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Read the research question.Katarina is writing a research-based informative essay on her neighbor’s community-supported agricultural system. She is implementing her research plan and is trying to schedule an interview with her neighbor. Katarina’s neighbor cannot speak with her until Friday, but her research plan states that on Friday she will be taking notes on the research she conducted.

A
cancel the interview with her neighbor because it is unnecessary research
B
change the timeline because it is unrealistic given her neighbor’s schedule
C
revise her research questions because she wants to meet her deadlines
D
draft her research paper because she can interview her neighbor later
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Which detail from Gilgamesh: A New English Version is the best example of an intervention by a supernatural force?

A
Enkidu and Gilgamesh travel four hundred miles before they eat.
B
Gilgamesh sits with his chin on his knees and falls asleep.
C
A voice from heaven tells Gilgamesh to attack Humbaba.
D
The two men stand silently at the edge of the Cedar Forest.
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Read the excerpt from Act I of Hamlet.Ghost: Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole, With juice of cursed hebona in a vial,And in the porches of mine ears did pour The leperous distilment; whose effect Holds such an enmity with blood of man That swift as quicksilver it courses through The natural gates and alleys of the body.

A
The simile compares the poison to a fast-moving, toxic element, emphasizing its deadliness.
B
The metaphor compares the uncle to a poisonous plant, which illustrates his deadly intent.
C
The personification of the vial makes it seem more lethal.
D
The apostrophe allows the ghost to address the evil uncle.
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Which phrases provide clues that sepulchre means "grave”? Choose three answers.

A
canoniz’d bones
B
hearsed in death
C
we saw thee
D
ponderous and marble jaws
E
the glimpses of the moon
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Which activities support the central idea about financial planning? Select 3 options.

A
saving money in a piggy bank
B
making impulsive candy purchases
C
investing extra money to earn interest
D
spending lavishly as a personal reward
E
purchasing stock in a growing company
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Which of these were challenges in England during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? Select 3 options.

A
labor shortages
B
the Black Death
C
class inequality
D
world wars
E
unemployment
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How does the play-within-a-play in Act III of Hamlet represent Elizabethan drama?

A
by teaching a spiritual lesson to the characters of the play
B
by imparting historical detail about Shakespeare’s England
C
by criticizing the country’s political policies of the day
D
by offering a realistic portrayal of human behavior
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Read the excerpt from an analysis of Act III of Hamlet.The fight between Hamlet and Gertrude reinforces gender stereotypes, as Hamlet judges Gertrude and she accepts his criticism without attempting to justify her actions.

A
Gertrude: What wilt thou do? thou wilt not murder me? Help, help, ho!
B
Gertrude: What have I done that thou dar’st wag thy tongue In noise so rude against me?
C
Gertrude: O gentle son! Upon the heat and flame of thy distemperSprinkle cool patience. Whereon do you look?
D
Gertrude: Be thou assur’d, if words be made of breath, And breath of life, I have no life to breathe What thou hast said to me.
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In The Farewell Speech, Queen Elizabeth’s use of first-person point of view

A
helps her to appear to be impartial and objective.
B
prevents her from addressing the audience directly.
C
allows her to share her personal thoughts and ideas.
D
makes it seem as though she’s observing from the outside.
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If Kaya wanted to analyze the development of the central ideas in The Farewell Speech, which questions should she ask herself? Select three options. What are the central ideas of the text?Which central ideas interact or connect?Which central ideas show a particular bias?Which central ideas are the most interesting?How does the author advance the central ideas?

A
What are the central ideas of the text?
B
Which central ideas interact or connect?
C
Which central ideas show a particular bias?
D
Which central ideas are the most interesting?
E
How does the author advance the central ideas?
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In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Wollstonecraft contrasts her logic and reasoning with

A
various priests’ works.
B
her earlier work.
C
Rousseau’s work.
D
various European authors.
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Alexander Pope uses poetry to express his ideas because

A
meter and rhyme encourage human equality.
B
iambic pentameter is used in scientific writing.
C
the structure of verse emphasizes order and rationality.
D
rhyming couplets were traditional during the Enlightenment.
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A reader using a historical lens to analyze a text will be most concerned with

A
the role of women.
B
the use of language.
C
culture and events.
D
gender stereotypes.

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