Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

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The tone of the second paragraph may best be described as: Ǥ •‡ŽˆǦ•ƒ–‹•ϐ‹‡†Ǥ B. awestruck. C. affectionate. D. sardonic. ‘Ž†•‹–Š ϐ‹”•– ƒ••—‡• –Šƒ– ‰Ž‹•Š writers come from: F. foreign lands. G. seminaries. H. China. J. clubs. As used in line 47, obviate means: PASSAGE III HUMANITIES: This passage discusses the impact of the Southwest’s environment and culture on twentieth-century artists. Georgia O’Keeffe, whose death at age 98 closed one of the most fertile chapters ‘ˆ ‡”‹…ƒ ƒ”–‹•–‹……”‡ƒ–‹˜‹–›ǡ ϐŽ‘—”‹•Š‡† as a maverick in her life and work. While other painters spent a season or two in the country trying to come to terms with the scenes and settings of the Southwest, O’Keeffe stayed a lifetime. When the canvases of other artists working in the region faded from view, her stylized images and motifs made an indelible impression on countless eyes. Between 1900 and 1945, the region now called New Mexico both fascinated and perplexed two generations of American artists. Luminaries such as Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, and John Sloan built their reputations on depictions of modern life in Eastern cities. Despite successes, these artists wearied of the industrial world of the East. The vast expanse of the American West offered a promise for inspiration. It was a new world to their eyes—an enchanted land far removed from urban conventions. A. clarify. B. obscure. C. turn. D. negate.

16. ‘Ž†•‹–Šǯ• ‘’‹‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ‡„‡” of the club is illuminated by which of the following? I. His conversation with the character II. The given name for the character III. His friend’s description of the character F. I only G. II only H. I and III only J. II and III only One of Goldsmith’s major objections to English authors is their: Ǥ †‡ϐ‹…‹‡…› ‹ Žƒ‰—ƒ‰‡ •‹ŽŽ•Ǥ B. inclination to drink. C. tendency to write about everything at once. D. inability to retain information. For these artists, life and art, so separate in New York and Paris, seemed inextricably bound in Southwestern cultures. Painters were convinced that sampling this phenomenon would strengthen and enrich their own work. Most were touched by what D.H. Lawrence called the “spirit of the place.” Besides the scenic possibilities bathed in clear golden light, the rich traditions of New Mexico’s Native American and Latino people—their dress, crafts, pueblos, plaza life, rituals, and simple dignity—became frequent subjects of the artists who came to Taos and Santa Fe. Some of the artists were traditionalists—local color realists; some were modernists—like O’Keeffe, painters of the abstract. Their talents coupled with the appeal of the land gave New Mexico’s art centers a status unrivaled among other summer colonies. 25 30 35 40 45 18. This passage deals primarily with: F. the life of Georgia O’Keeffe. G. the major trends of American modern art. H. the mystery and spirit of the Southwest. J. artists in the American Southwest. 17.

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Use POE Remember to cross off Roman numeral choices in questions like item #16. Eliminating these will enable you to more quickly match the remaining ones to an answer choice, as opposed to having to check the Roman numeral options in each answer choice one at a time. The Goldilocks Principle While the passage may address various themes and ideas at different points, pay attention to the over- arching theme when answering questions such as item #18. Do not pick a theme that is far more broad than what the passage describes, but also refrain from picking a theme that is actually only a subtheme of the passage.

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