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Reading Comprehension Quiz (Robin Givhan, “An Image a Little Too Carefully Coordinated”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Robin Givhan, “An Image a Little Too Carefully Coordinated”

Read “An Image a Little Too Carefully Coordinated” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question How does Givhan feel about President George W. Bush?

1. How does Givhan feel about President George W. Bush?

She likes him and his administration very much.

She is not very supportive of his administration.

She does not focus on Bush or his administration.

None of the above.

Question In paragraph 1, Givhan writes that “it was hard not to marvel at the 1950s-style tableau vivant that was John Roberts and his family.” What is the effect of using the French words for “living picture” without giving a translation?

2. In paragraph 1, Givhan writes that “it was hard not to marvel at the 1950s-style tableau vivant that was John Roberts and his family.” What is the effect of using the French words for “living picture” without giving a translation?

It is meant for a specific audience that would understand or be able to infer what the words mean.

It creates a separation between the audience and the writer, giving the writer a superior position for judgment.

It allows for the audience members who do understand the word to reconsider the image and how it was composed.

All of the above.

Question Givhan is arguing that the children are attired in basically nondescript, but highly historical and appropriate clothing. Who does Givhan compare the Roberts family children with?

3. Givhan is arguing that the children are attired in basically nondescript, but highly historical and appropriate clothing. Who does Givhan compare the Roberts family children with?

their parents

the president

the Northwestern University lacrosse team

the Kennedy children

Question How does Givhan feel about the children’s clothing?

4. How does Givhan feel about the children’s clothing?

She finds them to be so proper as to be distasteful to normal standards of fashion.

The clothing is too informal for the occasion.

The clothing was absolutely in keeping with the appropriateness of the occasion.

None of the above.

Question Who does Givhan blame for the children’s clothing?

5. Who does Givhan blame for the children’s clothing?

the President

the Northwestern University lacrosse team

history

the parents

Question Givhan writes that “These clothes are Old World, old money and a cut above the light-up/shoe-buying hoi polloi.” What does Givhan wish for the audience to infer?

6. Givhan writes that “These clothes are Old World, old money and a cut above the light-up/shoe-buying hoi polloi.” What does Givhan wish for the audience to infer?

The Roberts family is being inappropriate with regards to how they have dressed the children.

The Roberts family is working to appear relatable to the average family.

The Roberts family is like the people watching the news.

All of the above.

Question Givhan is writing an argument in this article. What is she using to support her argument?

7. Givhan is writing an argument in this article. What is she using to support her argument?

logical appeals centered on evidence from various sources that she cites.

emotional appeals centered on the use of heavy-handed word choice and the picture of the press conference

ethical appeals (appeals to credibility) centered on her own experiences in visiting the White House

references to historical photos and children who have been in photographs at the White House

Question What is the overall effect of Givhan’s use of parenthetical citations throughout this article?

8. What is the overall effect of Givhan’s use of parenthetical citations throughout this article?

She wishes for the audience to skip these sections, much like stage directions in dramas.

The parenthetical citations are references to outside sources.

They are being used as sly asides to allow the average reader to better understand what she wants us to see.

None of the above.