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Section 21<br />

Practice Test Six<br />

5o9<br />

11. In <strong>the</strong> last sentence of <strong>the</strong> first paragraph, <strong>the</strong><br />

author implies that <strong>the</strong> "last few decades of <strong>the</strong><br />

19th century" (lines 19-20) were<br />

(A) a time when newspapers became <strong>the</strong> publication<br />

of choice <strong>for</strong> most Americans<br />

(B) a particularly <strong>for</strong>mative time <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> newly<br />

<strong>for</strong>ged American urban culture<br />

( C) of greater historical significance than even<br />

President Jackson's victory over <strong>the</strong> political<br />

aristocracy<br />

(D) more important years <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> newspaper<br />

industry than any o<strong>the</strong>r time period<br />

(E) even more intensely trans<strong>for</strong>mational <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

press than earlier periods of great political<br />

change<br />

14. The discussion in lines 53-57 ("This social<br />

positioning . .. unstable lives.") implies that<br />

newspapers were appealing to urban populations<br />

because <strong>the</strong> newspapers<br />

(A) were relatively af<strong>for</strong>dable<br />

(B) could be read quickly and easily<br />

(C) covered very current events<br />

(D) contained sensational stories<br />

(E) focused on immigration and farming issues<br />

12. In line 37, "unheard of' most nearly means<br />

(A) impossible<br />

(B) unthinkable<br />

( C) inappropriate<br />

(D) inconsistent<br />

(E) uncommon<br />

13. Lines 41-43, "But to look . .. miss <strong>the</strong> point"<br />

suggest that <strong>the</strong>se technological changes<br />

(A) made newspapers far more visually appealing<br />

to <strong>the</strong> average American<br />

(B) enabled <strong>the</strong> newspaper industry to exploit <strong>the</strong><br />

growing urban work<strong>for</strong>ce<br />

(C) allowed newspapers to reach a new, but<br />

financially limited, demographic<br />

(D) made newspapers so inexpensive that even<br />

rural communities could af<strong>for</strong>d <strong>the</strong>m<br />

(E) were a direct result of <strong>the</strong> growing trend<br />

toward urbanization<br />

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