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Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application. How does King support this claim?

A
by describing a law about parade permits
B
by describing the fairness of moral laws
C
by citing the 1954 Supreme court decision
D
by defining illegal segregation statutes
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Which revision would best strengthen the author’s main argument?

A
the omission of the author’s point of view
B
the inclusion of reputable sources and specific facts
C
the addition of more general statements and ideas
D
the correction of spelling and punctuation errors
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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close . I knew I could never let Mom hear the messages, because protecting her is one of my most important raisons d’être , so what I did was I took Dad’s emergency money from on top of his dresser, and I went to the Radio Shack on Amsterdam. It was on a TV there that I saw that the first building had fallen. I bought the exact same phone and ran home and recorded our greeting from the first phone onto it. I wrapped up the old phone in the scarf that Grandma was never able to finish because of my privacy, and I put that in a grocery bag, and I put that in a box, and I put that in another box, and I put that under a bunch of stuff in my closet, like my jewelry workbench and albums of foreign currencies. Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt?

A
deceitful
B
respectful
C
sentimental
D
methodical
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Which best explains the inconsistency in writing used in this paragraph?

A
It does not maintain appropriate verb tense.
B
It does not maintain a single point of view.
C
It does not maintain the same style throughout.
D
It does not maintain the same tone throughout.
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Which sentence from the paragraph contains capitalization errors?

A
Of course, the number of birds in my area dwindles significantly once the seasons change.
B
My friends and I often take picnic lunches there to feed them and see their hatchlings.
C
Several species of geese fly south in the winter to find food and mate.
D
In fact, several geese from canada make their nests at Bartholomew park, which is only minutes from my home.
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Read this excerpt from "Talking Robots." Of course, neural networks still have a long way to go before they can model the human brain. As physicist Heinz Pagels has said: “The difference between a real neuron and the model neurons . . . is like the difference between a human hand and a pair of pliers.” But the fact that a simple neural network can speak at all is remarkable, indicating that perhaps human abilities can be simulated by electronics. . . . Which is the most accurate summary of Kaku’s argument?

A
Electronic simulation of speech suggests that technological ability will eventually exceed human potential.
B
Neural networks are vastly inferior to the human brain, and critics question whether they can speak at all.
C
The simulated speech of neural networks suggests the potential for other electronic simulations.
D
Neural networks are vastly different from the human brain, just as pliers are different from the human hand.
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Read the excerpt from “In Response to Executive Order 9066.” I tell her she’s going bald. She tells me I copy on tests. We’re best friends. Read the excerpt from “Mericans.” “ Girl . We can’t play with a girl. ” Girl . It’s my brother’s favorite insult now instead of “sissy.” “You girl ,” they yell at each other. “You throw that ball like a girl .” Which theme best describes the two passages?

A
In all cultures, children engage in complicated games.
B
In all cultures, children playfully taunt one another.
C
In all cultures, children value sports and school.
D
In all cultures, children engage in sibling rivalry.
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Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron." “I think I’d make a good Handicapper General.” “Good as anybody else,” said George. “Who knows better’n I do what normal is?” said Hazel. “Right,” said George. He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison, but a twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that. How does the dialogue between George and Hazel develop Kurt Vonnegut’s message that advanced technology dehumanizes individuals?

A
George thinks about their son who was recently taken to jail.
B
George agrees that Hazel would be a good Handicapper General.
C
Hazel and George do not discuss their feelings about the arrest of their son.
D
Hazel believes that the Handicapper General is average.
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Read the quote from Leslie Marmon Silko’s story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" "Send us rain clouds, Grandfather." They laid the bundle in the back of the pickup and covered it with a heavy tarp before they started back to the pueblo. This quote is located early in the narrative. What does it reveal about Leon?

A
He greatly values the traditional beliefs of the Pueblo people.
B
He is a devout follower of the Roman Catholic Church.
C
He is already planning on asking for holy water from Father Paul.
D
He is more worried about the rain than the death of his grandfather.
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Read the excerpt from "Ain't I a Woman?" I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman? What is the primary purpose of the phrases “borne thirteen children” and “cried out with my mother’s grief”?

A
to encourage the audience to sympathize with enslaved persons
B
to emphasize Truth’s belief that women should receive special treatment
C
to emphasize the pain and struggle that Truth has lived through
D
to encourage audience members to recall their own struggles
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Read the quote from Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique . Sometimes a woman would say “I feel empty somehow . . . incomplete.” Or she would say, “I feel as if I don’t exist.” Sometimes she blotted out the feeling with a tranquilizer. Which best describes the connotation of “blotted” in the excerpt?

A
It has a negative connotation, because it implies women were merely temporarily lessening the feelings of emptiness.
B
It has a positive connotation, because it implies the emptiness was able to be replaced with happiness.
C
It has a negative connotation, because it implies women were actually strengthening the feelings of emptiness.
D
It has a positive connotation, because it implies the women were able to erase the feelings of emptiness.
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In "The American Dream" the speaker’s argument that Americans must come together as equals is supported by

A
the belief that people have a right to equality.
B
the fear that the American dream will end.
C
the suggestion that people become more religious.
D
the demand that Americans change their ways.
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According to "Civil Disobedience," what happens before Thoreau is put into prison?

A
He contemplates what prison is like.
B
He meditates on the problems of the state.
C
He does not pay the poll tax for six years.
D
He decides that imprisonment is foolish.
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What transitions are needed to complete the paragraph?

A
Yet, This proves that
B
For instance, Furthermore
C
One reason, Finally
D
However, For example
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Read this quotation from Chapter I of Nature. To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Which sentence from Nature best supports Emerson’s claim?

A
I am glad to the brink of fear.
B
Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece.
C
The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.
D
In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child.
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Which best supports the fact that Trifles is written in a realistic style?

A
The audience is actually involved in the play.
B
The characters are portrayed as in real life.
C
The characters are formal and exaggerated.
D
The setting is presented in an unusual way.
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What is the purpose of this presentation?

A
to entertain
B
to instruct
C
to inform
D
to persuade
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Read the sentence from an argumentative essay about chemical waste. The chemical waste produced by factories is out of hand, and factory owners should get in trouble. Which revision offers the most improvement in word choice?

A
The chemical waste produced by factories is huge, and factory owners should get it under control.
B
The chemical waste produced by factories is manageable, and factory owners deserve blame.
C
The chemical waste produced by factories is dangerous, and factory owners should be held accountable.
D
The chemical waste produced by factories is insane, and factory owners should be punished.
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A genre is a(n)

A
main idea within a text.
B
reason for doing something.
C
object with meaning.
D
category of writing or speech.
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Read the sentence. Jalen picked up his camera and began taking pictures of the majestic mountains and the magnificent sunset. Which elements of this sentence are parallel?

A
“mountains” and “magnificent”
B
“camera” and “taking pictures”
C
“majestic mountains” and “magnificent sunset”
D
“picked up” and “taking”

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