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Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.Lady Bracknell. . . . I think some preliminary inquiry on my part would not be out of place. Mr. Worthing, is Miss Cardew at all connected with any of the larger railway stations in London? I merely desire information. Until yesterday I had no idea that there were any families or persons whose origin was a Terminus.

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“my part would not be out of place.”
B
“larger railway stations in London.”
C
“I merely desire information.”
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“whose origin was a Terminus.”
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deviceepigramjokepun

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device
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epigram
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joke
D
pun
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How does Wilde poke fun at Victorian society in the passage? Select three answers.

A
Lady Bracknell says her maid is trustworthy but has to bribe her to get help.
B
The names of the college and class seem reasonable to Gwendolen’s father.
C
Gwendolen’s father appears to be an unhappy man.
D
Lady Bracknell says it is wrong to be honest with her husband.
E
Lady Bracknell does not approve of Gwendolen dating Jack.
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Read the beginning of The Importance of Being Earnest.Title: The Importance of Being Earnestby Oscar WildeThe Persons in the PlayJohn Worthing, J.P.Algernon MoncrieffRev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.Merriman, ButlerLane, ManservantLady BracknellHon. Gwendolen FairfaxCecily CardewMiss Prism, GovernessFirst ActSCENEMorning-room in Algernon’s flat in Half-Moon Street. The room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining room.[Lane is arranging afternoon tea on the table, and after the music has ceased, Algernon enters.]Algernon. Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?Lane. I didn’t think it polite to listen, sir.

A
The setting at the opening of the play makes a comment on the benefits of being married.
B
The names of the characters in the play help Wilde illustrate the differences between social classes.
C
The title is helpful in establishing the play as a comedy of manners because it makes use of witty wordplay.
D
The first line of dialogue in the play helps Wilde emphasize a contrast between city and country life.
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Read the statement from a paper on The Importance of Being Earnest.The Importance of Being Earnest contains the features of a comedy of manners.

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Merriman. Mr. Ernest Worthing has just driven over from the station.
B
Algernon. It is much pleasanter being here with you.
C
Miss Prism. No married man is ever attractive except to his wife.
D
Chasuble. Mr. Worthing, I offer you my sincere condolence.
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Miss Prism. . . . The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.How does the epigram affect this scene?

A
It suggests the serious idea that tidy endings are uncommon in real life.
B
It explains the humorous idea that bad endings are usually happy.
C
It introduces the pessimistic idea that happy endings only happen in stories.
D
It reveals the optimistic idea that most endings are a good thing.
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Read the sentence.The band members came to the hospital to visit a sick fan.

A
himself
B
itself
C
theirselves
D
themselves
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Read the sentence.We decided to audition for the television show.

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We decided to audition for the television show itself.
B
We ourself decided to audition for the television show.
C
We decided to audition for the television show ourselves.
D
We ourselves decided to audition for the television show.
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Which statement best explains the aesthetic elements of a literary work?

A
Aesthetic elements establish background.
B
Aesthetic elements distinguish characters.
C
Aesthetic elements impart an artistic quality.
D
Aesthetic elements offer a thematic message.
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Read the passage.(1) Universal health care should be adopted by every country around the world. (2) Over 100 million people become poor every year because of healthcare bills. (3) Imagine how it feels to be afraid to go to the doctor for fear of plunging into debt. (4) That is a really terrible thing, and governments need to act. (5) The World Health Organization (WHO) says that universal health care is achievable, even in poor countries. (6) The WHO recommends spreading the costs of health care across the population, so no one is overly burdened. (7) If a responsible organization like the WHO says it is possible, then worldwide governments should implement universal healthcare immediately.

