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Reading Comprehension Question No. 1 - 8: B. The Backdrop of Cather's Last Novel

The passage discusses Willa Cather's last novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl, published in 1940. The novel provides a vivid portrayal of life in rural Virginia in the 19th century, particularly through the character of the intelligent slave Mandy Ringer. While Cather's views on slavery are somewhat ambiguous and indirect, one of the novel's purposes was to depict life in Virginia during this time period. The passage would be best titled "Willa Cather's Depiction of Nineteenth-Century Virginians."

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Reading Comprehension Question No. 1 - 8: B. The Backdrop of Cather's Last Novel

The passage discusses Willa Cather's last novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl, published in 1940. The novel provides a vivid portrayal of life in rural Virginia in the 19th century, particularly through the character of the intelligent slave Mandy Ringer. While Cather's views on slavery are somewhat ambiguous and indirect, one of the novel's purposes was to depict life in Virginia during this time period. The passage would be best titled "Willa Cather's Depiction of Nineteenth-Century Virginians."

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READING COMPREHENSION

Question No. 1 – 8

1. What is the main topic of this passage ?


A. Cather’s anti-slavery stance
B. The backdrop of Cather’s last novel
C. Cather’s strangely titled novel
D. Life in Virginia country

2. The author refers to Sapphira and the Slave Girls as ?


A. A heroic tale of the Civil War
B. A sweeping apic of the Old South
C. Using Cather’s personal recollection
D. A political treatise on slavery

3. The word vivid in line 2 is closest meaning to ?


A. Disturbing
B. Buried
C. Forgotten
D. Clear

4. What is not true of Mandy Ringer ?


A. She is a slave
B. She is intelegent
C. She is uneducated
D. She is poor

5. In the second paragraph, the author mentions Mandy Ringer in order to emphasize which point ?
A. The novel display’s Cather’s mixed about slavery
B. The character are based on Gather’s childhood friends
C. One of the novel’s purposes was to paint a portrait of life in nineteenth-century rural Virginia
D. The novel’s character sre shown in a positive light because Gather was a supporter of the Old South
6. According to the author, why is Cathers’s attitude toward slavery somewhat ambiguous ?
A. She was knowledgeable about the legal and political aspects of slavery
B. She did not denounce slavery diretly, only in indirect way
C. She identified equally with slaves and slaveholder
D. She was unable to fashion a firm opinion on the issue

7. One can infere that the author would probably ?


A. Like Gather if the author met her
B. Consider the character of Mandy Ringer irrelevant to the plot
C. Oppose the academic study Cather’s other novel
D. Have no appreciation of the Novel’s merits

8. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage ?
A. Sapphira and the Slave Girl : Fact versus Viction
B. Willa Cather : Racist or Aboloionist ?
C. Some Comments on The Final Novel of Willa Cather
D. Willa Cather’s Depiction of Ninteenth-Century Virginians

Question No. 9 – 17

9. Which of the following aspects of glass fiber does the passage mainly discuss ?
A. The major developments in the production
B. Its relationship with pottery making
C. Important inventors in its long history
D. The variety of the uses in modern industry

10. The word coarse in line 1 is closest meaning to ?


A. Decorative
B. Natura;
C. Crude
D. Weak

11. Why was there nothing written about the making of Renaisance glass fibers untul seventeenth century ?
A. Glassmakers were unhappy with the quality of the fibers they could make
B. Glssmakers did not want to reveal the method they used
C. Few people were interested in the Renaissance style of glass fibers
D. Production methods had been well known for a long time

12. According to the passage, using ahot glass tube rather than a wheel to pull fibers from molten glass made the
fibers ?
A. Quicker to cool
B. Harder to bend
C. Shorter and more easily broken
D. Longer and more durable

13. The phrase this material in line 14 refers to ?


A. Glass fibers
B. Decorations
C. Ornaments
D. Novelties for collectors

14. The word brittle in line 15 is closest meaning to ?


A. Easily broken
B. Roughly made
C. Hairy
D. Shiny

15. The production of the glass fibers was improved in the nineteenth century by which of the following ?
A. Adding silver to the molten glass
B. Increasing the circumference of the glass tubes
C. Putting silk thread in the cener of the fibers
D. Using yam reels

16. The word appreciated in line 20 is closest meaning to ?


A. Experienced
B. Recognized
C. Explored
D. Increased

17. Which of the following terms is defined in the passage ?


A. Inventions (line 6)
B. Circumference (line 15)
C. Manufacturing process (line 21)
D. Bushing (line 22)

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