Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

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According to the passage, which of the following is characteristic of a political fable? A. It is widely popular at its time of development. B. The reader is unlikely to experience fear as his reaction to the political situation described. C. Its time frame must treat events that occur at some point in the future. Ǥ –•…Šƒ”ƒ…–‡”• ƒ”‡ †‡ϐ‹‡† ’”‹ƒ”‹Ž› by their relationship to the social order. Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘” ‡–‹‘• –Šƒ– ‹•–‘ ‹–Š suffers from a varicose ulcer to: F. demonstrate that a political fable must emphasize type over detail. Ǥ •Š‘™ –Šƒ– ‹•–‘ ‹–Š Šƒ• •‘‡ characteristics that distinguish him as an individual. Ǥ ƒ”‰—‡ –Šƒ– ‹•–‘ ‹–Š ‹• ‘ ‘”‡ important than any other character in Nineteen Eighty-Four. J. illustrate one of the features of the political situation described in Nineteen Eighty-Four. The tension that the author mentions in line 34 refers to the: A. necessity of striking a balance between the need to describe a political situation in simple terms and the need to make the description realistic. B. reaction the reader feels because he is drawn to the characters of the fable as individuals but repulsed by the political situation. C. delicate task faced by a literary critic who must interpret the text of a work while attempting to accurately describe the intentions of the author. D. danger that too realistic a description of a key character will make the reader feel that the fable is actually a description of his own situation.

The author’s attitude toward Nineteen Eighty-Four can best be described as: F. condescending. G. laudatory. H. disparaging. J. scholarly. The author uses the phrase “another country” (line 49) to describe a political fable in which: A. political events described in a fable occur in a place other than the author’s country of origin. Ǥ ƒ Žƒ… ‘ˆ †‡–ƒ‹Ž ƒ‡• ‹– †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž– ˆ‘” ƒ reader to see the connection between his own situation and the one described in the book. C. too many minor characters create the impression of complete disorganization, leading the reader to believe he is in a foreign country. D. the author has allowed his personal political convictions to infect his description of the political situation. The author’s primary concern is to: Ǥ †‡ϐ‹‡ ƒ†…Žƒ”‹ˆ› ƒ…‘…‡’–Ǥ G. point out a logical inconsistency. H. trace the connection between a cause and an effect. J. illustrate a general statement with examples.

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The Goldilocks Principle “Primary” is the key word in item #46. The primary concern should describe the passage as a whole, not a small part of it and nothing beyond it.

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