CERT Reading Quiz 1

According to the first paragraph, after Cecily was born, the narrator reacted by:

• continuing to pretend that she was happy.

• isolating Cecily from the rest of the community.

• burying herself in her work.

• openly expressing frustration.

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Based on the second paragraph, it is reasonable to conclude all of the following EXCEPT:

• the narrator and her husband shared childrearing responsibilities.

• neither the narrator nor her husband had extended family that lived nearby.

• the narrator and her husband held themselves to a perceived standard with regard to parenting.

• both the narrator and her husband enjoyed staying up late on cool evenings.

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Based on the passage, it is reasonable to conclude that the narrator did not worry about Cecily during Cecily’s time with Mrs. Berry primarily because the narrator:

• trusted Mrs. Berry implicitly.

• was focused on her husband and his health.

• knew the voyage east would be easy for Cecily.

• was not the worrying type.

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The “improvement” referred to in line 32 is most likely related to Cecily’s:

• health.

• disposition.

• eyesight.

• appetite.

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The primary purpose of the language after the semicolon in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph (lines 35-36) is to:

• transition the passage from events that took place at Fort Samila to events that took place back east.

• offer a reason for the fact stated before the semicolon.

• suggest that the narrator’s own parents were ill suited to care for a child.

• introduce a secondary theme that is expanded upon later in the passage.

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Based on the passage, it is reasonable to conclude that, at the time Cecily was born:

• it was not unusual for a child to be sent from frontier stations like Fort Samila for health reasons.

• Mrs. Berry regularly transported young children from Fort Samila.

• there was no cure for enteric.

• frontier doctors had little experience caring for infants.

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Based on the passage, the letters the narrator received from her husband’s family regarding Cecily can best be described as:

• cynical.

• reassuring.

• clinical.

• insightful.

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According to the passage, the narrator and her husband had opposing views with regard to which of the following decisions? Whether:

• Mrs. Berry would travel east with Cecily

• Cecily would be cared for by John’s family

• at the age of four, Cecily would travel back to Fort Samila with her parents

• it would be fair to reimburse John’s family for raising Cecily over a four-year period.

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According to the passage, the four-year-old Cecily cried when she saw her parents because:

• she was overwhelmed with joy.

• she was frightened by the strangers.

• Aunt Alice quickly closed the drawing-room door.

• Aunt Emma let out a wail of terror.

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The “spectator” referred to in line 81 is most likely:

• Cecily.

• the narrator.

• the narrator’s husband.

• Cecily’s grandmother.

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