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Read the lines from "Oread.”Whirl up, sea—whirl your pointed pines,The repetition of the word “whirl” creates a sense of

A
confusion.
B
intensity.
C
control.
D
anger.
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Read the sentence. The audience watching the play knew the criminal was hiding behind the sofa, but the characters were unaware of this fact. This sentence describes an example of

A
verbal irony.
B
dramatic irony.
C
situational irony.
D
cosmic irony.
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Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall."Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonderIf I could put a notion in his head:“Why do they make good neighbours? Isn’t itWhere there are cows? But here there are no cows.Before I built a wall I’d ask to knowWhat I was walling in or walling out,And to whom I was like to give offence.Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,That wants it down.” I could say “Elves” to him,But it’s not elves exactly, and I’d ratherHe said it for himself.What is the speaker’s mood in this excerpt?

A
unhappy
B
playful
C
childish
D
determined
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In "Civil Disobedience," what does Thoreau suggest the townspeople have to do before they can be as free as he is?

A
move to another state
B
be imprisoned
C
stop paying taxes
D
change their beliefs
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Which best describes the conclusion of the Declaration of Independence?

A
White male colonists have certain rights that can never be taken away.
B
The king has failed to protect the basic rights of White male colonists.
C
The king has treated all colonists unfairly in many ways.
D
The colonies are no longer loyal to Britain’s tyrannical rule.

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