Passage #9

Passage V

James Forten, Revolutionary Sailmaker

Paragraph I

"I have been taken prisoner for the liberties of my

country, and never will prove a traitor to her interests." [A]

Before entering a British-run prison during the American

(61) Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words

as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free

him and educate him in England.

Paragraph II

(62) He knew his

(63) chance of surviving imprisonment were slim.

Forten also knew that if released at the war's end or

as part of an (64) exchange, he, a free black man, might be

captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home

to Philadelphia. Forten not only survived but became

one of the most successful businessmen and ardent

abolitionists in the United States. (65)

Paragraph III

Forten's rise to prosperity began upon his return home

when a sailmaker hired him to design, mend, and sew sails.

Forten's knowledge of ships, gained from his experiences

as a sailor during the war, paid off. He (66) rose to the position

of foreman, and in 1798, Forten bought the sailmaker's

business. [B]

Paragraph IV

Employing thirty-eight (67) workers, white and black,

Forten held his employees to a high standard. Viewed

as a professional academy, his business produced skilled

apprentices who constructed sails for dozens of vessels.

The bulk of Forten's business records was probably lost

after the business was sold. (68) Soon, many regarded

Forten as the city's (69) premier sailmaker in Philadelphia

Paragraph V

A savvy businessman, Forten

(70) supported abolitionist causes. When

the War of 1812 closed the port of Philadelphia,

Forten used his profits in real estate and lending to

support his sailmaking enterprise. When the need for

(71) smaller, quicker vessels changed sail design, he adapted.

One thing Forten refused to do, however, was fit a slave

ship with sails.

Paragraph VI

In fact, historians estimate that the sailmaker

invested (72) over greater than half his fortune in work

to abolish slavery. [C] One of the wealthiest men in

Philadelphia, Forten helped finance the Liberator, a

powerful abolitionist newspaper. [D] The Revolutionary

War (73) veteran, who served in this war, believed that the

United States owed all residents the right to freedom.

Question 61

Go to the area marked 61, and decide which choice is the best answer.

• NO CHANGE

• Revolution, prisoner of war James Forten,

• Revolution, prisoner of war James Forten

• Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten

Passage V

James Forten, Revolutionary Sailmaker

Paragraph I

"I have been taken prisoner for the liberties of my

country, and never will prove a traitor to her interests." [A]

Before entering a British-run prison during the American

(61) Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words

as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free

him and educate him in England.

Paragraph II

(62) He knew his

(63) chance of surviving imprisonment were slim.

Forten also knew that if released at the war's end or

as part of an (64) exchange, he, a free black man, might be

captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home

to Philadelphia. Forten not only survived but became

one of the most successful businessmen and ardent

abolitionists in the United States. (65)

Paragraph III

Forten's rise to prosperity began upon his return home

when a sailmaker hired him to design, mend, and sew sails.

Forten's knowledge of ships, gained from his experiences

as a sailor during the war, paid off. He (66) rose to the position

of foreman, and in 1798, Forten bought the sailmaker's

business. [B]

Paragraph IV

Employing thirty-eight (67) workers, white and black,

Forten held his employees to a high standard. Viewed

as a professional academy, his business produced skilled

apprentices who constructed sails for dozens of vessels.

The bulk of Forten's business records was probably lost

after the business was sold. (68) Soon, many regarded

Forten as the city's (69) premier sailmaker in Philadelphia

Paragraph V

A savvy businessman, Forten

(70) supported abolitionist causes. When

the War of 1812 closed the port of Philadelphia,

Forten used his profits in real estate and lending to

support his sailmaking enterprise. When the need for

(71) smaller, quicker vessels changed sail design, he adapted.

One thing Forten refused to do, however, was fit a slave

ship with sails.

Paragraph VI

In fact, historians estimate that the sailmaker

invested (72) over greater than half his fortune in work

to abolish slavery. [C] One of the wealthiest men in

Philadelphia, Forten helped finance the Liberator, a

powerful abolitionist newspaper. [D] The Revolutionary

War (73) veteran, who served in this war, believed that the

United States owed all residents the right to freedom.

Question 62

Go to the area marked 62, and decide which choice is the best answer.

Which of the following sentences, if added here, would provide the most logical transition from the preceding paragraph to this paragraph?

• Forten was one of many to serve in the American Revolution.

• Forten's rejection was risky.

• Such an offer must have been unusual.

