Question

english 3: unit 1 test- class copy! do not write!
directions: read each passage and then answer the questions that follow. be sure to read each
question carefully and choose the best answer.
excerpt from \pioneers! o pioneers!\
o you daughters of the west!
o you young and elder daughters! o you mothers and you wives!
never must you be divided, in our ranks you move united.
pioneers! o pioneers!
minstrels latent on the prairies!
(shrouded bards of other lands, you may rest, you have done your work,)
soon i hear you coming warbling, soon you rise and tramp amid us,
pioneers! o pioneers!
not for delectations sweet,
not the cushion and the slipper, not the peaceful and the studious,
not the riches safe and palling, not for us the tame enjoyment,
pioneers! o pioneers!
do the feasters gluttonous feast?
do the corpulent sleepers sleep? have they lockd and bolted doors?
still be ours the diet hard, and the blanket on the ground,
pioneers! o pioneers!
has the night descended?
was the road of late so toilsome? did we stop discouraged nodding
on our way?
yet a passing hour i yield you in your tracks to pause oblivious,
pioneers! o pioneers!

1. what does latent mean as it is used in line 5?

a. secret
b. hidden
c. inactive
d. resting

1. which words or phrases provide clues to the answer in question 1?

a. \shrouded bards\ (line 6)
b. \you may rest\ (line 6)
c. \you have done your work\ (line 6)
d. \warbling\ (line 7)

Explanation:

Question 1

To determine the meaning of "latent" in line 5, we analyze the context. Line 6 has "Shrouded bards", where "shrouded" implies hidden. "Latent" here should align with a hidden or inactive - but more about being hidden in the context of the minstrels on the prairies. Option a "Secret" is more about confidentiality, option c "Inactive" is less about the hidden aspect, option d "resting" is about repose. Option b "Hidden" fits as "shrouded" (hidden) bards and latent minstrels have a similar hidden sense.

To find clues for question 1, we check each option. Option a "Shrouded bards" (line 6) - "shrouded" means hidden, which is a clue for "latent" (hidden). Option b "you may rest" is about resting, not hidden. Option c "you have done your work" is about completion, not hidden. Option d "warbling" is about singing, not hidden. So "Shrouded bards" provides the clue.

Answer:

b. Hidden

Question 2