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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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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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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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"Well, I'm glad you understand. I hope I'll be seeing you at Mass this week—we missed you last Sunday. See if you can get old Teofilo to come with you." The priest smiled and waved at them as they drove away.

H
He is out of touch with the community he serves.
H
He has been Leon’s priest for a long time.
H
He does not care for the members of his congregation.
H
He knows that Teofilo has died.
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Read the excerpt from “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.”For me, reading has always been a path toward liberation and fulfillment. To learn to read is to start down the road of liberation, a road which should be accessible to everyone. No one has the right to keep you from reading, and yet that is what is happening in many areas in this country today. There are those who think they know best what we should read. These censors are at work in all areas of our daily lives.Which type of rhetoric is used most in this excerpt to convince readers that censors have unjust motives?

A
an appeal to emotion
B
an appeal to ethics
C
an appeal to the author’s character
D
an appeal to logic
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“There is nothing worse than war.” “Defeat is worse.” “I do not believe it,” Passini said. . . . “What is defeat? You go home.” “They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters.” “I don’t believe it,” Passini said. “They can’t do that to everybody. Let everybody defend his home. Let them keep their sisters in the house.”

c
common language and vague pronouns to refer to complex ideas.
c
complicated syntax and inflated vocabulary choices.
c
colorful language and specific word choices to define complex ideas.
d
difficult vocabulary and cultural references to elicit reader response.
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Read the excerpt from Leslie Marmon Silko’s story “The Man to Send Rain Clouds.”Leon watched him climb the hill, and when he had disappeared within the tall, thick walls, Leon turned to look up at the high blue mountains in the deep snow that reflected a faint red light from the west. He felt good because it was finished, and he was happy about the sprinkling of the holy water; now the old man could send them big thunderclouds for sure. What does the holy water symbolize for Leon?

A
It symbolizes his ties to the Catholic Church.
B
It symbolizes his love and affection for Teofilo.
C
It symbolizes his Pueblo traditions and hope for rain.
D
It symbolizes his strong rejection of Pueblo traditions.
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Which of the following sentences should be revised to eliminate redundancy?

A
The restaurant is famous for its delicious and tangy barbeque sauce.
B
The troop will earn points for each and every box of cookies sold.
C
Mr. Ellis decided to retire after an admirable and rewarding career in law.
D
As a sailor, Michael traveled all over the world and saw amazing places.
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Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."A police photograph of Harrison Bergeron was flashed on the screen—upside down, then sideways, upside down again, then right side up.This excerpt is an example of satire because it humorously

A
exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal.
B
portrays Harrison Bergeron as being more dangerous than he really is.
C
exaggerates the effects of George Bergeron’s handicaps.
D
illustrates how television and other media control society.
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Which excerpt from Black Boy best demonstrates the idea that Wright’s family feels frustrated and trapped in their financial situation?

A
And I did not want my father to feed me; I was hungry, but my thoughts of food did not now center about him.
B
My mother gave me a dry sandwich and I munched and stared, longing to go home.
C
At night there were long, halting discussions about our going to live with Granny, but nothing came of it. Perhaps there was not enough money for railroad fare.
D
It was winter and I would buy a dime’s worth of coal each morning from the corner coalyard and lug it home in paper bags.
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Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars.I am a man. This miracle of me is mine to own and keep, and mine to guard, and mine to use, and mine to kneel before!

s
seek his or her own happiness.
s
serve a higher power.
f
fight against oppression for all mankind.
r
reject selfish desires.
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Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Just last week, I was walking down the street with my mother, and I again found myself conscious of the English I was using, the English I do use with her. We were talking about the price of new and used furniture and I heard myself saying this: “Not waste money that way.” My husband was with us as well, and he didn’t notice any switch in my English. And then I realized why. It’s because over the twenty years we’ve been together I’ve often used that same kind of English with him, and sometimes he even uses it with me. It has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk, the language I grew up with. Which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that nonstandard forms of English can express relationship nuances that standard English cannot?

