THE PRICE OF FREEDOM Personal Essay by Noreen Riols

- “The Price of Freedom” is a……………….

• science writing

• descriptive essay

• personal essay

“The Price of Freedom” was written by………………...

• Yasunari Kawabata

• Frans de Waal

• Noreen Riols

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-………… are often portrayed as glamorous, daring characters in movies and books.

• Secret agents

• Teachers

• Actors

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The personal essay is similar to memoirs but…………………….

• shorter and more focused

• longer and more focused

• longer and less focused

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“The Special Operations Executive” was created by…………….

• Barak Obama

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Winston Churchill

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What is the author’s purpose in telling the story of the Jewish radio operator?

• To illustrate the apprehension and danger that the agents faced

• To highlight the plight of those with a different faith during the war

• To introduce the idea that she suffered from heartbreak and lost love

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Which reason explains why the high-ranking army officer likely selected the author to be an agent?

• She clearly knew how to speak many useful languages.

• She expressed disapproval about the way the officer interviewed her.

• She made it clear during the interview that she would not be a talker.

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Based on information provided by the author, radio operators faced the most danger because —

• they received the least amount of intensive training before their mission

• they possessed the kind of equipment the enemy most wanted to have

• they transmitted important enemy secrets from behind enemy lines

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“I’m hungry.” This sentence has………….

• implicit meaning

• explicit meaning

• no meaning

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“ I could eat a horse.” This sentence has………….

• implicit meaning

• explicit meaning

• no meaning

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