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Section 2<br />

602 Practice Test Seven<br />

20. Eleanor feels "like a bird taking wing" (lines 84-85)<br />

because<br />

(A) Harold has told Eleanor he loves her<br />

(B) she doesn't fear Harold any longer<br />

( C) she has finally begun her departure<br />

(D) she has always wanted to go to New Mexico<br />

(E) Harold doesn't know she's leaving him<br />

21. The image of"gravity" (line 87) is used to<br />

emphasize Eleanor's<br />

(A) doubts about <strong>the</strong> value of marriage and family<br />

(B) emotional investment in her life with Harold<br />

(C) inability to communicate with Harold<br />

(D) lack of compassion <strong>for</strong> Harold<br />

(E) misgivings about what life after marriage will<br />

be like<br />

24. The purpose of this passage is to<br />

(A) describe <strong>the</strong> morning rituals of a couple that<br />

has been toge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>for</strong> 29 years<br />

(B) show what a bad husband Harold was to<br />

Eleanor<br />

(C) tell how New Mexico is a fantastic place to go<br />

<strong>for</strong> peace and quiet<br />

(D) let <strong>the</strong> reader inside a woman's thought processes<br />

as she decides whe<strong>the</strong>r or not to end<br />

her marriage<br />

(E) compliment Eleanor on her bravery<br />

22. The word "respite" (line 93) means<br />

(A) rest<br />

(B) strategy<br />

(C) journey<br />

(D) celebration<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong>rapy<br />

23. At <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> passage, as Eleanor leaves <strong>for</strong><br />

New Mexico, her feelings about <strong>the</strong> future of her<br />

marriage are primarily<br />

(A) optimistic<br />

(B) pessimistic<br />

( C) frightened<br />

(D) resentful<br />

(E) uncertain<br />

.· IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY CHECK YOUR WORK ON :<br />

THi.s SETION ONLY. DO NOT TURN TO ANY OTHER SECTION IN THE TEST.<br />

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