The primary function of the fifth paragraph (lines 31-40) is to:

B.shift the passage's focus from William's project to Caroline's own work.

The purpose of the quotation marks around the word "accessories" in line 29 is most likely to:

A. suggest that the features were actually essentials.

As it is used in the passage, the term "premium cars" (line 86) serves primarily as a:

C. a car category that the makers of the Edsel intended it to belong to.

The main idea of the last paragraph is that:

F. paintings of the Main coast show the culmination of his artistic skills.

The sequence of actions described in the seventh pararaph (lines 54-68) can best be characterized as:

G. a scenario the narrator imagines could have happened.

The statement in lines 43-45 is typical of Passage B in the way it:

D. suggests the entire Edsel enterpise was marked by extremes.

In line 78, the phrase "these stories" most nearly refers to:

H. the embellished tales Baba liked to tell.

The dialogue in line 72 reveals Zwick's:

F.indignation over Crown's solution to the problem between the two men

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1
The primary function of the fifth paragraph (lines 31-40) is to:
C.Caroline's work made to the stables to accommodate William's telescope.
D.info. about how Caroline's observation techniques compare to William's.
A.explain the methods Caroline used to perform her comet sweeps.
B.shift the passage's focus from William's project to Caroline's own work.
2
The purpose of the quotation marks around the word "accessories" in line 29 is most likely to:
D. clarify that inexpensive automobiles had some luxury features.
C. emphasize that the word was widely misunderstood.
A. suggest that the features were actually essentials.
B. indicate that the word appeared in legal documents.
3
As it is used in the passage, the term "premium cars" (line 86) serves primarily as a:
A. reference to what Edsels have become now that they are valued antiques.
B. name for a type of car that was ushered in by the makers of the Edsel.
D. term used sarcastically by Esel owners who were disliked in their cars.
C. a car category that the makers of the Edsel intended it to belong to.
4
The main idea of the last paragraph is that:
F. paintings of the Main coast show the culmination of his artistic skills.
J. viewing two of Homer's paintings of the sea had a lasting effect.
G.paintings of the sea evoke the grandeur of the human spirit in the world.
H. effective way to depict water in a painting is to use shapes and lines.
5
As it is used in line 12, the word "finest" most nearly means:
C.thinnest.
A.slightest.
B.fairest.
D.greatest.
6
The sequence of actions described in the seventh pararaph (lines 54-68) can best be characterized as:
G. a scenario the narrator imagines could have happened.
F. Baba's exaggerated tale of Mama's trip to the City of Boston clerk.
H. the story of how Nidali got her name from Mama's point of view.
J. a memory that the narrator shares to reveal more about her personality.
7
The statement in lines 43-45 is typical of Passage B in the way it:
C.combines a perspective on the Edsel with that of the typical consumer.
D. suggests the entire Edsel enterpise was marked by extremes.
B.what Ford executives felt to involve consumers in the design of Edsel.
A. contrasts the Edsel with data about other cars of the 1950's.
8
In line 78, the phrase "these stories" most nearly refers to:
F. the conflicting stories about the origins of Nidali's name.
J. the narrator's accounts of her family's time in Boston.
G. Baba's notebooks and poetry.
H. the embellished tales Baba liked to tell.
9
The dialogue in line 72 reveals Zwick's:
H.excitement over meeting a new employee of Crown Brewery.
J.insensitivity to his recently hired female coworker.
F.indignation over Crown's solution to the problem between the two men
G. panic over having a surprise visitor to his office.
10
At the time described in the passage's opening, what is Crown's most immediate preoccupation?
C.Zwick's impertinent behavior.
A.Whether he will be on time for his weekly trim.
B.Whether to install expensive pasteurization equipment at his brewery.
D.A civic responsibility.

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