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Name ______________________________________________ ___Date ________Southern WritersTestA. Thinking About the AnthologyCircle the letter of the best answer.1. Which of the following is not an important literary technique in Sidney Lanier's two poems? a. repetition c. alliterationb. meter d. personification2. Which of the following paraphrases is the best restatement of the following lines in theexcerpt from Notes on Virginia?It can never be too often repeated, that the time for fixing every essential righton a legal basis is while our rulers are honest, and ourselves united.a. We have to be sure to make laws to protect people's rights before our leaders get toopowerful and we begin to fight among ourselves.b. We cannot repeat enough the need for our legal rights to be defended while our leadersare honest and we are together.c. It cannot be restated too often that now is the time for making laws against fightingamong ourselves and giving too much power to our leaders.d. We must not forget that the time for repairing our legal rights is while our rulers arestill honest and we are still together.3. What is the best theme statement for both Henry Timrod's "Ode on the Confederate Dead"and Alice Walker's "Eagle Rock"?a. Our war heroes receive greater honor from the tears of their people than from stonemonuments.b. Our war heroes will some day be honored by their conquerors.c. We haven't forgotten, we don't forgive, and we will prevail.d. You don't see fate preparing your defeat at our hands.4. Which of the following is not a narrative poem?a. "Childhood"b. "Janet Waking"c. "The Rain Guitar"d. "Sled Burial, Dream Ceremony"5. What does the circus signifY to the two brothers in Thomas Wolfe's story, ?,a. relaxation c. powerb. entertainment d. life6. Which of the following character traits is not common to both Miss Emily and Flem, Faulkner's two main characters in "A Rose for Emily" and "Spotted Horses"? a. narcissismb. determinationc. isolationd. vanity© Prentice-Hall, Inc. 95