Dwellings Mc
Guided analysis of Hogan’s “Dwellings”
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Free-Response
1. Hogan’s essay is not structured as a story or an argued thesis, yet the descriptions do add up to a conclusion. What is the conclusion and how is it reached?
2. List the different kinds of “dwellings” described by Hogan. What are the connotations of the word “dwellings”?
3. How would you describe the tone and mode of discourse of the opening paragraph?
4. What do you feel is Hogan’s attitude toward nature? Use the text to support yourself.
5. In paragraph 9, what does the story of Aldo Piacenzi add?
Multiple-Choice
1. The “warm and intelligent architecture of memory” (line ) suggests which of the following?
A. Hogan’s recollection of the place she is describing.
B. Remembered information about dwellings of the past
C. Memory possessed by insects but not humans
D. An unconscious connection between the worlds of the living and the dead
E. A small cliff dwelling reminiscent of those the Anasazi left behind
D
2. The story of the man living in the cave (paragraph 7) serves primarily to
A. argue for solitude over companionship
B. emphasize the danger of trying to change nature
C. comment on an exception tot the general case Hogan is describing
D. show the inevitable struggle between humans and nature
E. romanticize nature as a utopia
D
3. Hogan uses all of the following in paragraph 13 EXCEPT
A. simile
B. personification
C. irony
D. vivid description
E. a cumulative sentence
C
4. The author’s style is characterized by C
I. Figurative language
II. philosophical musings
III. Literary allusions
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. I, II, and III only
5. The rhetorical purpose of paragraph 15 is to
A. emphasize the theme of the interconnectedness of generations that concludes the essay
B. criticize those who do not appreciate and
Please write on a separate sheet of paper and try to retain the same pristine condition of both this sheet and the actual text. Happy analyzing!
Free-Response
1. Hogan’s essay is not structured as a story or an argued thesis, yet the descriptions do add up to a conclusion. What is the conclusion and how is it reached?
2. List the different kinds of “dwellings” described by Hogan. What are the connotations of the word “dwellings”?
3. How would you describe the tone and mode of discourse of the opening paragraph?
4. What do you feel is Hogan’s attitude toward nature? Use the text to support yourself.
5. In paragraph 9, what does the story of Aldo Piacenzi add?
Multiple-Choice
1. The “warm and intelligent architecture of memory” (line ) suggests which of the following?
A. Hogan’s recollection of the place she is describing.
B. Remembered information about dwellings of the past
C. Memory possessed by insects but not humans
D. An unconscious connection between the worlds of the living and the dead
E. A small cliff dwelling reminiscent of those the Anasazi left behind
D
2. The story of the man living in the cave (paragraph 7) serves primarily to
A. argue for solitude over companionship
B. emphasize the danger of trying to change nature
C. comment on an exception tot the general case Hogan is describing
D. show the inevitable struggle between humans and nature
E. romanticize nature as a utopia
D
3. Hogan uses all of the following in paragraph 13 EXCEPT
A. simile
B. personification
C. irony
D. vivid description
E. a cumulative sentence
C
4. The author’s style is characterized by C
I. Figurative language
II. philosophical musings
III. Literary allusions
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. I, II, and III only
5. The rhetorical purpose of paragraph 15 is to
A. emphasize the theme of the interconnectedness of generations that concludes the essay
B. criticize those who do not appreciate and