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Read the quotation by Sojourner Truth.I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring, I will step into the pool.Which best describes the syntax in this quotation?

A
Truth uses simple syntax to describe how she will help women gain equal rights.
B
Truth uses simple syntax to express the idea she will participate in the fight for equality.
C
Truth uses complex syntax to describe how she will help women gain equal rights.
D
Truth uses complex syntax to express the idea she will participate in the fight for equality.
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Which statement from "Ain't I a Woman?" is an example of pathos?

A
Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter.
B
That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere.
C
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!
D
If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half-measure full?
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Read the lines from chapter 22 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.Then at the bottom was the biggest line of all, which said:LADIES AND CHILDREN NOT ADMITTED."There," says he, "if that line don't fetch them, I don't know Arkansaw!"Twain is most likely using humor to convey his viewpoint that

A
people are often tempted by the thrill of something naughty.
B
people are often too ignorant to know when they are being fooled.
C
liars and swindlers will stop at nothing to make fast and easy money.
D
liars and swindlers are often considerate of the feelings of others.
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How does "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” relate to the Declaration of Independence?

A
Douglass’s speech objects to several points made within the Declaration of Independence.
B
Douglass’s speech quotes the Declaration of Independence liberally and uses it to support every claim.
C
Douglass’s speech proclaims that the treatment of Black people directly contradicts the Declaration of Independence.
D
Douglass’s speech served as the basis for the Declaration of Independence, which was written soon after his speech was given.
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Read the sentence. _________ went to baseball practice together today. Which best fits in the blank?

A
I
B
We
C
He
D
You
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Which best describes the relationship between "Ain't I a Woman?" and the women’s suffrage movement?

A
The speech suggests that the movement is not strong enough to win equal rights.
B
The speech and the movement both advocate for equal rights.
C
The speech encourages people to join the movement to fight inequality.
D
The speech reminds members of the movement that they must work together.
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Read the sentence. Timothy walk to school everyday, and he lives four miles away. Which is the best revision of the underlined word?

A
walks
B
walked
C
walking
D
would walk
8

Read the sentence. The team raises most of their money at the bake sale.The error in this sentence is a

A
pronoun-antecedent voice agreement error.
B
pronoun-antecedent number agreement error.
C
pronoun-antecedent gender agreement error.
D
pronoun-antecedent subject agreement error.
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Read the judge’s words from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."We are sold—mighty badly sold. But we don't want to be the laughing stock of this whole town, I reckon, and never hear the last of this thing as long as we live. No. What we want is to go out of here quiet, and talk this show up, and sell the rest of the town! Then we'll all be in the same boat. Ain't that sensible?" What is ironic about the judge’s statement?

A
Rather than admit they have been fooled, the townspeople truly believe it is more sensible to devise a plan to fool the others as well.
B
Despite the fact they themselves have been fooled, the townspeople trick themselves into thinking it will be easy to fool the others.
C
Although the show was truly funny, the townspeople are still petrified of what others will say about the fact they attended the show.
D
In spite of the fact the townspeople claim to be embarrassed about attending the show, they actually enjoyed themselves immensely.
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Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? What is the purpose of this rhetorical question as it used by Douglass?

A
It is designed to introduce an idea.
B
It is designed to convey an emotion.
C
It is designed to express an opinion.
D
It is designed to obtain information.
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Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.Which best describes the impact of the author’s repetitive use of words that suggest similar ideas, such as “go,” “search,” and “roam”?

A
They urge readers to take definitive and far-reaching action.
B
They point to different perspectives about the same idea.
C
They remind readers of the great scope of the argument.
D
They recall earlier references Douglass has made to travel.

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