AP Lang Quiz
34. One function of sentence 3 (lines 8-10) and footnote 1 is to
(C) note the connection between marketing and book clubs
29. The clubs referred to in line 39 are discussed in
(E) an article published in the Wall Street Journal
43. The first sentence of the passage (lines 1-14) employs all of the following to convey the power and variety of tornadoes EXCEPT
(A) abstract generalization
38. The author develops the passage primarily through
(A) accumulation of detail
35. It can be inferred from footnote 2 that "'Out of the Woods'" is
(A) an article about a type of retreat
28. According to lines 23-26, Stephanie Nolen's primary criticism of book clubs is that they
(A) are too programmed
30. The "recent book-club guides" (lines 45-46) tend to emphasize
(A) how book clubs need to be structured and regular in order to succeed
36. The function of footnote 3 is to
(A) offer specific examples of one of the types of resources mentioned
45. When the passage moves from the first paragraph to the second, it also moves from
(A) overview to illustration
27. The first paragraph (lines 1-15) serves to
(B) describe the extension of a particular activity into nontraditional areas
33. The final sentence (lines 62-64) serves to
(B) suggest a probable cause for an ongoing phenomenon
39. The author is best described as
(A) a curious individual who seeks out diverse information from a variety of sources
31. The last paragraph (lines 49-64) marks a shift from
(A) popular to academic contexts
49. The second paragraph of the passage relies especially on the use of
(B) colorful anecdotes
25. The organization of the passage can best be described as
(D) descriptive analysis followed by a final judgment
44. The passage implies that unlike hurricanes, tornadoes are not given human names because
(C) they last too short a time
48. Which of the following best describes the images in the last sentence of the passage (lines 32-43)?
(D) A series of increasingly detailed and implausible events
50. The passage ends on a note of
(E) lighthearted irony
47. In context, the image of being up under Old Nell's skirt (lines 23-24) is meant to suggest
(D) familiarity
41. The statement "although ... survived" (lines 7-8) is an admission that
(B) some tornadoes are so powerful that scientists cannot quantify them precisely
40. Compared with that of the rest of the passage, the diction of lines 1-8 ("Climatologists ... survived") is
(B) technical and specialized
32. The function of lines 52-58 ("Yet despite ... abstractions") is to
(C) point out a discrepancy between teaching practices and literary theory
42. Which of the following is true of the comparisons in lines 11-14 ("they say ... Philadelphia")?
(D) They draw on familiar information to particularize an aspect of tornadoes.
37. The information in footnote 2 is different from that in footnote 3 in that footnote 2
(D) primarily provides an illustration of a phenomenon while endnote 3 primarily lists resources
26. In context, the author places the term "book club" in quotation marks in lines 3 and 9 in order to
(D) suggest that the term is being broadened beyond its original meaning
46. The phrase "as bald as if a cyclonic wind had taken his scalp" (lines 18-19) does all of the following EXCEPT
(E) express concern about the condition of the grandfather