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Quiz 3 - Reading Comprehension
 
Pr. Aziz Qaissi
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Directions: Read the passage below carefully and actively. Answer the questions that follow.
 
TEXT 3
The Crossing
Chapter I: The Blue Wall
 (excerpt from the opening of a novel by Winston Churchill) 
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QUESTIONS

Why did the narrator enjoy it when his father drank too many “horns,” or drafts of liquor?
The father spoke brilliantly at those times.
The boy was then allowed to do as he pleased.
These were the only times when the father was not abusive.
The boy was allowed to sample the drink himself.
Judging by the sentences surrounding it, the word “surmise” in the third paragraph most nearly means
To form a negative opinion.
To praise.
To desire.
To guess.
The mention of the dress in the second paragraph is most likely meant to
Show the similarity between its owner and other members of the community.
Show how warm the climate was.
Show the dissimilarity between its owner and other members of the community.
Give us insight into the way most of the women of the region dressed.
It can be inferred from the passage that Alec Trimble is
A traveler.
A neighbor.
A neighbor.
A poet.
What is the meaning of the lines of verse quoted in the passage?
 “Virtuous and vicious every man must be,
Few in the extreme, but all in a degree.”
€Virtuous and vicious every man must be, Few in the extreme, but all in a degree.”
Moderate amounts of virtuousness and viciousness are present in all men.
Virtuous men cannot also be vicious.
Whether men are virtuous or vicious depends on the difficulty of their circumstances.
Which of the following adjectives best describes the region in which the cabin is located?
Remote
Urban
Agricultura
Flat
The author most likely uses dialect when quoting the question, “Whar Alec Trimble got his larnin’?” in order to
Show disapproval of the father’s drinking.
Show how people talked down to the narrator.
Show the speakers’ lack of education.
Mimic the way the father talked.
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