A
Tan encourages her husband to use nonstandard English so her mother can understand him.
B
Tan uses nonstandard English with her husband so that he can better understand what she is saying.
C
Tan forces herself to use nonstandard English with her family to make them feel more comfortable.
D
Tan uses the nonstandard English of her childhood with her husband because it expresses intimacy.
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Read this excerpt from Walt Whitman’s poem “In Cabin'd Ships at Sea” from Leaves of Grass.The tones of unseen mystery, the vague and vast suggestions of the briny world, the liquid-flowing syllables, The perfume, the faint creaking of the cordage, the melancholy rhythm,The boundless vista and the horizon far and dim are all here, And this is ocean's poem. Why did the author most likely choose this structure for his poem?

A
The varied line lengths provide a steady rhythm.
B
The long-line structure allows Whitman to include a list.
C
The shorter lines provide Whitman’s background information.
D
The long and short lines create a visual image of waves.
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It is my eyes which see, and the sight of my eyes grants beauty to the earth. It is my ears which hear, and the hearing of my ears gives its song to the world. It is my mind which thinks, and the judgment of my mind is the only searchlight that can find the truth.

I
It reinforces the concept that man’s responsibility is to create his own reality.
I
It supports the idea that man is truly in control of his own thoughts and actions.
I
It supports the belief that man is controlled by the environment and society.
I
It reinforces the notion that man views himself based on how others view him.
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Read the sentence from “Speaking Arabic.”The cousins and neighbors file in to say, “Keef ha-lik?”—How are you?—the door opening into a thousand rooms.Which best explains how Nye’s word choice helps establish her voice in the excerpt?

A
Nye translates a phrase into English to argue her position that coming from a multicultural heritage is best.
B
Nye uses figurative language to support her opinion that staying connected to one’s heritage makes life richer.
C
Nye uses literal language to assert her point of view that staying connected to one’s heritage is a serious matter.
D
Nye translates a phrase into English to emphasize her feeling that coming from a multicultural heritage is confusing.
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Read the excerpt from the song, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”They used to tell me I was building a dream, And so I followed the mob—When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear I was always there—right on the job. Which best restates the main idea of these lines?

A
A mob of men built the dream, farmed the earth, and fought in the war.
B
The average American will always work when there is work to be completed.
C
The heroic men standing in line for food were used to building and fighting for the American dream.
D
The Great Depression is the most difficult challenge the American public ever endured.
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Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States . . .How does the excerpt relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education?

A
The Brown case addresses whether separate water fountains and entrances abridge students’ privileges.
B
The Brown case addresses whether education systems separated by race limit citizens’ privileges.
C
The Brown case addresses whether varied state curriculums inhibit students’ ability to learn.
D
The Brown case addresses whether teachers’ racial stereotyping restricts students’ rights and privileges.
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Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Just last week, I was walking down the street with my mother, and I again found myself conscious of the English I was using, the English I do use with her. We were talking about the price of new and used furniture and I heard myself saying this: “Not waste money that way.” My husband was with us as well, and he didn’t notice any switch in my English. And then I realized why. It’s because over the twenty years we’ve been together I’ve often used that same kind of English with him, and sometimes he even uses it with me. It has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk, the language I grew up with. Which best summarizes the central idea of the excerpt?

A
Nonstandard forms of English are most appropriate with family.
B
Standard forms of English can create connections between people.
C
Nonstandard forms of English can create connections between people.
D
Standard forms of English are not appropriate to use with family.
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Read the excerpt from "Harlem."Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet?Read the excerpt from "The Weary Blues."Droning a drowsy syncopated tuneRocking back and forth to a mellow croonIn both poems, Hughes uses the imagery to

A
establish tone.
B
offer background information.
C
convey a criticism.
D
conjure pleasant memories.
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Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.We must consider public education in the light of its full development and its present place in American life throughout the Nation.Why does the Supreme Court make this distinction?

A
The court recognizes that the current delivery of education might compromise citizens’ rights.
B
The court recognizes that the US education system has evolved over time.
C
The court recognizes that people in some localities are being treated unfairly by teachers.
D
The court recognizes that segregated schools require additional federal funding.

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