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Which quotation from chapter 2 of Night by Elie Wiesel best demonstrates the author’s viewpoint about the dehumanization of the passengers?

A
“‘There are eighty of you in the car,’ the German officer added. ‘If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.’”
B
“On the first day of the journey, she had already begun to moan. She kept asking why she had been separated from her family.”
C
“When they came back, they told us that they had learned, in exchange for a gold watch, that this was the final destination.”
D
“But there was nothing outside but darkness. We returned to our places, shame in our souls but fear gnawing at us nevertheless.”
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What purposes does the author’s use of setting support? Select two options.

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to indicate that Enrique is not afraid to face danger
B
to describe the difficulties that Enrique will encounter in Chiapas
C
to show readers that Enrique has followed this route before
D
to tell readers that Enrique is determined to find his mother
E
to explain how easy it will be for Enrique to reach his destination
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of The Travels of Marco Polo.Now that I have described the ships in which merchants voyage to and from India, let us change the subject and pass on to India itself. But first I will tell you of many islands that lie towards the east in this Ocean at which we have now arrived. We shall begin with an island that is called Japan.Japan is an island far out at sea to the eastward, some 1,500 miles from the mainland. It is a very big island. The people are fair-complexioned, good-looking, and well-mannered. They are idolaters, wholly independent and exercising no authority over any nation but themselves.

A
The people of Japan live 1,500 miles from the mainland.
B
The people of Japan live on an island.
C
The people of Japan are good-looking and well-mannered.
D
The people of Japan exercise no authority over other nations.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of The Travels of Marco Polo.This, then, I would have you know, is how they are made. They are built of the wood called spruce and of fir. They have one deck; and above this deck, in most ships, are at least sixty cabins, each of which can comfortably accommodate one merchant. They have one steering-oar and four masts. Often they add another two masts, which are hoisted and lowered at pleasure. The entire hull is of double thickness: that is to say, one plank is fastened over the top of another, and this double planking extends all the way round. It is caulked outside and in, and the fastening is done with iron nails.

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to entertain readers by describing travels on a ship
B
to inform readers about how ships are built
C
to persuade readers that they should build ships
D
to educate readers about how they can build their own ships
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Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.Most freight cars have two ladders on a side, each next to a set of wheels. Enrique always chooses a ladder at the front. If he misses and his feet land on the rails, he still has an instant to jerk them away before the back wheels arrive. But if he runs too slowly, the ladder will yank him forward and send him sprawling. Then the front wheels, or the back ones, could take an arm, a leg, perhaps his life. "Se lo comió el tren,'' other migrants will say. "The train ate him up."

A
slow and regulated freight train travel can be.
B
easy it is to secure passage on freight trains.
C
difficult it is to get a job working on the railroad.
D
dangerous it is to jump onto a moving freight car.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of Night by Elie Wiesel.There was a woman among us, a certain Mrs. Schächter. She was in her fifties and her ten-year-old son was with her, crouched in a corner. Her husband and two older sons had been deported with the first transport, by mistake. The separation had totally shattered her.

A
The word suggests a tragic tone.
B
The word suggests a fearful tone.
C
The word suggests a pathetic tone.
D
The word suggests a nervous tone.
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In this passage, the author's viewpoint is that the situation causes people to act in ways that are unfeeling and disrespectful toward those who have died. What evidence supports this viewpoint? Select two options.

A
“The living were glad. They would have more room.”
B
“Volunteers began the task.”
C
“They touched those who had remained on the ground.”
D
“Here’s one! Take him!”
E
“Then, two ‘gravediggers’ grabbed him by the head and feet and threw him from the wagon, like a sack of flour.”
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Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Night.In the wagon where the bread had landed, a battle had ensued. Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other. Beasts of prey unleashed, animal hate in their eyes. An extraordinary vitality possessed them, sharpening their teeth and nails.

A
“where the bread had landed”
B
“a battle had ensued”
C
“beasts of prey unleashed”
D
“extraordinary vitality possessed them”
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Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of The Travels of Marco Polo.Kalhat is a large city lying inside the gulf which is also Kalhat. It is a fine city on the sea-coast 600 miles north-west of Dhofar. The people are Saracens who worship Mahomet. They are subject to Hormuz; and whenever the malik of Hormuz is at war with neighbors more powerful than himself, he comes to this city, because it is strongly built and situated, so that here he is afraid of no one. No corn is grown here, but it is imported by sea from other places. This city has a very good port, much frequented by merchant ships from India. They find a ready market here for their wares, since it is a centre from which spices and other goods are carried to various inland cities and towns. Many fine war horses are exported from here to India, to the great gain of the merchants. The total number of horses shipped to India from this port and the others I have mentioned is past all reckoning.

A
The malik of Hormuz fears no one when he is in Kalhat.
B
Ships from India frequent the port in Kalhat.
C
A large number of war horses are shipped from Kalhat.
D
Spices and other goods are sold in Kalhat.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Night.Meir Katz remained on the train. The last day had been the most lethal. We had been a hundred or so in this wagon. Twelve of us left it. Among them, my father and myself.

A
few survived the horrific train ride.
B
the author and his father were safe.
C
Meir Katz was not as strong as he seemed.
D
Meir Katz was left behind to remove the dead.
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Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars.”These children are facing threats similar to the forceful conscription of child soldiers by warlords in Sudan or during the civil war in Bosnia. Being forced to sell drugs by narcos is no different from being forced into military service.Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.The MS gangsters decide to retaliate and throw the gangster off the train. Enrique refuses to participate, creating a rift. "If you are MS, you have to kill 18th Streeters. And if you are 18th Street, you must kill MS. I wasn't like that," Enrique says.After the fight with his friends, halfway through Chiapas, the gang members stop riding with Enrique. That night, without their protection, the six men beat him on top of the train.