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A sentence stating the claim should be added before sentence 1.
B
Sentence 2 should be deleted because it does not clearly support the claim.
C
Sentence 4 should be revised to incorporate strong supporting evidence.
D
A sentence that includes a strong rebuttal should be added after sentence 7.
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Read the excerpt from H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.The end of the cylinder was being screwed out from within. Nearly two feet of shining screw projected. Somebody blundered against me, and I narrowly missed being pitched onto the top of the screw. I turned, and as I did so the screw must have come out, for the lid of the cylinder fell upon the gravel with a ringing concussion. I stuck my elbow into the person behind me, and turned my head towards the Thing again. For a moment that circular cavity seemed perfectly black. I had the sunset in my eyes.

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with the inclusion of factual data
B
through the suspenseful mood
C
with the use of gory details
D
through the relaxed tone
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The reciprocal pronouns each other and one another are used when two or more subjects in a sentence are also

A
verbs.
B
objects.
C
antecedents.
D
adjectives.
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Algernon.

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an example of class differences
a
a comparison of country and city life
a
a commentary on marriage
a
an illustration of clever wordplay
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definiteobjectivepossessivevague

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definite
B
objective
C
possessive
D
vague
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What literary device is being used when a writer intentionally describes something as being less than it actually is?

A
epigram
B
paradox
C
understatement
D
pun
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Which statement best describes the difference between the aesthetic appeal of the the original The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and the radio version by Orson Welles?

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The written text relies on vivid description; the radio adaptation uses description and soothing narration.
B
The written text relies on vivid description; the radio adaptation uses frenzied dialogue and sound effects.
C
The written text relies on narration; the radio adaptation uses an upbeat tone and characterization.
D
The written text relies on narration; the radio adaptation uses setting details and research.
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Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.Gwendolen. Let us preserve a dignified silence.Cecily. Certainly. It’s the only thing to do now. [Enter Jack followed by Algernon. They whistle some dreadful popular air from a British Opera.]Gwendolen. This dignified silence seems to produce an unpleasant effect.Cecily. A most distasteful one.Gwendolen. But we will not be the first to speak.Cecily. Certainly not.Gwendolen. Mr. Worthing, I have something very particular to ask you. Much depends on your reply.

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praise the strict social codes of Victorian society.
B
show the superiority of women in Victorian society.
C
mock the formal courtship rules of Victorian society.
D
explain the importance of romance in Victorian society.
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Read the passage from The Importance of Being Earnest.Gwendolen. [To Jack.] Darling!Algernon. [To Cecily.] Darling! [They fall into each other's arms.][Enter Merriman. When he enters he coughs loudly, seeing the situation.]Merriman. Ahem! Ahem! Lady Bracknell!Jack. Good heavens![Enter Lady Bracknell. The couples separate in alarm. Exit Merriman.]Lady Bracknell. Gwendolen! What does this mean?

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see a single narrator, thereby adding to the drama.
B
watch the actors' reactions, thereby adding to the humor.
C
witness different characters, thereby adding more tension.
D
view it being told in the past tense, thereby adding excitement.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest.Jack. That is very generous of you, Lady Bracknell. My own decision, however, is unalterable. I decline to give my consent.Lady Bracknell. [To Cecily.] Come here, sweet child. [Cecily goes over.] How old are you, dear?Cecily. Well, I am really only eighteen, but I always admit to twenty when I go to evening parties.Lady Bracknell. You are perfectly right in making some slight alteration. Indeed, no woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating . . . [In a meditative manner.] Eighteen, but admitting to twenty at evening parties. Well, it will not be very long before you are of age and free from the restraints of tutelage. So I don’t think your guardian’s consent is, after all, a matter of any importance.Jack. Pray excuse me, Lady Bracknell, for interrupting you again, but it is only fair to tell you that according to the terms of her grandfather’s will Miss Cardew does not come legally of age till she is thirty-five.

A
Jack’s words when he addresses Lady Bracknell.
B
Lady Bracknell’s words when she commends Cecily for lying.
C
Jack’s actions when he declines to consent to the marriage.
D
Lady Bracknell’s actions when she speaks in a “meditative manner.”
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arrogantmannerlyreligiousimpatient

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arrogant
B
mannerly
C
religious
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impatient

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