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1 Literature Keystone (PA Core) Quiz Reading for Meaning - Fiction - (L.F.1.1.1) Author's Purpose, (L.F.1.1.2) Examples, (L.F.1.1.3) Techniques/elements Of Fiction, (L.F.1.2.1) Synonym Or Antonym, (L.F.1.2.2) Affixes, (L.F.1.2.3) Context Clues, (L.F.1.2.4) Connotation Student Name: Teacher Name: Jared George Date: Score: 1/14

2 In George s Shoes By: Natalie Stewart 1 Owen kicked dirt beyond home plate, sending cloudy powder into the humid summer air. He scowled and pouted. He exhaled up at the sweat that trickled down his forehead as he hoisted the densely packed satchel from the ground. His baseball team, the Trail Blazers, had just won yet another series game; Owen, however, was feeling irritated. He observed his teammates surrounding George, who had driven in the winning run. George was the team s finest hitter, and the other players cheered, clapped, and high-fived him. The victory elated them. 3 Owen never got to participate as much as he wanted to. As the equipment boy, he carried the weighty gear, but he felt that no one appreciated him. No one ever gave Owen a high-five subsequent to a game, and the team never once raised him onto their shoulders. 4 Owen speculated on the possibilities: What would it be like to come up to bat? To swing and bat the baseball above the outfield barrier? What would it be like to sprint around the bases with the ball in play like a motivating wind at your back? It must be wonderful, he thought, but he d probably never receive the opportunity to find out what life was like in George s shoes. Owen stumbled into the dugout and plopped himself onto the bench. Coach Jones flipped papers on his clipboard while chewing his gum at a furious pace. Is there anyone who can t play in next week s tournament? he asked. George s hand took off in the air like a rocket. He explained that his sister, Susannah was graduating on Saturday, and he wouldn t be able to attend the important game. 9 The coach scribbled a note while simultaneously explaining that someone would have to replace George in the game. Coach scanned the roster, reading the players names. Pick me, thought Owen as he squeezed his eyes shut and wished. Give me a chance to fill George s shoes. Coach Jones pointed at Owen, saying, What do you reckon, slugger? Think you could fill George s shoes? 11 Owen s eyes grew massive as globes as he agreed and promised to make the team proud. 12 For the remainder of the week, Owen counted down the days to the game, crossing off each day on the calendar with a careful crimson X. His baseball uniform remained hanging on his closet door so he could glimpse it every morning, noon, and night. He even slept with the baseball cards of his favorite players under his pillow for extra luck. Finally, game day arrived. Owen sauntered up to the plate bat in hand and surveyed the pitcher. He told himself all of the things he had heard the teammates exclaim to each other: Keep your eye on the ball; Follow through on your swing. With a loud thwack, Owen hit the ball and sent it soaring into the outfield as high as a bird. As Owen raced around the bases, he witnessed the ball flying over the wall a home run! As he rounded the corner to home plate, Owen beamed. As he entered the dugout, his teammates offered up their hands for high-fives and they encouraged him with the same heartening words he had listened to from afar. Now Owen understood exactly what it was like to be in George s shoes. 1) This passage would MOST LIKELY be found in A) a city newspaper. C) an entertainment magazine. B) a sports news article. D) a book of realistic stories. 2/14

3 2) Which of these BEST expresses the purpose of this passage? A) to relate an entertaining story C) to tell about the effects of lucky charms B) to explain how to be a better player D) to inform readers of how to be a good coach 3) The MAIN purpose of this story is to describe A) B) George's most embarrassing baseball incident. Owen's proudest, most memorable baseball moment. C) Owen's dreams of becoming a famous baseball player. D) the coach's difficult decision of player substitution. 3/14

