Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

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PASSAGE I La Bohème —Spoiler Alert La Bohème is an opera set in the Latin Quarter ‘ˆ ƒ”‹• ƒ”‘—† ͳͺ͵ͲǤ Š‡…ƒ•– ‹…Ž—†‡• ˆ‘—” ˆ”‹‡†•ǡ ‘†‘Žˆ‘ǡ ƒ”…‡ŽŽ‘ǡ…Šƒ—ƒ”†ǡ ƒ† ‘ŽŽ‹‡ǡ ™Š‘ ƒ”‡ ”‡•’‡…–ˆ—ŽŽ›ǡ ƒ ’‘‡–ǡ ƒ ’ƒ‹–‡”ǡ ƒ —•‹…‹ƒǡ ƒ† ƒ ’Š‹Ž‘•‘’Š‡”Ǣ –Š‡…‘•—’–‹˜‡ ‹‹ǡ ™Š‘ ‹• ƒ •‡ƒ•–”‡••Ǣ ƒ† –Š‡ ˆ”‹˜‘Ž‘—• —•‡––ƒǡ ™Š‘ ‹• ƒ •‹‰‡”Ǥ The curtain rises on a garret ȏ Ȑ •Šƒ”‡† „› –Š‡ ˆ‘—” ˆ”‹‡†•ǡ ™Š‘ ƒ”‡ †‡•–‹–—–‡Ǥ – ‹• ƒ ˆ”‹‰‹† Š”‹•–ƒ• ˜‡ǡ ƒ† ‘†‘Žˆ‘ ƒ† ƒ”…‡ŽŽ‘ „—” ‘†‘Žˆ‘ǯ• ƒ—•…”‹’– ˆ‘” Š‡ƒ–Ǥ ‘ŽŽ‹‡ ƒ””‹˜‡•ǡ –Š‡…Šƒ—ƒ”†ǡ ™Š‘ „”‹‰‹‰ ’”‘˜‹•‹‘• ƒ† 1 1 2 ‘‡›Ǥ —”‹‰ –Š‡ ‡•—‹‰ ˆ‡•–‹˜‹–‹‡•ǡ –Š‡ Žƒ†Ž‘”† …‘‡• ˆ‘” –Š‡ ”‡– ȏ Ȑǡ „—– –Š‡ ˆ‘—” –”‹… Š‹ ‹–‘ Ž‡ƒ˜‹‰ ™‹–Š‘—– –Š‡ ‘‡›ǡ ™Š‹…Š –Š‡› †‹˜˜› —’Ǥ 3 DIRECTIONS:  –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• „‡Ž‘™ǡ…‡”–ƒ‹ ’ƒ”–• ‘ˆ –Š‡ •‡–‡…‡• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ —†‡”Ž‹‡† ƒ† —„‡”‡†Ǥ  –Š‡ ”‹‰Š–ǦŠƒ†…‘Ž—ǡ ›‘— ™‹ŽŽ ϐ‹† †‹ˆˆ‡”‡– ™ƒ›• ‘ˆ ™”‹–‹‰ ‡ƒ…Š —†‡”Ž‹‡† ’ƒ”–Ǣ –Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ ˜‡”•‹‘ ‹• ‹†‹…ƒ–‡† „› –Š‡ Dz dz ‘’–‹‘Ǥ ‘” ‡ƒ…Š ‹–‡ǡ •‡Ž‡…– –Š‡…Š‘‹…‡ –Šƒ– „‡•– ‡š’”‡••‡• –Š‡ ‹–‡†‡† ‹†‡ƒǡ ‹• ‘•– ƒ……‡’–ƒ„Ž‡ ‹ •–ƒ†ƒ”† ™”‹––‡ ‰Ž‹•Šǡ ‘” ‹• ‘•–…‘•‹•–‡– ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‘˜‡”ƒŽŽ –‘‡ ƒ† •–›Ž‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǥ Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ ƒŽ•‘ ‹–‡• –Šƒ– ƒ• ƒ„‘—– ƒ •‡…–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‘” –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ• ƒ ™Š‘Ž‡Ǥ Š‡•‡ ‹–‡• †‘

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