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Read the passage.The suspect insisted the detectives were barking up the wrong tree. She explained that she’d been busy at the time of the crime. As a result, the suspect was annoyed when the detectives continued with the questioning anyway.

A
stop yelling at the suspect.
B
question a different suspect.
C
ask different questions of the suspect.
D
continue questioning the suspect in another room.
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Which word from the second stanza of "The Bells” does Poe use to best convey the mood of the stanza?

A
voluminously
B
balmy
C
mellow
D
golden
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Which statement best expresses one theme of "Escape"?

A
Discovering your self identity is a challenging process.
B
People often know you better than you know yourself.
C
Other people play a big role in shaping who you are.
D
Being uncertain about who you are makes you more powerful.
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Read the sentence.As the sun sank in the west, I saw the birds take flight to the sky, the fireflies buzz in the garden, and the wind dance through the trees.

A
As the sun sank in the west
B
the birds take flight to the sky
C
the fireflies buzz in the garden
D
the wind dance through the trees
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Read the poem excerpt.As every eye awaits her handTo cue the members of the band.

A
The meter is free, imitating the flow of conversational speech.
B
The meter is free, making the poem unpredictable.
C
The meter is fixed, and every syllable is stressed.
D
The meter is fixed, drawing attention to the end rhyme.
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What is an idiom?

A
an intentional exaggeration used to create an effect
B
a human trait or feeling given to a nonhuman thing
C
a word or phrase that sounds like the sound it describes when spoken
D
an expression with a meaning other than that of the words that make it up
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What is the most accurate statement about the purposes of the poem "Ellis Island" and the essay "Thanksgiving: A Native American View"?

A
Both offer readers a way to heal the damage done.
B
Both make readers think about American Indian contributions to the world.
C
Both help readers reflect on the complexity of Europeans coming to America.
D
Both encourage readers to feel bad for American Indians.
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Read the excerpt from "To Live."learning how to livewithout a textbookwithout a teacher to correct grammarto live to learn myselfto live to know myselfto live to be somebodywho’s learned howto live

A
how much she wants to figure out who she is in life.
B
how confusing and challenging the events in her life are.
C
how school is preparing her for life in a larger world.
D
how much she understands the world around her.
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Which statement best shows a problem in the memoir Travels with Charley?

A
For many years I have traveled in many parts of the world.
B
But New York is no more America than Paris is France or London is England.
C
I, an American writer, writing about America, was working from memory, and the memory is at best a faulty, warpy reservoir.
D
So it was that I determined to look again, to try to rediscover this monster land.
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Which sentence is in the subjunctive mood?

A
If I were braver, I would learn to walk a tightrope.
B
Let’s go to the circus tomorrow.
C
Tigers are dangerous animals.
D
Do you like the clowns?
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Which sentence is in the subjunctive mood?

A
Let’s watch television.
B
If I weren’t so tired, I’d go out tonight.
C
It is too late to go out.
D
Can we go tomorrow instead?
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Read "Parsley” by Rita Dove. The poem is broken up into two sections, "The Cane Fields” and "The Palace.” What is the effect of this structure?

A
It highlights the two perspectives in the poem.
B
It shows the importance of the general’s home.
C
It reveals the parrot’s preference for being inside.
D
It illustrates the differences between the seasons.
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Read the excerpt from This Land Was Made for You and Me.During his lifetime he wrote down more than three thousand songs, taking stories from everywhere: the front page of the newspaper; union meetings and busted-up strikes; and the sights and sounds of America as he walked “that ribbon of highway.”

A
an important life event
B
a quotation from an expert
C
a birth or death date
D
a characteristic of the subject
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Which statement best describes a difference between the poem "Ellis Island" and the essay "Thanksgiving: A Native American View" ?

A
The poem shows the mixed feelings of a person with mixed heritage, and the essay is from the viewpoint of a writer who identifies only as American Indian.
B
Both the poem and essay show the viewpoint of people who recognize that there are multiple parts of their identity.
C
Both the poem and essay show the viewpoint of people who are identified only by their American Indian heritage.
D
The poem expresses the viewpoint of someone who identifies only as American Indian, while the essay reflects a multicultural viewpoint.
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Read the excerpt from This Land Was Made for You and Me.When his good friend Pete Seeger heard the recording, he thought the song was one of Woody’s weaker attempts. Too simple, thought Pete, an accomplished folksinger himself. Later he would say, “That shows how wrong you can be.” Over the years he watched as “This Land Is Your Land” went from “one guitar picker to another,” gathering momentum as it made its way across America and out into the world. After Woody’s death in 1967, the song kept steadily spreading.

A
When his good friend Pete Seeger heard the recording, he thought the song was one of Woody’s weaker attempts.
B
Too simple, thought Pete, an accomplished folksinger himself.
C
Later he would say, “That shows how wrong you can be.”
D
After Woody’s death in 1967, the song kept steadily spreading.
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Read this passage from “A Smart Cookie” by Sandra Cisneros.Shame is a bad thing, you know. It keeps you down.

A
to show the reader how tired Esperanza’s mother is
B
to show the reader how bored Esperanza’s mother is
C
to show the reader how regretful Esperanza’s mother is
D
to show the reader how intelligent Esperanza’s mother is
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Read the passage.Its rusted gate hung crookedly. Its broken windows let in the bugs. And its faded paint had peeled off in strips. Obviously, the building had been there since the dinosaur era.

A
rusted gate hung crookedly
B
broken windows let in the bugs
C
faded paint had peeled off in strips
D
been there since the dinosaur era
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Which sentence is subjunctive and conditional?

A
If you are nice, I will be your friend.
B
If you were unhappy, I would be there for you.
C
If you are angry, you should say something.
D
If you are going out later, give me a call.
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Read the sentence.The exhausted student decided to call it a night, hit the hay, and study more in the morning.

A
exhausted
B
student
C
decided
D
study
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Which sentence is in the imperative mood?

A
Everyone is expected promptly at eight.
B
Turn the music down.
C
Could you please help me?
D
I’m going out later.

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