AP Multiple Choice Practice #1

1. The passage as a whole serves primarily to

• A) portray Babbitt’s philosophy of work and leisure

• B) portray controversial characters sympathetically

• C) introduce Babbitt and his social and physical setting

• D) condemn snobbery

• E) illustrate class differences

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2) The first two paragraphs (lines 1-12) suggest that, for Babbitt, his car was a

• A) substitute for human role models

• B) source of adventure and fascination

• C) means of escape from dealing with other people

• D) harrowing danger but also a necessity

• E) reward for hard work and self-sacrifice

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3) In lines 3-4, "The office was his pirate ship" is an example of

• A) metaphor

• B) personification

• C) understatement

• D) oxymoron

• E) allusion

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

4) In the second paragraph (lines 5-12), the narrator characterizes Babbitt as

• A) superstitious

• B) pessimistic

• C) meticulous

• D) matter-of-fact

• E) idealistic

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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5) Why does Babbitt regret having greeted Doppelbrau "with more cordiality than he had intended" (lines 19-20)?

• A) He prefers not to show his emotions.

• B) He does not want to mislead his neighbor.

• C) He and Doppelbrau are competitors.

• D) He disapproves of his neighbor.

• E) He likes to be precise.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

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6) In context, the phrase "no architectural manners whatever" (line 26) suggests that the house

• A) is undistinguished in its features

• B) is conservative in its design

• C) breaks accepted rules of building

• D) has garish adornments

• E) seems particularly uninviting

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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7) Babbitt uses the term "Bohemian" (line 29) to describe neighbors that he believes are

• A) wasteful

• B) unsophisticated

• C) intentionally malevolent

• D) refreshingly carefree

• E) morally lax

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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8) The capitalization of "Great Scholar" (line 44), "Public" (line 54), and "Widows and Orphans" (line 56) suggests that these terms

• A) are used only in reference to other terms

• B) have different meanings to Babbitt than to other people

• C) are meant to be read ironically

• D) have been translated from another language

• E) signal the pride state legislators take in their work

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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9) The narrator suggests that Howard Littlefield's presentations "before the board of alderman or the state legislature" (line 51) are characterized by

• A) engaging, casual anecdotes

• B) subtle, malicious inconsistencies

• C) daring, idealistic proposals

• D) elaborate, slanted data

• E) earnest, irrefutable research

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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10) In lines 66-67, the phrases in parentheses implies that Littlefield is actually

• A) forgiving

• B) curious

• C) self-important

• D) witty

• E) erratic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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