6. For items 6-10, refer to the reading selection, from Salt Water Farm by E.B. White. When the author says, “artists and writers are the ones who first take up the sword,” he likely means that writers and artists are
a. The first to cause trouble.
b. The first to point out challenges to freedom.
c. Always fighting among themselves.
d. The first to join the military when there is a war.


7. According to the author, writers have a double allegiance to freedom
a. Because they are twice as patriotic as most people.
b. Because they have a strong belief in freedom of expression.
c. Because they need to express themselves freely to make a living.
d. For both reasons described in b and c.


8. The author is worried about the man who “has forsworn everything but what is good and significant” because he
a. Feels writers should write about what naturally attracts them
b. Thinks the man is overly optimistic.
c. Thinks writers should write mostly about trivial things.
d. Feels writers should face up to evil and write about it.


9. Which statement about E.B. White is not supported by the selection?
a. He was not afraid to speak his mind.
b. He felt liberty should be preserved at all costs.
c. He was concerned about the trend to write only liberty-loving articles.
d. He thought people were making too big a deal of liberty.


10. When White says, “I honestly don’t believe that a humorist should take the veil today,” he probably means that humorists should
a. Not join convents
b. Continue to write humor
c. Not get married
d. Stop writing humor
1. A literary term to describe the problem in a story, such as character-against-character is
a. Conflict
b. Plot
c. Setting
d. Theme


2. For items 2-3, read the situation described and identify the type of conflict specifically described. Two men decided to go fishing. They rented a boat and went out into the Gulf of Mexico at 6 A.M. They encountered rough water, and their boat capsized. Now they are trying to hold on to the boat’s upside-down hull, hoping to be rescued.
a. Character-against-character
b. Character-against-nature
c. Character-against-society
d. Character-against- self


3. A Muslim family from Pakistan has just moved to a small community. Both of the parents are doctors. The two children attend public school. The parents are having a hard time getting patients to see them in their private practice. Neither of the children has made any friends at the high school they attend.
a. Character-against- character
b. Character-against-nature
c. Character-against-society
d. Character-against-self


4. To construct a compound-complex sentence, the writer must include
a. One independent clause
b. At least two independent clauses
c. Dependent clauses only
d. Independent clauses only


5. In the following compound-complex sentence, identify the dependent clause: Squid ink is the common ingredient, and it must be used in the dish, if the contestant is to win the Iron Chef America competition.
a. Squid ink is the common ingredient
b. It must be used in the dish
c. If the contestant is to win the Iron Chef America competition
d. There is no dependent clause in the sentence.


6. For items 6-10, refer to the reading selection, from American History by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Judging from context, lilting means
a. Cheerful and joyous
b. Flowing up and down
c. Angry and harsh
d. Accented and unclear


7. Elena's mother is nagging her about being a senorita now because she
a. Is worried her daughter's love sickness will get her in trouble
b. Is unhappy in Paterson and just wants to vent
c. Is afraid her daughter wasn't working hard enough
d. Could not understand what cause her daughter's attraction to Eugene.


8. Which statement about Eugene is not supported by the selection?
a. Eugene speaks with a Southern accent.
b. Eugene considers himself superior to the narrator.
c. Eugene has few friends.
d. Eugene invited the narrator to his house.


9. The narrator is not particularly upset about President Kennedy’s death because she
a. Was not even aware he was shot
b. Did not vote for him
c. Doesn't understand the importance of a president's assassination
d. Is self-absorbing and unfeeling


10. Eugene’s mother can best be described as
a. A rude supremacist
b. An unhappy single mother
c. An out-of-place Southerner
d. A fairly polite social and racial snob