With respect to the entire passage, the statement in the 1st sentence is...

a piece of common wisdom that the passage will illustrate

The function of the phrase "sobbing world" (L20) is primarily to...

indicate that flying serves as a release from everyday cares

The sentence in line 27 ("On a long...same") has all of the following functions except...

illustrating how pilots on long flights become disoriented

The narration switches from 2nd to 1st pov in line 17 primarily to

show the narrator speaks from 1st hand experience

the main contrast employed by the narrator in the passage is between ...

human impulses and faith in the laws of physics

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1
"the act of... impotent craft toward the water" (L70-71) and "your stranger's hands" (L73) are
double negatives
appositives
colloquialisms
subordinate clauses
2
The writing style of the passage as a whole can best be described as...
effusive and tumultuous
objective and informational
reflective and nostalgic
academic and pedantic
3
With respect to the entire passage, the statement in the 1st sentence is...
a piece of common wisdom that the passage will illustrate
a paradox that the passage will analyze and explain
the moral of the story that the author is about to tell
an assertion against which the entire passage argues
4
In line 10, the phrase "being alone" is structurally parallel to the phrase...
"such an experience" (L15)
"your instruments" (L11-12)
"nothing to wonder about" (L13-14)
"your own hands" (L12)
5
In the description of the take-off (L28-34) the author employs all of the following except...
rising action
paradox
personification
repetition
6
The function of the phrase "sobbing world" (L20) is primarily to...
explain the sadness of lonely people everywhere
suggest the pulsating sounds of the airplane engine
indicate that flying serves as a release from everyday cares
describe the rain outside the airplane
7
The sentence in line 27 ("On a long...same") has all of the following functions except...
introducing the anecdote that follows in L28-33
illustrating how pilots on long flights become disoriented
presenting information about the way pilots think
helping to contrast the tedium of flying with a thrill
8
The narration switches from 2nd to 1st pov in line 17 primarily to
indicate that the author hasn't been talking about herself
explain the meaning of "You are a stranger (L16)
give an example of the "abhorrence of loneliness." (L5)
show the narrator speaks from 1st hand experience
9
the passage points out that men, to avoid being alone, have done all of the following except
travel from place to place
develop a spoken language
creating a written alphabet
learning to fly planes
10
the main contrast employed by the narrator in the passage is between ...
being a daredevil and playing it safe
human impulses and faith in the laws of physics
the silence of the heavens and the roar of the airplane
sensitivity and indifference toward others

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