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A. DIRECTIONS: Read the excerpt below. Then, answer the questions by writing the letter of the correct answer for each on the line. (1) No one expected Hillary to rise to fame. (2) She was raised in a very poor, very rough neighborhood where people had few opportunities. (3) It was certainly no Garden of Eden, but there were plenty of serpents to avoid. (4) Hillary avoided trouble, focused, worked hard, and like every actor, experienced a bit of good luck. (5) Dressed in a gown and accepting her Oscar, she recalled her humble origins and those who believed in her. qquad In which sentence does the writer include an allusion? a. sentence 1 b. sentence 2 c. sentence 3 d. sentence 4 qquad What type of allusion is used in the sentence you identified in question 1 ? a. literary b. cultural c. Biblical qquad What is the most likely reason that the writer included the allusion? a. to show Hillary was undeserving b. to dramatize Hillary's rise to fame c. to applaud Hillary's talent B. DIRECTIONS: Read the excerpt below. Then, answer the questions that follow. (1) Pete's early success in the stock market gave him confidence. (2) His friend and fellow investor, Marcus, wamed him not to think his system would always pay off. (3) Marcus told Pete, 1 also had early success, I got too confident and too greedy, and I made too many risky investments. (4) I thought I couldn't lose, but I did lose. (5) As a matter of fact, I lost almost everything. (6) Don't do what I did and make the same mistake." (7) But Pete was like Icarus. (8) He ignored Marcus's words and continued to risk larger and larger amounts of money on riskier stocks. (9) When the crash came, Pete lost everything and found himself in bankruptcy court. qquad In which sentence does the writer include an allusion? a. sentence 2 b. sentence 4 c. sentence 5 d. sentence 7 qquad What type of allusion is used in the sentence you identified in question 1? a. mythological b. cultural c. Biblical qquad Which group of readers is more likely to understand the allusion you identified in question 1? a. young children at the library b. readers with a high school education Why might the writer of the passage have chosen to include the allusion you identified in question I? Use details from the passage in your answer.
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Laurie
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Question 1 Part A: c , Part B: c, Part C: bQuestion 2 Part A: d, Part B: a, Part C: b, Part D: Pete is like "Icarus" who regardless of being warned not to fly too close to the sun (to not make risky investments), after finally does (ignores all Marcus's warning like In the Icarus's story about his dad-Daedealus) and meets downfall - He lost everything which duly interprets the phrase as - "Pete's rising ambitions causing his fall" poetically illustrating his hubris and misuse of power ended up in his downfall.
Explanation
For the first part of the question, we're asked to identify the sentence in the given paragraph that includes an allusion. An allusion is a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the reader’s mind. In sentence 3, ("It was certainly no Garden of Eden, but there were plenty of serpents to avoid"), it’s clearly referencing the biblical Garden of Eden, making it the rightful candidate.For question 2, because the allusion made (Garden of Eden and serpents) is part of well-known abrahamic religious text, The Bible, the type of allusion used here would be Biblical.For question 3, the reason the writer includes the allusion is likely to heed the difficulty and problems faced by Hillary - signifying her struggle and rise to fame, hence "to dramatize Hillary's rise to fame".Now in the second part, For the first question, we are looking for an allusion, just like above, and in sentence 7 ("But Pete was like Icarus") we see a reference to ancient Greek Mythology where Icarus flied too close to sun. For the 2nd question, Icarus's reference thus would be a classical Greek Myth, and hence would be mythological.For the 3rd question, the group of readers would likely understand these allusions better will be reasonably educated people & readers who have a basic familiarity with classical mythology. These type of content is mostly covered in High -School Suggestions imply readers with high-school education will tend to comprehend this better.For the last question, knowing the caution popular in the tale of Icarus over his ambition (which led him to his demise), the allusion is advising Pete to avoid the path that might pose risk and portray his high ambition that eventually led to failure and bankruptcy.