English 1: Reading Comprehension Review

Question 1

The author uses the word “feign” in line 73 to emphasize how the narrator:

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is only pretending to listen to the guests at breakfast.

Question 2

It can be reasonably inferred from the passage that the narrator thinks her hometown has:

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made little real progress.

Question 3

The main idea of the fifth paragraph (lines 30-48) is that the narrator:

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and her family think about what the town used to be like.

Question 4

The passage repeatedly mentions all of the following EXCEPT:

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photographs

Question 5

Based on lines 62-70, one can infer that the narrator feels:

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secure in the fact she has a place to call home.

Question 6

Based on lines 49-61, one can reasonably infer that the narrator’s hometown used to be a place:

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where people did not worry about theft or crime that much.

Question 7

Referring to the cosmonaut as “a man without a country” (line 84), most likely refers to the:

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change that happened while the cosmonaut was in space.

Question 8

One can infer the narrator is interested in the story of the Russian cosmonaut because she:

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feels she has something in common with the cosmonaut...

Question 9

It is reasonable to assume that the people meeting the narrator at the train station include:

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her father.

Question 10

The purpose of the second paragraph (lines 9-15) is to establish that the narrator:

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is a thoughtful observer of life.

Question 11

The point of view from which the passage is told is best described as that of:

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an adult reflecting on the past & pondering the present.

Question 12

The first three paragraphs establish all of the following about the narrator EXCEPT that she is

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originally from Chicago.

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