book club: AP questionsn
28. According to lines 23-26, Stephanie Nolen's primary criticism of book clubs is that they (A) are too programmed (B) do not offer enough variety (C) cause readers to be anxious (D) overlook many classics (E) forego quality for quantity
A
It can be inferred from footnote 2 that "'Out of the Woods'" is (A) an article about a type of retreat (B) an exposé about fee-based book clubs (C) an essay about book club protocol (D) a meditation on favorite works by famous authors (E) an article about how to start a traditional book club
A
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 (B) how difficult it is to start a book club in New York (C) how often even the best book clubs fail (D) the variety of reasons that people have for starting book clubs (E) the challenges of selecting books for discussion
A
The function of footnote 3 is to (A) offer specifc examples of one of the types of resources mentioned (B) convince the reader of the value of book clubs (C) test whether the reader is interested in particular books (D) evaluate tips on how to set up book clubs (E) compare the strengths and weaknesses of certain books
A
The last paragraph (lines 49-64) marks a shift from (A) popular to academic contexts (B) supported to unsound generalizations (C) impersonal to personal examples (D) subtle irony to explicit sarcasm (E) neutral to negative characterization of book clubs
A
The final sentence (lines 62-64) serves to (A) conclude an argument begun in the first paragraph (B) suggest a probable cause for an ongoing phenomenon (C) argue that publishers need to pay more attention to book clubs (D) offer a final analysis of the phenomenon described in the second paragraph (E) explain why the author has chosen a particular field of study
B
The first paragraph (lines 1-15) serves to (A) explain why the author enjoys one way of reading (B) describe the extension of a particular activity into nontraditional areas (C) make generalizations that will be developed later (D) explore ways in which people can structure free time (E) detail the power of media and mass marketing to censor
B
One function of sentence 3 (lines 8-10) and footnote 1 is to (A) give an example of a group that earns money by reading (B) show that book clubs are not intended for literary scholars (C) note the connection between marketing and book clubs (D) cite one book club as a particular model of excellence (E) suggest the benefits of online discussion groups
C
The function of lines 52-58 ("Yet despite ... abstractions") is to (A) argue for the value of a particular literary theory (B) explain how important it is not to make abstract judgments (C) point out a discrepancy between teaching practices and literary theory (D) highlight the demand for a way to measure emotional responses to texts (E) explore the author's views about reading in isolation
C
. In context, the author places the term "book club" in quotation marks in lines 3 and 9 in order to (A) show that these are humorous examples (B) highlight how formal some of these clubs are (C) reveal that the book clubs that appear online or on television are unsatisfactory (D) suggest that the term is being broadened beyond its original meaning (E) imply that many book club members do not like the term
D
The information in footnote 2 is different from that in footnote 3 in that footnote 2 (A) is critical while endnote 3 is neutral (B) assumes that readers do not like research while endnote 3 assumes that readers like research (C) is concerned with local book clubs while endnote 3 relates to global issues (D) primarily provides an illustration of a phenomenon while endnote 3 primarily lists resources (E) relates mostly to marketing while endnote 3 relates mostly to cultural conflicts in book clubs
D
The organization of the passage can best be described as (A) personal narrative followed by analysis (B) empirical data followed by conjecture (C) nonjudgmental explanation of a current phenomenon followed by a question (D) descriptive analysis followed by a final judgment (E) condemnation of a practice followed by partial acceptance
D
The clubs referred to in line 39 are discussed in (A) the online discussion group of a particular book club (B) a study sponsored by book club participants (C) an editorial in a Canadian magazine (D) a guide written by Elaine Daspin (E) an article published in the Wall Street Journal
E