QUESTION: 105

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One critic wrote of this author that "some of her [the author’s] stories . . . deal with the crises of individuals who must cope with the disappearance of order."

Based on the information in this excerpt, how does Granny’s life support this critic’s observations?

protecting the children from a life like hers
keeping the house and children above criticism
missing John and the things he could have given her
her selfish desires for a life of her own
overcoming obstacles to make the best of her life

Answer(s): E

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QUESTION: 106

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What kind of relationship do Rozin and her husband Richard seem to have based on the way they interact with each other in this excerpt?

familiar
childish
amused
nervous
adversarial

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 107

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Later in the excerpt, Diana names the cat “The Tiger.” Which quotation from the excerpt links his behavior with his name?

“a cat will gallop for shelter” (lines 15–16)
“He screeched like a Billingsgate fishwife” (lines 32–33)
“He clawed at his captor” (lines 37–38)
“his tail has been run over” (lines 56–57)
“this one is special” (lines 62–63)

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 108

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Later in the story, a member of the audience says, “I made up my mind that if this man was not a liar he only missed it by the skin of his teeth.”
Judging from this information and the character of the narrator as revealed in this excerpt, which one of the following is probably the narrator’s greatest talent?

horseback riding
solving problems
cattle roping
storytelling
gambling

Answer(s): D

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