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GED Reasoning Through Language Arts Questions 197–201 (page: 23)

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026

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In lines 10–11, a dream deferred is compared to "a heavy load" that "just sags." What does this comparison suggest about those who must defer their dreams?

It suggests that some people who must defer their dreams may feel

  1. depressed
  2. passionate
  3. excited
  4. fearful
  5. angry

Answer(s): A



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The narrator says that he “fell at the foot of the only solitary tree there was in nine counties adjacent” (lines 7–9). How is the narrator creating humor in this line?

  1. contradiction
  2. sound effects
  3. jokes
  4. confusion
  5. exaggeration

Answer(s): E



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Which one of the following pairs of ideas does the passage contrast?

  1. family vs. relatives
  2. poverty vs. wealth
  3. law vs.disorder
  4. illness vs. health
  5. freedom vs. control

Answer(s): E



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How does Miss Cooper react to Sibyl’s protest that she is a freak?

  1. shyly
  2. angrily
  3. reasonably
  4. humorously
  5. defensively

Answer(s): C



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Based on the information given in the excerpt, what might be a topic for Makeba’s next album?

  1. the new South Africa
  2. International trade
  3. American consumerism
  4. President Kennedy
  5. complex colors

Answer(s): A



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