ACT practice-The Summer club- Prose fiction

When Jake says, "it happens to the best of us, he is primarily say that

• A. he understands that sometimes things happen that are beyond our control

• B. Katherine is a perfect parent and he is surprised that Max is unhappy

• C. Max is a picky eater and would not eat a healthy lunch anyway.

• D. Max is his favorite camper, despite the problems faced by Max's mother.

It can be reasonably inferred from the conversations with Jake that Katherine:

• F. is a stay-at-home-mother.

• G. does not care about her son

• H. works two jobs to make ends meet

• J. believes that junk food is healthy

The idea that Jake's mother is trying her best to take care of her son is least supported by which of the following quotations for the passage?

• A. "It's just that I work back to back jobs every night and barely make it home in time to get him out of bed and dressed before camp starts in the morning

• B. "Katherine, Maxwell need to have a healthy lunch."

• C. "Things are just a little hard for us right now."

• D. "I'll Make sure it doesn't happen more."

As it is used in line 57 the word predicament most nearly means:

• F. joke

• G. solution

• H. complaint

• J. challenge

It can be inferred from the passage that Jake is:

• A. Max's older brother

• B. dissatisfied with his job

• C. a good influence on Max

• D. someone Max barely knows.

The passage makes it clear that "Sandwich Club"?

• F. lasted as long as Max was a camper.

• G. met only it rained.

• H. was an insult to Katherine

• J. was Max's favorite part of camp

You may reasonably infer from the details in the passage that Katherine and Max:

• A. dislike Jake.

• B. are very wealthy.

• C. do not trust other people.

• D. have little money

Katherine can most accurately be characterized as:

• F. indifferent with withdrawn

• G. caring but distracted

• H. Cruel and arrogant

• J. friendly but aloof

The word issue, as it is used in line 30, most nearly means:

• a. publication

• B. incident

• C. idea

• D. problem

The title, "The Summer Sandwich Club, " combined with details presented in the passage imply that:

• F. Everyone loves sandwiches

• G. Jake only eats sandwiches in the summer

• H. children should join clubs to make friends

• J. that club was created because of Max