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by Mohamed Abulela

​Which choice best supports the information that follows in the sentence?

​Having known Spaulding for many years and

having maintained a professional relationship with him,

Geisel was an experienced writer and illustrator.

However, this new project presented him with an

obstacle. Spaulding told Geisel to write his entire book

using a restricted vocabulary from an elementary school

list of 348 words. Geisel started two stories, only to

abandon them when he found that he needed to use

words that were not on the list.

A) NO CHANGE

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B) acquired a reputation for perfectionism and for

setting high standards for his work,

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C) been interested in politics before breaking into

the genre of children’s literature,

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D) published nine children’s books and having

received three nominations for the prestigious

Caldecott Medal,​

Multiple Choice

Having known Spaulding for many years and

having maintained a professional relationship with him,

Geisel was an experienced writer and illustrator.

However, this new project presented him with an

obstacle.

• A) NO CHANGE

• B) For example,

• C) Furthermore,

• D) At any rate,

Multiple Choice

On the verge of giving up,

Geisel’s story finally hit upon an image that became

its basis: a cat wearing a battered stovepipe hat.

• A) NO CHANGE

• B) an image that Geisel finally hit upon became the

  basis of his story:

• C) Geisel finally hit upon the image that became the

  basis for his story:

• D) the story was finally based on an image that

  Geisel hit upon:

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