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Read the excerpt from "Not Waving but Drowning” by Stevie Smith.Poor chap, he always loved larkingAnd now he’s deadIt must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,They said.Oh, no no no, it was too cold always(Still the dead one lay moaning)I was much too far out all my lifeAnd not waving but drowning.

A
It is unclear what the dead man is trying to say to the speaker.
B
It is unclear whether the dead man or someone else is the speaker.
C
The speaker seems uncertain about the identity of the dead man.
D
The speaker seems to know little about the life of the dead man.
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Read the excerpt from Pygmalion and Galatea by Josephine Preston Peabody.Now there once lived in Cyprus a young sculptor, Pygmalion by name, who thought nothing on earth so beautiful as the white marble folk that live without faults and never grow old. Indeed, he said that he would never marry a mortal woman, and people began to think that his daily life among marble creatures was hardening his heart altogether.Read the excerpt from Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.HIGGINS [tempted, looking at her] It’s almost irresistible. She’s so deliciously low—so horribly dirty—LIZA [protesting extremely] Ah—ah—ah—ah—ow—ow—oooo!!! I ain’t dirty: I washed my face and hands afore I come, I did.

A
Higgins cannot communicate his true opinions as well as Pygmalion can.
B
Higgins lacks the admiration for Eliza that Pygmalion has for his statues.
C
Higgins is cultivating a reputation in his country that is much worse than the reputation Pygmalion has.
D
Higgins is more confident in his ability to mold Eliza than Pygmalion is in his ability to mold his statues.
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Read the excerpt from "Keep Things Stirring." I know that it is hard for one who has held the reins for so long to give up—it cuts like a knife. It will feel all the better when it closes up again.

A
The idea that giving women rights would hurt men shows just how important it is to create equality.
B
While it is difficult to give up control over another person, it is better in the long run to cut those ties.
C
For men, giving women rights is like cutting themselves with a knife. But remember: time heals all wounds.
D
It is difficult and painful to give up power one has had for a long time, but that pain will heal in time.
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Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3 of The Tragedy Macbeth.Macbeth. [Aside.] Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor:The greatest is behind. [To ROSS and ANGUS.] Thanks for your pains.[To BANQUO.] Do you not hope your children shall be kings,When those that gave the Thane of Cawdor to mePromis’d no less to them?

A
He makes a logical appeal to Ross and Angus that proves why he deserves the title of thane of Cawdor.
B
He makes an emotional appeal to Ross and Angus that details why he is worthy of the title of thane of Cawdor.
C
He makes an emotional appeal to Banquo to ask about the aspirations he has for his offspring.
D
He makes a logical appeal to Banquo by giving evidence of who the rightful heir to the throne is.
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Why does Roosevelt use repetition in his request for a declaration of war?

A
to highlight his own credibility
B
to provide alternative courses of action
C
to compare the experiences of countries
D
to emphasize the threat posed by Japan
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Read the sentence.Reyna will have finished all the essays required for the class by this Friday.Which verb tense is underlined?

A
future perfect
B
past
C
present
D
past perfect
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Excerpt 1: Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. The Scottish nobles leading the army against Macbeth discuss Macbeth’s mental state and the fortification of Macbeth’s castle.Menteith. What does the tyrant?Caithness. Great Dunsinane he strongly fortifies:Some say he’s mad; others that lesser hate himDo call it valiant fury; but, for certain,He cannot buckle his distemper’d causeWithin the belt of rule.Angus. Now does he feelHis secret murders sticking on his hands;Now minutely revolts upbraid his faith-breach;Those he commands move only in command,Nothing in love: now does he feel his titleHang loose about him, like a giant’s robeUpon a dwarfish thief.Excerpt 2: Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 7 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macduff is on the battlefield, looking for Macbeth.Macduff. That way the noise is. Tyrant, show thy face!If thou be’st slain and with no stroke of mine,My wife and children’s ghosts will haunt me still.I cannot strike at wretched kerns, whose armsAre hired to bear their staves: either thou, Macbeth,Or else my sword with an unbatter’d edgeI sheathe again undeeded. There thou shouldst be;By this great clatter, one of greatest noteSeems bruited. Let me find him, fortune!And more I beg not.

