(02.03 MC)Read the excerpt from Freedom’s Battle by Mahatma Gandhi. Then answer the question that follows.A nation will truly enjoy freedom only when in the process of winning or defending its freedom, it has been purified and consolidated through and through, until liberty has become a part of its very soul.Which of the following sentences best paraphrases the source material?

(01.03 MC)Which of the following would most likely prevent a student from being accused of plagiarism?

(01.01 HC)Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Then answer the question that follows.The younger of the two was a stranger to me. She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall.What is the effect of the bolded figurative language on the passage?

(01.01 MC)Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Then answer the question that follows.The late afternoon sky bloomed in the window for a moment like the blue honey of the Mediterranean—then the shrill voice of Mrs. McKee called me back into the room.Which of the following figurative language devices is present in this passage?

(01.05 LC)All of the following are elements of an effective introduction except

The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne “The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they mightoriginally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities toallot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.In accordance with this rule, it may safely be assumed that the forefathers of Boston hadbuilt the first prison-house, somewhere in the early days of the settlement.” “Certain it is, that, some fifteen or twenty years after the settlement of the town, the woodenjail was already marked with weather-stains and other indications of age, which gave ayet darker aspect to its beetle-browed and gloomy front.” Question: What mood is created in this passage? Explain your reasoning. (2-3 sentences)

(01.01 MC)Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Then answer the question that follows.And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.Which figurative language device is present in this line?

(01.02 HC)Read the short story from Myths and Legends of the Great Plains. Then answer the question that follows.   Long ago, in the beginning, Deer had no horns. His head was smooth like a doe’s. Now Deer was a very fast runner, but Rabbit was a famous jumper. So, the animals used to talk about it and wonder which could go the farther in the same time. They talked about it a great deal. They decided to have a race between the two, and they made a pair of large antlers to be given to whoever could run the faster. Deer and Rabbit were to start together from one side of a thicket, go through it, and then turn and come back. The one who came out of the thicket first was to receive the horns.   On a certain day all the animals were there. They put the antlers down on the ground to mark the starting point. Everyone admired the horns. But Rabbit said, “I don’t know this part of the country; I want to look through the bushes where I am to run.”   So, the Rabbit went into the thicket, and stayed a long time. He was gone so long the animals suspected he was playing a trick. They sent a messenger after him. Right in the middle of the thicket he found Rabbit, gnawing down the bushes and pulling them away to make a clear road for himself.   The messenger came back quietly and told the animals. When Rabbit came back, they accused him of cheating. Rabbit said, “No,” but at last they all went into the thicket and found the road he had made. Therefore, the animals gave the antlers to Deer, saying that he was the better runner. That is why deer have antlers. And because Rabbit cut the bushes down, he is obliged to keep cutting them down, as he does to this day.How does the juxtaposition of the two main characters add to the meaning of this story?

(01.01 MC)Read the excerpt from The Jester’s Sword by Annie Fellows Johnston. Then answer the question that follows.And as he journeyed on he pictured often to himself the day of his returning, the day on which his vow should find fulfillment. How wide the gates would be thrown open for his welcome! How loud would swell the cheers of those who thronged to do him honor! His dreams were always of that triumphal entrance, and of Vesta’s approving smile. Never once the shadow of a thought stole through his mind that it might be far otherwise. Was not he born for conquest? Did not the very stars foretell success?The connotation of the bolded words and phrases creates a certain mood in this passage. Which word best represents that mood?

(01.07 MC)Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?