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to find. The lock opens and a feeling descends on her
After segr gationist practices barred Black American 50 confinnation of her chosen life. She's on her appointed
singer Ma ian Andersorlfrom a scheduled Washington, track, she and her people. Each will find her only way
D.C., perfi rmance in 1939, the federal government forward. She wants to kick back and callout, as so many
sponsored lier in a public concert on Easter Sunday. In around her are already doing, White people within earshot
this adapt tion from a 2003 novel, Delia, a Black American or no. This is not a concert. It's a revival meeting, a
voice stud nt, arrives for that concert. 55 national baptism, the riverbanks flooded with waves of
expectation.
She ste s off the train into a capital huddling under Inside this crowd, she feels the best kind of invisible.
blustery lPril. She. half-expects the cherry trees to greet her The slate-colored combed-silk dress that serves so well for
right insi Union Station. The coffered barrel vault arches Philadelphia concerts is all wrong here, too sleek by half,
Line over her, fading neoclassical cathedral to transportation 60 her hemline missing low by a full two inches. But no one
5 that she 8t ps through. making herself small, invisible. She marks her except with pleasure. .
moves thr ugh the crowd with tight, effacing steps, waiting The crowd condenses. It's standing room <,mly, flowing
for some e to challenge her right to be here. . the length of the reflecting pool and down West Potomac.
Washi gtoz{; every fortunate Philadelphia schoolgirl's Park. The. floor of this church is grass. The columns of thIS
field trip, but it has taken Delia until twenty to see the 65 nave are budding trees. The vault above, an Easter sky. The
10 point of v'siting. She heads out of the station and bears deeper Delia wades in toward the speck of ~rand ~iano, the
southwes . She nods toward Howard University, her stickpin corsage of microphones where her Idol wlll.sta~d,
father's s . hool, where he suggested she go make something the thicker this celebration. The press of massed desne hfts
of hersel The Capitol rises up on her left, more unreal in and deposits her, helpless, a hundred yards upstrea~,
life than' 1 the thousands of silver images she grew up 70 facing the Tidal Basin. Schoolbook cherry trees SWIm up to
'15 suspectin . The building that now stands open to Black fill her eyes, their blossoms mad. They wave the dazzle ?f
people a ain,l after a generation, bends the very air aronnd their pollen bait and, in this snowstorm of petals. fuse WIth
it. She ca 't stop looking. She walks into the waking every Easter when they ever unfolded their promissory
spring, e river of moving bodies, giggling even as she color.
hushes h rself up. 75 And what color is this flocking people? She's forgotten
20 The ole city is a postcard panorama. Like being even to gauge. She never steps out in a public place without
inside a rade-school civics text. Today, at least, the carefully averaging the color around her, the measure of her
monume t-flanked boulevards flow with people of all relative safety. But this crowd wavers like a horizon-long
races. T e group from Union Baptist Church told her to bolt of crushed velvet. Its tone changes with every tum of
look for hem up front on the left, near the step~ of the 80 light and tilt of her head. A mixed crowd, .the fir~t she's
25 Lincoln emoria!. She has only to hook right, on ever walked in American. Both people are here III
Constitu ion Avenue, to see how naive those plans were. abundance, ea~h waiting for the sounds that w~1l fill their
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(line 54) makes what point?
She feels claustrophobic in the city.
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She i~ amazed by the sheer size of the city. (C) The concert-goers "are uneasy aboUt the size of the
crowd.
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migrants can now " (E). The event has a significance beyond that of a
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(A) , this creates a slight breeze that cools easier
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cooling surface biood vessels, which allows (D) make diagnosing certain diseases much easier
cooled blood to circulate (E) are making it much easier to diagnose certain
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and this cools surface blood vessels, allowing including with it songs by famous bands.
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whose romance he celebrated the sound track includes
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play truly innate, or can it be taught?