• Many would later admire Forten's skills as an innovator.

Passage V

James Forten, Revolutionary Sailmaker

Paragraph I

"I have been taken prisoner for the liberties of my

country, and never will prove a traitor to her interests." [A]

Before entering a British-run prison during the American

(61) Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words

as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free

him and educate him in England.

Paragraph II

(62) He knew his

(63) chance of surviving imprisonment were slim.

Forten also knew that if released at the war's end or

as part of an (64) exchange, he, a free black man, might be

captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home

to Philadelphia. Forten not only survived but became

one of the most successful businessmen and ardent

abolitionists in the United States. (65)

Paragraph III

Forten's rise to prosperity began upon his return home

when a sailmaker hired him to design, mend, and sew sails.

Forten's knowledge of ships, gained from his experiences

as a sailor during the war, paid off. He (66) rose to the position

of foreman, and in 1798, Forten bought the sailmaker's

business. [B]

Paragraph IV

Employing thirty-eight (67) workers, white and black,

Forten held his employees to a high standard. Viewed

as a professional academy, his business produced skilled

apprentices who constructed sails for dozens of vessels.

The bulk of Forten's business records was probably lost

after the business was sold. (68) Soon, many regarded

Forten as the city's (69) premier sailmaker in Philadelphia

Paragraph V

A savvy businessman, Forten

(70) supported abolitionist causes. When

the War of 1812 closed the port of Philadelphia,

Forten used his profits in real estate and lending to

support his sailmaking enterprise. When the need for

(71) smaller, quicker vessels changed sail design, he adapted.

One thing Forten refused to do, however, was fit a slave

ship with sails.

Paragraph VI

In fact, historians estimate that the sailmaker

invested (72) over greater than half his fortune in work

to abolish slavery. [C] One of the wealthiest men in

Philadelphia, Forten helped finance the Liberator, a

powerful abolitionist newspaper. [D] The Revolutionary

War (73) veteran, who served in this war, believed that the

United States owed all residents the right to freedom.

Question 63

Go to the area marked 63, and decide which choice is the best answer.

• NO CHANGE

• chances to surviving

• chances of surviving

• chance to survive

Passage V

James Forten, Revolutionary Sailmaker

Paragraph I

"I have been taken prisoner for the liberties of my

country, and never will prove a traitor to her interests." [A]

Before entering a British-run prison during the American

(61) Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words

as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free

him and educate him in England.

Paragraph II

(62) He knew his

(63) chance of surviving imprisonment were slim.

Forten also knew that if released at the war's end or

as part of an (64) exchange, he, a free black man, might be

captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home

to Philadelphia. Forten not only survived but became

one of the most successful businessmen and ardent

abolitionists in the United States. (65)

Paragraph III

Forten's rise to prosperity began upon his return home

when a sailmaker hired him to design, mend, and sew sails.

Forten's knowledge of ships, gained from his experiences

as a sailor during the war, paid off. He (66) rose to the position

of foreman, and in 1798, Forten bought the sailmaker's

business. [B]

Paragraph IV

Employing thirty-eight (67) workers, white and black,

Forten held his employees to a high standard. Viewed

as a professional academy, his business produced skilled

apprentices who constructed sails for dozens of vessels.

The bulk of Forten's business records was probably lost

after the business was sold. (68) Soon, many regarded

Forten as the city's (69) premier sailmaker in Philadelphia

Paragraph V

A savvy businessman, Forten

(70) supported abolitionist causes. When

the War of 1812 closed the port of Philadelphia,

Forten used his profits in real estate and lending to

support his sailmaking enterprise. When the need for

(71) smaller, quicker vessels changed sail design, he adapted.

One thing Forten refused to do, however, was fit a slave

ship with sails.

Paragraph VI

In fact, historians estimate that the sailmaker

invested (72) over greater than half his fortune in work

to abolish slavery. [C] One of the wealthiest men in

Philadelphia, Forten helped finance the Liberator, a

powerful abolitionist newspaper. [D] The Revolutionary

War (73) veteran, who served in this war, believed that the

United States owed all residents the right to freedom.

Question 64

Go to the area marked 64, and decide which choice is the best answer.

• NO CHANGE

• exchange; he as

• exchange--he

• exchange. He

Passage V

James Forten, Revolutionary Sailmaker

Paragraph I

"I have been taken prisoner for the liberties of my

country, and never will prove a traitor to her interests." [A]

Before entering a British-run prison during the American

(61) Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words

as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free

him and educate him in England.

