Suggested Reading 1

1. The speaker in the passage can best be described as a person who is A. an advocate of young people's social activism B. a supporter of class distinctions C. a critic of college education D. against traditional roles for women E. motivated by a desire to help the less fortunate

A

12. The word "educated" (line 49) is in quotation marks to indicate its A. ironic usage B. positive effects C. importance D. meaninglessness E. lack of rigor

A

5. The sentence beginning "You turn helplessly to the waiter" (lines 12-15) contains A. irony B. paradox C. parallel syntax D. abstract diction E. understatement

A

8. The use of the subjunctive tense in lines 19-20 indicates that the telling of the types of tales to which the speaker refers A. is not something we do B. would take a great deal of time C. is something only children do D. requires childish confidence E. would not take a great deal of time

A

9. The first two sentences of paragraph 2 (lines 16-29) indicate A. a continuation of the ideas expressed in paragraph 1 B. a change in focus from the ideas in paragraph 1 C. a comparison of ideas with those enumerated in paragraph 1 D. a direct contrast to the ideas expressed in paragraph 1 E. an application of the ideas discussed in paragraph 1

B

13. Which one of the following characteristics of girls is emphasized in lines 56-57? A. their enlightening education and their contentious relationships with parents B. their attendance at lectures and the child-rearing practices of their parents C. their humanitarian training and their parents' desire to stifle this training D. their self-abnegation and their parents' philanthropic tendencies E. their perseverance and their parent's refusal to condone their actions

C

2. The purpose of the anecdote with which the speaker begins paragraph 1 is to A. elicit sympathy by retelling a tale of loneliness B. paint a picture of city life to fascinate her listeners C. engage the audience by evoking a common experience D. raise questions that will be answered later E. introduce the idea of the difficulties of the laboring class

C

3. In line 9, "it" refers to A. "breakfast" (line 7) B. "praying" (line 8) C. "sense of human fellowship" (line 8) D. "the man who brings...breakfast" (line 7) E. "a sudden sense of futility" (line 6)

C

11. The speaker employs an analogy in lines 43-46 to A. underscore her belief in the benefits of exercise for young people B. illuminate the disregard society has for children's tendencies to share C. emphasize the fact that society ignores the innate abilities of children D. argue that the desire of the young to help others is not cultivated E. indicate her dismay at society for disregarding the advice of educators

D

4. In context, "grotesque" (line 13) is best interpreted as A. condescending B. disturbing C. ridiculous D. out of place E. extravagant

D

6. The implication of the phrase "civilization has placed you apart" (line 14) is that the speaker and the waiter A. have different professions B. are not of the same gender C. pursue different interests D. are not of the same social class E. lack a shared perspective

D

7. It can be inferred when the speaker states, "literature is full of portrayals of these glimpses" (lines 15-16) that the author is referring to A. the "forlorn feeling" (line 1) B. the sinking feeling of the heart mentioned in line 6 C. the man who brings in breakfast in line 7 D. the sense of a "common humanity" (line 10) E. the desire for sympathy mentioned in lines 12-15

D

10. The organization of ideas in lines 28-29, "I have seen young girls... value to itself" is best described as A. an indictment of education B. a historical example followed by specific examples C. a generalization followed by a conclusion D. the speaker's reflection on her girlhood E. a movement from the particular to the general

E

14. The "deed" that the speaker refers to as "that of exclusiveness and caution" (line 69-71) is prefigured in A. "altruistic tendencies" (line 56) B. the "social claim" (line 61) C. "missionary" efforts (line 65) D. "the religious zeal of the family" (line 65) E. the "family claim" (line 62)

E