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Read the quotation. Let me walk three weeks in the footsteps of my enemy, carry the same burden, have the same trials as he, before I say one word to criticize. Which statement best restates the main idea of this quotation?

A
It’s acceptable to criticize an enemy because he or she is not a good person.
B
Do not criticize an enemy after pretending to be him or her for three weeks.
C
Criticizing another person is all right after a certain amount of time has passed.
D
It’s not good to criticize others because we don’t know what they face in life.
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Read the outline for an introduction to a literary analysis paper. I. Introduction: Samuel Johnson once said, “I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works.” A. Interpret the quotation: B. Agree or disagree: C. Thesis statement: Which statement would best fit into part A of this outline?

A
Samuel Johnson is suggesting that it is better for a work to receive a negative response than no response at all.
B
Samuel Johnson was known for his poetry as well as his essays and biographies.
C
Johnson’s poem “The Vanity of Human Wishes” was largely ignored by his contemporaries.
D
Johnson’s sentiment is true because even negative reviews can often trigger the desire in people to read a book or poem.
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Read the quotation by Louis Aragon. I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style. Which statement best restates the main idea of this quotation?

A
Aragon wants his readers to be intelligent enough to comprehend most of his writing.
B
Aragon wants his readers to carefully study his use of grammar and punctuation.
C
Aragon wants his readers to be well informed and understand the true meaning of his writing.
D
Aragon wants his readers to enjoy the content of his writing but not focus on anything else.

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