AP Practice Exam 1

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25. The sentiments expressed in the poem are closest to those expressed in which of the following quotations from other poets?

A. "The poetry of earth is never dead" (John Keats)

44. The narrator provides the clause "that was as much a matter of course as breathing" (lines 9-10) most probably as

A. A parenthetical observation that characterizes Louisa

7. The primary rhetorical function of the sentence "Fortunately, in England, at any rate, thought is not catching" (lines 51-53) is to

A. Introduce a digression from the central topic

55. At the end of the excerpt, Louisa probably believes that Joe Dagget had been

B. A threat to her personal freedom

2. Vivian's first words ("Enjoy nature! I am glad to say that I have entirely lost that faculty") are surprising because Vivian...

B. Claims to enjoy having lost a capacity to enjoy

33. Mosca's comment "Riches are in fortune/A greater good than wisdom is in nature" (lines 28-29) does which of the following?

B. Implies that acquiring riches is more natural than acquiring good fortune

12. In the passage, Vivian ridicules all of the following commonly accepted ideas about nature except

B. Nature is indifferent to human life

1. Which of the following is the primary meaning of the word "nature" as it is used in the passage?

B. The physical landscape

20. In line 21, "failed" is best understood to mean

B. The robin's song

40. The mirror-like quality of the granite walls allows the speaker to experience all of the following in the poem except

C. Self-respect

8. In line 55, the "great historic bulwark of our happiness" refers to English

C. Stupidity

48. The dominant element of Joe and Louisa's meeting (lines 11-44) is

C. Tactfulness on both their parts

52. By comparing Louisa to an "uncloistered nun" (line 75), the narrator invites a further comparison between

C. The conditions of Louisa's life and life in a convent

4. Vivian probably calls the quotation in lines 33-34 "vilely phrased" because he

D. Considers it a pretentious and roundabout way of saying something

49. The images in lines 50-59 suggest that

D. Louisa had been quite troubled with the concept of matrimony

16. The "first Shout" (line 6) most probably refers to

D. The speaker and spring

23. Which of the following is a subject treated in the poem?

E. Fear of death

54. Which of the following best describes Joe Dagget's speech?

E. Informal and straightforward

11. From the passage, we can infer that the art Vivian would most value would be characterized by all of the following except

E. Moral purpose

9. The second of Vivian's two speeches repeats the argument of the first that

E. The failures of nature inspire people to create

37. Line 9 presents an example of

E. Understatement


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