AP Lang If survival is an art

42. As the passage progresses, the speaker"s focus shifts from

( A ) generalized discussion to particular examination

32. The rhetorical purpose of the third paragraph (lines 16-20) can best be descrihed as

(A) expository

29. The lengthy opening sentence (lines 1-5) draws its unity chiefly from the speaker's use of

(A) parallelism

34. The speaker most likely includes 1hc image of the islands dancing down the river (lines 2:>-26) for all the following reasons EXCEPT to

(A) undercut the description in the preceding paragraph

35. Which of the following best dcscrihcs the cffrc1 of the sentence in lines 31-32 (..Lick a leaf . . . heap of salt") ?

(B) It implies evidence of the speaker·s direct experience with the subject.

38. The vitality of the island community Jescribed in lines 51-57 is conveyed primarily by the speaker"s use of

(B) action verbs

28. In the first paragraph, the author develops the meta- phor of mangroves as "artists of the beautiful'.' (lines 1-2) by describing their mastery at

(B) living in unique.and hostile circumstances

0. In the context of the sentence in lines 1-5, "lapped" (line 3) evokes which of the following meaning(s) of the word ··1ap"? I. Wash against IL Enfold or wrap III. Overtake in a race

(C) I and II only

33. How does the conLF.ast in sentence siructure between ..A hurricane ... the ocean.. (lines 17-19) and '·It tloats.. (lines 19-20) reflect the ideas being expressed?

(C) The shift to a short sentence is surprising. as is the fact it presents.

36. The images in lines 33-47 combine to form an impression of

(C) gestation and growth

37. The statement "'A society grows. interlocked in a tangle of dependencies·· (lines 49-50) contributes to the development of the passage by

(C) giving focus to the detailed statements around it

1. Which of the following is (are) evident in the last paragraph? I. Parody II. Alliteration III. Personification

(D) II and III only

39. The last paragraph (lines 58-68) pre~ents the move- mems of a mangrove island in term~ or

(D) an erratic journey

3 l. The presentation of material in the second paragraph (lines 6-15) is characterized primarily by

(D) descriptions followed by amplifying statements

40. The last paragraph includes all of the following EXCEPT

(E) references to diverse kinds of mangroves

43. The author's style in the passage is characterized by

(E) vividness of diction