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Read this excerpt from part 5 of Zeitoun.Progress is being made. It’s so slow sometimes, so terribly so sometimes, but progress is being made. We have removed the rot, we are strengthening the foundations. There is much work to do, and we all know what needs to be done. We can only do the work, he tells Kathy, and his children, and his crew, his friends, anyone he sees. So let us get up early and stay late, and, brick by brick and block by block, let us get that work done.Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt?

A
sentimental
B
optimistic
C
supportive
D
demanding
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Read the excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Death by Black Hole.”If you stumbled upon a black hole and found yourself falling feet-first toward its center, then as you got closer, the black hole’s force of gravity would grow astronomically. Curiously, you would not feel this force at all because, like anything in free fall, you are weightless. What you do feel, however, is something far more sinister. While you fall, the black hole’s force of gravity at your two feet, they being closer to the black hole’s center, accelerates them faster than does the weaker force of gravity at your head. The difference between the two is known officially as the tidal force, which grows precipitously as you draw nearer to the black hole’s center. For Earth, and for most cosmic places, the tidal force across the length of your body is minuscule and goes unnoticed. But in your feet-first fall toward a black hole the tidal forces are all you notice.Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that falling into a black hole would be excruciatingly painful?

A
Curiously, you would not feel this force at all because, like anything in free fall, you are weightless.
B
What you do feel, however, is something far more sinister.
C
For Earth, and for most cosmic places, the tidal force across the length of your body is minuscule and goes unnoticed.
D
But in your feet-first fall toward a black hole the tidal forces are all you notice.
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Read the excerpt from “Death by Black Hole.”If you stumbled upon a black hole and found yourself falling feet-first toward its center, then as you got closer, the black hole’s force of gravity would grow astronomically.Read the stanza from “Man Listening to Disc.”This is not bad—ambling along 44th Streetwith Sonny Rollins for company,his music flowing through the soft calipersof these earphones,Which statement best summarizes the two excerpts?

A
In both pieces the narrators are in grave danger.
B
In both pieces the narrators are carefree and in no apparent hurry.
C
In both pieces the narrators are unable to connect with others.
D
In both pieces the narrators are unaware of their surroundings.
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Read the sentence.It was difficult to extinguish because the fire was too hot.What is the best way to revise this sentence?

A
It was difficult to extinguish it because the fire was too hot.
B
The fire was difficult to extinguish because it was too hot.
C
The hot fire made it difficult to extinguish it.
D
The sentence is correct as written.
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Students who have read a section of a text and do not understand it should

k
keep reading until the end of the story, when things will become clear.
a
ask themselves when comprehension was lost.
b
begin to copy any remaining text into their notes.
p
push themselves to read faster in order to finish early and review.
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Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”The other force is one of bitterness and hatred, and it comes perilously close to advocating violence. It is expressed in the various black nationalist groups that are springing up across the nation.Why does the author include these sentences?

A
to predict the future of his group’s actions
B
to recall the harsh actions of law enforcement
C
to encourage understanding of Black nationalists
D
to provide a contrast to his group’s nonviolent efforts
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Which statement best compares the structure of "Harlem" and "The Weary Blues"?

A
“Harlem” is short and happy, while “The Weary Blues” is longer and lyrical.
B
“Harlem” is short and urgent, while “The Weary Blues” is longer and lyrical.
C
“Harlem” is short and content, while “The Weary Blues” is longer and unhappy.
D
“Harlem” is short and curious, while “The Weary Blues” is longer and unhappy.
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Read the sentence.She met her friends in the lobby, the bottom floor, of the hotel so that they could head over to the refreshing pool for a cool, brisk swim.Which is the best revision of this sentence?

A
She met her friends in the lobby of the hotel, and they headed over to the pool for a cool, refreshing swim.
B
She met her friends at the hotel’s bottom floor, which is the lobby, so that they could head over to the swimming pool for a cool, brisk swim.
C
For a cool, brisk, refreshing swim at the hotel’s pool, she met her friends in the hotel’s lobby on the bottom floor.
D
The sentence is correct as written.
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Read the paragraph.Our school is considering mandating school uniforms next year. The student government supports school uniforms for a number of reasons. First, school uniforms save time. Students will not have to figure out what they will wear and thus will have more time to devote to their studies. They will be more focused on learning and less on appearance. Second, although there are up-front costs, uniforms will ultimately save families money. Finally, uniforms will promote a sense of equality because students are dressed the same regardless of economic status. This will encourage a greater sense of community at our school.What strategy does the author use in her choice of language to convey her message?

