Refer to “The Lottery Ticket” by Chekhov to respond to the following question. Reread the following sentence: It rains day and night, the bare trees weep, the wind is damp and cold. What type of figurative language is used?

In English, identify the 2 of the 3 primary types of Roman housing options (you don’t have to remember the Latin words, but you do have to describe each one using one sentence each).  Then identify at least 4 different rooms (for these, you DO need to include the Latin word as well as the English meaning) and describe what a Roman would have done in each of these rooms, using one sentence each.

Identify the noun each adjective describes, referencing the line number in the passage: Line 2: primus [noun1] Line 12: infinita [noun2] Line 15: tristiorem [noun3]

The next set of questions on this test will be based on this passage:      Hodie, Sabinus amicum Marcum visitat iterum.  In atrio, Marcus Sabinum salutat, et per tablinum in peristylium ducit.  In peristylio sunt statuae novae: una statua Mercurii dei et una statua Minervae deae.      “Tuas statuas novas video,” Sabinus inquit.  “Mihi placet!”      “Gratias tibi ago,” Marcus inquit.  “Veni mecum in triclinio novo.”      Amici in triclinio novo veniunt.  In triclinio sunt tres lectos novos purpureos.      “Mihi placent lecti purpurei!”  Sabinus inquit.      “Nonne cenare manere potes hodie?” Marcus inquit.  “Coquus meus cibos bonos facit.”      “Ita vero!”  Sabinus inquit.  “Hodie cibos coqui tui ceno, dum lux manet!” Vocabulary Help (each word will be listed only once, so if it appears multiple times in the passage, you will only find it listed under the line where it appears the first time): Line 1: hodie: today visito, visitare: to visit iterum: again Line 3: statua, statuae; f.: statue Line 4: unus, una, unum: one Mercurius, Mercurii; m.: Mercury, the Roman god of traders, merchants, thieves, and tricksters Line 5: Minerva, Minervae; f.: Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, strategy, and hand-crafts Line 8: “Gratias tibi ago”: I thank you “Veni mecum”: come with me Line 11: tres: three lectus, lecti; m.: bed, couch, bench purpureus, purpurea, purpureum: purple Line 13: ceno, cenare: to dine, to eat dinner nonne: …can you not? (expects a positive response) Line 14: coquus, coqui; m.: cook, chef cibus, cibi; m.: food Line 15: ita vero: yes of course Line 16: dum: while

Jupiter inquit: “Quis est uxor mea?”

Refer to “The Lottery Ticket” by Chekhov to respond to the following question. Which of the following lines includes word choice with a positive connotation?

Read the following sentence. The serene landscape at dawn, with its calm waters and soft light, was a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. How does the connotation of the underlined word impact the sentence?

Which of the following sentences is an example of alliteration?

Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence? I used to be a baker, but I couldn’t make enough dough.