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the risk of injury seem small in comparison? endlessly. So he will move closer and closer to the
other hand, what do humans gain from water's suiface,forcing himself to work harder each
time to catch the bubbles before they disappear.
did animal play fIrst attract the interest of
(A) He is not content to repeat this amusing process
scientists?
endlessly. therefore he will move
(B) He was not content repeating this amusing process
'''.I','LI:;}lL. what revision to sentence 7 (reproduced endlessly, sohe moved
would provide the best transition between
(C) Not content to repeat this amusing process
and second paragraphs?
endlessly, the dolphin moves
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believe that play may have evolved (D) The dolphin, not being content to repeat this
part to enhance the ability ofanimals amusing process endlessly, moving
. to novel situations. (E) Repeating this amusing process endlessly does not
content the dolphin, so that moving
(A) Insert "However," at the beginning
of the sentence.
35. In context, which is the best version of the underlined
researchers now".
(C) Change "play" to "this behavior". 11 demonstrates creativity and the desire for
(D) Delete "at least" from the sentence. increasingly challenging puzzles.
(E) Change "novel" to "unforeseen".
(A) (As it is now)
(B) Such behavior
(C) .The dolphin then
(D) In this way it
(E) That example
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2. Although pre-Columbian jewelry often incorporated'
Each ser.ltellce below has one or two blanks, each blank complex religions symbolism, its function was
mdicating that something has been omitted. Beneath generally more ------- than -------.
senlte~lce are five words or sets of words labeled A
Choose the word or set of words that, when (A) decorative .. devotional
the sentence, best fits the meaning of the (B) ritualistic .. utilitarian
cornOlomtise that they felt would be ------- to both 3. Mayor Hardy remains ------ in her -------, refusing to
social importance.
.. useful
(A) circumspect .. fervor
nVf,r('r,rn<" . unattractive (B) neutral .. ambition
.n."'''V~UU''1S to his supervisor, Kenji was an inveterate 4. Unlike her predecessor's rambling prose,
habitually put off doing his workuntil the Susan Hubell's reports were both ------
and comprehensive.
are based on the following passage. Questions 8-9 are based on the following passage.
f'pr,hllMP.O oceanographers have snatched clues to Many professional musicians receive conservatory
"nrr",n, " where they could. Early ideas aooutthe training in order to become well-grounded in fonnal theory
tllfiectJLOn of currents often'came from stray and instrumental technique; however, when we approach
floated and driftOO. for years-sealed bottles, Line jazz we are entering quite a' ?ifferent sphere of training.
"""'Ull.n. waterlogged hulks of abandoned ships 5 Here it is more meaningful to speak of apprenti\Xlship,
U".'i'U'~'''' These days a host of ingenious instruments ordeals, initiation ceremonies, and rebirth. For after the jazz
lq[ngulIllg news of the origins and routes of water. musician has learned the fundamentals of ail instrument and
single most useful instrument for physical the standard techniques ~fjazz, such as intonations and
oce:anC)grajpllers is the CTD (conductivity-temperature traditional styles, the musician must then find his or her
rec:prcler, which measures the salinitM and 10 soul. Allfuis through achieving that subtle identification
tp.n~np',rllflllire particular mass of seawater at various between the instrument and the musician's deepest drives,
Idt~ntiifviinQ" these properties is key to de~ennining which will allow for the expression of each artist's
and when currents move. distinctive voice.
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(A) , persuade readers to increase their use of nighttime
This assage is taken from the introduction to a 1987 hours ' ,
sod ogical study of the use ofnighttime hours.
(B) illustrate the vibrancy and beauty of nighttime
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are good at inventing ways to enlarge our realm. activity
Rep tedly we find methods of spreading farther. If an (C) argue that constant human activity is harmful to
Line Reac ing.the continental shores, we developed ship- (D) explore how the changing use of time is related to
5 build ng and navigational skills .in order to cross oceans. the history Of human expansion
Shiver.ng at arctic weather, we.designed fur clothing and (E) critique the way in which changing labor patterns
snug fhelters in order to edge northward. And, having fJISt have come to dominate human life
fillin~. its usable time. Although being wakeful at night . 11. In line 10, "rhythms" most nearly means
televi .on after midnight, or walk in the streets and listen to (A) space and time
Thi extenSion across all hours of the day resembles our (C) solitude and companionship
spread ng across the face of the Earth. Look at both trends (D) ambition and greed
from e ough perspective in distance and time and they (E) the purposes of work and of recreation
and stil it does not yield all that the coinmunity wants. The
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example of the "way to multiply" as discussed in the
(A) productivity and national wealth last paragraph?
