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Read the excerpt from "Digging."The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft Against the inside knee was levered firmly.

A
It directs the reader’s attention back to the squat pen.
B
It suggests that the spade is too heavy for the father.
C
It emphasizes the speaker’s distaste for hard work.
D
It shows that the father works with skill and control.
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According to "How to Think Like a Researcher," a chapter from How to Find Out Anything, one should begin research by asking answerable questions rather than open-ended questions. Based on the guidelines in the text, which is an appropriate research question?

A
Which state has the most days of nice weather in a year?
B
Is a year-round school calendar a better option for students?
C
What is the most difficult thing about taking a trip abroad?
D
What is the average income of a dentist in the United States?
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Read the excerpt from "Digging."Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.

A
The positive connotation of the word does not clarify whether the writer enjoys holding his pen.
B
The negative connotation of the word highlights the idea that writing is a difficult profession.
C
The positive connotation of the word emphasizes how comfortable the speaker is holding his pen.
D
The negative connotation of the word shows how unpleasant the speaker finds the pen.
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Which line best helps readers identify the community spirit of Hobbiton?

A
“Run away now!” said Gandalf. “You will get plenty when the time comes.” Then he disappeared inside with Bilbo, and the door was shut.
B
From the time of Gandalf’s arrival he remained hidden from view.
C
A special entrance was cut into the bank leading to the road, and wide steps and a large white gate were built there.
D
People became enthusiastic; and they began to tick off the days on the calendar; and they watched eagerly for the postman, hoping for invitations.
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Which line best highlights Bilbo Baggins’ unusual youthfulness?

A
When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence
B
The riches he had brought back from his travels had now become a local legend . . .
C
At ninety-nine they began to call him well-preserved; but unchanged would have been nearer the mark.
D
Mr. Baggins was generous with his money, most people were willing to forgive him his oddities and his good fortune.
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Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.Twelve more years passed. Each year the Bagginses had given very lively combined birthday-parties at Bag End; but now it was understood that something quite exceptional was being planned for that autumn. Bilbo was going to be eleventy-one, 111, a rather curious number, and a very respectable age for a hobbit (the Old Took himself had only reached 130); and Frodo was going to be thirty-three, 33, an important number: the date of his "coming of age”. . .

A
The Bagginses throw extravagant parties.
B
Bilbo, a hobbit, is going to be 111.
C
Frodo is turning 33 years old.
D
Thirty-three is an important number.
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author’s messagemain characterssocial environmentoverall theme

A
author’s message
B
main characters
C
social environment
D
overall theme
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Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.Then the weather clouded over. That was on Wednesday the eve of the Party. Anxiety was intense. Then Thursday, September the 22nd, actually dawned. The sun got up, the clouds vanished, flags were unfurled and the fun began.Bilbo Baggins called it a party, but it was really a variety of entertainments rolled into one. Practically everybody living near was invited. A very few were overlooked by accident, but as they turned up all the same, that did not matter.

A
The weather is cloudy on the day of the party.
B
The community anxiously awaits the gathering.
C
Only a few neighbors are invited to the party.
D
Only Bilbo is concerned with the weather.
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Which of these words has a negative connotation?

A
respect
B
delight
C
jealousy
D
sympathy
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fearhappinesshopelonging

A
fear
B
happiness
C
hope
D
longing
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creedssufficedharborenergy

A
creeds
B
sufficed
C
harbor
D
energy
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Read a list of the headings from "Physicians and Surgeons.”How to Become a Physician or a SurgeonImportant QualitiesTrainingLicenses, Certifications, and Registrations

A
How to Become a Physician or a Surgeon
B
Important Qualities
C
Training
D
Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations

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