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English Subtest I 31. Read the excerpt below from Emma, a novel by Jane Austen; then answer the question that follows. "Nonsense, arrant nonsense, as ever was talked!" cried Mr. Knightley. "Robert Martin's manners have sense, sincerity, and good humour to recommend them; and his mind more true gentility than Harriet Smith could understand." Emma made no answer, and tried to look cheerfully unconcerned, but was really feeling uncomfortable, and wanting him very much to be gone. She did not repent what she had done; she still thought herself a better judge of such a point of female right and refinement than he could be; but yet she had a sort of habitual respect for his judgment in general, which made her dislike having it so loudly against her; and to have him sitting just opposite to her in angry state was very disagreeable. Some minutes passed in this unpleasant silence, with only one attempt on Emma's side to talk of the weather, but he made no answer. He was thinking. Which of the following statements best demonstrates a reader-response approach to analyzing Austen's use of narrative point of view in this excerpt? A. The narrator offers substantial insight into Emma's character because Emma is actually a thinly disguised version of Austen herself. B. The narrator's portrayal of Emma's stubborness and self-doubt makes her a flawed human being, and thus a sympathetic character. C. The narrator's narrow perspective is evidence of Austen's inability to fully imagine and realistically portray male characters. D. The narrator's focus on Emma's uncomfortable self-awareness, rather than on Mr. Knightley's thoughts, suggests that the narrator is female. California Subject Examinations for Teachers Test Guide 23
English Subtest I 32. A critic analyzing a text from a formalist perspective is likely to be concerned primarily with the ways in which: A. the text's individual literary elements contribute to a coherent whole. B. the language of the text reflects the cultural values of the society in which the text originates. C. the text subverts modernist conceptions of history, reality, and truth. D. the language of the text is composed of arbitrary signs and symbols. 33. A researcher often refers to documents that are available both in printed form and on the Internet. In which of the following situations would it be most helpful for the researcher to access the electronic version of a document? A. The text has an extensive annotated bibliography. B. The researcher wants to locate specific words or phrases in the text. C. The text contains unfamiliar technical jargon. D. The researcher wants to focus on the text's main ideas. 24 California Subject Examinations for Teachers Test Guide
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