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Read the paragraph.The flowing skirts! The sharp jackets! The lacy details! As the play began, I felt so proud. My friend Johan and I ________ all the costumes for our school’s spring production. One day, I hoped to attend art school and work on musicals on Broadway. To see my creations worn in front of cheering New York City audiences was my dream! For tonight, though, the smiling faces in the North Shore High auditorium would certainly suffice! Which best fits in the blank?

A
were designing
B
design
C
had designed
D
would design
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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
feelings of indifference and numbness.
B
an absence of love or passion.
C
physical weakness as aging occurs.
D
emotional maturity that comes with aging.
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Read the excerpt from Walden.Sympathy with the fluttering alder and poplar leaves almost takes away my breath; yet, like the lake, my serenity is rippled but not ruffled. These small waves raised by the evening wind are as remote from storm as the smooth reflecting surface.How does the excerpt support Thoreau’s view on solitude?

A
It suggests that the natural world is the only place to be alone.
B
It indicates that when alone in nature, nothing can disturb his calm.
C
It shows that sitting by the lake increases his feeling of isolation.
D
It demonstrates that movements in nature create anxiety in humans.
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Read the quotation from "Song of Myself."You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, But I shall be good health to you nevertheless, And filter and fibre your blood. Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged, Missing me one place search another, I stop somewhere waiting for you. Which statement best summarizes the theme that these lines suggest?

A
One should keep striving, even in the face of adversity.
B
The self is complex and an integral part of nature.
C
A clear-eyed vision of one’s strengths is crucial.
D
One should always be faithful to one’s friends.
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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 gives various reasons why parties are far less exciting and wholly unlike communities.
B
He tries to show that people behave differently at parties than they might elsewhere, and so parties are not a measure of human worth.
C
He suggests that a person has one conception of one’s self when in a group and another when with just one other person.
D
He indicates that no individual is perfect and that parties are not a reason for people to gather together.
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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
move to another state
B
be imprisoned
C
stop paying taxes
D
change their beliefs
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How are the speakers of "Auspex" and "A Psalm of Life" similar?

A
Both are angry to see time passing.
B
Both contemplate a kind of loss.
C
Both are deeply and desperately in love.
D
Both despair at how their lives have transpired.
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Read this quotation from Chapter I of Nature.To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature.Which sentence from Nature best supports Emerson’s claim?

A
I am glad to the brink of fear.
B
Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece.
C
The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.
D
In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child.
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Read the paragraph.Mariska and Eddy stare at each other from across the podium. They are about to graduate high school. They have known each other for so long—since second grade—and they can communicate sentences in just one look. Mariska remembers when they first met. She was climbing on a jungle gym at the park and she falls. All the other kids laughed, but Eddy approached her and asked if she was okay. From that day on, they were best friends. From Eddy’s smile across the stage, she knew that he is thinking about the exact same thing. Choose the best two words to replace the underlined words, in order.

A
fell, known
B
fell, knows
C
fall, knows
D
fall, knowed
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Which statement best describes the rhythm of "Song of Myself"?

A
The poem is completely without rhythm or cadence.
B
An underlying consistent rhythm is present, but the lines mask it.
C
The rhythm is very similar to the rhythm of everyday speech.
D
Some stanzas have a definite rhyme scheme, while others do not.
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Read the sentence. The audience watching the play knew the criminal was hiding behind the sofa, but the characters were unaware of this fact. This sentence describes an example of

A
verbal irony.
B
dramatic irony.
C
situational irony.
D
cosmic irony.
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In Walden, how is the excerpt from “Spring” mostly organized?

A
It describes the order of events as winter turns to spring.
B
It explains how the author’s mood changes as spring arrives.
C
It lists the benefits of the rebirth of nature in springtime.
D
It compares the landscape in spring to the landscape in summer.
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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 offers a solution to the problem introduced in the poem.
D
It contrasts the image of the birds from the first stanza.
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A
The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
B
The man was wet, he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
C
The man was wet he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
D
The man was wet: he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
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Read the sentence. If we had arrived earlier, we would have been able to sit closer to the stage. What is the verb mood of this sentence?

A
imperative
B
subjunctive
C
indicative
D
passive
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Which of the following is a rhetorical appeal to credibility or authority?

A
ethos
B
kairos
C
logos
D
pathos
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Read the excerpt from “Conclusion” in Walden.The surface of the earth is soft and impressible by the feet of men; and so with the paths which the mind travels. How worn and dusty, then, must be the highways of the world, how deep the ruts of tradition and conformity! I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the mast and on the deck of the world, for there I could best see the moonlight amid the mountains. I do not wish to go below now.Which best describes the purpose of the imagery in the excerpt?

A
It encourages readers to experience Thoreau’s work as if they are taking a journey around the world.
B
It illustrates Thoreau’s goal to continue exploring the world around him in a unique and fulfilling way.
C
It encourages readers to embark on their own worldly exploration after they finish Thoreau’s book.
D
It illustrates the physical and emotional difficulties Thoreau had while living in the world of nature.
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Read the excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau.This was an airy and unplastered cabin, fit to entertain a travelling god, and where a goddess might trail her garments. The winds which passed over my dwelling were such as sweep over the ridges of mountains, bearing the broken strains, or celestial parts only, of terrestrial music. The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it. Olympus is but the outside of the earth every where.

A
It supports pathos by highlighting how heavenly his surroundings are.
B
It supports pathos by describing how luxuriously furnished his home is.
C
It supports ethos by proving how informed he is about religion.
D
It supports logos by showing nature’s harsh impact on the author’s home.
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Which best states the structure of the section entitled “Solitude” in Walden?

A
Thoreau describes a sequence of events he enjoys at night, and then compares himself to others who do not understand his pleasure in being alone in nature.
B
Thoreau compares the nighttime and daytime landscapes, and then concludes that they are alike, much as all people are alike.
C
Thoreau describes the effect that being alone in the evening has on him, and then describes the effect the same circumstance has on a friend of his.
D
Thoreau explains that whatever concerns he has had during the day are resolved by a walk in the evening, and then advises other people to follow his example.
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What is the rhyme scheme of "A Psalm of Life"?

A
ABBA
B
AABB
C
ABBC
D
ABAB

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