12. The close association between the reader and the author is immediately established by

a first person, plural point of view

19. A shift in the focus of the passage occurs with which of the following?

"traditionally .." [paragraph 5]

16. A careful reading of the last two paragraphs of the excerpt can lead the reader to infer

society does not value the storyteller

15. According to the author, the writer is like a child because

"we remained tale-bearers" [paragraph 3]

20. The primary purpose of the passage is to

look at the sources of storytelling

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AP English Language and Comp Practice Exam 1 Q's 11-20

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13. "from all these scraps..." to "forbidden knowledge," contains all of the following except:
prepositional phrases
parallel structure
a compound-complex sentence
an ellipsis
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12. The close association between the reader and the author is immediately established by
being emotional
a first person, plural point of view
placing the reader into a family situation
appealing to the children in the reader
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14. "forbidden knowledge" in the last sentence of the second paragraph can be categorized as
a paradox
understatement
biblical allusion
hyperbole
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17. The predominant tone of the passage is best stated as
aggressively judgmental
reverently detailed
sweetly effusive
wistfully observant
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19. A shift in the focus of the passage occurs with which of the following?
"traditionally .." [paragraph 5]
"if we're lucky" [paragraph 4]
"but as things are, including the earliest-learned stories
"perhaps this is what writers are.." [paragraph 3]
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11. One reason Atwood gives for the presence of stories in children's lives is
family secrets
listening
Supernatural influences
radio and television
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16. A careful reading of the last two paragraphs of the excerpt can lead the reader to infer
women should be storytellers
society does not value the storyteller
men can never be storytellers
the author is a mother herself
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15. According to the author, the writer is like a child because
"we will have old husbands' tales" [paragraph 5]
"we are likely to accept these stories being of same level
"we are taught to regard one kind of story as real"
"we remained tale-bearers" [paragraph 3]
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18. The author makes use of which of the following rhetorical strategies ?
cause and effect
process and analysis
exposition and persuasion
narration and description
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20. The primary purpose of the passage is to
look at the sources of storytelling
analyze storytelling
criticize censorship
idealize children

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