Excerpt from The First Tears — Based on an Inuit Folktale

Elizabeth Kibler


5 Amak became exasperated as he watched the seals swim away into the dark water. However, Amak’s spirits rose when he saw a lone seal sitting alone near the edge of the water. Sure that the seal did not see him, he advanced stealthily and stayed as quiet as possible. At the last moment, and with a burst of energy, Amak sprang toward the remaining seal; however, he was too late, as the animal jumped into the water to join the rest. He collapsed onto the ground in sorrow. As Amak got up, he felt a feeling he did not recognize. Water started running down the sides of Amak’s face. He touched the warm water and tasted it. It was as salty as the ocean flowing in front of him. Amak felt himself making strange noises and choking as the water flowed from his eyes.


6 Amak's wife and son heard the strange noises and came to find him. When they finally caught sight of him, he still

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Excerpt from The First Tears — Based on an Inuit Folktale

Elizabeth Kibler

5 Amak became exasperated as he watched the seals swim away into the dark water. However, Amak’s spirits rose when he saw a lone seal sitting alone near the edge of the water. Sure that the seal did not see him, he advanced stealthily and stayed as quiet as possible. At the last moment, and with a burst of energy, Amak sprang toward the remaining seal; however, he was too late, as the animal jumped into the water to join the rest. He collapsed onto the ground in sorrow. As Amak got up, he felt a feeling he did not recognize. Water started running down the sides of Amak’s face. He touched the warm water and tasted it. It was as salty as the ocean flowing in front of him. Amak felt himself making strange noises and choking as the water flowed from his eyes.

6 Amak's wife and son heard the strange noises and came to find him. When they finally caught sight of him, he still had water pouring from his eyes. His wife and child were very afraid because they did not understand. After Amak told the story of the seals and how they eluded his grasp, water began to flow from his wife’s and son’s eyes, too. Amak and his family wept because of the seals. That is how people learned to cry.

In the sixth paragraph the word eluded means __________.

Answer:

avoided

Explanation:

The word "eluded", despite being little known and used, can be understood in paragraph 6 due to the context clues.

Context clues are words that allow the reader to understand the meaning of an unknown word through the context that they impose on the sentence in which they are inserted.

Based on this, we can say that, according to the context clues, the word "eluded" would have the meaning of "avoided".

Question 2 (5 points)
Which of the following terms would not be included in an explanation of literal language? (4 points)

a
Metaphor

b
Dictionary meaning

c
No interpretation needed

d
Words mean exactly what they say
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Question 3 (5 points)
(3 points)

Column A
1.
Personification

:
Personification

2.
Allusion

:
Allusion

3.
Symbol

:
Symbol

Column B
a.
Something in literature that stands for or represents something else

b.
A figure of speech in which nonliving or nonhuman things are given human characteristics or abilities

c.
A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature
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Question 4 (5 points)
(3 points)

Column A
1.
Simile

:
Simile

2.
Metaphor

:
Metaphor

3.
Allusion

:
Allusion

Column B
a.
My opponent's face became a white sheet when he saw me arrive

b.
He was the rock to my paper, the paper to my scissors

c.
I defeated my opponent as easily as sliding a knife through butter
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Question 5 (5 points)
Which type of figurative language is used in the following line from John F. Kennedy's inaugural address to the nation?

"Now the trumpet summons us again." (5 points)

a
Symbol

b
Simile

c
Personification

d
Allusion

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Read the following excerpts below and answer the question that follows.

The Passing of the Buffalo and Buffalo Hunting


Once, not long ago, the buffalo were everywhere. Wherever the people were, there were the

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buffalo, they did it with reverence. They gave thanks to the buffalo's spirit. They used every part

of the buffalo they killed. The meat was their food. The skins were used for clothing and to cover

their tipi's. The hair stuffed their pillows and saddlebags. The sinews became their bowstrings.

From the hooves, they made glue. They carried water in the bladders and stomachs. To give the

buffalo honor, they painted the skull and placed it facing the sun. Then the whites came. They

were new people, as beautiful and deadly as the black spider. The whites took the lands of the

people. They built the railroad to cut the lands of the people in half. It made life hard for the

people and so the buffalo fought the railroad. The buffalo tore up the railroad tracks. They

chased away the cattle of the whites. The buffalo loved the people and tried to protect their way

of life. So the army was sent to kill the buffalo. But, even the soldiers could not hold the buffalo

back. Then the army hired hunters. The hunters came and killed and killed. Soon the bones of the

buffalo covered the land to the height of a tall man. The buffalo saw they could fight no longer...


Which of the following statements would the authors of both passages agree with?

A) The buffalo were as important to the settlers as they were to Native Americans.

B) Buffalo were important to Native American life, customs and traditions.

C) The settlers were in awe of the majestic buffalo.

D) Native Americans were skilled hunters.
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