4 First Time Voter By: Rebecca Sparling 1 I studied the form in front of me. There was a long line of people waiting to renew their licenses and take driving exams. From my seat at the Department of Motor Vehicles, I could spot some of my classmates from school. Many of them looked like deer caught in headlights as they waited for the examiner to call their names. I had been in their shoes not too long ago, so I sympathized with them. Realizing that I was ignoring my task, I turned my gaze back to the form. It had the words voter registration application printed in bold red letters at the top. 2 I had never given the idea of voting much thought. My parents often discussed politics at the dinner table, but I mostly tuned it out. I always figured that I would worry about that sort of stuff when I was older. Immediately after I turned eighteen, my parents encouraged me to register to vote. They said it was especially important because it was a presidential election year. I never realized how little I knew about politics before I started filling out the registration form. The normal information requests were on the form: name, age, and address. My pen stopped when I came to the seventh box, which read choice of party. I was even more confused after scanning the list of political parties. While Democrats and Republicans were familiar, I had never heard of a Libertarian. There was also the reform party, the green party, and the constitution party, none of which I had ever heard. After much internal debate, I finally decided to check the box for no party. This meant that I would not be eligible to vote in my state s primary elections, but I decided I needed more time to investigate these political parties before choosing one for myself. 4 When I arrived home, I called my older sister Jasmine. I figured that as a political science major, she was the perfect person to talk to about my situation. Because Jasmine goes to school in another state, she will be voting by absentee ballot in the upcoming primaries. Though a registered Democrat, Jasmine was a fount of political knowledge. She explained that there were even more political parties than the ones listed on the voter registration form. We talked for a long time about party platforms and the candidates vying for their parties nominations. While I appreciated the assistance, I hung up the phone and was still undecided about my party. The primary elections came and went, and the parties announced their nominees at their respective conventions. I started watching the political coverage on one of the cable news networks. Every day political analysts scrutinized every tiny move the candidates made: from the foods that they ate to what they wore. After quickly realizing that third party candidates received little airtime on television, I went online to research their credentials. Dozens of Web sites compared each candidate s stance on foreign diplomacy, domestic spending, and environmental protection. Overwhelmed by all this information, I switched off my computer still undecided about whom I would vote for and what party I would join. 6 When autumn rolled around, I was so engrossed in the political process that I volunteered to cover the campaign for our school newspaper. The job allowed me to interview students about their thoughts on the election. I discovered that, like me, many of them were confused about the political process. Most of the students I talked with said they were still undecided about who they would vote for on Election Day. This made me feel a little better about my own indecision. 7 By this time, campaign ads saturated television and radio waves. Many of the candidates promised constituents lower taxes and a better quality of life. At this point, it was hard to tell the two major candidates apart. Everything they said sounded similar to me. The school newspaper staff got together to watch the first major debate. As the group talked animatedly about the candidates, I sat quietly and listened. One student disliked the arrogance of one candidate, while another thought that the other candidate needed to better articulate his plans for the economy. As the candidates fielded questions from the moderator, the group argued over each response. Listening to the group s banter was a great experience that finally helped me realize which issues were important to me. 9 On Election Day, I was actually excited to get up early and vote before going to school. I walked into the polling place knowing that no matter who won, I had done my part by being an informed voter. 4/14

5 4) On Election Day, I was actually excited to get up early and vote before going to school. Why is the use of the word actually in this sentence from paragraph 9 of the passage appropriate for the author's purpose? A) B) It suggests that the writer is relieved to be a first-time voter. It suggests that the writer is regretful for her decision to vote. C) D) It suggests that the writer is surprised at her enthusiasm to vote. It suggests that the writer is disappointed when voting for the first time. The Outcasts of Poker Flat By: Bret Harte 1 As Mr. John Oakhurst, gambler, stepped into the main street of Poker Flat on the morning of the twenty-third of November, 1850, he was conscious of a change in its moral atmosphere since the preceding night. Two or three men, conversing earnestly together, ceased as he approached, and exchanged significant glances. There was a Sabbath lull in the air which, in a settlement unused to Sabbath influences, looked ominous. 2 Mr. Oakhurst's calm, handsome face betrayed small concern in these indications. Whether he was conscious of any predisposing cause was another question. "I reckon they're after somebody," he reflected; "likely it's me." He returned to his pocket the handkerchief with which he had been whipping away the red dust of Poker Flat from his neat boots, and quietly discharged his mind of any further conjecture. 3 In point of fact, Poker Flat was "after somebody." It had lately suffered the loss of several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen. It was experiencing a spasm of virtuous reaction, quite as lawless and ungovernable as any of the acts that had provoked it. A secret committee had determined to rid the town of all improper persons. This was done permanently in regard of two men who were then hanging from the boughs of a sycamore in the gulch, and temporarily in the banishment of certain other objectionable characters. I regret to say that some of these were ladies. It is but due to the sex, however, to state that their impropriety was professional, and it was only in such easily established standards of evil that Poker Flat ventured to sit in judgment. 4 Mr. Oakhurst was right in supposing that he was included in this category. A few of the committee had urged hanging him as a possible example, and a sure method of reimbursing themselves from his pockets of the sums he had won from them. "It's agin justice," said Jim Wheeler, "to let this yer young man from Roaring Camp--an entire stranger--carry away our money." But a crude sentiment of equity residing in the breasts of those who had been fortunate enough to win from Mr. Oakhurst overruled this narrower local prejudice. 5 Mr. Oakhurst received his sentence with philosophic calmness, none the less coolly that he was aware of the hesitation of his judges. He was too much of a gambler not to accept Fate. With him life was at best an uncertain game, and he recognized the usual percentage in favor of the dealer. 6 A body of armed men accompanied the deported wickedness of Poker Flat to the outskirts of the settlement. Besides Mr. Oakhurst, who was known to be a coolly desperate man, and for whose intimidation the armed escort was intended, the expatriated party consisted of a young woman familiarly known as the "Duchess"; another, who had won the title of "Mother Shipton"; and "Uncle Billy," a suspected sluice-robber and confirmed drunkard. The cavalcade provoked no comments from the spectators, nor was any word uttered by the escort. Only, when the gulch which marked the uttermost limit of Poker Flat was reached, the leader spoke briefly and to the point. The exiles were forbidden to return at the peril of their lives. 5) What technique does the author use begin this story? A) first person of point of view C) dialogue B) characterization D) setting 5/14

