Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Lines 59-61 ("That afternoon...see it")

It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that the main reason that the narrator considers Great Expectations to be

reading the book convinced him that he wanted to be a writer

The main purpose of lines 1-10 ("Even...awaited me") is to

describe the passion that drives the actions the narrator recounts

Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from a

general discussion of the narrator's love of reading...

The word "friend" is used twice in lines 57-57 to

emphasize the emotional connection Sempere feels to reading

Which statement best characterizes the relationship between Sempere and Charles Dickens?

Sempere is an avid admirer of Dickens's work

The narrator indicates that he pays Sempere

much less for the books than they are worth

With which of the following statements about his father would the narrator most likely agree?

He would not have approved of Sempere's gift.

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1
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 52-55 ("I was ... them")
Lines 48-49 ("It was...full")
Lines 38-40 ("when...left")
Lines 66-68 ("Soon...done")
2
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Lines 24-27 ("My father...children")
Lines 59-61 ("That afternoon...see it")
Lines 37-37 ("He hardly...hands")
Lines 35-57 ("the bookseller...content")
3
It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that the main reason that the narrator considers Great Expectations to be
the gift meant that Sempere held him in high regard
Sempere was a friend of the book's author
reading the book convinced him that he wanted to be a writer
he'd only ever been given sweets and snakcs as gifts in the past
4
The main purpose of lines 1-10 ("Even...awaited me") is to
describe the passion that drives the actions the narrator recounts
depict the narrator's aspirations before he met Sempere
introduce the characters who play a part in the narrator's story
list the difficult conditions the narrator endured in childhood
5
Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from a
tale about the hardships of the narrator's childhood to...
depiction of the narrator's father to an examination of an author...
general discussion of the narrator's love of reading...
symbolic representation of a skill the narrator posessess...
6
The word "friend" is used twice in lines 57-57 to
emphasize the emotional connection Sempere feels to reading
underline the importance of the narrator's connection to Sempere
imply that the narrator's sentiments caused him to make an irrational...
stress how friendships helped the narrator deal with his difficult...
7
Which statement best characterizes the relationship between Sempere and Charles Dickens?
Sempere is an avid admirer of Dickens's work
Sempere models his own writing after Dickens's style
Sempere considers himself to be Dickens's most appreciative reader
Sempere feels a personal connection to details of Dickens's biography
8
The narrator indicates that he pays Sempere
much less for the books than they are worth
nothing, because Sempere won't take his money
less that Sempere expects him to pay for the books
the money he makes selling sweets to the other children
9
As used in line 44, "weight" most nearly means
burden
force
clout
bulk
10
With which of the following statements about his father would the narrator most likely agree?
He disliked any unnecessary use of money.
He would not have approved of Sempere's gift.
He objected to the writings of Charles Dickens.
He lacked affection for the narrator.

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