1. Which best describes the central idea of this passage?

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A. There are ways to use text and audio to make literature more accessible for people with disabilities.
B. Dead Poets Society was a popular film released in 1989.
C. The literary world is working to have better options for people with disabilities.
D. Sarah Katz was born deaf and was the only deaf person in her school.
2. How does the author use details to support the central idea of this passage?
A. by identifying the hometown of the writer Sarah Katz
B. by explaining how magazines can be accessible to those with disabilities
C. by stating the new magazine will be published every two weeks.
D. by making an allusion to the film Dead Poets Society
3. Which statement from the text alludes to the central idea that writers with disabilities desire inclusion in the literary world but face obstacles in representation
A. “Some of its accomplishments are little noticed by able-bodied people: entrance ramps, wide hallways, even close captioning are all results of efforts to make daily life more accessible.”
B. ‘It really made me think about the ways in which we, as disabled people, are kept apart from each other,’ she said.”
C. But the magazine is only one step toward expressing the diversity and point of view of the disability community.”
D. “Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space.”
4. What problem is Deaf Poets Society aimed at addressing for people with disabilities?
A. their difficulty many people with disabilities have advancing in their careers
B. the isolation many people with disabilities experience
C. the lack of public education about disabilities
D. the challenges people with disabilities have with everyday tasks
5. What are two ways the editors of Deaf Poets Society make the journal accessible to people with disabilities? Select the two correct answers.
A. by including descriptions of the images that are shown
B. by offering articles in both text and audio form
C. by encouraging writers not to “package themselves” for others
D. by releasing new issues on a bimonthly basis
E. by hosting literary events that readers can attend

Answer 1

1. C. The literary world is working to have better options for people with disabilities.
2. B. by explaining how magazines can be accessible to those with disabilities
3. B. ‘It really made me think about the ways in which we, as disabled people, are kept apart from each other,’ she said.”
4. B. the isolation many people with disabilities experience
5. A. by including descriptions of the images that are shown
B. by offering articles in both text and audio form

Answer 2

1. The literary world is working to have better options for people with disabilities.
2. by explaining how magazines can be accessible to those with disabilities
3. “Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space.”
4. the isolation many people with disabilities experience

5.by including descriptions of the images that are shown
AND
by offering articles in both text and audio form