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Thoreau’s actions in "Civil Disobedience" and the 1955 bus boycott are similar because both Thoreau and the boycotters were

A
standing up for equality in the United States in the 1950s.
B
attempting to prove that the idea of government was flawed.
C
engaging in a large-scale public protest against the government.
D
protesting unjust government policy in a peaceful way.
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Read the sentence.According to the department director, the economic forcast being released at midnight was quite iregular.

A
forcast, iregullar
B
forecast, irregular
C
forcast, irregular
D
forecast, iregular
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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 decides that imprisonment is foolish.
C
He does not pay the poll tax for six years.
D
He meditates on the problems of the state.
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What is the purpose of the third stanza of "Auspex"?

A
It indicates another direction the poem could take.
B
It clearly indicates the poem’s theme.
C
It offers a solution to the problem introduced in the poem.
D
It contrasts the image of the birds from the first stanza.
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In "Civil Disobedience," what happens right after the townspeople “locked the door on [Thoreau’s] meditations”?

A
Thoreau imagines that the meditations symbolically follow the jailers out of the door.
B
Thoreau begins to write this essay explaining his meditations.
C
Thoreau laughs as he thinks of how naive his jailers are.
D
Thoreau wonders if he could have been asked to do community service.
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In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," what is the significance of the phrase “[Death] knew no haste”?

A
The phrase is meant to suggest the universality of Death’s power.
B
The phrase is evidence of the poet’s respect for Death’s grace and poise.
C
The phrase displays the poet’s frustration with Death’s lack of speed.
D
The phrase characterizes Death as being removed from human concerns.
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Read the quotation from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden.Every day or two I strolled to the village to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there, circulating either from mouth to mouth, or from newspaper to newspaper, and which, taken in homeopathic doses, was really as refreshing in its way as the rustle of leaves and the peeping of frogs. As I walked in the woods to see the birds and squirrels, so I walked in the village to see the men and boys; instead of the wind among the pines I heard the carts rattle.Which is the best example of a vivid sensory detail?

A
“I strolled to the village”
B
“to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there”
C
“as the rustle of leaves and the peeping of frogs”
D
“As I walked in the woods”
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Read the sentence._________ coat is too small, so _________ buy a new one.

A
Your, well
B
Your, we’ll
C
You’re, well
D
You’re, we’ll
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Read the quotation from "Song of Myself."You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, But I shall be good health to you nevertheless, And filter and fibre your blood. Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you. Which statement best summarizes the theme that these lines suggest?

A
One should keep striving, even in the face of adversity.
B
The self is complex and an integral part of nature.
C
A clear-eyed vision of one’s strengths is crucial.
D
One should always be faithful to one’s friends.
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How does the form of "Song of Myself" help the poem communicate its theme?

A
By moving forward without formal restraints, the poet justifies expressions of freedom in the work.
B
The division of the poem into sections makes the poem more entertaining and more communicative.
C
The presentation of several points of view makes the theme more memorable.
D
The poem’s longer length forces the reader to accept the theme as truth.
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How are the speakers of "Auspex" and "A Psalm of Life" similar?

A
Both are angry to see time passing.
B
Both contemplate a kind of loss.
C
Both are deeply and desperately in love.
D
Both despair at how their lives have transpired.
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Read the third stanza of "Song of Myself."My tongue, every atom of my blood, form’d from this soil, this air, Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their parents the same, I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin, Hoping to cease not till death. Which statement best describes the effect of the language in this stanza?

A
It evokes a sense of suspense as to what will happen next.
B
It is calm and quiet, suggesting that the speaker is thoughtful.
C
It establishes that the speaker of the poem will be frank and honest.
D
It is aggressive and suggests that the speaker has overly strong opinions.
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When Emerson states, “It by no means follows that we are not fit for society, because soirees are tedious,” in Society and Solitude, how does he support his statement?

A
He gives various reasons why parties are far less exciting and wholly unlike communities.
B
He tries to show that people behave differently at parties than they might elsewhere, and so parties are not a measure of human worth.
C
He suggests that a person has one conception of one’s self when in a group and another when with just one other person.
D
He indicates that no individual is perfect and that parties are not a reason for people to gather together.
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Which statement best describes the rhythm of "Song of Myself"?

A
The poem is completely without rhythm or cadence.
B
An underlying consistent rhythm is present, but the lines mask it.
C
The rhythm is very similar to the rhythm of everyday speech.
D
Some stanzas have a definite rhyme scheme, while others do not.
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Read the introduction to Griffin’s personal narrative, “Saving Up.”When I was fifteen, I asked my mom if I could go visit my cousin, who lived across the country. “If you can [WOL] up enough babysitting money to pay for half of the plane ticket, I will let you go,” she replied. I [WOL] thrilled!Fill in the blanks in order.

A
save . . . . was
B
save . . . . am
C
saved . . . . was
D
saved . . . . am

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