(B) sqi,entific knowledge and individual well-being
(C) c<!lInp(~ti(]l1': work demands and available time (A) Conducting evening classes in public school
(D) borders and unforeseen alliances buildings
space and usable time
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QUlestiqns 16-23 are based on the following passage. of how to make good, passive field 9bservations. But I
soon appreciated the greater rewards of finding things
This pU'P"o"" adapted frofr!. a 1995 book about whales, was out through passive observations. I soon realized that the
a biologist. 55 constrain,ts posed by passive observation can be more
challenging than those posed by experimental work. It is .
COlnqucting scientific research on this most challenging rather like the constraints of the sonnet form, which make
can be corppared to viewing a whale through a composing poetry exquisitely challenging. Passive
...:; VIIU'<J L The bulk of the animal glides past from time to
observation requires a subtler way of thinking, and
Line we try desperately to figure out what on earth 60 the result can be sonnets rather than ballads.
5 of lots of sparks and smoke, we have so far
accomlp~lsne:a little more than a small enlargement of this
lat a slow te;"po
ke'l'hc)Jel Someday-perhaps in the next hundred years
2at a brisk lively tempo
a picture-window-sized keYllOle and will
what the whole whale looks like. But even then
16. The primary purpose of the passage is to
10 of the whale will stand, undecoded, before us.
been studying whales continuously since 1967. (A) report the recent findings of a scientist whe) does
delights of that experience has been discovering whale research
is no way to get a whale to adopt a human (B) describe one scientist's experience of working
timescal~. This is no more possible than it would be . with whales
15 to adopt a weasel's speed of living. Whales (C) discuss the ways in which whales are similar to
uUI''1,ua'J'IJ.. It's one of their most endearing traits. other mammals
Nnmh..,.", is this more engagingly seen than in trying (D) highlight the dangers involved when conducting
out what a whale is doing when what you are whale research
W4"""1l1l< is, for example, play, but you have not yet figured (E) reveal how a biologist became interested in whale
20 difficulty comes from the fact that one of the research .
to the function of a behavior pattern is the
its occurrence. Because we commonly associate 17. In line 5, the phrase "sparks and smoke" primarily
quick motions, the key to being able to recognize serves to suggest
is le;uning to think differently-in terms
.25 rhythms, where things occur very lingeringly (A) that unsuccessful endeavors are rare
.a comparable problem to learn to recognize (B) that.a direct apprQach is futile
or sloths, or tortoises). To understand whales (C) that science can seem magical
be deeply patient, must slow way down and be (D) how vigorous the efforts have been
observe passively foi: a long time. Only at the (E) how dangerous the work can be
30 may one say to oneself, "Now let me see; what
I saw the whale do this ... and then it did 18. The comment in lines 14-15 ("This ... living")
then this ... and then ... For heaven's sake, it emphasizes that weasels differ significantly from
was looking at." In order to observe whales, you humans in their
to set your metronome on adagiol. Then, (A) size
35 unlJerStand what you have seen, you must fast-forward (B) intelligence
observations by setting your metronome on (C) eating habits
(D) body shape
the first ten years of my career in biology, I (E) pace of activity
ejqperimentruilit. I worked in neurophysiology and
40 heI13v'lOt'I:Ullt did experiments on how bats determine the
which sound is coming, how owls locate
in total darkness by hearing it, and how moths
nplprrnir." the direction from which a bat is appro,aching
make evasive maneuvers to avoid it). When
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to experiment~I worried whether
the work stimulating enough or whether it
boring simply observing, without ever being
Hlfl"UIJU'4L-.. anything or do an experiment. I had
29-33 ("Only ... looking at' "), the author 23. The author's writing style is best characterized as
a point by displaying
(A) inviting an authoritative second opinion (A) a tendency to personify animals and inanimate
(B) suggesting a likely train df thought objects
(e) displaying an erroneous pattern of reasoning (B) a facility for explaining technical language in
(D)' using humor to undermine an alternative view everyday terms .
