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How does the organization of the second paragraph of "Self-Reliance" contribute to Emerson’s purpose?

A
The paragraph declares that high self-confidence is advisable and refers to the example of great people of all time periods.
B
The paragraph outlines numerous problems in history that could have been solved with more people with self-confidence.
C
The paragraph lists several benefits to society that are the result of people believing in themselves.
D
The paragraph lists a series of steps necessary to gain self-confidence and make achievements.
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Read the excerpt from "Self-Reliance," by Ralph Waldo Emerson.Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion.Based on the excerpt, what is Emerson’s view of the relationship between society and individuals?

A
Society helps people feel more free.
B
Society protects people’s rights.
C
Society pushes people to be more unique.
D
Society encourages people to be alike.
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What does Emerson argue should be the basis of human actions in the second paragraph of “Self-Reliance”?

A
the right to protect one’s property from damage by others
B
confidence in one’s intelligence and inner worth
C
a desire for progress and innovation in society
D
the urge to succeed and make a decent living
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Read the lines from "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls." Along the sea-sands damp and brownThe traveller hastens toward the town,What is the effect of the enjambment in these two lines?

A
It emphasizes the idea that each line is a separate thought.
B
It creates a rhyme scheme between the two lines.
C
It encourages the reader to pause between the two lines.
D
It strengthens the connection between the two lines.
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Read the lines from "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls."Darkness settles on roofs and walls,But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;The imagery in these lines evokes a sense of

A
laziness.
B
fear.
C
mystery.
D
despair.
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What is alliteration?

A
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words or syllables
B
an expression whose meaning is different from the meanings of its individual words
C
the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe
D
a reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea
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Read the outline for an introduction to a literary analysis paper. I. Introduction: Samuel Johnson once said, “I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works.” A. Interpret the quotation: B. Agree or disagree: C. Thesis statement: Which statement would best fit into part C of this outline?

A
Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was known for his poetry as well as his essays and biographies.
B
Johnson’s poem “The Vanity of Human Wishes” was largely ignored by his contemporaries, which made him fear invisibility as an author.
C
Johnson’s sentiment is true because even negative reviews can often trigger in people the desire to read a book or poem.
D
Samuel Johnson is suggesting that it is better for a work to receive a negative response than no response at all.
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Read the excerpt from "To the Public” by William Lloyd Garrison.In Park-street Church, on the Fourth of July, 1829, in an address on slavery, I unreflectingly assented to the popular but pernicious doctrine of gradual abolition.

A
ethos
B
kairos
C
logos
D
pathos
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Read the excerpt from "To the Public” by William Lloyd Garrison.Oppression! I have seen thee, face to face,And met thy cruel eye and cloudy brow;But thy soul-withering glance I fear not now—For dread to prouder feelings doth give placeOf deep abhorrence! Scorning the disgraceOf slavish knees that at thy footstool bow

A
It portrays slavery as a cruel monster.
B
It shows how much people fear slavery.
C
It describes how ingrained the institution of slavery is in society.
D
It reveals the importance of people coming together to end slavery.
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Which statement is an example of asyndeton?

A
She was caring, thoughtful, accepting of everyone, accommodating of individuality, fostering of an accepting environment.
B
The brothers, who were skilled at chess, won hundreds of dollars every year from chess competitions.
C
By the time we found the restaurant, we were all soaking wet, starving, and too irritable to actually enjoy anything.
D
Once inside the library, he was surrounded by the miles of stacks, yards of history, and acres of stories.
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Based on the ideas in Walden, how would Thoreau most likely feel about recent advances in technology, such as cell phones and handheld computers?

A
He would feel they were important for the public good.
B
He would believe they were beneficial to providing solitude.
C
He would believe they were destructive to a person’s thinking ability.
D
He would feel they were impractical compared to earlier inventions.
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Which statement is an example of onomatopoeia?

A
The cooking instructor screeched at the students to get their soufflés right.
B
Unfortunately, Desiree’s soufflé collapsed like a deflated balloon.
C
The misshapen soufflé sat on its tray, mocking her, laughing at her.
D
Desiree was still determined to prove her superb soufflé-making skills.
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Read the quotation. Let me walk three weeks in the footsteps of my enemy, carry the same burden, have the same trials as he, before I say one word to criticize. Which statement best restates the main idea of this quotation?

A
Do not criticize an enemy after pretending to be him or her for three weeks.
B
It’s not good to criticize others because we don’t know what they face in life.
C
It’s acceptable to criticize an enemy because he or she is not a good person.
D
Criticizing another person is all right after a certain amount of time has passed.
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Read the excerpt from the “Conclusion” of Walden.I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings.What belief about life is being described in this excerpt?

A
Individuals eventually learn to appreciate their surroundings.
B
Individuals who follow their dreams eventually attain them.
C
Cultures have a tendency to force their values on individuals.
D
As cultures change, individuals change along with them.
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Read the quotation from "Song of Myself."I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun, I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags.How do the words “eddies” and “drift” affect the tone of the second line?

A
They give the line a distanced tone.
B
They give the actions described a feeling of importance.
C
They make it difficult to comprehend the line’s meaning.
D
They create a sense of movement.
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Read the paragraph.She was much taller than the other girls. Her mannerisms seemed more graceful to Charlie. When she spoke, her words were marked by a slight lilt, which Charlie found endearing.This paragraph contains

A
imagery.
B
characterization.
C
symbolism.
D
dialogue.
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Which statement best summarizes the final two paragraphs of Chapter I of Nature?

A
The power in nature that one perceives is due both to nature and to one’s state of mind.
B
One is repeatedly struck by the ability of nature to affect one’s mind and body.
C
Much of nature is truly beautiful and has an overwhelming effect on one’s mind and body.
D
One may appreciate the great beauty of nature but is unable to fully understand it.
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A
I want to buy the new jacket but it is too expensive.
B
I want to buy the new jacket, but it is too expensive.
C
I want to buy the new jacket; but it is too expensive.
D
I want to buy the new jacket, it is too expensive
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Read the paragraph.Novac barely heard his dad’s car rumbling up the driveway. He barely heard the car door as it closed or his dad’s key in the lock. He barely hears his dad put his tools in the front hall closet. He was so focused on his geometry proof, that when he first heard a soft, muffled bark coming from downstairs, he barely noticed. Then he heard it again. A true bark! And it was coming from downstairs. He dropped his notebook on the floor and smiled. He feels tears in the corners of his eyes. Finally--his family owned a dog. Choose the best two words to replace the underlined words, in order.

A
hearing; feeling
B
hearing; felt
C
heard; felt
D
heard; feeled
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Based on "Civil Disobedience," what statement did Thoreau, like his modern-day successors, hope to make with his imprisonment?

A
He wanted to show the great unfairness of the prison system.
B
He wanted to prove himself as a martyr for his cause.
C
He wanted to suggest that one should be willing to go to great lengths for a belief.
D
He wanted to suggest that imprisonment was the only valid form of political protest.

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