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ReadingTest

65MINUTES,52QUESTIONS

TurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestions

inthissection.

DIRECTIONS

Eachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberof

questions.Afterreadingeachpassageorpair,choosethebest

answertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedorimpliedinthe

passageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasa

tableorgraph).

Questions1–10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thepassagethatfollowsisadaptedfroman1859novelthatfollowsthelivesofbothEnglish

andFrenchcharactersduringtheFrenchRevolution.

1

Theprimarypurposeofthepassageasawholeisto

A)describethehistorybetweenCartonandStryver.

B)characterizelifeattheShrewsburySchool.

C)revealCarton’scharacter.

D)showthatStryverhasbeenexploitingCarton.

2

Basedontheinformationinthepassage,Cartonisbest

characterizedas

A)unsound.

B)mercurial.

C)unlucky.

D)imperceptive.

3

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothe

previousquestion?

A)Lines10–11(“Up…despondency”)

B)Lines13–14(“Even…own”)

C)Lines35–36(“Atthis…laughed”)

D)Lines45–46(“It’sa…breaking”)

4

Asusedinline11,“spirits”mostnearlymeans

A)soul.

B)liquor.

C)essence.

D)jubilation.

5

Basedonlines17–22(“squaringhimself…it”),itcanbe

reasonablyinferredthat

A)StryverisfrustratedwithCarton’sbehavior.

B)StryverisplanningtopushCartonintothefireplace.

C)StryverbelievesCartontobecomparativelyolder.

D)StryverwishestobullyCartonashedidatShrewsbury.

6

Theuseofitalicsinline55primarilyservestoemphasize

Carton’s

A)incredulity.

B)confusion.

C)annoyance.

D)affection.

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