A
through the allusions to Macbeth’s crimes
B
through the bravery of Macbeth’s enemies
C
through the contrasts of Macbeth to other men
D
through the connection of Macbeth to the supernatural
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Read the short speech given by the president of the student body.More trash receptacles are needed in our student parking lot. There are over two hundred student drivers occupying the lot, with only two accessible trash cans. The garbage overflows daily, leaving students and visitors stranded in ankle-deep rubbish. Fast food wrappers and discarded worksheets scatter like tumbleweeds across the asphalt. Every citizen of the school deserves a clear path to education.

A
There are over two hundred student drivers occupying the lot, with only two accessible trash cans.
B
The garbage overflows daily, leaving students and visitors stranded in ankle-deep rubbish.
C
Fast food wrappers and discarded worksheets scatter like tumbleweeds across the asphalt.
D
Every citizen of the school deserves a clear path to education.
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Read the passage from A Raisin in the Sun.WALTER (as he dances with RUTH): You know, when these New Negroes have their convention— (Pointing at his sister.)—that is going to be the chairman of the Committee on Unending Agitation. (He goes on dancing, then stops.) Race, race, race! . . . Girl, I do believe you are the first person in the history of the entire human race to successfully brainwash yourself. (BENEATHA breaks up and he goes on dancing. He stops again, enjoying his tease.) Damn, even the N double A C P takes a holiday sometimes! (BENEATHA and RUTH laugh. He dances with RUTH some more and starts to laugh and stops and pantomimes someone over an operating table.) I can just see that chick someday looking down at some poor cat on an operating table and before she starts to slice him, she says . . . (Pulling his sleeve back maliciously.) "By the way, what are your views on civil rights down there? . . .”He laughs at her again and starts to dance happily. The bell sounds.BENEATHA: Sticks and stones may break my bones but . . . words will never hurt me!

A
Beneatha's reaction to Walter's teasing shows that family members are often crueler to one another than strangers are.
B
Beneatha's reaction to Walter's teasing shows that even family members who see the world differently can get along with one another.
C
Walter’s teasing of Beneatha shows that every family deals with severe tensions.
D
Walter’s teasing of Beneatha shows that one’s identity cannot be separated from race.
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Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth is speaking to Lady Macbeth before a feast. He tells her to flatter Banquo.[Macbeth.] [To LADY MACBETH.] Let your remembrance apply to Banquo;Present him eminence, both with eye and tongue:Unsafe the while, that weMust lave our honours in these flattering streams,And make our faces vizards to our hearts,Disguising what they are.

A
the loss of innocence
B
the conflict between loyalty and betrayal
C
love’s power to change a person
D
the struggle for equality
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Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth and Banquo have just encountered the three witches, who greet Macbeth as the thane of Cawdor and tell him he will be king one day.Macbeth. Into the air, and what seem’d corporal meltedAs breath into the wind. Would they had stay’d!

A
It suggests that Macbeth would like to spend more time with the witches.
B
It implies that Macbeth is terrified by the witches’ sudden departure.
C
It indicates that Macbeth believes that the witches flew away in the wind.
D
It emphasizes that Macbeth saw the witches fade away slowly, like a dream.
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Read the definitions.taughttaught /tôt/verbpast tense of teach, meaning to show or explain how to do somethingtauttaut /tôt/adj.pulled tightpourspours /pôrs/verbmoves in a continuous flowporespores /pôrs/verbstudies intently

A
taught, pours
B
taught, pores
C
taut, pours
D
taut, pores
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What do the words partial, palatial, and potential have in common?

A
They have the same prefix.
B
They have the same suffix.
C
They have similar meanings.
D
They have the same word root.
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Which line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University is a fact?

