1.A
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.B
6.A
I crawl so you can walk
Which statement describes the solution to the problem in the passage from Travels with Charley?
A.
I took one companion on my journey – an old French gentleman poodle known as Charley.
B.
Because it was a wind strange to me, and therefore mysterious, it set up mysterious responses in me.
C.***
For myself, I try to keep the line open even for things I can't understand or explain, but it is difficult in this frightened time.
D.
Just as I felt unwanted in this land, so do I feel a reluctance in writing about it.
Which phrase signals a solution to a problem?
A.
For this reason
B.***
It was said
C.
It is well known
D.
In either case
In due time, specifications came through, for a tough, fast, comfortable vehicle, mounting a camper top – a little house with double bed, a four-burner stove, a heater, refrigerator and lights operating on butane, a chemical toilet, closet space, storage space, windows screened against insects – exactly what I wanted.
What is the purpose of the descriptive detail in this passage from Travels with Charley?
A.
It shows that the author has a lot of money to buy a fancy camper.
B.
It shows that the author is a very fussy person.
C.***
It shows how the camper meets all the author’s travel needs.
D.
It shows that the author is a good designer.
As the sun angled, the buttes and coulees, the cliffs and sculptured hills and ravines lost their burned and dreadful look and glowed with yellow and rich browns and a hundred variations of red and silver gray, all picked out by streaks of coal black. It was so beautiful that I stopped near a thicket of dwarfed and wind-warped cedars and junipers, and once stopped I was caught, trapped in color and dazzled by the clarity of the light.
What is the author’s purpose for providing the description in this passage?
A.
to persuade people to visit the Bad Lands
B.***
to inform people of the natural beauty in a part of America
C.
to argue against development of the Bad Lands
D.
to entertain people with the unusual sights
"Does it get very cold here winters?"
“Fairly.”
"You talk too much."
He grinned. "That's what my Mrs. says."
What does this dialogue from Travels with Charley show about the man Steinbeck is talking to?
A.***
The man’s wife thinks he talks too much.
B.
The man is not very talkative.
C.
Steinbeck thinks the man talks too much.
D.
The man is rude because Steinbeck is a writer.
Which reason best explains why the author includes dialogue in the book?
A.
It allows him to show people’s characters.
B.***
It allows other people to describe the places the author sees.
C.
It makes the book seem more like a novel.
D.
It makes the trip sound more interesting than it actually is.
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4 answers
1.A
2.A
3.B
4.B
5.C
6.A
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2.A
3.B
4.B
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6.A
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1. A
2. B
3.B
4.B
5.A
6.B
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2. B
3.B
4.B
5.A
6.B
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