A
observational descriptions
B
sequence of events
C
logic and reason
D
real and imagined events
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Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.Reargument was largely devoted to the circumstances surrounding the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868.The Supreme Court studies the Fourteenth Amendment to determine

A
the primary authors of the document.
B
whether its intent has been compromised.
C
how it has been interpreted in each state.
D
whether it needs to be repealed.
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Read this phrase from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."The trees add shade to shade.What is the meaning of this phrase?

A
The narrator is contrasting the images of the market to nature.
B
The narrator is praising the loveliness of his cottage yard.
C
The narrator is remarking that trees make the night darker.
D
The narrator is wondering how he will find his way home.
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Study the image from Art Spiegelman’s Maus.How does Spiegelman’s visual representation of the Holocaust aid with comprehension?

Question illustration
A
It shows the diversity of people affected by the events of the Holocaust.
B
It illustrates that few people from Sosnowiec were relocated to the camps.
C
It draws attention to the great number of people affected by the Holocaust.
D
It depicts a large number of faceless individuals, making the Holocaust less real.
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In “Ambush,” which sentence best reflects the idea that O’Brien is more concerned with emotional truth than factual truth?

A
I want to tell her exactly what happened, or what I remember happening.
B
He was a short, slender young man of about twenty.
C
Shortly after midnight we moved into the ambush site outside My Khe.
D
He wore black clothing and rubber sandals and a gray ammunition belt.
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Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Lately, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” English. But I wince when I say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. What can be inferred from the excerpt?

A
Tan is embarrassed by the nonstandard form of English that her mother speaks.
B
Tan believes that nonstandard forms of English are legitimate languages in their own right.
C
Tan wishes that she did not have to think about the English that her mother speaks.
D
Tan is angry that people are not taught nonstandard English languages in school.
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I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the pork chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel?

T
The speaker is imagining the questions Whitman would ask if he were there.
T
The speaker is dreaming about what goods he will be purchasing.
T
The speaker is asking the grocery clerks about the freshness of the meat and the cost of the fruit.
T
The speaker is quizzing the butcher and produce workers to see if they are knowledgeable employees.
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Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”The old woman and her daughter were sitting on their porch when Mr. Shiftlet came up their road for the first time. The old woman slid to the edge of her chair and leaned forward, shading her eyes from the piercing sunset with her hand.The characters in the excerpt are an example of

A
religious fundamentalists.
B
people with disabilities.
C
the isolated lower classes.
D
the racially intolerant.
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In Art Spiegelman’s Maus, the events of the Holocaust are relayed from the perspective of

A
Spiegelman.
B
an unknown narrator.
C
the Nazi soldiers.
D
Spiegelman’s father.
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Which pair of sentences from “Ambush” best reflects that a flashback, or a shift in time, has occurred?

A
She knew about the war; she knew I’d been a soldier. “You keep writing these war stories,” she said, “so I guess you must’ve killed somebody.”
B
Even now, I haven’t finished sorting it out. Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don’t.
C
When she was, nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone.I reached out and found three grenades and lined them up in front of me; the pins had already been straightened for quick throwing.
D
I did not hate the young man; I did not see him as the enemy; I did not ponder issues of morality or politics or military duty. I crouched and kept my head low.
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Study the image from Art Spiegelman’s Maus.How does Spiegelman’s visual representation of the Holocaust aid with comprehension?

Question illustration
A
It shows the diversity of people affected by the events of the Holocaust.
B
It illustrates that few people from Sosnowiec were relocated to the camps.
C
It draws attention to the great number of people affected by the Holocaust.
D
It depicts a large number of faceless individuals, making the Holocaust less real.
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Read the excerpt from “The Railroad Earth.”It's all in California, it's all a sea, I swim out of it in afternoons of sun hot meditation in my jeans with head on handkerchief on brakeman’s lantern or (if not working) on books, I look up at blue sky of perfect lost purity and feel the warp of wood of old America beneath me Which best describes how Kerouac creates rhythm in this excerpt?

A
He uses repetition.
B
He uses made-up words.
C
He uses line breaks.
D
He uses descriptive language.

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