(E) presenting part of an actual conversation (C) a preference for philosophical reflections over
scientific accuracy .
21. paragraph (lines 38-60) describes all of the (D) an effective use of rhetorical questioning
EXCEPT (E) an inclination to use metaphor and analogy in
explanations
(A) the author's motivation for choosing whales as a
subject for research
(B) the author's concern about having the ability to
conduct a different type of research
(C) the satisfaction the author found in the methods of
whale research
the change in methodology that working with
whales required of the author
the research the author did before tuining to the
study of whales
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sqmu'ng k, which of the following must be true? time at a hardware store. Her weekly budget allots
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is average (arithmetic mean) for the 6 days will be what was the number of registered voters in Lewiston
6.0 miles per day? . at the time of the last election?
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3. The ability to cram computer circuitry onto silicon
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the se tence are five words or sets of words labeled A no longer -------.
throug E. Choose the word or set of words that,' when
inserte~ in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the ' (A) flexible .. bend
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(C) desirable .. sell '
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below are followed by questions based on their content and on the relationship between the two passages.
Answer t e questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passages and in any introductory material that may be
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The pasJ1gJes below diSCUSS a type ofPaleolithic art, cave R. Dale Guthrie, a retired professor of zoology at the
paintings rreated between approximately 33,000 and University of Alaska, is both a professional expert in the
9000 RC.!. Passage 1 is adaptedfrom a 2006 book by a large mammals that cavort on the cave walls and a. personal
journalist Passage 2 presents the ideas ofan authority on 45 enthusiast who has spent 40 years in the Arctic wild
paleolith 1c cave images. . tracking and studying their descendants. The Nature of
Passage
1 . Paleolithic Art, his exhaustive work published in 2005,
is nothing less than a labor of love growing out of half
1 a lifetime of experience with wildlife in the far north and
There tS still no grand theory of what the anci(fnt 50 two decades of examining most of the thousands of images
paintings lof animals on the cave walls mean. That is that make up the entire collection of Paleolithic art.
frustratin~. for scientists and amateur. S .alike, since as works In general, Guthrie views Paleolithic cave imagery as
line of art the aintings communicate directly fIJld supremely an immensely valuable archive for natural history, aM he
5 well. The cave painters mayor may not have had the idea brings more empiricism to his work than do many other .
of art as \}'e understand it, but when they chose to draw 55 experts. His forensic analyses of fossil handprints in the
an appeall~ng line instead of an awkward one, to create caves, coupled with his knowledge of animal behavior and
paintings that had graceful lines, subtle COlor,. and precise hunting, leads him to hypothesize that many of the ancient
perspecti e, they were thinking and acting like artists trying cave artists were not the Michelangelos of their time, as
10 to create .in our sense of the word. That's why it is valid most art historians have assumed. Instead, many cave
for us to espond to cave paintings .as art and not merely as 60 artists were teenagers who, too young to hunt but
archaeol9gical evidence, although they are certainly that as nonetheless.fascinated by wildlife, were free to venture
well. Oft~n reproduced in textbooks as the beginnings of into the caves and create hasty, impish doodles "with
western~, animal cave paintings-the multicolored and overlapping, incomplete, and often askew imagery.".
. 15 stylized orses, the pride of hunting lions with their eyes These unskilled drawings, according to Guthrie, are rarely
ablaze, e weighty yet delicately curving bison-all prove 65 reproduced in art books. However; the artists must have
that beau is truly eternal. . been keen observers of the natural world, Guthrie believes:
And ~t beauty is amplified because, against all logic, their depiction of animal fonus on rock surfaces seems both
the pain ngs seem familiar as well, close to us in time easy and automatic.
