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Which text would be the most credible resource on this topic? Roquan is looking to buy new safety equipment for a chemistry lab. He wants to make sure the equipment has high safety ratings.

A
an advertisement for lab safety equipment
B
the website of a company that sells lab safety equipment
C
a blog post of a high school student that talks about lab safety equipment
D
the results of a study on lab safety equipment conducted by scientists
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When selecting a fiction text, how do the characters factor into the selection process?

A
Readers should choose texts with characters who remind them of characters from other books.
B
Readers should choose texts that have characters who use challenging vocabulary.
C
Readers should choose texts with dynamic characters they find interesting.
D
Readers should choose texts that have characters who remind them of current events.
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Which sentence is written correctly?

A
Kellen—who graduated with honors, will study microorganisms, sensory neurons, and potential energy.
B
Kellen, who graduated with honors, will study microorganisms, sensory neurons, and potential energy.
C
Kellen, who graduated with honors will study microorganisms—sensory neurons, and potential energy.
D
Kellen who graduated with honors—will study microorganisms, sensory neurons, and potential energy.
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Which sentence is written correctly?

A
Mrs. Ellis, a petite woman wore the finest dresses from Paris.
B
Mrs. Ellis a petite woman wore the finest dresses from Paris.
C
Mrs. Ellis a petite woman, wore the finest dresses from Paris.
D
Mrs. Ellis, a petite woman, wore the finest dresses from Paris.
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Kylie is reading Treasure Island . Read the excerpt from the novel. He was a very silent man by custom. All day he hung round the cove or upon the cliffs with a brass telescope; all evening he sat in a corner of the parlour next the fire. . . . Mostly he would not speak when spoken to, only look up sudden and fierce and blow through his nose like a fog-horn; and we and the people who came about our house soon learned to let him be. What personal connection is Kylie most likely to make?

A
This character’s situation touches on the issue of how people are wrongly excluded.
B
This character reminds me of what it felt like when I did not want to talk to anyone.
C
This character reminds me of my friend who likes being the center of attention.
D
This character is similar to the man in the book I recently read, because he is quiet.
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Which sentence is written correctly?

A
The store offers, many products, which can be personalized with your initials.
B
Takeko, a painting student offered to help with a sculpting demonstration.
C
Sarah, Matt's wife, works as a business software developer.
D
The, local market, has the freshest produce and meats in town.
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Read the excerpt from The Inheritors . EMIL: Guess you don't know much about the Espionage Act or you'd go and make a little friendly call on your uncle. When your case comes to trial—and Judge Lenon may be on the bench—( whistles ) He's one fiend for Americanism. What best describes the effect of the word fiend in this excerpt?

A
It characterizes Judge Lenon as a corrupt judge who does not care to serve justice.
B
It establishes the time period in which the story occurred by using language that is not typically used in today’s society.
C
It enhances the theme of the story by suggesting that it is nearly impossible to receive a fair trial during this time period.
D
It develops the conflict by establishing the fact that Judge Lenon is unforgiving when he feels that someone has been unpatriotic.
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In Glaspell’s The Inheritors , which quotation best supports the feminist theme that women often feel a desire to control their own fate?

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MADELINE: He got this letter out to me—written on this scrap of paper. . . . He's in what they call 'the hold', father—a punishment cell.
B
MADELINE: I do like good times. So does Fred Jordan like good times.
C
MADELINE: I do know what it means, but it means not being a coward.
D
MADELINE: I think I'm an American. And for that reason I think I have something to say about America.
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Read the following scene from The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy . THE LADY: Such a lovely house, Madam Potiphar!—But what is this quiet room? Your husband's study? MADAM POTIPHAR: ( coming in ) Oh, this is nothing—merely the room of one of the slaves. Come, dear Cousin Asenath, and I will show you the garden. The pomegranates are just beginning to blossom. ASENATH: The room of a slave? Indeed! He seems to be an educated person! How would a stage interpretation differ from an audio production of this scene?

A
Viewers would have to imagine the different sound effects associated with this scene.
B
Viewers would not have to visualize the setting or the background associated with this scene.
C
Viewers would have to interpret the various stage directions associated with this scene.
D
Viewers would not have to infer the emotions or motivations of the characters associated with this scene.
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Which of the following best supports the fact that The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy is written in an experimental style?

A
The author uses language that is unusual for the time period.
B
The setting and characters are presented in unusual ways.
C
The audience is actively and randomly involved in the play.
D
The actors read lines before an audience with no setting.
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In The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy , the garden outside the Potiphar’s home symbolizes growth and natural beauty, and it highlights the

A
warm and kind feelings that Asenath has for Joseph.
B
carefree and playful atmosphere inside the Potiphar’s home.
C
tense and rigid atmosphere inside the Potiphar’s home.
D
rage that Mrs. Potiphar feels toward Asenath.
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Which excerpt from Trifles contains a stage direction?

A
SHERIFF (looking about) : It’s just the same.
B
COUNTY ATTORNEY: Somebody should have been left here yesterday.
C
HALE: Well, she looked queer.
D
MRS. HALE: Well, I don’t know as Wright had, either.
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Based on "How We Entered World War I," which detail explains why the sinking of the Lusitania led the United States to enter World War I?

A
The ship was torpedoed without warning.
B
The Germans began using submarine warfare.
C
The Lusitania carried ammunition as well as nonmilitary passengers.
D
Of the 1,195 passengers killed, 124 were from the United States.
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Which statement best describes the main idea of paragraph 5, which begins “For Wilson,” in "How We Entered World War I"?

A
Once the people of the United States realized that the war would carry on, they became more involved.
B
The economy of the United States improved greatly after the ban on trade was removed.
C
Wilson presented a case for entering World War I based on the desire to retaliate against Germany.
D
The people of the country sided with the Allies long before the United States entered the war.
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What is the best summary of the first paragraph of "How We Entered World War I"?

A
The United States entered World War I as a great power but has not influenced world affairs in the same way since.
B
The Spanish-American War gave the United States a basis of power so it could enter World War I as a great power.
C
The United States has always been considered a great power, despite its desire to withdraw from world affairs.
D
The United States was not considered a great power until it entered World War I, thus beginning its continual involvement in world affairs.

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