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Section 3<br />

Practice Test Nine<br />

Directions: The passages below are followed by questions based on <strong>the</strong>ir content; questions following a pair of related<br />

passages may also be based on <strong>the</strong> relationship between <strong>the</strong> paired passages. Answer <strong>the</strong> questions on <strong>the</strong> basis of<br />

what is stated or implied in <strong>the</strong> passages and in any introductory material that may be provided.<br />

Questions 9-10 are based on <strong>the</strong> following passage.<br />

The librarian raised his brow as he found <strong>the</strong><br />

evidence in my bag. I stood be<strong>for</strong>e him, a college<br />

student who refused to shave, sporting a black<br />

Line beret and dark glasses. I wanted to follow my<br />

(5) parents' example; <strong>the</strong>y ha4 fought <strong>the</strong> Communists<br />

in Russia by running an underground museum.<br />

None of this mattered to my accuser. He simply<br />

removed <strong>the</strong> book from my bag and reminded<br />

me in his purple air that "one does not take books<br />

(10) from <strong>the</strong> Bodleian Library at <strong>the</strong> University of<br />

Ox<strong>for</strong>d-not even Her Majesty <strong>the</strong> Queen possesses<br />

borrowing privileges." I walked away, but<br />

not be<strong>for</strong>e proclaiming, "This library is an evil<br />

institution like <strong>the</strong> Soviet Union, and I am<br />

(15) attempting to liberate in<strong>for</strong>mation!"<br />

9. It can be inferred from <strong>the</strong> passage that <strong>the</strong> author<br />

believes that <strong>the</strong> Bodleian Library<br />

(A) has rules similar to <strong>the</strong> Soviet Union's<br />

(B) confines in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

( C) is aligned with Communists<br />

(D) should be open to <strong>the</strong> public<br />

(E) should retain its policy on borrowing<br />

privileges<br />

10. The description of <strong>the</strong> librarian as having a<br />

"purple air" (line 9) suggests that<br />

(A) <strong>the</strong> librarian was arrogant in his attitude<br />

toward <strong>the</strong> author<br />

(B) <strong>the</strong> author thought <strong>the</strong> librarian was<br />

intimidating<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong> librarian was intent on humiliating<br />

<strong>the</strong> author<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> librarian was irate<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong> librarian associated himself with <strong>the</strong><br />

royal family<br />

Questions 11-12 refer to <strong>the</strong> passage below.<br />

Although not quite as famously endemic of<br />

<strong>the</strong> Everglades as <strong>the</strong> American crocodile, <strong>the</strong> far<br />

more endearing manatee is perhaps more symbolic<br />

Line of <strong>the</strong> unique wildlife found in this vast tropical<br />

(5) swamp. In particular, <strong>the</strong> manatees found in <strong>the</strong><br />

Florida Everglades, though occasionally observed<br />

in unprotected waterways in <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn regions<br />

of <strong>the</strong> state, are rarely found anywhere else in <strong>the</strong><br />

country. This manatee concentration in sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

(10) Florida is not surprising, given <strong>the</strong> fact that swimming<br />

in water even a single degree colder than 68°<br />

Fahrenheit can be fatal to <strong>the</strong>se bulbous, slow, and<br />

exceedingly fragile creatures.<br />

11. The author's characterization of <strong>the</strong> manatee as<br />

"more symbolic" (line 3) of <strong>the</strong> Everglades than<br />

<strong>the</strong> crocodile suggests that<br />

(A) <strong>the</strong> manatee is actually more famous than<br />

<strong>the</strong> American crocodile<br />

(B) <strong>the</strong> manatee has more endearing qualities<br />

than <strong>the</strong> American crocodile<br />

( C) <strong>the</strong> American crocodile is less endemic<br />

to <strong>the</strong> Everglades than many assume<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> Everglades is a better habitat <strong>for</strong><br />

manatees than American crocodiles<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong> Everglades is not necessarily <strong>the</strong> American<br />

crocodile's primary habitat<br />

12. The author describes <strong>the</strong> manatee as all of <strong>the</strong><br />

following EXCEPT<br />

(A) capable of invoking affection<br />

(B) native to <strong>the</strong> Florida Everglades<br />

(C) ra<strong>the</strong>r bloated looking<br />

(D) representative of <strong>the</strong> Everglades<br />

(E) living a tenuous existence<br />

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