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In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," what is the significance of the phrase “[Death] knew no haste”?

A
The phrase characterizes Death as being removed from human concerns.
B
The phrase is meant to suggest the universality of Death’s power.
C
The phrase is evidence of the poet’s respect for Death’s grace and poise.
D
The phrase displays the poet’s frustration with Death’s lack of speed.
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Read the third stanza of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death." We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – Why does Dickinson most likely repeat the word “passed” three times in this stanza?

A
The words show that the speaker is undergoing inner growth.
B
The words convey a sense of steady motion.
C
The words indicate that the carriage is moving quickly.
D
The words indicate the speaker’s loneliness.
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In "Civil Disobedience," what does Thoreau suggest the townspeople have to do before they can be as free as he is?

A
stop paying taxes
B
be imprisoned
C
move to another state
D
change their beliefs
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In "Civil Disobedience," what happens right after the townspeople “locked the door on [Thoreau’s] meditations”?

A
Thoreau laughs as he thinks of how naive his jailers are.
B
Thoreau begins to write this essay explaining his meditations.
C
Thoreau imagines that the meditations symbolically follow the jailers out of the door.
D
Thoreau wonders if he could have been asked to do community service.
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Which statement would be included in a summary of paragraph one of Society and Solitude ?

A
Every individual has private motivations.
B
Solitude is an inner concept rather than an outward one.
C
We all learn how to find friends when we are younger.
D
President Tyler’s support base is decreasing.
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When Emerson states, “It by no means follows that we are not fit for society, because soirees are tedious,” in Society and Solitude, how does he support his statement?

A
He suggests that a person has one conception of one’s self when in a group and another when with just one other person.
B
He indicates that no individual is perfect and that parties are not a reason for people to gather together.
C
He gives various reasons why parties are far less exciting and wholly unlike communities.
D
He tries to show that people behave differently at parties than they might elsewhere, and so parties are not a measure of human worth.
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What is the purpose of the third stanza of "Auspex"?

A
It indicates another direction the poem could take.
B
It clearly indicates the poem’s theme.
C
It contrasts the image of the birds from the first stanza.
D
It offers a solution to the problem introduced in the poem.
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In "Auspex," the phrase “dead leaves and snow” at the end of the first stanza implies that the speaker is experiencing

A
physical weakness as aging occurs.
B
emotional maturity that comes with aging.
C
feelings of indifference and numbness.
D
an absence of love or passion.
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Look at the outline for a compare-and-contrast paragraph of two editorials. 1. Introduction A. Thesis 2. Editorial one A. Evaluate the argument 3. Editorial two A. Evaluate the argument 3. Compare and contrast A. Which is more effective? 5. __________ Which best fills the blank in the outline?

A
Third point
B
Conclusion
C
Counterclaim
D
Claim statement
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Read the paragraph. I have been a nurse for twenty years. In that time, I have seen a great number of patients suffer because they did not have health insurance. For example, I once saw a person who broke their hand in an accident. Because they could not afford treatment, they delayed coming to the hospital and developed a serious infection. By the time I saw them for the first time, the infection could be treated but there was a high risk of permanent disability. This sort of thing should not happen to anyone. A strong universal health care system could prevent instances like this from occurring. For example, I once saw a person who broke their hand in an accident. Because they could not afford treatment, they delayed coming to the hospital and developed a serious infection. What makes this appeal from the paragraph convincing?

A
It appeals to the reader’s sense of logic.
B
It shows the writer’s credibility.
C
It reveals important statistics.
D
It uses a specific example as evidence.

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