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Read the excerpt and choose the statement that best summarizes the source.

A
Kristof notes that, for every example of a disastrous military intervention, there is a successful counterexample that saved lives.
B
Kristof believes that people can never know which way an intervention will turn out.
C
President Clinton is haunted by his decision not to intervene in Rwanda, which proves Kristof’s point.
D
According to Kristof, the British intervention in Sierra Leone is the perfect example of a successful intervention.
E
Kristof observes that people who disagree with the idea of military interventions often ignore successful examples on purpose.
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✔ a direct quotation to capture his exact wordsa paraphrase to clarify his meaninga summary to condense extraneous detail

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✔ a direct quotation to capture his exact words
B
a paraphrase to clarify his meaning
C
a summary to condense extraneous detail
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Sandy is writing about Nicholas Kristof’s essay "Do You Care More about a Dog Than a Refugee?” for a general audience. Which phrase from the essay would she likely need to paraphrase to make it more accessible to readers who may not be familiar with international relations?

A
“Let me push back”
B
“The column sparked passionate disagreement”
C
“eschew the military toolbox”
D
“a human is a human”
E
“the Iraq war was a disaster”
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Choose the statement that best summarizes the information in the chart.

A
Between 2010 and 2014, a total of 123,200 people were displaced per day.
B
The number of people displaced per day increased steadily from 2010 to 2014.
C
Fewer people were displaced per day in 2010 than in 2011.
D
More people were displaced per day in 2013 than in 2014.
E
The number of displaced people represents a humanitarian crisis.
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Which statement best incorporates a direct quote from the passage?

A
Kristof says that even if we “eschew” the military toolbox, we do not have an excuse for not trying harder.
B
Kristof notes that refugee children could be educated in “countries like Jordan and Lebanon.”
C
One of Kristof’s primary concerns is that failing to educate children will lead to “tribalism, poverty, enmity and violence.”
D
“And even if we eschew the military toolbox, what excuse do we have for not trying harder to give Syrian refugee children an education in neighboring countries like Jordan and Lebanon?” writes Kristof.
E
Kristof thinks we have no “excuse” for “not trying harder” to “give Syrian refugee children an education.”

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