A
Both describe situations in which people have to leave their country to find a better life.
B
Both describe situations in which people have to leave their country to find a better life.
C
Both describe situations in which people are expected to commit crimes or face violence.
D
Both describe situations in which people are expected to commit crimes or face violence.
E
Both describe situations in which people have the ability to improve their lives by following orders.
F
Both describe situations in which people have the ability to improve their lives by following orders.
G
Both describe situations in which people are given a choice between doing what is expected or doing what is right.
H
Both describe situations in which people are given a choice between doing what is expected or doing what is right.
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Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.Before the train leaves, the gangsters roam the Tapachula depot, eyeing which migrants are buying food and where they stash their cash afterward. They try to get friendly with the migrants, telling them they have already done the train ride. Maybe they can offer tips? Many of the gangsters wear white plastic rosaries around their necks so the migrants will be less suspicious. They ask, "Where are you from? Where are you going? Do you have any money?"

A
It helps create uneasiness.
B
It helps create trust.
C
It helps create hope.
D
It helps create calmness.
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What are the main purposes of a travelogue? Select three options.to inform readers about a place, landscape, or cultureto persuade readers to visit a certain locationto convince readers that something is trueto describe the ideas of a famous historical figure to readersto entertain readers with stories of a journey

A
to inform readers about a place, landscape, or culture
B
to persuade readers to visit a certain location
C
to convince readers that something is true
D
to describe the ideas of a famous historical figure to readers
E
to entertain readers with stories of a journey
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Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars."If many children don’t meet strict asylum criteria but face significant dangers if they return, the United States should consider allowing them to stay using humanitarian parole procedures we have employed in the past, for Cambodians and Haitians. It may be possible to transfer children and resettle them in other safe countries willing to share the burden.

A
to express an opinion about US asylum policies
B
to prompt feelings of sympathy in the reader
C
to suggest a suspenseful atmosphere about the asylum process
D
to provide facts and details about Cambodian and Haitian children
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Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Night.My father had huddled near me, draped in his blanket, shoulders laden with snow. And what if he were dead, as well? I called out to him. No response. I would have screamed if I could have. He was not moving.Suddenly, the evidence overwhelmed me: there was no longer any reason to live, any reason to fight.

A
The author believes that his father should keep fighting to remain alive.
B
The author believes that his experience is the same as those of the other passengers.
C
The author believes that there is nothing he can do to help his father, so he lets him die.
D
The author believes that the situation is without hope, so he sees no reason to continue on.
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Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars.”By sending these children away, "you are handing them a death sentence,” says José Arnulfo Ochoa Ochoa, an expert in Honduras with World Vision International, a Christian humanitarian aid group. This abrogates international conventions we have signed and undermines our credibility as a humane country. It would be a disgrace if this wealthy nation turned its back on the 52,000 children who have arrived since October, many of them legitimate refugees.

A
They draw attention to the opinion that the United States is not doing enough to help these children.
B
They draw attention to the opinion that the United States is not doing enough to help these children.
C
They show that there is a desperate need for all countries to be willing to help refugees.
D
They show that there is a desperate need for all countries to be willing to help refugees.
E
They show that the United States has participated in international conventions on how to handle the refugee crisis.
F
They show that the United States has participated in international conventions on how to handle the refugee crisis.
G
They make it clear that the United States will lose the respect of other nations if it does not help these children.
H
They make it clear that the United States will lose the respect of other nations if it does not help these children.
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What are the best questions to ask to determine the author’s viewpoint? Select three options.What is the author’s tone?What atmosphere does the author create?What time period does the author write about?What events does the author include in the text?What is the author’s purpose for writing the text?

A
What is the author’s tone?
B
What atmosphere does the author create?
C
What time period does the author write about?
D
What events does the author include in the text?
E
What is the author’s purpose for writing the text?
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Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars.”To ensure this isn’t a sham process, asylum officers and judges must be trained in child-sensitive interviewing techniques to help elicit information from fearful, traumatized youngsters. All children must also be represented by a volunteer or government-funded lawyer. Kids in Need of Defense, a nonprofit that recruits pro bono lawyers to represent immigrant children and whose board I serve on, estimates that 40 percent to 60 percent of these children potentially qualify to stay under current immigration laws—and do, if they have a lawyer by their side. The vast majority do not. The only way to ensure we are not hurtling children back to circumstances that could cost them their lives is by providing them with real due process.

A
It emphasizes that it is easy for children to get immigration status.
B
It reminds readers that young, innocent lives are being harmed by failed policies.
C
It helps to convince readers that immigration laws for children should be changed.
D
It helps to convince readers that more lawyers are needed to defend children.
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How do the underlined words and phrases affect the tone of the excerpt? Select two options.

A
They show apprehension.
B
They point out feelings of disappointment.
C
They demonstrate the despair of the situation.
D
They explain the uncertainty of what is happening.
E
They reflect an attitude of being resigned to one’s fate.
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Read the excerpt from Enrique’s Journey.Hours later, the Red Cross asked Cancino if he could help an injured migrant. It was the same Honduran teenager. His right ribs were broken. His entire chest and face were badly bruised. He spoke slowly, in a whisper, clasping his chest. Two gangsters had overheard his description and kicked him mercilessly. "Next time, we kill you," the gangsters told him. The teenager, afraid for his life, asked to be deported.Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars."But, as I learned when I returned to Nueva Suyapa last month, a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence.

A
She provides detailed descriptions of how humanitarian groups help victims.
B
She tells of the struggles through a narrative of child migrants trying to get out of Central America.
C
She gives an account of actual violence inflicted on a teenager in Central America.
D
She offers a reason why getting sent back is easier than being given refugee status.

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