20 despite bing as far from us in time as any art could Guthrie's theories are not likely to be accepted by the
possibly e. How i,s it that they could he locked away in 70 many scholars who study cave art as the key to unlocking
caves, unl own or 'misunderstood, for eons and yet, once the mY!lteries of the Paleolithic symbolic worldview.
discoverJ:d, fit naturally in the Western cultural tradition? But should Guthrie's views devalue the artistic power of
The imm diacy of the paintings, despite their great Paleolithic cave art for the rest of us? Guthrie believes not.
'.' 25 antiquity and mysteriousness, powerfully affects everyone For him, the possibility that "adolescent giggles may have
who sees t h e m . ' 75 echoed in dark cave passages demeans neither artists nor
After t 'eir beauty, the first thing everyone notices about art. Instead, it opens the possibility for us to conceive, with
the cave aintings is that t!1CY are repetitive. The same familiar warmth and greater immediacy, the entire range of
?nimals i, the same or similar poses appear again and again preserved Paleolithic art." Art allows us to experience the
30 m cave after cave, regardless of the date of the Paint.ings. wodd as richer and more meaningful than it otherwise
Each sp~pies is painted according to convention. The 80 would seem. It has been said that no one who studies the
conventi?ns change somewhat over time, but still they cave paintings is able to resist a yearning for communion
are therel This consistency means that the art in caves is with their creators. The identity of those creators is
fundamehtally conservative. In modem times we almost ultimately less significant than our emotional reaction
35 demand. ~a.t~ attack the social order or mock it or to the power of their art.
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~e author of Passage 1 uses a question t~
development of an innovative artistic technique c'
creation and significance of a body of art . (A) off~r a proposal
work of a controversial art historian (B) su~gest an alternative
scientific analysis of ancient animal paintings (C) underscore an impulse
practical role of artists in ancient societies (0) emphasize a paradox
(E) criticize a process
authors of both passages woUld likely agree
artistically simplistic
(A) reinforced the values of a traditional society
thematically complex
(B) undermined the ideas of an innovative group
evocative and moving
(C) indicated the presence of a cosmopolitan culture
accessible and soothing
(D) challenged a conventional form of ancient art
(E) represented the loss of a progressive community
(passage. 2) would most likely respond to
in lines 5-10 in Passage 1. (''The cave ... 14. 'The information presented in lines 42-51.<"R. Dale ...
with . art") supports the overall argument of Passage 2 by
establishing Guthrie's
excitement, since it illustrates the artistic
importance of cave paintings (A) c09peration
annoyance, since it neglects to cOnsi~er (B) ingenuity
the historical impact of cave paintings (C) credibility
bafflement, since it contradicts established (D) motivation
theories about cave paintings (E) celebrity
irritation, since it implies that cave paiptings
are not useful to scholars of natural history . 15. As characterized in Passage 2, "most art historians"
doubt, since it overestimates the artistrY of (line 59) would probably suggest that the paintings
eternal"), are
tone of lines 13-17 ("Often ... eternal") (A) important testimony to the div~rsity of Paleolithic
best described as .
society
(B) representative examples of the work created by
gifted Paleolithic artists
(C) proof that aesthetic standards are always changing
(D) models for subsequent generations of artists
reverent (E) evidence of the difference between anGient and
.modern art
(Passage 2) would most likely view the
cave paintings" mentioned in line 14, 16. In Guthrie's opinion, the work produced by "many
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the rctUallength of the item is A centimeters, Which of the following could be the number of
integers in the list that are divisible by 13 ?
thel the error, in centimeters, is given by IA - LI.
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3. C I 12. A I 21. C 3 30. E 4 3. E 1 8. C 3 13. A 5
4. E 1 13. D 1 22. B 3 31. B 2 4. e 1 9. B 3 14. D 5
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6. A 3 15. D 2 24. C 3 33. E 3
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NOTE: Difficul,ty levels are estimates of question difficulty for a 'reference group of college-bound seniors.
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