Victory fot the ACT Exam 16e ST Sample

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It then occurred to me that I might pn oo st swi bi tl yh satneya li nutpe nt ot i oo nn eo of fk ti lhl ienmg iatn, bd ucta ot cnhl yi t , tl iomrbusn. Tmhye hy asne de ma leodn, gh iot swbe ev ae ur , tti of upl ec nu er vt ri an tge msnyorctosn, cveaint iasnhdinbgoiunntodtehdeoffofrwesitth. loud, shrill I have often tried to understand how so many deer, wild sheep, bears, and grouse—nature’s cattle and poultry— ct ho eu lmd obue nat lal oi nwgeadr dt oe nr us nwai tt hl oa rugt ei nt harnoyu wg ha y mI wa ar rs i, nt hg et rheef obreea, uatlyl tohf et hmeoi rr es uwr ar ot cuhnf du il nogf st. h i s fgeaerddienng a� lf ot ecrk t, ha enyd lceaf tr ,etfou lsl ey ee wx ahma it n� el odwt eh res ht haed sslui gf hf etreesdt ;dIi scoorudl de rn, mo tu, chho wl eesvs edre, ds tertuecctti o n . Ihtasde eb me eend kreaet ph ienr gt hi taitn, loi kr ed egra. rI dceonuel dr s n, toht e y see one crushed �lower, nor a single blade oNfogrraams sotnhga tt hweads abi seyn, tgoernbt iraonk, eonr db or ywann.t h u s gr oa ar dme na ts wo fi ltlh, he aAvlep sI , ewv ehre nr eo tt ihcee dw ti hl de sehf ef eecpt s of destructive feeding or trampling. Even the burly, shuf�ling bears beautify the ground oa wn ew- ihni sc ph i trhi negy twr aacl kk,sd, aenc odrwa tri int gi nigt wp oi teht rtyh e i r oh ni e trho eg lsyopfht iscesq. Bu ou ita, sbtar ar kn gi ne bt oo lsdalyy, md raanw, n tchoen fcursoiwo nn ,wt hi teh saelql uh oi si ab eosf tngaitfut sr ea,nbdr iwn gi tsh t h e oh ve ebr raebeudnsd, as wn te, emp iss ba we gaoyt tt ehne ab ne iamu tayl sotfhtahte wilderness like a �ire. Passage B The night was intolerable for Antoine. Tn uh me bbue frfsa, lroewg aerrdei na gb ohui mt hwi mi t hi nvci coiuonutsl e s s go lf af ennc seisv. eInt ewsas soof nml ya nd ut he atto t thheey ngaatvuer ahli m a n y sl opuadc ee r. ,Tahned btehlel or ewwi nags oaf mt haer bk eudl l su bn ee caas mi n ee s s oapnptrhoeapcharint gofstthoremh.erd. This was a sign of an Upon the western horizon were seen �lashes of lightning. The cloud that had been at hmu ne dr ee rshpeeac dk . hSaudd dn eo nwl yb tehceo mw ienadnc oa mm ien, oa un sd lightning �lashes became more frequent, sl ihk oe ws ti rnagntghee mu no gn as it ne rl ys fi on r tmh es owf ht iht ee lai ng hi mt . aTl sh e

Question 19 asks about both passages. 19. Wa c hc ui crha toef ct oh me fpoal rl oi swo inn go fptrhoev pi deerss ot hn ea lmi t ioesst opfasthsaegaeust?hors discussed in the two A . To nh loyr we ahui lwe aDsi cakhi nesr omni twi na sr ea pguetnaut ii onne recluse. B . Dwihcikl ei nTs ho no rwe ai suhseodufgohrt aanroenmy mo tiet ,yr u s t i c lifestyle. C. DT hi cokrienasuo nr el si vi de eddi np ea rnma at tni ce nr ot loymi nwa h i l e tent. D . Twhhoi lree aDui cckhi na ms opni oi gnneodr epdo ppuollai tri ccaalu s e s issues. PASSAGE VII PROSE FICTION: Passage A is an excerpt forfoCmaltihfoeranriati”cilne “The New Sequoia Forests Harper’s New Monthly Magazine . Passage B is an excerpt from Old Indian Days by Charles Eastman. Passage A Shortly after sunrise, just as the light wt haes t br eeegsi n, Inci na ug gt ho tctohme eb isgt rberai mg hi tn eg yt ehsr oo uf ga h deer gazing at me through the garden hedge. The expressive eyes, the slim black-tipped mv i suizbzl lee, , aasnidf pt hl aec leadr gt he eeraer sa twj ue sr et tpheer rf ei gc ht lty dwi hs ti laen Ic eg at zoebdebsaecekn w. Si ht he ec qo un at ilnsut ee ad dt ion ge as sz ,e motionless as a rock. In a few minutes she ventured forward a step, exposing her �ine awricthhidnrgewne. ck and forelegs, then snorted and Trembling sprays indicated her return, and her head came into view; several steps later, she stood wholly exposed inside the ga ag ra di ne nwhi tehddgree, wg ,abz ue dt reeat guer rnl ey da ar omu no dm, eanntd amf ti de rdwl ea or df ,t ht hei sg at irmd eena. dBveahni cnidn gh ei nr tIontohtei c e d other pairs of eyes.

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