In “They are hostile nations,” how does the speaker feel that people should act toward one another?

• People should ignore one another.

• People should be kind to one another.

• People should be suspicious of one another.

• People should be careful around one another.

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Which of these statements best describes how the speaker says people actually do act toward one another in “They are hostile nations”?

• People constantly forget to bring each other gifts.

• People rudely ignore the time and so are usually late.

• People touch as though they are attacking one another.

• People steal each other's money and walk away with it.

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In “They are hostile nations,” what does Atwood’s speaker consider to be the most important “war”?

• the war to save the animals

• the war to ensure basic survival

• the war to eliminate missile attacks

• the war to create economic equality

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What does the speaker conclude at the end of “Under a Certain Little Star”?

• The stars need to apologize to people for being so far away.

• Apologies are a waste of time, because actions matter more than words.

• Everyone should apologize to the speaker because she has done her best.

• Nothing can excuse the speaker, because her existence is in its nature an obstacle to completeness, objective truth, and absolute justice.

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If an eagle is diving rapidly towards its target, which of the following statements is most likely to be true? Base your answer on the meaning of target.

• It is showing off to a possible mate.

• It is teaching its young to fly.

• It is hunting its next meal.

• It is seeking a new nest.

Which of the following is most likely to be vulnerable? Base your answer on the meaning of vulnerable.

• a rain cloud in a storm

• a tractor in a corn field

• a lost toddler in a train station

• a tall pine tree in a national park

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Which of the following is most likely true of a hounded person? Base your answer on the meaning of hounded.

• The person is exhibiting skill at searching for answers.

• The person is being harassed and pursued relentlessly.

• The person is being educated at a fine school.

• The person is apologizing for past mistakes.

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The speaker in “They are hostile nations” says, “there is almost / time / if we can only / make it as far as / the (possibly) last summer.” In these lines, what is the speaker most likely implying about the world as she sees it?

• The world was an easier place to live in during the previous summer.

• The world can be improved if people unite and work together.

• The world will look better when summer comes around.

• The world is in imminent danger of total destruction.

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Choose the most likely meaning the writer intended in the following line from “Under a Certain Little Star.”

My apologies to large questions for small answers.

• The writer thinks poetry should ask bigger questions.

• The writer thinks she should give longer answers to large questions.

• The writer believes her answers to life's important questions could be better.

• The writer imagines she is a small answer and apologizes to the large questions.

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To whom or what does the speaker apologize in “Under a Certain Little Star”? Choose three options.

• to people in train stations, for sleeping soundly in the morning

• to the table, for breaking all four of its legs

• to squirrels, for cutting down the trees in which they live

• to deserts, for not rushing in with a spoonful of water

• to dead people, for not remembering them better

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