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AP® English Literature and Composition Passage Drill 3, Problem 1. Which of the following can be said of the description in lines 5 through 10?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.8 Passage Drill 3. The chief effect of the sentence beginning in line 14 is to what?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.8 Passage Drill 4. What shift is indicated in line 15?

ACT Reading 1.3 Prose Fiction. Which of the following best describes the narrator's tone in this passage?

ACT Reading 1.6 Social Science Passage. How does Freud's attitude toward dreams differ from the attitude of "the majority of medical writers"?

ACT Reading 1.9 Social Science Passage. Based on the information provided in the passage, which of the following practices might Freud support?

ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 2. What distinction does the passage make between Hamlet and Julius Caesar and the other play...

AP English Literature and Composition 1.1 Passage Drill 4. Which of the following is not true of the structure of this poem?

AP English Literature and Composition 1.7 Passage Drill 4. The ongoing emphasis on vegetation and nature in the poem classifies it as which of...

AP English Literature and Composition 1.1 Passage Drill 5. The verse form of this poem is a what?

ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 4. How does the narrator feel about the prediction made at his birth that he would have the ability...

ACT Reading 1.7 Prose Fiction. Why does the old woman mentioned in the passage disapprove of sailing?

ACT Reading 1.8 Prose Fiction. Why does the author spend so much time discussing the anecdote of the old woman?

ACT Reading 2.10 Prose Fiction. Which of the following words best describes the narrator's behavior in this passage?

ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?

ACT Reading 1.6 Prose Fiction. What happens to the caul with which the narrator is born?

Contemplating one's life is key to fulfilled happiness. Thoreau's theme revolves around the simple life well lived. He clearly never tried virtual...

The "strongest answer" is a common question in readings like those on the SAT - the strongest is usually that which maps most directly to the theme...

Obama hates income inequality. He argues that the nation is much more similar in talent and drive and deserved income versus The Red State candidat...

ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?

ACT Reading 2.1 Prose Fiction. Which of the following best describes the mood of this passage?

ACT Reading 1.4 Social Science Passage. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?

ACT Reading 1.5 Prose Fiction. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "posthumous" in line 67?

ACT Reading 1.9 Prose Fiction. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following is the best definition for the word "indignation"?

ACT Reading 2.4 Prose Fiction. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following is the best definition for the word "impunity"?

Together. We have shared priorities as Americans—caring for the vulnerable, shared public facilities, working together. Are we...together?

"We the people..." Obama references his own patriotism, aligning his presidency with that of the legends in the past. Is his underwear red, white,...

Obama wanted innovation back in 2013. How do we know? Watch this video on analyzing text.

Why did people in Holland pay so much for tulips? Buyers remorse must have run rampant once the flowers wilted...

How was the Beanie Baby era parallel to the Tulip Bubble? Similar events, only the TulipMania almost bankrupted Holland. Bean Babies only bankrupte...

A Beanie Baby - Tulip Bubble mash up. The intrinsic value of water is high. It uh.. saves your life. The intrinsic value of a Tulip became just tha...