Paragraph II

(62) He knew his

(63) chance of surviving imprisonment were slim.

Forten also knew that if released at the war's end or

as part of an (64) exchange, he, a free black man, might be

captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home

to Philadelphia. Forten not only survived but became

one of the most successful businessmen and ardent

abolitionists in the United States. (65)

Paragraph III

Forten's rise to prosperity began upon his return home

when a sailmaker hired him to design, mend, and sew sails.

Forten's knowledge of ships, gained from his experiences

as a sailor during the war, paid off. He (66) rose to the position

of foreman, and in 1798, Forten bought the sailmaker's

business. [B]

Paragraph IV

Employing thirty-eight (67) workers, white and black,

Forten held his employees to a high standard. Viewed

as a professional academy, his business produced skilled

apprentices who constructed sails for dozens of vessels.

The bulk of Forten's business records was probably lost

after the business was sold. (68) Soon, many regarded

Forten as the city's (69) premier sailmaker in Philadelphia

Paragraph V

A savvy businessman, Forten

(70) supported abolitionist causes. When

the War of 1812 closed the port of Philadelphia,

Forten used his profits in real estate and lending to

support his sailmaking enterprise. When the need for

(71) smaller, quicker vessels changed sail design, he adapted.

One thing Forten refused to do, however, was fit a slave

ship with sails.

Paragraph VI

In fact, historians estimate that the sailmaker

invested (72) over greater than half his fortune in work

to abolish slavery. [C] One of the wealthiest men in

Philadelphia, Forten helped finance the Liberator, a

powerful abolitionist newspaper. [D] The Revolutionary

War (73) veteran, who served in this war, believed that the

United States owed all residents the right to freedom.

Question 65

Go to the area marked 65, and decide which choice is the best answer.

If the writer were to delete the preceding sentence, the paragraph would primarily lose:

• a description of the tactics Forten used to survive imprisonment and become a successful businessman and abolitionist.

• a transition from a discussion of the ramifications of Forten's decision to a discussion of his success as a sailmaker and abolitionist.

• a comparison between Forten's work as a businessman and his role as an abolitionist.

• an analysis of how Forten transitioned from a prisoner to a businessman and abolitionist.

Passage V

James Forten, Revolutionary Sailmaker

Paragraph I

"I have been taken prisoner for the liberties of my

country, and never will prove a traitor to her interests." [A]

Before entering a British-run prison during the American

(61) Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words

as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free

him and educate him in England.

Paragraph II

(62) He knew his

(63) chance of surviving imprisonment were slim.

Forten also knew that if released at the war's end or

as part of an (64) exchange, he, a free black man, might be

captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home

to Philadelphia. Forten not only survived but became

one of the most successful businessmen and ardent

abolitionists in the United States. (65)

Paragraph III

Forten's rise to prosperity began upon his return home

when a sailmaker hired him to design, mend, and sew sails.

Forten's knowledge of ships, gained from his experiences

as a sailor during the war, paid off. He (66) rose to the position

of foreman, and in 1798, Forten bought the sailmaker's

business. [B]

Paragraph IV

Employing thirty-eight (67) workers, white and black,

Forten held his employees to a high standard. Viewed

as a professional academy, his business produced skilled

apprentices who constructed sails for dozens of vessels.

The bulk of Forten's business records was probably lost

after the business was sold. (68) Soon, many regarded

Forten as the city's (69) premier sailmaker in Philadelphia

Paragraph V

A savvy businessman, Forten

(70) supported abolitionist causes. When

the War of 1812 closed the port of Philadelphia,

Forten used his profits in real estate and lending to

support his sailmaking enterprise. When the need for

(71) smaller, quicker vessels changed sail design, he adapted.

One thing Forten refused to do, however, was fit a slave

ship with sails.

Paragraph VI

In fact, historians estimate that the sailmaker

invested (72) over greater than half his fortune in work

to abolish slavery. [C] One of the wealthiest men in

Philadelphia, Forten helped finance the Liberator, a

powerful abolitionist newspaper. [D] The Revolutionary

War (73) veteran, who served in this war, believed that the

United States owed all residents the right to freedom.

Question 66

Go to the area marked 66, and decide which choice is the best answer.

