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Who is Swift ridiculing using satire in "A Modest Proposal"?

A
children who were born into poverty and were not properly fed
B
the English government, which seemed to care little about the Irish people
C
individuals who were underprivileged and had difficulty finding employment
D
English government officials, who believed selling children to eat was a good idea
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Which lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" provide an example of stream of consciousness?

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Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells:
B
Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table;
C
And indeed there will be time To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?” Time to turn back and descend the stair, With a bald spot in the middle of my hair —
D
And indeed there will be time For the yellow smoke that slides along the street, Rubbing its back upon the window-panes;
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Read the verses from the Bible’s Ecclesiastes 3.1-4. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; Which lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" are an allusion to these verses?

A
There will be time to murder and create,And time for all the works and days of hands
B
For the yellow smoke that slides along the street,Rubbing its back upon the window-panes;
C
And for a hundred visions and revisions,Before the taking of a toast and tea.
D
There will be time, there will be time To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;
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Which excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" indicates that Prufrock considers himself to be unimportant?

A
My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
B
Shall I say, I have gone at dusk through narrow streets
C
No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;
D
Though I have seen my head (grown slightly bald)
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What is the definition of empirical evidence?

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Empirical evidence is evidence based on personal experience.
B
Empirical evidence is evidence based on scientific research.
C
Empirical evidence is evidence based on accepted truths.
D
Empirical evidence is evidence based on historical facts.
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Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."But, as to my self, having been wearied out for many years with offering vain, idle, visionary thoughts, and at length utterly despairing of success, I fortunately fell upon this proposal, which, as it is wholly new, so it hath something solid and real, of no expence and little trouble, full in our own power, and whereby we can incur no danger in disobliging England.

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to remind readers that his plan is very cost effective
B
to show that implementing the plan would not disrupt daily life
C
to show that most people value human life too much
D
to remind readers that each human being is valuable
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Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: How is this excerpt an example of dramatic monologue?

A
The narrator is using long, interconnected sentences.
B
The narrator is able to see into two character’s heads.
C
The narrator is addressing the audience directly.
D
The narrator is jumping from one topic to the next topic.
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Review the image.

Question illustration
A
animation that allows the seat belt to open and close
B
animation of a cartoon driver giving a “thumbs up”
C
a paragraph describing the history of seat belt laws
D
a fact about seat belts preventing injuries in car accidents
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What text evidence supports Machiavelli’s primary purpose to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it? Select three options.

A
the list of cities Rome and Sparta conquered
B
the portrayal of Greece as being held by Sparta
C
the explanation of how Rome held Capua, Carthage, and Numantia
D
the description of liberty as a rallying cry for rebellion in former republics
E
the example of the Florentines losing control over Pisa
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Read the excerpt from "Rhapsody on a Windy Night."The lamp hummed: "Regard the moon, La lune ne garde aucune rancune, She winks a feeble eye, She smiles into corners. She smoothes the hair of the grass. The moon has lost her memory. The French line “La lune ne garde aucune rancune” translates to “The moon never holds a grudge.” Which best describes the meaning of this line?

A
The narrator has met people he wants to forget.
B
Each night is new; previous events do not matter.
C
The narrator has met people he wants to remember.
D
Each night is the same, repeating events.
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Read the excerpt from "Rhapsody on a Windy Night."I could see nothing behind that child's eye. I have seen eyes in the street Trying to peer through lighted shutters, And a crab one afternoon in a pool, An old crab with barnacles on his back, Gripped the end of a stick which I held him. The excerpt is an example of what type of narration?

A
dramatic dialogue
B
third-person, all knowing
C
second person, limited
D
stream of consciousness
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There are many time references in "Rhapsody on a Windy Night," such asTwelve o'clock. Half-past one, Half-past three, The lamp said, "Four o'clock, What is the most likely explanation for these repeated references?

A
The narrator can’t sleep and checks his watch often.
B
The narrator wants time to move more quickly.
C
The narrator is taking a long, late-night walk.
D
The narrator is in the midst of a dream.
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Read the excerpt from "Rhapsody on a Windy Night."Twelve o'clock. Along the reaches of the street Held in a lunar synthesis, Whispering lunar incantations Dissolve the floors of memory And all its clear relations, Its divisions and precisions, Every street lamp that I pass Beats like a fatalistic drum, And through the spaces of the dark Midnight shakes the memory As a madman shakes a dead geranium. Which phrase from the excerpt best indicates that the narrator is lost in thought?

A
Along the reaches of the street
B
Held in a lunar synthesis
C
Midnight shakes the memory
D
Every street lamp that I pass
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