Read this passage from a play:

HANS: [sarcastically] Melanie. A pleasure, as always. MELANIE: Hans. [Folds her arms and slouches in her chair.] I'm ever so pleased to see you again.

Based on the stage directions what can you most clearly infer?

• That Hans likes Melanie a lot

• That Hans is going to trick Melanie

• That Melanie is excited to see Hans

• The Melanie doesn't like Hans

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True or False: The aesthetic impact is the emotional or sensory effect on the reader

• True

• False

Which statement best explains how the structure of a text supports the author's purpose?

• Instead of writing about lofty subjects such as death, war, and love, William Carlos Williams focuses on a simple wheelbarrow in his poem. By doing so, he places his work in contrast to works of the Romantic poets.

• Throughout his speech, Antony contrasts the claim "Brutus is an honorable man" with descriptions of Brutus's actions. This technique draws the audience's attention to just how dishonorable Brutus is.

• In Dante's vision of the afterlife, sinners go to a place that's organized in concentric circles. In each circle, sinners are punished in ways that directly reflect what they did wrong in life.

• Dickinson, in her poem "Because I could not stop for Death," tries to present death in a less sinister and fearful way than it is presented in other poems, especially those written by the Romantics.

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This alone is what I wish for you: knowledge. / To understand each desire has an edge,/ to know we are responsible for the lives / we change. No faith comes without cost, / no one believes without dying.

Which statement best explains how the use of figurative language supports the author's purpose?

• The poet's message to the reader is clear: "we are responsible for the lives / we change."

• "Knowledge" is the primary value that the speaker of the poem holds up as praiseworthy.

• When she says, "No faith comes without cost," the author implies that doubt is cowardly.

• By saying that "each desire has an edge," the author shows that our ambitions have consequences.

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"Tremendous changes are taking place in our country eradicating the concept of second-class citizenship. Yet the United States Congress has done absolutely nothing in this sphere. We are behind the times. We are a legislative anachronism. In an age of atomic energy, our dynamic is no more powerful than a watermill."

Which statement best explains how the use of parallelism supports the author's purpose?

• Through parallelism, the speaker compares Congress to a water mill.

• Through parallelism, the speaker describes the major changes occurring.

• Through parallelism, the speaker says that Congress is too old-fashioned.

• Through parallelism, the speaker repeats his promise to improve civil rights.

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Read this passage by a professor of history, Dana Martinson:

A talent, which was a form of currency during the time of Alexander the Great, would have been worth several hundred thousand dollars in today's money.

Which statement from an essay correctly integrates this information?

• Dana Martinson, history professor, writes in an article that a talent would have been worth several hundred thousand dollars in today's money.

• History professor Dana Martinson, in an article, states that "a talent . . . would have been worth several hundred thousand dollars in today's money."

• According to an article by history professor Dana Martinson, "a talent . . . would have been worth several hundred thousand dollars in today's money" (Martinson).

• "A talent . . . would have been worth several hundred thousand dollars in today's money," states an article by Dana Martinson, professor of history (Martinson).

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Do you need to include the last name in the in-text citation if the quote is introduced with the author name?

• Yes

• No

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What is the correct MLA format for a works-cited page entry for a magazine article?

• Pasquale, Pedro. The Conquistadores' Role in Settling South America. Page 45. Latino Monthly Digest, June 2012.

• Pasquale, Pedro. "The Conquistadores' Role in Settling South America." Latino Monthly Digest, June 2012.

• "The Conquistadores' Role in Settling South America," Pedro Pasquale. Latino Monthly Digest. June 2012.

• Pedro Pasquale. The Conquistadores' Role in Settling South America. Latino Monthly Digest. June 2012. Page 45.

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Suppose you want to compare the average incomes of Democrats and Republicans from 1960 to 2010. Which visual aid would most clearly support your purpose? "

• Line graph

• Video or slide show

• Map

• Photograph

Which statement most clearly focuses on the setting of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun?

• Walter's relationship with Ruth is strained before the events of the play even begin.

• Lena Younger is the strength of the family; she alone holds the Youngers together.

• The problems faced by the Youngers were common among African Americans in the 1950s.

• Asagai symbolizes opportunities that Beneatha and other characters never considered.

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