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What does "Civil Disobedience" suggest about the jailer’s opinion of Thoreau's arrest for tax evasion?

A
Tax evasion was not a serious offense.
B
They expected Thoreau to be released quickly.
C
Thoreau deserved to lose his freedom.
D
Tax evasion was one of the more grave crimes one could commit.
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What do the stanzas in "A Psalm of Life" have in common?

A
They explain the different parts of a thing.
B
They show stages in a thought process.
C
They show the events of a narrative.
D
They display different sides of a problem.
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Read the sentence.After this _________, Tisha is now ready for _________ into college.

A
advancemint, admittance
B
advancemant, admittence
C
advancement, admittence
D
advancement, admittance
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In which sentence is the word with a prefix spelled incorrectly?

A
His puppy has been acting unruly all day.
B
The results of the study exceeded our hopes.
C
Please discard the wrapper in the nearest trashcan.
D
This antique is ireplaceable.
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Which characteristic makes "Song of Myself" a free verse poem?

A
the presence of a strong theme
B
the absence of a consistent rhythmic structure
C
the use of images from nature and everyday life
D
the presence of a definite voice
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Which statement best describes the purpose of the horse-drawn carriage imagery in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."

A
The image reinforces the idea that the journey towards death can be long and monotonous like a carriage ride.
B
The imagery illustrates the speaker’s view that horses are ghostly and intimidating animals that remind her of death.
C
The imagery illustrates that horses’ heads are symbolic of the speaker’s triumph over death’s grip.
D
The imagery introduces the idea that death is a natural and ordinary part of one’s journey through life.
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Which best describes one way in which "Civil Disobedience" impacted people and events later in history?

A
It fortified the beliefs of those who thought the government acted unfairly.
B
It made readers want to immediately engage in protests.
C
It gave readers an insight into Thoreau’s life.
D
It acted as a catalyst for rapid political change.
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Based on Thoreau’s opinion about the Mexican-American War and slavery in the United States, why did he most likely refuse to pay the poll taxes, as described in "Civil Disobedience"?

A
He desired to learn more about the government.
B
He wanted to expose fraud in the government.
C
He supported the government’s position.
D
He disagreed with the government’s actions.
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Which best states how the concept of trust is portrayed in Chapter I of Nature and in Society and Solitude?

A
Nature implies suspicion of others but does not state it, while Society and Solitude states directly that suspicion of others is natural.
B
Nature advocates skepticism of all others, while Society and Solitude suggests that it is nobler to be more trusting.
C
Nature indicates that few individuals trust each other, while Society and Solitude suggests that trust is the glue that holds a society together.
D
Nature suggests that skepticism is healthy, while Society and Solitude suggests that study of nature makes one less skeptical.
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How does the relationship between “man and vegetable” described in paragraph five of Chapter I of Nature support the piece’s central idea?

A
It indicates that a better relationship with the natural world would help improve human society.
B
It suggests that humans don’t spend nearly enough time thinking about or studying nature.
C
It urges readers to learn more about plants and trees so they can cultivate them more effectively.
D
It suggests that the relationship between humans and nature is mystical but also unquestionable.
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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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How are the moods of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" and "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" different?

A
The former has an anxious mood, while the latter has a joyful mood.
B
The former has a serious mood, while the latter has a lighter mood.
C
The former has an angry mood, while the latter has a celebratory mood.
D
The former has a tense mood, while the latter has a suspenseful mood.
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Which best describes the rhyme schemes in "A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex"?

A
Neither poem follows a strict rhyme scheme.
B
The poems follow identical rhyme schemes.
C
The poems follow different rhyme schemes.
D
Just one of the poems follows a rhyme scheme.

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