AP Lang & Comp Review

In lines 26-35 ("Whatever.... 1870s"), the author suggests that?

A.) diaries helped girls experiment privately with different personas b. girls were punished for voicing rebellious thoughts in their diaries c. girls exchanged diaries to communicate with each other confidentially d. girls became more socially ambitious as a result of diary keeping e. diary keeping declined once critics spoke out against the practice

In the passage as a whole, the author recommends that "we" adopt which of the following personal characteristics?

a. sincerity & forthrightness b. generosity & charitableness c. humility & deference D.) circumspection & self-reliance e. independence & aloofness

Which of the following are contrasted in the third paragraph?

a. speech & distress B.) expression & reserve c. exaggeration & unhappiness d. expression & exaggeration e. secrecy and salvation

Lines 12-15 ("If women.... performance") state that women were?

a. viewed as oddities if they did not write more entertaining letters than men did b. judged critically if they did not write as much correspondence as they received c. entrusted with more household obligations if they excelled in practical forms of writing d. regarded as responsible for the most important correspondence despite being less likely to write E.) considered to have a particular facility for writing letters and diary entries