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Reading Test 1

Justice August 20, 2017

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Question 1 of 10

1. Question
Which choice best summarizes the passage?
- A. A character describes his dislike for and considers the reasons why.
- B. Two characters employed in the same become increasingly competitive.
- C. A young man regrets privately a choice that he defends publicly.
- D. A new employee experiences optimism, then frustration, and finally despair.
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2. Question
The main purpose of the opening sentence of the passage is to
- A. establish the narrator’s perspective on a controversy.
- B. provide context useful in understanding the narrator’s emotional state.
- C. offer a symbolic representation of Edward Crimsworth’s plight
- D. contrast the narrator’s good intentions with his malicious conduct.
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Question 3 of 10

3. Question
During the course of the first paragraph, the narrator’s focus shifts from
- A. recollection of past confidence to acknowledgment of present self-doubt.
- B. reflection on his expectations of life as a tradesman to his desire for another job.
- C. generalization about job dissatisfaction to the specifics of his own situation.
- D. evaluation of factors making him unhappy to identification of alternatives.
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Question 4 of 10

4. Question
The references to “shade” and “darkness” at the end of the first paragraph mainly have which effect?
- A. They evoke the narrator’s sense of dismay.
- B. They reflect the narrator’s sinister thoughts.
- C. They capture the narrator’s fear of confinement.
- D. They reveal the narrator’s longing for rest.
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Question 5 of 10

5. Question
The passage indicates that Edward Crimsworth’s behavior was mainly caused by his
- A. impatience with the narrator’s high spirits.
- B. scorn of the narrator’s humble background.
- C. indignation at the narrator’s rash actions.
- D. jealousy of the narrator’s apparent superiority.
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Question 6 of 10

6. Question
The passage indicates that when the narrator began working for Edward Crimsworth, he viewed Crimsworth as a?
- A. harmless rival.
- B. sympathetic ally.
- C. perceptive judge.
- D. demanding mentor.
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Question 7 of 10

7. Question
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
- A. Lines 28-31 (“the antipathy…life”)
- B. Lines 38-40 (“My southern…irritated him”)
- C. Lines 54-56 (“Day…slumber”)
- D. Lines 61-62 (“I had…brother”)
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Question 8 of 10

8. Question
At the end of the second paragraph, the comparisons of abstract qualities to a lynx and a snake mainly have the effect of
- A. contrasting two hypothetical courses of action.
- B. conveying the ferocity of a resolution.
- C. suggesting the likelihood of an altercation.
- D. illustrating the nature of an adversarial
  relationship.
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Question 9 of 10

9. Question
The passage indicates that, after a long day of work, the narrator sometimes found his living quarters to be
- A. treacherous.
- B. dreary.
- C. predictable.
- D. intolerable.
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Question 10 of 10

10. Question
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
- A. Lines 17-21 (“I should…scenes”)
- B. Lines 21-23 (“I should…lodgings”)
- C. Lines 64-67 (“Thoughts…phrases”)
- D. Lines 68-74 (“I walked…gleam”)
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