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Section 41<br />

Practice Test Twelve<br />

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10. The passage indicates that <strong>the</strong> critical response to<br />

<strong>the</strong> initial publication of Gwendolyn Brooks' s A<br />

Street In Bronzeville was one of<br />

(A) interest in her revival of ethnic pride<br />

(B) appreciation of her technical accomplishment<br />

as a poet<br />

( C) intense debate over her relationship to <strong>the</strong><br />

Harlem Renaissance<br />

(D) acclaim <strong>for</strong> her contribution to <strong>the</strong> feminist<br />

movement<br />

(E) concern that her realistic approach was<br />

derivative<br />

11. The question in lines 7-11 chiefly serves to<br />

(A) illustrate how critical opinions can change<br />

over time<br />

(B) summarize <strong>the</strong> points raised by contemporary<br />

critics<br />

(C) introduce a more general discussion of<br />

visual art<br />

(D) outline <strong>the</strong> issues that <strong>the</strong> author proposes to<br />

discuss<br />

(E) urge <strong>the</strong> reader to revise his or her opinion<br />

on <strong>the</strong> subject<br />

12. The author suggests that one issue <strong>the</strong> Harlem<br />

Renaissance poets were united over was<br />

(A) <strong>the</strong> stylistic achievement of Brooks's first<br />

poems<br />

(B) <strong>the</strong> power of dreams to lead people out of<br />

adversity<br />

( C) <strong>the</strong> role of <strong>the</strong> arts in expressing cultural<br />

pride<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> insensitivity of <strong>the</strong> movement's critics<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong> need to portray women's lives more<br />

accurately<br />

13. The poem "When Sue Wears Red" (lines 40-43) is<br />

mentioned primarily as an example of<br />

(A) a growing awareness of urban discrimination<br />

(B) <strong>the</strong> romanticized portrayal of black women<br />

( C) <strong>the</strong> versatility and craft of Brooks' s poetry<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> role of <strong>the</strong> imagination in <strong>the</strong> creative<br />

process<br />

(E) a change in attitudes toward romantic love<br />

14. In line 59, "conditioned" means<br />

(A) enlightened<br />

(B) paralleled<br />

(C) conveyed<br />

(D) influenced<br />

(E) distorted<br />

15. The primary focus of <strong>the</strong> passage is on <strong>the</strong><br />

(A) unprecedented attempts by Brooks to address<br />

social problems in her work<br />

(B) contrasting styles that evolved during <strong>the</strong><br />

Harlem Renaissance<br />

( C) innovative contributions Brooks brought to a<br />

literary tradition<br />

(D) different ways in which poets have dealt with<br />

prejudice as a <strong>the</strong>me<br />

(E) ways in which Brooks's poetry influenced<br />

subsequent feminist writers<br />

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