AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

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and fainted upon hearing the voice of a son she had been told was dead. 1. In Passage A, Mrs. Mallard reacts to the news of her husband’s death: A. stoically. B. indifferently. C. with mixed emotions. D. without emotion. 2. It can be inferred that Mr. Mallard was: F. a calloused individual. G. a controlling person. H. an abusive husband. J. a deceitful man. 3. The key turning in the door in Passage A suggests that the person who will enter is a: A. family member. B. medical doctor. C. coroner. D. clergyman. 4. In Passage A, the open window (line 14) suggests: F. Mrs. Mallard’s devotion to her husband. G. Brently Mallard’s intense devotion. H. Mrs. Mallard’s recently acquired freedom. J. Josephine’s concern for her sister. 5. According to Passage B, Frazier signed up to serve in the Philippines in order to: Ǥ ϐ‹‰Š– –Š‡ ƒ’ƒ‡•‡ ‹ ƒ‹ŽƒǤ B. escape the poverty of Alabama. C. guard Japanese prisoners of war. Ǥ ƒ˜‘‹† ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ ‹ –Š‡ ™ƒ” ‹ —”‘’‡Ǥ

6. According to Passage B, the reinforcements promised by MacArthur to the troops defending Manila: F. arrived on December 7. G. arrived during the Bataan Death March. H. arrived before Frazier discarded his dog tags. J. never arrived. 7. According to Passage B, Frazier threw his dog tags into the mass grave so that: Ǥ –Š‡ ”› ™‘—Ž† ‘– „‡ ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ ϐ‹† Š‹ ƒˆ–‡” the war. B. his family would conclude that he had died during the war. C. MacArthur would not reassign him to the war in Europe. D. he would not be forced to participate in the Bataan Death March. 8. According to Passage B, Frazier’s mother fainted upon hearing his voice because: F. Frazier had been killed in the Philippines. G. she wrongly believed that her son was dead. H. Frazier had run away from his home in Alabama. J. his father believed Frazier had survived. 9. The emotional reactions of Frazier’s mother and Mrs. Mallard can best be described as: A. mirror images. B. almost identical. C. incomprehensible. D. predictable. 10. The two stories are both categorized by: Ǥ ’”‘–ƒ‰‘‹•–• ™‹–Š…Šƒ”ƒ…–‡” ϐŽƒ™•Ǥ G. unexpected endings. H. philosophical digressions. J. hidden thoughts not shared with other characters.

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