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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close . I wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?

A
that his mother’s activities are adversely affecting her work
B
that his mother’s activities suggest an end to her grief
C
that his mother’s attention to the mirror suggests vanity
D
that his mother’s game-playing detracts from her time with him
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close . In bed that night I invented a special drain that would be underneath every pillow in New York, and would connect to the reservoir. Whenever people cried themselves to sleep, the tears would all go to the same place.... And when something really terrible happened—like a nuclear bomb, or at least a biological weapons attack—an extremely loud siren would go off, telling everyone to get to Central Park to put sandbags around the reservoir. What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?

A
that volunteers are always willing to help in a crisis
B
that a biological weapons attack is imminent
C
that his creativity will be eagerly embraced
D
that many people express their grief through tears
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Read this excerpt from Infinite Jest . I cannot make myself understood. ‘I am not just a jock,’ I say slowly. Distinctly. ‘My transcript for the last year might have been dickied a bit, maybe, but that was to get me over a rough spot. The grades prior to that are de moi .’ My eyes are closed; the room is silent. How does the narration affect the narrator’s credibility in this excerpt?

A
His honesty renders him earnest and genuine.
B
His French jargon makes him seem international.
C
His explanations depict him as a bit defensive.
D
His slang makes him seem youthful and intriguing.
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Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest . [Orin] stood there, he says, hefting a cold clod, playing with the Velcro on his puffy coat, watching as the Moms, bent way down to me, hand reaching, her lowering face with its presbyopic squint, suddenly stopped, froze, beginning to I.D. what it was I held out, countenancing evidence of oral contact with same. He remembers her face as past describing. What is the meaning of the excerpt?

A
The narrator’s mother is addressing her sons for their misbehavior.
B
The narrator’s brother is ignoring his mother’s behavior.
C
The narrator’s mother is attempting to identify what her son ate.
D
The narrator’s brother is playing a trick on his mother.
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Read this excerpt from Infinite Jest . ‘I could, if you’d let me, talk and talk. Let’s talk about anything. I believe the influence of Kierkegaard on Camus is underestimated. I believe Dennis Gabor may very well have been the Antichrist. I believe Hobbes is just Rousseau in a dark mirror. I believe, with Hegel, that transcendence is absorption. I could interface you guys right under the table,’ I say. ‘I’m not just a creâtus, manufactured, conditioned, bred for a function.’ What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt?

A
that the people he is addressing expect a confrontation
B
that the people he is addressing enjoy long conversations
C
that the people he is addressing have researched philosophy
D
that the people he is addressing appreciate intellectualism

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