from A Train Trip (Fictional Text)

(4F/ 6B) Read the dialogue in paragraphs 11 through 24. When considered with this dialogue, which sentence reveals that Jimmy is hiding his true feelings from his father?

• A I wished we were just going on a fishing trip and not going away.

• B I looked all around the kitchen to remember it and I was awfully fond of it.

• C It was still dark but along the edge of the hills it was lightening.

• D It was lighter than when I started to climb the ladder and it was cold and very early in the morning.

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(10.6C) What detail is left unresolved at the end of the selection?

• A Whether the cabin will be secured after Jimmy and his father leave

• B Whether Jimmy can fully accept his father’s authority

• C Jimmy’s feelings about leaving the cabin

• D The final destination for Jimmy and his father

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(4F) In paragraph 9, the description of the kitchen serves to —

• A emphasize the unpleasantness of Jimmy’s living conditions

• B reveal Jimmy’s strong emotional attachment to the cabin

• C show that Jimmy feels lonely in this remote setting

• D imply that Jimmy hopes his circumstances are improving

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(10.6B) What is Jimmy’s primary dilemma?

• A He must choose between being obedient to his father and being true to himself.

• B He must reconcile the difference between his father’s cynical worldview and his own beliefs.

• C He must accept that he has to leave the cabin despite his strong desire to stay.

• D He must resolve his conflicted feelings about what will happen after he leaves the cabin.

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