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Section 2<br />

Practice Test Eleven<br />

14. The opening sentence primarily serves to introduce<br />

a sense of<br />

(A) urgency<br />

(B) recency<br />

(C) accurate recollection<br />

(D) purposeful contemplation<br />

(E) passing time<br />

15. In line 7, <strong>the</strong> word "spears" most nearly means<br />

(A) spires<br />

(B) structures<br />

(C) weapons<br />

(D) shoots<br />

(E) thorns<br />

16. The final sentence of <strong>the</strong> first paragraph most<br />

clearly conveys<br />

(A) a <strong>for</strong>eshadowing of developments that are<br />

described later in <strong>the</strong> passage<br />

(B) <strong>the</strong> ease with which one can avoid getting lost<br />

in a cornfield<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong> simplicity ofThomas's childhood<br />

(D) <strong>the</strong> importance of com to Thomas's fa<strong>the</strong>r<br />

(E) <strong>the</strong> joy Thomas took as a boy in wandering<br />

<strong>the</strong> cornfields<br />

17. In line 22, <strong>the</strong> word "trucing" most nearly means<br />

(A) monetary<br />

(B) expensive<br />

( C) rejuvenating<br />

(D) tiring<br />

(E) unskilled<br />

19. Based on <strong>the</strong> passage, a thresher (line 30) is most<br />

likely used to<br />

(A) mend fences<br />

(B) harvest crops<br />

( C) construct shopping malls<br />

(D) plant seeds<br />

(E) survey land<br />

20. Thomas's fa<strong>the</strong>r's statement in lines 38-39<br />

("A man . .. own.") primarily shows <strong>the</strong> fa<strong>the</strong>r to be<br />

(A) discouraged because he is getting less money<br />

<strong>for</strong> his com each year<br />

(B) overwhelmed by <strong>the</strong> number of tedious<br />

chores he must complete each day<br />

(C) convinced that his life as a farmer is worthwhile<br />

(D) pleased that his youngest son is with him as<br />

he threshes <strong>the</strong> com<br />

(E) grateful that he is making enough money to<br />

support his family<br />

21. The most likely cause of <strong>the</strong> "secret despair" (line 52)<br />

that Thomas sees in his fa<strong>the</strong>r's eyes is <strong>the</strong> fa<strong>the</strong>r's<br />

(A) disappointment that Thomas didn't help as<br />

much as he could have with <strong>the</strong> farm chores<br />

(B) worry about his sons' preoccupation with<br />

cars, dating, and dancing<br />

(C) regret that he didn't attend college even<br />

though he could have done so<br />

(D) unhappiness with his marriage<br />

(E) sadness that his sons would not care <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

family farm in <strong>the</strong> same way that he had<br />

18. Which of <strong>the</strong> following terms would Thomas most<br />

likely use to describe his fa<strong>the</strong>r?<br />

(A) aristocratic<br />

(B) naive<br />

(C) autonomous<br />

(D) cosmopolitan<br />

(E) dogmatic<br />

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