Question 1

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What is Laura’s principal character trait as revealed in this dialogue?

Options :

A : trustfulness

B : unselfishness

C : independence

D : shyness

E : pessimism

Answer: D

Question 2

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What does the description that the grandmothers “touched earth and grain grew” (line 4) emphasize about them?

Options :

A : They were given special fertilizers to use.

B : They succeeded at what they attempted.

C : They did not need to work much to make a living.

D : They were reluctant to become involved in farming.

E : They experimented with advanced agricultural machinery.

Answer: B

Question 3

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What is suggested about the grandmothers in the line “With veins rolling roughly over quick hands” (line 9)?

Options :

A : They talk mainly with hand gestures

B : They are active and energetic regardless of their age.

C : They are more capable than when they were younger.

D : They have completely changed the direction of their lives.

E : They are displeased with their memories and work hard to forget.

Answer: B

Question 4

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Which effect is achieved by recreating the dialect of rural sharecroppers in the 1930s?

Options :

A : confusion

B : comedy

C : distance

D : realism

E : tension

Answer: D

Question 5

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When Wolf perceives “the least wave of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with yelping

anticipation” (lines 43–46).

What is Wolf doing?

Options :

A : avoiding Dame Van Winkle’s affection

B : trying to protect his master

C : defending his territory

D : fleeing possible punishment

E : warning Rip of intruders

Answer: D