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Section 21<br />

Practice Test Three<br />

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12. The first sentence of Passage 1 implies that<br />

(A) <strong>the</strong> narrator has difficulty understanding<br />

personal motivations<br />

(B) <strong>the</strong> narrator failed to recognize <strong>the</strong> crucial<br />

difference between herself and her friends<br />

( C) <strong>the</strong> narrator is intolerant of her friends'<br />

depression<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> narrator's perspective on <strong>the</strong> implications<br />

of her emotional nature changed over time<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong> narrator's friends were unaware of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

effect on o<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

13. In line 2, "agent" most nearly means<br />

(A) spy<br />

(B) active ingredient<br />

( C) destroyer<br />

(D) secret<br />

(E) cause<br />

14. In line 14, <strong>the</strong> phrase "I would be deep" indicates<br />

that <strong>the</strong> narrator<br />

(A) was not deep during <strong>the</strong> time described in <strong>the</strong><br />

passage, but later became so<br />

(B) is hiding <strong>the</strong> terrible things that happened to<br />

her in <strong>the</strong> past<br />

( C) thinks that being happy is more profound<br />

than being depressed<br />

(D) believes that developing spiritually is <strong>the</strong><br />

most important way to grow<br />

(E) thinks her friends would respect her more if<br />

she had something to be depressed about<br />

15. In lines 34-35, "impressed by" most nearly means<br />

(A) admiring of<br />

(B) <strong>for</strong>ced into<br />

(C) made aware of<br />

(D) shown <strong>the</strong> good side of<br />

(E) surprised by<br />

16. In lines 41-45 of Passage l, <strong>the</strong> narrator's<br />

perspective changes from<br />

(A) admiration of her friends to disapproval of <strong>the</strong>m<br />

(B) isolation to a sense of closeness<br />

(C) optimism to pessimism<br />

(D) dissatisfaction to gratitude<br />

(E) self-satisfied to solicitous<br />

17. In <strong>the</strong> context of Passage 2, "played" (line 69)<br />

suggests that<br />

(A) Jessie made a conscious ef<strong>for</strong>t to portray her<br />

illness in a particular way<br />

(B) Jessie did not take her disorder seriously<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong> narrator was fooled into thinking that<br />

Jessie was different from her<br />

(D) Jessie has lost <strong>the</strong> ability to distinguish<br />

between deception and reality<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong> narrator believes Jessie's behavior was<br />

entertaining<br />

18. The statement in lines 73-76 ("her transparent . ..<br />

around her") suggests that <strong>the</strong> narrator<br />

(A) is uncom<strong>for</strong>table with who she really is<br />

(B) is an "exceptional misfit"<br />

( C) looks up to Jessie<br />

(D) pretends that she knows more about Jessie<br />

than she really does<br />

(E) might not <strong>for</strong>give Jessie if Jessie had made her<br />

feel inferior<br />

19. Passage 2 indicates that <strong>the</strong> narrator feels as she<br />

does about Jessie because<br />

(A) she feels confident around Jessie's apparent<br />

insecurity<br />

(B) she admires Jessie's skill at manipulation<br />

(C) Jessie makes her uncom<strong>for</strong>table<br />

(D) Jessie looks up to <strong>the</strong> narrator<br />

(E) Jessie helps her with chemistry homework<br />

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