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Quiz: Tell Them Not to Kill Me! And Hatred Tell Them Not to Kill Me! ____ 1
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Quiz: Tell Them Not to Kill Me! And Hatred
Tell Them Not to Kill Me!
____ 1. At the beginning of the story, Justino says he does not want to ask the sergeant to let his father go.
What inference might be drawn from Justino's response to his father's pleading?
A He knows the situation is hopeless.
B He is running from the law, too.
C He hates his father.
D He is lazy.
____ 2. Juvencio thinks of what he did as "that old business." From this phrase it can be inferred that he
A feels little remorse.
B has forgotten the exact details of what he did.
C believes the act was justified because it was not personal.
D thinks that people were more forgiving about murder in the past.
____ 3. Regarding the dispute over pasturing animals, the narrator says, "At first he [Juvencio] didn't do
anything because he felt compromised." In this context, the word compromised means that Juvencio
A was willing to work out an agreement with Don Lupe.
B felt that he had already given enough to Don Lupe.
C was hesitant to act against his values.
D felt unsure of whether he had explored all possible solutions.
____ 4. Juvencio says that the villagers used to tell him that strangers had arrived in town just to scare him
and force him into hiding. What does this detail suggest about his neighbors' view of Juvencio?
A They supported him.
B They condemned him.
C They withheld judgment.
D They pitied him.
____ 5. The narrator says, "The day when he learned his wife had left him, the idea of going out in search of her didn't even cross his mind." What insight into Juvencio's character can be drawn from this statement?
A He is lost without his wife telling him what to do.
B He feels a tremendous sense of betrayal.
C He is so ashamed of what he has done that he never leaves his land.
D His concern is first and foremost for his own safety.
____ 6. The effect of describing Don Lupe's death near the end of the story is to
A show that Juvencio was unaware of those details until the end.
B change readers' sympathetic perception of the character of Juvencio.
C foreshadow the way in which Juvencio will die.
D transform Juvencio from a supposed villain into a hero.
____ 7. What might be inferred from the colonel's decision to stay inside while speaking to Juvencio?
A He is not actually speaking to Juvencio but to someone inside the building.
B He is not sure that he can restrain himself from committing violence if he sees Juvencio in person.
C He feels that hearing his voice will be more frightening to Juvencio than actually seeing him would be.
D He is afraid he will change his mind about executing him if he sees the pitiful old man.
____ 8. In line 200, Juvencio says that he has spent the years "hiding like a leper." The author uses the simile to show
A that leprosy was an ever-present threat in Mexico at this time.
B how Juvencio's action made him an outcast.
C the mental anguish that Juvencio experienced in his years of hiding.
D how the years of hiding wore Juvencio down physically.
____ 9. Juvencio is determined to live because he
A wants to see his grandchildren grow up.
B has sacrificed everything precious in life to avoid this moment.
C needs to see if he has saved the next harvest of corn.
D knows others who have done worse things who are still alive.
____ 10. The irony of Juvencio's death is that
A someone else kills him.
B it is mercifully quick.
C his son retrieves his body.
D he dies bravely.
Hatred
____ 11. The images in lines 1-5, such as "it vaults the tallest obstacles" and "How rapidly it pounces,"
convey the impression that hatred
A exists all around us.
B is strong and determined.
C is a frightening presence.
D creeps up on people unawares.
____ 12. The phrase "our century's hatred" in line 3
A defines hatred as an abstract quality.
B distinguishes modern hatred from past hatred.
C shows an ironic pride in ownership of this hatred.
D suggests that hatred is found only in the 20th century.
____ 13. The paradoxical statement "It gives birth itself to the reasons / that give it life" (lines 8-9) means that
A the causes of hatred are unknown.
B hatred is a vicious cycle.
C hatred has been around from the birth of time.
D it is not rational.
____ 14. What important idea about hatred is conveyed through the use of parallel structure in lines 12-15, "One religion or another— / . . . One fatherland or another—"?
A Religion and nationalism are the two causes of hatred.
B Everyone has a choice of what to hate.
C Hatred seizes on any excuse to get started.
D Hatred focuses people's attention on an issue.
____ 15. The metaphor developed in stanza 3 with phrases such as "in position," "running start," and
"momentum" extends the image of hatred as
A an emotion.
B an executioner.
C a force of nature.
D an athlete.
____ 16. What is suggested by the description of hatred as having "Its face twisted in a grimace / of erotic
ecstasy"?
A Hatred enjoys what it does.
B Hatred is a distorted version of love.
C Hatred is a painful emotion.
D Hatred is easy to recognize.
____ 17. Which phrase from the poem conveys the magnitude of destruction resulting from hatred?
A "red blood"
B "splendid fire-glow"
C "human carpets"
D "soiled victim"
____ 18. Lines 44-46 describe hatred this way: "Above all, it never tires / of its leitmotif—the impeccable
executioner / towering over its soiled victim." The word leitmotif here means
A purpose.
B recurrent theme.
C startling contrasts.
D impact.
____ 19. The tone of the poem is reinforced by the poet's choice of the word
A dead in line 42, "between explosions and dead quiet."
B impeccable in line 45, "the impeccable executioner."
C blind in line 49, "They say it's blind."
D keen in line 50, "It has a sniper's keen sight."
____ 20. Which statement best expresses the theme of the poem?
A The 20th century was particularly violent and should teach future generations to avoid war.
B Hatred has many of the characteristics of a person.
C In spite of the death and destruction it causes, hatred is alive and well in the world today.
D It is impossible to resist hatred because it is charismatic and has many appealing qualities.
Reference:
HATRED
See how efficient it still is,
how it keeps itself in shape—
our century's hatred.
How easily it vaults the tallest obstacles.
How rapidly it pounces, tracks us down.
It's not like other feelings.
At once both older and younger.
It gives birth itself to the reasons
that give it life.
When it sleeps, it's never eternal rest.
And sleeplessness won't sap its strength; it feeds it.
One religion or another -
whatever gets it ready, in position.
One fatherland or another -
whatever helps it get a running start.
Justice also works well at the outset
until hate gets its own momentum going.
Hatred. Hatred.
Its face twisted in a grimace
of erotic ecstasy.
Oh these other feelings,
listless weaklings.
Since when does brotherhood
draw crowds?
Has compassion
ever finished first?
Does doubt ever really rouse the rabble?
Only hatred has just what it takes.
Gied, diligent, hard-working.
Need we mention all the songs it has composed?
All the pages it has added to our history books?
All the human carpets it has spread
over countless city squares and football fields?
Let's face it:
it knows how to make beauty.
The splendid fire-glow in midnight skies.
Magnificent bursting bombs in rosy dawns.
You can't deny the inspiring pathos of ruins
and a certain bawdy humor to be found
in the sturdy column jutting from their midst.
Hatred is a master of contrast-
between explosions and dead quiet,
red blood and white snow.
Above all, it never tires
of its leitmotif - the impeccable executioner
towering over its soiled victim.
It's always ready for new challenges.
If it has to wait awhile, it will.
They say it's blind. Blind?
It has a sniper's keen sight
and gazes unflinchingly at the future
as only it can.
