AP Prep Post 1: Siddhartha

1. The main purpose of the first-person point of view in the passage, “I am no longer what I was, I am no longer an ascetic, no longer a priest, no longer a Brahmin” is to make what clear?a. The change in Siddhartha’s physical lifestyle, in order to follow his spiritual oneb. Show Siddhartha’s anger at the corruption present in his father’s positionc. Reveal the frustration in Siddhartha’s journey toward enlightenmentd. The views and beliefs of his family and his religion
e. Draw attention toward the excitement that Siddhartha feels now that he has less responsibility
2.  Which figure of speech used in paragraph 1 helps to illustrate Siddhartha’s sudden standstill?
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Alliteration
d. Personification
e. Irony

3.  Which of the following best describes the author’s purpose at the end of paragraph 3?
a. Show Siddhartha giving up on his search
b. Further explain Siddhartha’s worries about Govinda
c. To show Siddhartha’s confusion within himself
d. Show Siddhartha’s inability to communicate with those whom he meets
e. Reveal the resolute path that Siddhartha now seeks

4.  The quotation “Immediately he moved on again and began to walk quickly and impatiently, no longer homewards, no longer to his father, no longer looking backwards”, shows a shift from…
a. Anger and resentment, toward acceptance
b. A resolute journey, onto a more free-flowing and spontaneous path
c. Fear of his parentage, toward a fear of loneliness
d. Looking to the past for enlightenment, toward looking to the future and within himself
e. Fear of failure, toward an acceptance of possibility of error.

5.  In paragraph 2, the word “asceticism” is referring to Siddhartha’s
a. Failed undertakings.
b. Hedonism.
c. Repeated achievement of inner peace.
d. Prior religious experience.
e. Pious detachment from the physical world.


Answers:1. (A) He is very religious
2. (B) "he, who was in fact like one who had awakened or was newly born, must begin his life completely afresh."
3. (E) He is deciding that he doesn't want to go back to his father and that he is going to continue on alone.
4. (D) He had a moment of realization, but turned from it and continued on.
5. (E) He detached himself from the world around him and is now alone.


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