Read the excerpt from "Binding Memories:
”"Ah, the romantic soul!”
said my parents skeptically,
worried that my business would fail,
that I was behind the times.
Based on this stanza, how do the speaker’s parents feel about her decision to pursue book publishing?

• They wish the speaker did not have such an active imagination.
• They want the speaker to build a large and successful company.
• They want the speaker to help her family through her work.
• They wish the speaker would choose a more reliable profession.

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The author’s purpose is

• the primary reason the author wrote the text.
• the feelings the author has about the text.
• the thoughts the author has about the text.
• the conclusions the author draws in the text.

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Read the excerpt from "Dorothea Lange":
When she graduated high school in 1912, she told her mother she wanted to be a photographer, and soon after, she began training with Arnold Genthe, a photographer famous for his portraits.
Based on Lange’s actions in this excerpt, it is reasonable to infer that she was

• determined to reach her goals.
• unwilling to listen to her parents.
• indifferent about her future.
• driven to become well known.

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TRUE OR FALSE?
An autobiography is a text about the writer's own life. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

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TRUE OR FALSE?
An author's viewpoint is the way that the reader thinks and feels about the topic of the text. 

• TRUE
• FALSE

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Which of the following is a SPECIFIC purpose for an author to write a text?

• To tell the events of a historic battle
• To inform
• To write 
• To persuade

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Which of the following is a NOT a General purpose for an author to write?

• To inform
• To persuade
• To entertain 
• To vent

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What should the reader NOT study to make inferences about the personality traits of people in a text?

• setting
• words
• thoughts
• actions

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In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, author Maya Angelou’s purpose is to tell about her childhood, while her___________________shows how she thinks and feels about her childhood.

• Viewpoint 
• Purpose
• Mood
• sarcasm

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________________  is the way that the author thinks and feels about the topic of the text.

• Narrator's Perspective
• Author's View Point
• Author's Perspective
• Author's Purpose

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