2. The main purpose of the opening sentence of the passage is to:

B. provide context useful in understanding the narrator's...

5. The passage indicates that Edward Crimsworth's behavior was mainly caused by...

D. jealousy of the narrator's apparent superiority.

1. Which choice best summarizes the passage?

A. A character describes his dislike for his new job...

4. The references to "shade" and "darkness" at the end of the first paragraph mainly have...

A. They evoke the narrator's sense of dismay.

3. During the course of the first paragraph, the narrator's focus shift from :

C. generalization about job dissatisfaction...

8. At the end of the second paragraph, the comparisons of abstract qualities to a lynx and...

D. illustrating thenature of an adversarial relationship.

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SAT Packet, No man likes to acknowledge..." (Prose Fiction)

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10. What choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
B. Lines 21-23
D. Lines 68-74
C. Lines 66-67
A. Lines 17-21
2
6. The passage indicates that when the narrator began working for Edward Crimsworth, he viewed
D. demanding mentor.
c. perceptive judge.
B. sympathetic ally.
A. harmless rival.
3
2. The main purpose of the opening sentence of the passage is to:
B. provide context useful in understanding the narrator's...
D. contrast the narrator's good intentions with his ...
A. establish the author's perspective as a controversy.
C. offer a symbolic representation of Edward Crimsworth's ..
4
7. What choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
D. Lines 61-62
B. Lines 38-40
C. Lines 54-56
A. Lines 28-31
5
5. The passage indicates that Edward Crimsworth's behavior was mainly caused by...
A. impatience with the narrator's high spirits.
C. indignation at the narrator's rash actions.
B. scorn of the narrator's humble background.
D. jealousy of the narrator's apparent superiority.
6
1. Which choice best summarizes the passage?
C. A young man regrets privately a choice that he defends...
D. A new employee experiences optimism,
B. Two characters employed in the same office become ...
A. A character describes his dislike for his new job...
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4. The references to "shade" and "darkness" at the end of the first paragraph mainly have...
A. They evoke the narrator's sense of dismay.
D. They reveal the narrator's longing for rest.
B. They reflect the narrator's sinister thoughts.
C. they capture the narrator's fear of confinement.
8
9. The passage indicates that after a long day of work, the narrator sometimes found his ...
D. intolerable
A. treacherous
B. dreary
C. predictable
9
3. During the course of the first paragraph, the narrator's focus shift from :
C. generalization about job dissatisfaction...
A. recollection of past confidence ...
B. reflection on his expectations...
D. evaluation of factors making him unhappy to...
10
8. At the end of the second paragraph, the comparisons of abstract qualities to a lynx and...
C. suggesting the likelihood of an altercation.
A. contrasting two hypothetical courses of action.
B.conveying the ferocity of a resolution.
D. illustrating thenature of an adversarial relationship.

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