," he added, looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage. She held up her hands, strong, shapely hands, and surveyed them critically, drawing up her fawn sleeves above the wrists. Looking at them reminded her of her rings, which she had given to her husband before leaving for the beach. She silently reached out to him, and he, understanding, took the rings from his vest pocket and dropped them into her open palm. How does the excerpt reflect its social and historical context? ans: NOT It illustrates the "new woman" seeking possession of personal Read the excerpt from chapter 1 of The Awakening. He walked down the gallery and across the narrow "bridges" which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He had been seated before the door of the main house. The parrot and the mockingbird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. Mr Pontellier had the privilege of quitting their society when they ceased to be entertaining. What is the correct meaning of the word "privilege" based on its usage in the excerpt? ans: LIBERTY Read the excerpt from chapter 1 of The Awakening. He fixed his gaze upon a white sunshade that was advancing at snail's pace from the beach. He could see it plainly between the gaunt trunks of the water-oaks and across the stretch of yellow camomile. Which phrase from the excerpt gives the best evidence that "gaunt" means "thin"? ans: "He could see it plainly" Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of The Awakening. They chatted incessantly: about the things around them; their amusing adventure out in the water—it had again assumed its entertaining aspect; about the wind, the trees, the people who had gone to the Chênière; about the children playing croquet under the oaks, and the Farival twins, who were now performing the overture to "The Poet and the Peasant." What is the correct meaning of the word "assumed" based on its usage in the excerpt? ans: taken on Read the excerpt from chapter 1 of The Awakening. He stopped before the door of his own cottage, which was the fourth one from the main building and next to the last. Seating himself in a wicker rocker which was there, he once more applied himself to the task of reading the newspaper. The day was Sunday; the paper was a day old. The Sunday papers had not yet reached Grand Isle. Which best explains why the author chose to describe Mr. Pontellier's cottage as "the fourth one from the main building and next to the last"? ans: to help the reader picture the layout of buildings in the novel's setting Read the excerpt from chapter 1 of The Awakening. He walked down the gallery and across the narrow "bridges" which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He had been seated before the door of the main house. The parrot and the mockingbird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. Mr Pontellier had the privilege of quitting their society when they ceased to be entertaining. Which best explains why the author describes the path Mr. Pontellier takes when he leaves the main house of Madame Lebrun? ans: to help the reader visualize the layout of buildings in the novel's Read the sentence from chapter 1 of The Awakening. The gulf looked far away, melting hazily into the blue of the horizon. Which best explains why the author chose to write this description of the gulf? ans: to help the reader visualize a view where water and sky are difficult Read the excerpt from chapter 1 of The Awakening. He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence. Which words from the excerpt give the best evidence that "fluty" means "high pitched"? ans: whistling" and "notes" Read the sentence from chapter 1 of The Awakening. When they reached the cottage, the two seated themselves with some appearance of fatigue upon the upper step of the porch, facing each other, each leaning against a supporting post. Which phrase from the sentence gives the best evidence that "fatigue" means "tiredness"? ans: "each leaning against a supporting post" Read the sentence from chapter 1 of The Awakening. Mr. Pontellier, unable to read his newspaper with any degree of comfort, arose with an expression and an exclamation of disgust. Which is the best evidence that "degree" means "measure"? ans: a degree is a form of temperature measurement Read the excerpt from chapter 1 of The Awakening. He walked down the gallery and across the narrow "bridges" which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He had been seated before the door of the main house. The parrot and the mockingbird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. Mr Pontellier had the privilege of quitting their society when they ceased to be entertaining. What is the correct meaning of the word "ceased" based on its usage in the excerpt? ans: stopped Read the excerpt from The Awakening. The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier's spinal column. It was not the first time she had heard an artist at the piano. Perhaps it was the first time she was ready, perhaps the first time her being was tempered to take an impress of the abiding truth. She waited for the material pictures which she thought would gather and blaze before her imagination. She waited in vain. She saw no pictures of solitude, of hope, of longing, or of despair. But the very passions themselves were aroused within her soul, swaying it, lashing it, as the waves daily beat upon her splendid body. She trembled, she was choking, and the tears blinded her. Which statement best describes the aesthetic impact the author intends this excerpt to have upon the reader? ans: The author uses sensory language to appeal to the reader's emotions. Read each of the excerpts from The Awakening. [Robert] never assumed this series-comic tone when alone with Mrs. Pontellier. She never knew precisely what to make of it; at that moment it was impossible for her to guess how much of it was jest and what proportion was earnest. It was understood that he had often spoken words of love to Madame Ratignolle, without any thought of being take seriously. *** During his oblivious attention [Robert] once quietly rested his head against Mrs. Pontellier's arm. As gently she repulsed him. Once again he repeated the offense. She could not but believe it to be thoughtlessness on his part; yet that was no reason she should submit to it. He offered no apology. Which best explains why the author included both of these scenes in the story? ans: to develop a contrast between the way in which Robert interacts with Madame Ratignolle and the way he interacts with Mrs. Pontellier Read the excerpt from The Awakening, and look at the plot diagram. Since the age of fifteen, which was eleven years before, Robert each summer at Grand Isle had constituted himself the devoted attendant of some fair dame or damsel. Sometimes it was a young girl, again a widow, but as often as not it was some interesting married woman. Which best explains this excerpt's purpose in the novel's plot structure? ans: The excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. Read the excerpt from The Awakening, and look at the diagram.