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Which excerpt from "Ghost House" uses both alliteration and assonance to add emphasis?

A
Who share the unlit place with me—
B
Doubtless bear names that the mosses mar.
C
Though two, close-keeping, are lass and lad,—
D
As sweet companions as might be had.
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Read the passage from "Song of Myself."You shall no longer take things at second or third hand, nor look through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the spectres in books,You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me,You shall listen to all sides and filter them from your self.

A
accuse people of stealing ideas from him.
B
scold people for spending too much time reading.
C
congratulate people for recycling and reusing things.
D
encourage people to be more independent in their thinking.
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creedssufficedharborenergy

A
creeds
B
sufficed
C
harbor
D
energy
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celebrateshallassumebelongs

A
celebrate
B
shall
C
assume
D
belongs
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impartialityindifferenceperspectivepopularity

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impartiality
B
indifference
C
perspective
D
popularity
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Read the excerpt from "Digging"Till his straining rump among the flowerbedsBends low, comes up twenty years awayStooping in rhythm through potato drillsWhere he was digging.Read the haiku by Bashō. On the way to the outhouse—the white of the moonflower by torchlight.How does the structure of these poems differ?

A
“Digging” attempts to capture a moment in the distant past, while Bashō's haiku speculates about the future.
B
“Digging” jumps from the present time to the past, while Bashō's haiku captures a single moment in time.
C
“Digging” describes a moment in the present time, while Bashō's haiku jumps back in time.
D
“Digging” speculates about the future, while Bashō's haiku commemorates a time from the distant past.
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Read the claim.Kennedy High School should offer club sports in addition to varsity athletics.

A
A student survey revealed that fifty percent of students expressed an interest in recreational sports.
B
Every student needs a way to feel like an important part of a high school community.
C
Kennedy High students would enjoy spending time with their friends in an active setting.
D
Students from other nearby high schools have suggested that club sports are popular.
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Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.With the stampeding hiss and scurry of green lemmings, midsummer’s leaves race to extinction like the roarof a Brixton riot tunneled by water hoses;they seethe toward autumn’s fire—it is in their nature,being men as well as leaves, to die for the sun.

A
The speaker thinks that the riot was a mistake.
B
The speaker thinks that the riot was somewhat inevitable.
C
The speaker thinks that the riot should have happened in the fall.
D
The speaker thinks that the riot was entirely preventable.
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Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest.It’s clear that this really pretty sincere yellow Dean at left is Admissions. And surely the little aviarian figure at right is Athletics, then, because the facial creases of the shaggy middle Dean are now pursed in a kind of distanced affront, an I’m-eating-something-that-makes-me-really-appreciate-the-presence-of-whatever-I’m-drinking-along-with-it look that spells professionally Academic reservations. Why does the narrator most likely refer to the deans by their titles rather than their names?

A
to distance himself from those present
B
to show a personal connection with the group
C
to explain his position in relation to the others
D
to set a formal tone for the meeting
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Read the excerpt from "Digging."The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft Against the inside knee was levered firmly.

A
It directs the reader’s attention back to the squat pen.
B
It suggests that the spade is too heavy for the father.
C
It emphasizes the speaker’s distaste for hard work.
D
It shows that the father works with skill and control.
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How does Michio Kaku establish the importance of allowing the public to access scientific research in "Why No Policeman on the Block?"

A
by explaining residual paranoia from the Cold War
B
by quoting Hawthorne’s idea of an intelligent planet
C
by contrasting secret government projects with public successes
D
by describing the relationships between scientists and engineers
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Read the excerpt from "Digging."Till his straining rump among the flowerbedsBends low, comes up twenty years awayStooping in rhythm through potato drillsWhere he was digging.

A
that the work in the flowerbeds is quick and easy
B
that the father is working very hard in the flowerbeds
C
that the father passed away 20 years ago
D
that the father finds the digging enjoyable
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Allusions can help reveal a person’s

A
importance.
B
narration.
C
perspective.
D
appearance.
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Which audiences require a formal tone? Select three answers. teachersfriendsemployerspolicy makersfamily members

A
teachers
B
friends
C
employers
D
policy makers
E
family members

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