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Question # 31

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What mood does the writer create with her description of the storm?

Options:

A.

suspense


B.

joy


C.

sadness


D.

bitterness


E.

calm


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Questions # 32:

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Question # 32

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The concern of which one of the following people is closest to the concern felt by the teacher for the students in the excerpt?

Options:

A.

a worker asking her boss for a raise


B.

a banker loaning money to a homebuyer


C.

a rancher herding his cattle


D.

a policeman arresting a thief


E.

an officer preparing new recruits for battle


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Question # 33

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What did the narrator and his friends like the most about throwing ice when the narrator says that the ice would “shatter in excellent, war-movie-type fragmentation” (lines 53–54)?

Options:

A.

reflect the light


B.

splinter into pieces


C.

act as guard on the water


D.

freeze leaves and flowers


E.

float on the creek’s surface


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Questions # 34:

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Question # 34

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Who asks the narrator about having his saddle with him in lines 25–26?

Options:

A.

his boss


B.

a listener


C.

an eyewitness


D.

the owner of the bull


E.

a newspaper reporter


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Question # 35

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Why is Fred Ingram resigning his position at Sportique Supplies?

Options:

A.

The work is not challenging.


B.

The company underpays him.


C.

The company lacks adequate benefits.


D.

He wants to spend more time at home.


E.

He needs a vacation to recover from surgery.


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Question # 36

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In lines 10–11, a dream deferred is compared to "a heavy load" that "just sags." What does this comparison suggest about those who must defer their dreams?

It suggests that some people who must defer their dreams may feel

Options:

A.

depressed


B.

passionate


C.

excited


D.

fearful


E.

angry


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Questions # 37:

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Question # 37

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In lines 20–25 Ichabod appears very anxious about his appearance. Who is he trying to impress?

Options:

A.

his students


B.

his employer


C.

his friends


D.

his students’ parents


E.

his lady friend


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Questions # 38:

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Question # 38

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In 1960, Makeba saw her music as reflecting her own personal experiences.Based on the information in the excerpt, how did some other people view her music?

Options:

A.

Americanized


B.

distant


C.

commercial


D.

childlike


E.

political


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Question # 39

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The narrator says that he “fell at the foot of the only solitary tree there was in nine counties adjacent” (lines 7–9). How is the narrator creating humor in this line?

Options:

A.

contradiction


B.

sound effects


C.

jokes


D.

confusion


E.

exaggeration


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Question # 40

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Based on the information in lines 2–9, what do Granny’s children think of her?

Options:

A.

wise enough to give them guidance


B.

too concerned about housekeeping


C.

silly about her memories of John


D.

glad to have the children grown


E.

full of crazy notions


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