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Which excerpt from A Man's World contains a stage direction?

A
FRITZ—You are tired to-night, Yah? Un?
B
FRANK—Now—now—Fritzie—if you get fidgety—
C
FRITZ—(Sitting at L. of desk.) No—but you—
D
FRANK—Kiddie will be the end of everything for me.
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Read the excerpt from A Man's World.FRITZ—Oh—but de talk—de talk—I can't stand it for you. When you go out like dis people don't believe it is for your work. They say you have a lover—they say he writes your books.FRANK—That's very flattering. It means that they think they are too good for a woman to do.Which best describes why this excerpt is ironic?

A
Frank should be insulted that people say that a man writes her books, but she actually views it as a compliment.
B
Fritz feels that Frank should not go out alone, but Frank does not seem to care what other people think.
C
Frank actually has a man who writes her books, but she denies this fact because she does not want people to know.
D
Fritz warns Frank that people will question why she is going out alone at night, but it is actually Fritz himself who does not want her to go.
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Read the excerpt from Ernest Hemingway’s “Soldier's Home.”His father was in the real estate business and always wanted the car to be at his command when he required it to take clients out into the country to show them a piece of farm property. The car always stood outside the First National Bank building where his father had an office on the second floor. Now, after the war, it was still the same car.Nothing was changed in the town except that the young girls had grown up.How does Hemingway’s description of the town as unchanged impact the readers’ perception of Krebs?

A
It emphasizes that while the town has remained the same, Krebs has changed.
B
It illustrates that Krebs despises the town he grew up in because it is boring.
C
It demonstrates that Krebs views himself as similar to the other soldiers from his town.
D
It reveals that Krebs is jealous of those who were able to stay in town and avoid the war.
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Which statement describes a similarity between “That I did always love” and "'Why do I love' You, Sir?"?

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Both poems address the subject of undying passion.
B
Both poems contain an unreachable object or goal.
C
Both poems convey a sense of desperation.
D
Both poems end on a note of optimism about receiving love.
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Read the excerpt from "'Why do I love' You, Sir?".The Wind does not require the GrassTo answer—Wherefore when He passShe cannot keep Her place.What is being described in these lines?

A
how the wind looks like a woman
B
how the wind pushes the grass
C
how the grass appears upright
D
how the wind feels when it blows

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