• NO CHANGE

• had arose

• had rose

• raised

Passage V

James Forten, Revolutionary Sailmaker

Paragraph I

"I have been taken prisoner for the liberties of my

country, and never will prove a traitor to her interests." [A]

Before entering a British-run prison during the American

(61) Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words

as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free

him and educate him in England.

Paragraph II

(62) He knew his

(63) chance of surviving imprisonment were slim.

Forten also knew that if released at the war's end or

as part of an (64) exchange, he, a free black man, might be

captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home

to Philadelphia. Forten not only survived but became

one of the most successful businessmen and ardent

abolitionists in the United States. (65)

Paragraph III

Forten's rise to prosperity began upon his return home

when a sailmaker hired him to design, mend, and sew sails.

Forten's knowledge of ships, gained from his experiences

as a sailor during the war, paid off. He (66) rose to the position

of foreman, and in 1798, Forten bought the sailmaker's

business. [B]

Paragraph IV

Employing thirty-eight (67) workers, white and black,

Forten held his employees to a high standard. Viewed

as a professional academy, his business produced skilled

apprentices who constructed sails for dozens of vessels.

The bulk of Forten's business records was probably lost

after the business was sold. (68) Soon, many regarded

Forten as the city's (69) premier sailmaker in Philadelphia

Paragraph V

A savvy businessman, Forten

(70) supported abolitionist causes. When

the War of 1812 closed the port of Philadelphia,

Forten used his profits in real estate and lending to

support his sailmaking enterprise. When the need for

(71) smaller, quicker vessels changed sail design, he adapted.

One thing Forten refused to do, however, was fit a slave

ship with sails.

Paragraph VI

In fact, historians estimate that the sailmaker

invested (72) over greater than half his fortune in work

to abolish slavery. [C] One of the wealthiest men in

Philadelphia, Forten helped finance the Liberator, a

powerful abolitionist newspaper. [D] The Revolutionary

War (73) veteran, who served in this war, believed that the

United States owed all residents the right to freedom.

Question 67

Go to the area marked 67, and decide which choice is the best answer.

• NO CHANGE

• workers, whom were

• workers:

• workers

Passage V

James Forten, Revolutionary Sailmaker

Paragraph I

"I have been taken prisoner for the liberties of my

country, and never will prove a traitor to her interests." [A]

Before entering a British-run prison during the American

(61) Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words

as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free

him and educate him in England.

Paragraph II

(62) He knew his

(63) chance of surviving imprisonment were slim.

Forten also knew that if released at the war's end or

as part of an (64) exchange, he, a free black man, might be

captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home

to Philadelphia. Forten not only survived but became

one of the most successful businessmen and ardent

abolitionists in the United States. (65)

Paragraph III

Forten's rise to prosperity began upon his return home

when a sailmaker hired him to design, mend, and sew sails.

Forten's knowledge of ships, gained from his experiences

as a sailor during the war, paid off. He (66) rose to the position

of foreman, and in 1798, Forten bought the sailmaker's

business. [B]

Paragraph IV

Employing thirty-eight (67) workers, white and black,

Forten held his employees to a high standard. Viewed

as a professional academy, his business produced skilled

apprentices who constructed sails for dozens of vessels.

The bulk of Forten's business records was probably lost

after the business was sold. (68) Soon, many regarded

Forten as the city's (69) premier sailmaker in Philadelphia

Paragraph V

A savvy businessman, Forten

(70) supported abolitionist causes. When

the War of 1812 closed the port of Philadelphia,

Forten used his profits in real estate and lending to

support his sailmaking enterprise. When the need for

(71) smaller, quicker vessels changed sail design, he adapted.

One thing Forten refused to do, however, was fit a slave

ship with sails.

Paragraph VI

In fact, historians estimate that the sailmaker

invested (72) over greater than half his fortune in work

to abolish slavery. [C] One of the wealthiest men in

Philadelphia, Forten helped finance the Liberator, a

powerful abolitionist newspaper. [D] The Revolutionary

War (73) veteran, who served in this war, believed that the

United States owed all residents the right to freedom.

Question 68

Go to the area marked 68, and decide which choice is the best answer.

The writer is considering deleting the preceding sentence. Should the sentence be kept or deleted?

• Kept, because it establishes a correlation between Forten's business records and the early success of Forten's business.

• Kept, because it provides evidence to support the claim that Forten employed thirty-eight workers.

• Deleted, because it blurs the paragraph's focus on the success of Forten's business.

• Deleted, because it contradicts the idea that Forten had high expectations for his business.

