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Read the excerpt from Hurston’s “John Redding Goes to Sea.”Matty Redding, John's mother, was setting the table for supper. She was a small wiry woman with large eyes that might have been beautiful when she was young, but too much weeping had left them watery and weak.Which best describes the intent of Hurston’s use of voice as it relates to cultural experience?

A
Hurston explores the outdated notion of women in the kitchen rather than in the workforce.
B
Hurston reinforces the idea that women openly show their emotions, whereas men try to conceal them.
C
Hurston highlights the hardships that women in the community are experiencing through her description of Matty Redding.
D
Hurston comments on the wasted beauty of youth and the cruelty of aging through her portrayal of the main character.
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Read the excerpt from Gelissen’s Rena's Promise: Two Sisters in Auschwitz.“I have a favor to ask of you, Andrzej . . . This is very difficult for me, but I must ask. It is no longer safe in Tylicz for Rena. Her mother and I are worried for her safety every day.” Look at this image from Art Spiegelman’s Maus.What idea is related in both excerpts?

Question illustration
A
the sense of relief people experienced when they found a way to escape during the Holocaust
B
the sense of fearful hesitancy people experienced while living under the oppression of Nazis fascism during the Holocaust
C
the sickness parents experienced as they were separated from their children during the Holocaust
D
the sense of confusion small children and older adults experienced during the Holocaust
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Read the passage from "Optimism.”A poet once said I must be happy because I did not see the bare, cold present, but lived in a beautiful dream. I do live in a beautiful dream; but that dream is the actual, the present,—not cold, but warm; not bare, but furnished with a thousand blessings. The very evil which the poet supposed would be a cruel disillusionment is necessary to the fullest knowledge of joy.

A
fact.
B
quotation.
C
rebuttal.
D
statistic.
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examplehypotheticalquotationstatistic

A
example
B
hypothetical
C
quotation
D
statistic
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Keller’s reason for writing "Optimism” is called her

A
claim.
B
counterclaim.
C
evidence.
D
purpose.
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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s Executive Order No. 9066.. . . I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War, and the Military Commanders whom he may from time to time designate, whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion.By giving military commanders the authority to determine when, where, and how long a person needs to be detained, President Roosevelt is assuming

A
the internment of American citizens will be difficult to justify.
B
very few Japanese Americans will actually need to be interned.
C
Japanese Americans pose a serious threat against US security.
D
all the commanders will move forward fairly and with sound judgment.
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Read the excerpt from Wiesel’s All Rivers Run to the Sea.To this day I am shaken when I see a child, for behind him I glimpse other children. Starving, terrified, drained, they march without a backward glance toward truth and death—which are perhaps the same. Uncomplaining, unprotesting, asking no one’s pity, it is as if they have had enough of living on a planet so cruel, so vile and so filled with hate that their very innocence has brought their death.Read the text and study the images from Spiegelman’s Maus.Which best describes why Wiesel and Spiegelman include Jewish children in their works?

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A
Both texts point out the innocence and naivete of the children during the Holocaust.
B
Both texts reveal how the Holocaust altered the lives of families, especially the children.
C
Both excerpts focus on the children who survived the Holocaust and the generations that followed.
D
Both excerpts show how the children were sheltered from the horrors of the Holocaust as long as possible.
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Read the paragraph.School administrators should be encouraged to increase funding for music education. Many feel that school music programs are expensive and time-consuming. However, participating in band, orchestra, or chorus has been shown to improve student learning. Studies show that children who participate in school music programs achieve higher grades than students who do not. They also perform better on standardized tests.

A
School music programs are expensive and time-consuming.
B
Participating in music programs has been shown to improve student learning.
C
Studies show children who participate in music achieve high grades.
D
Children who participate in music also perform better on standardized tests.
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Which of these are metaphors? Choose two answers.She is the sun of my sky.They fought like cats and dogs.The child is as quiet as a mouse.Her coat was as black as coal.Life is a roller coaster.

S
She is the sun of my sky.
T
They fought like cats and dogs.
T
The child is as quiet as a mouse.
H
Her coat was as black as coal.
L
Life is a roller coaster.
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Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel’s All Rivers Run to the Sea.My very last resistance broken, I let myself be pulled, pushed, and kicked, like a deaf and mute sleepwalker. Read the text and study the image from Art Spiegelman’s Maus.The theme best expressed by both Wiesel and Spiegelman is

Question illustration
A
tragic misunderstanding
B
submissive obedience
C
inexperienced naivete
D
unconcerned laziness
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When separating items in a list, a writer should

e
end the list with a colon.
s
separate the items with colons.
a
add a comma after the “and” before the last item.
a
add a comma before the “and” before the last item.
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Read the lines from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore.Let none go back home, brothers, this morning, let none go to work.Let us take the blue sky by storm and plunder space as we run.Laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood.Brothers, let us squander our morning in futile songs.

A
creates a detached effect, since the reader is not addressed directly.
B
causes the reader to feel alienated if he or she does not have any brothers.
C
helps define the speaker’s voice in relation to his “brothers,” or community.
D
allows the reader to visualize all of the poet’s family and friends.
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[BLANK]

A
inform
B
entertain
C
persuade
D
provide humor
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Read the text and study the image from Art Spiegelman’s Maus.What message is Spiegelman trying to convey in the panel?

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A
The good stamp in the passport would give the individuals a possible means of escaping persecution.
B
The better-dressed individuals were generally more affluent and thus had a better chance of being spared relocation.
C
Even in times of danger and despair, the individuals placed an emphasis on a tidy physical appearance.
D
By being presentable and appearing able-bodied, the individuals still had hope they could escape a terrible fate.
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Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.Things like the continuance of British rule in India, the Russian purges and deportations, the dropping of the atom bombs on Japan, can indeed be defended, but only by arguments which are too brutal for most people to face, and which do not square with the professed aims of political parties. Thus political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness.

A
to inform readers of political events happening in his day
B
to inform readers of strong language used in political writing
C
to persuade readers that vague language is often used to soften harsh reality
D
to persuade readers that political speech should be softer and less specific
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Read the line from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore.Over the green and yellow rice-fields sweep the shadows of the autumn clouds followed by the swift-chasing sun.

A
The reader feels how hot the sun was that day.
B
The reader can imagine what the night looks like.
C
The reader feels like he or she is flying through the field.
D
The reader can visualize the fields and the sky.
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Which sentence from Their Eyes Were Watching God contains an example of dialect?

A
Otherwise they made little trips to Palm Beach, Fort Myers and Fort Lauderdale for their fun.
B
It didn’t affect Tea Cake and Janie too much.
C
So Mrs. Turner frowned most of the time.
D
Before they realized it the sun was cooler and the crowds came pouring onto the muck again.
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Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".Of course I’ll come. I’ve packed my galoshesand three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls themlove apples. My father says where we’re goingthey won’t grow.The father’s comment in this stanza lends the poem a tone of

A
playfulness.
B
irony.
C
formality.
D
hopelessness.
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Which sentence contains a list that is punctuated correctly?

A
My favorite foods include tamales- chicken and beef chimichangas.
B
One day, I hope to own a car, a house, and a boat.
C
The farm we visited grew vegetables; fresh herbs; and flowers.
D
For the camping trip, we packed a water bottle a nylon tent, and a fishing pole.
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When items in a list already contain commas, the writer should separate the items in the list using

c
commas.
h
hyphens.
p
periods.
s
semicolons.

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