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In pre-Victorian times, despite the widespread belief that a woman’s place was in the home, some strong-minded women found opportunities to participate actively in scientific work. In Before Victoria, Elizabeth Denlinger points out that, at that time, the sciences were, to some extent, still in their infancy: they had not yet become official parts of the university curriculum, and therefore were open to women. Thus, Caroline Herschel, acting as assistant to her brother William, in the late eighteenth century performed basic astronomical research. The first woman to discover a comet, in later years Herschel catalogued every discovery she and her brother had made, creating research tools still in use today.

In the passage, the author does all of the following EXCEPT

• provide an example

• cite an authority

• mention a time frame

• refer to a cliché

• propose a solution

In pre-Victorian times, despite the widespread belief that a woman’s place was in the home, some strong-minded women found opportunities to participate actively in scientific work. In Before Victoria, Elizabeth Denlinger points out that, at that time, the sciences were, to some extent, still in their infancy: they had not yet become official parts of the university curriculum, and therefore were open to women. Thus, Caroline Herschel, acting as assistant to her brother William, in the late eighteenth century performed basic astronomical research. The first woman to discover a comet, in later years Herschel catalogued every discovery she and her brother had made, creating research tools still in use today.

An aspect of Herschel's work that the passage points out is the

• way in which it ignores the conventional wisdom

• extent to which it continues to be helpful nowadays

• degree to which it depended on academic support

• kinds of astronomical devices that she employed

• limitations imposed on her by society

Which best expresses the relationship between Passage 1 and Passage 2?

• Passage 2 urges the continuation of the policies endorsed in Passage 1.

• Passage 2 presents a hypothesis in support of the conclusions drawn in Passage 1.

• Passage 2 provides a scientific explanation for the advances described in Passage 1.

• Passage 2 questions the validity of the celebration mentioned in Passage 1.

• Passage 2 mocks those who support the viewpoint presented in Passage 1.

Passage 2 as a whole suggests that its author would most likely react to the final sentence of Passage 1 with .....

• resentment

• enthusiasm

• suspicion

• compassion

• trepidation

According to lines 12 and 13 of Passage 2 ("Even…hedge"), the Cornell scientists .....

• are now being intentionally noncommittal

• believe strongly in the validity of their case

• seek to engage their opponents in debate

• are employing questionable methods

• expect to profit from an uncertain situation

In both passages, the discussion of the ivory-billed woodpecker controversy focuses on the challenges of ....

• preserving the habitats of endangered species

• allocating funds for wildlife management

• distinguishing among closely related species of birds

• convincing the Department of the Interior to take a stand

• proving a supposedly extinct species to be extant

The word "disdain" (line 2) means

• dislike

• contend

• regard

• offend

• unnerve

"The first night that Ned wore his long pants" (lines 3-4) is used to reveal

• that the events took place long ago

• that the boys involved were fairly young

• that Ned was younger than the narrator

• Both A and B

• Both B and C

The word "whittle" (line 7) means

• cut

• signal

• knock

• dull

• play

Toomer's narrator compares himself to a tree in terms of his

• sturdiness

• youth

• desire to break free

• Both A and B

• Both B and C