Passage V

James Forten, Revolutionary Sailmaker

Paragraph I

"I have been taken prisoner for the liberties of my

country, and never will prove a traitor to her interests." [A]

Before entering a British-run prison during the American

(61) Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words

as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free

him and educate him in England.

Paragraph II

(62) He knew his

(63) chance of surviving imprisonment were slim.

Forten also knew that if released at the war's end or

as part of an (64) exchange, he, a free black man, might be

captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home

to Philadelphia. Forten not only survived but became

one of the most successful businessmen and ardent

abolitionists in the United States. (65)

Paragraph III

Forten's rise to prosperity began upon his return home

when a sailmaker hired him to design, mend, and sew sails.

Forten's knowledge of ships, gained from his experiences

as a sailor during the war, paid off. He (66) rose to the position

of foreman, and in 1798, Forten bought the sailmaker's

business. [B]

Paragraph IV

Employing thirty-eight (67) workers, white and black,

Forten held his employees to a high standard. Viewed

as a professional academy, his business produced skilled

apprentices who constructed sails for dozens of vessels.

The bulk of Forten's business records was probably lost

after the business was sold. (68) Soon, many regarded

Forten as the city's (69) premier sailmaker in Philadelphia

Paragraph V

A savvy businessman, Forten

(70) supported abolitionist causes. When

the War of 1812 closed the port of Philadelphia,

Forten used his profits in real estate and lending to

support his sailmaking enterprise. When the need for

(71) smaller, quicker vessels changed sail design, he adapted.

One thing Forten refused to do, however, was fit a slave

ship with sails.

Paragraph VI

In fact, historians estimate that the sailmaker

invested (72) over greater than half his fortune in work

to abolish slavery. [C] One of the wealthiest men in

Philadelphia, Forten helped finance the Liberator, a

powerful abolitionist newspaper. [D] The Revolutionary

War (73) veteran, who served in this war, believed that the

United States owed all residents the right to freedom.

Question 69

Go to the area marked 69, and decide which choice is the best answer.

• NO CHANGE

• foremost leading sailmaker in his native Philadelphia.

• premier sailmaker in the city of Philadelphia.

• premier sailmaker.

Passage V

James Forten, Revolutionary Sailmaker

Paragraph I

"I have been taken prisoner for the liberties of my

country, and never will prove a traitor to her interests." [A]

Before entering a British-run prison during the American

(61) Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words

as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free

him and educate him in England.

Paragraph II

(62) He knew his

(63) chance of surviving imprisonment were slim.

Forten also knew that if released at the war's end or

as part of an (64) exchange, he, a free black man, might be

captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home

to Philadelphia. Forten not only survived but became

one of the most successful businessmen and ardent

abolitionists in the United States. (65)

Paragraph III

Forten's rise to prosperity began upon his return home

when a sailmaker hired him to design, mend, and sew sails.

Forten's knowledge of ships, gained from his experiences

as a sailor during the war, paid off. He (66) rose to the position

of foreman, and in 1798, Forten bought the sailmaker's

business. [B]

Paragraph IV

Employing thirty-eight (67) workers, white and black,

Forten held his employees to a high standard. Viewed

as a professional academy, his business produced skilled

apprentices who constructed sails for dozens of vessels.

The bulk of Forten's business records was probably lost

after the business was sold. (68) Soon, many regarded

Forten as the city's (69) premier sailmaker in Philadelphia

Paragraph V

A savvy businessman, Forten

(70) supported abolitionist causes. When

the War of 1812 closed the port of Philadelphia,

Forten used his profits in real estate and lending to

support his sailmaking enterprise. When the need for

(71) smaller, quicker vessels changed sail design, he adapted.

One thing Forten refused to do, however, was fit a slave

ship with sails.

Paragraph VI

In fact, historians estimate that the sailmaker

invested (72) over greater than half his fortune in work

to abolish slavery. [C] One of the wealthiest men in

Philadelphia, Forten helped finance the Liberator, a

powerful abolitionist newspaper. [D] The Revolutionary

War (73) veteran, who served in this war, believed that the

United States owed all residents the right to freedom.

Question 70

Go to the area marked 70, and decide which choice is the best answer.

Given that all the following choices are accurate, which one most effectively provides a transition into the next sentence of the essay?

• NO CHANGE

• had fought for his country in the Revolutionary War.

• donated to such places as schools and hospitals.

• maintained his business during difficult times.