A
Democracy is the standard by which governments are measured.
B
Throughout the world, free markets are the model for growth.
C
The key is freedom—freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication.
D
Every four years the American people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years.
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Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. The sergeant is reporting to Duncan about the rebel attack.Sergeant. As whence the sun ’gins his reflection[Shipwrecking] storms and direful thunders break,So from that spring whence comfort seem’d to comeDiscomfort swells. Mark, King of Scotland, mark:No sooner justice had with valour arm’dCompell’d these skipping kerns to trust their heels,But the Norweyan lord surveying vantage,With furbish’d arms and new supplies of menBegan a fresh assault.Duncan. Dismay’d not thisOur captains, Macbeth and Banquo?Sergeant. Yes;As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion.

A
astonished
B
confident
C
confused
D
hopeless
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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s "Four Freedoms” speech.That is no vision of a distant millennium. It is a definite basis for a kind of world attainable in our own time and generation.

A
He hopes to convince the listener that his vision is best for the entire world.
B
He hopes to convince the listener that the fight for democracy can actually be won.
C
He hopes to convince the listener that his vision may take years to achieve.
D
He hopes to convince the listener that the fight for democracy should be delayed a bit.
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Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Enter MACBETH and BANQUO. Macbeth. So foul and fair a day I have not seen. Banquo. How far is ’t call’d to Forres? [Sees the WITCHES.] What are these,So wither’d and so wild in their attire,That look not like th’ inhabitants o’ the earth,And yet are on ’t? Live you? or are you aughtThat man may question? You seem to understand me,By each at once her [chappy] finger layingUpon her skinny lips: you should be women,And yet your beards forbid me to interpretThat you are so.

A
Banquo admits that he is unsure of the witches’ gender.
B
Banquo states that he is confused by the existence of the witches.
C
Banquo tells Macbeth what the witches told him the last time they met.
D
Banquo describes the appearance of the witches to Macbeth.
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Which claims are best supported by reasons and relevant evidence? Select two options.

A
Children’s rooms are their own, and parents should not intrude. Everyone knows that children need a place where they feel safe, and their room is that place. I get upset when my parents come in to check up on me or tell me to clean my room.
B
Children would be better off if beauty pageants were banned. Beauty pageants are not good for children. Their lives would be better off if all beauty pageants were canceled and banned forever. Many people believe that if this happened, children would be happier.
C
Exercising regularly will improve many aspects of one's life. Not only will you sleep better at night, but you will also learn better during the day and feel better in general. Many studies have shown the many benefits of regular exercise, and my doctor agrees with them.
D
Parents should teach their children financial responsibility early in life. Not only do children have expenses such as meals, snacks, and transportation, but they also need to learn how to realistically budget for their needs according to their income. This is an economic lesson that will prove invaluable when they grow up.
E
Recent studies have found that football is a dangerous sport and almost inevitably leads to brain damage. To protect players, we need to stop supporting school football and professional football. If we stop buying tickets and fan merchandise, players will no longer suffer such devastating injuries.
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Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 6 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Young Siward has come to fight Macbeth. The stage direction has been expanded to describe his fight with Macbeth.Young Siward. What is thy name?Macbeth. Thou’lt be afraid to hear it.Young Siward. No; though thou call’st thyself a hotter nameThan any is in hell.Macbeth. My name’s Macbeth.Young Siward. The devil himself could not pronounce a titleMore hateful to mine ear.Macbeth. No, nor more fearful.Young Siward. Thou liest, abhorred tyrant; with my swordI’ll prove the lie thou speak’st.They fight for quite a while. At different points, either MACBETH or YOUNG SIWARD could appear to emerge victorious, and both suffer major injuries. Ultimately, YOUNG SIWARD is slain.

A
He respects Macbeth’s skillful swordsmanship.
B
He does not have the ability to defeat Macbeth.
C
He is not someone who gives up easily.
D
He has had intense training in sword fighting.
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Review the photo. This image depicts Macbeth hearing the witches’ prophecy about his future reign.Photo by Manuel Harlan (c) RSC

Question illustration
A
The witches are costumed entirely in black gowns.
B
The witches and Macbeth are close to the ground.
C
Red and yellow lights come from under the stage.
D
Macbeth is looking at the cauldron and the goblet.

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