6 Pipe organs dusty and tarnished Bellowed the ancient song, As movers carried the pews For one last time. Frozen branches heavy with ice arms 5 Couldn t perform their dance, As workmen shuffled inside The worn-out floors. Sally Richards broken and mourning Watched while her father left, 10 As painters brought in their cans For the first time. Stained-glass windows buckled and broken Surveyed commotion s cause As commerce won in the end 15 Yet one more time. Reverend Richards feeble and finished Cried as his exit was lost On Christians who worshiped the dime; A change of the times. 20 Wichita Mourning By: David Matherne 6) Which word BEST completes the analogy? Sally Richards:Reverend Richards :: watched: A) carried C) lost B) left D) stayed 7) Which analogical statement is correct A) feeble is to weak as finished is to ended C) stained glass is to windows as buckled is to broken B) branches are to dance as workmen are to shuffled D) reverend is to Christians as pipe organ is to songs 6/14

7 Lincoln s Second Inaugural Address By: Abraham Lincoln 1 Fellow countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself; and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. 2 On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came. 3 One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. 4 Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes his aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God s assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men s faces; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered that of neither has been answered fully. 5 The Almighty has his own purposes. Woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh. If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through his appointed time, he now wills to remove, and that he gives to both North and South this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to him? Fondly do we hope fervently do we pray that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman s two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn by the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 6 With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. 8) To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. What does the meaning of the affix -ment as it is used in the word government indicate about the word? A) The word government is a noun. C) The word government is an adverb. B) The word government is a verb. D) The word government is an adjective. 7/14

8 9) With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. What is the meaning of the Latin root dict as it is used in the word prediction? A) before C) choose B) book D) speak 8/14

9 CHAPTER I Wuthering Heights By: Emily Bronte I have just returned from a visit to my landlord - the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist's heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us. A capital fellow! He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows, as I rode up, and when his fingers sheltered themselves, with a jealous resolution, still further in his waistcoat, as I announced my name. 2 'Mr. Heathcliff?' I said. 3 A nod was the answer. 4 'Mr. Lockwood, your new tenant, sir. I do myself the honour of calling as soon as possible after my arrival, to express the hope that I have not inconvenienced you by my perseverance in soliciting the occupation of Thrushcross Grange: I heard yesterday you had had some thoughts - ' 5 'Thrushcross Grange is my own, sir,' he interrupted, wincing. 'I should not allow any one to inconvenience me, if I could hinder it - walk in!' 6 The 'walk in' was uttered with closed teeth, and expressed the sentiment, 'Go to the Deuce:' even the gate over which he leant manifested no sympathising movement to the words; and I think that circumstance determined me to accept the invitation: I felt interested in a man who seemed more exaggeratedly reserved than myself. 7 When he saw my horse's breast fairly pushing the barrier, he did put out his hand to unchain it, and then sullenly preceded me up the causeway, calling, as we entered the court, - 'Joseph, take Mr. Lockwood's horse; and bring up some wine.' 8 'Here we have the whole establishment of domestics, I suppose,' was the reflection suggested by this compound order. 'No wonder the grass grows up between the flags, and cattle are the only hedge- cutters.' 9 Joseph was an elderly, nay, an old man: very old, perhaps, though hale and sinewy. 'The Lord help us!' he soliloquised in an undertone of peevish displeasure, while relieving me of my horse: looking, meantime, in my face so sourly that I charitably conjectured he must have need of divine aid to digest his dinner, and his pious ejaculation had no reference to my unexpected advent. 10 Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling. 'Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed in stormy weather. Pure, bracing ventilation they must have up there at all times, indeed: one may guess the power of the north wind blowing over the edge, by the excessive slant of a few stunted firs at the end of the house; and by a range of gaunt thorns all stretching their limbs one way, as if craving alms of the sun. Happily, the architect had foresight to build it strong: the narrow windows are deeply set in the wall, and the corners defended with large jutting stones. 11 Before passing the threshold, I paused to admire a quantity of grotesque carving lavished over the front, and especially about the principal door; above which, among a wilderness of crumbling griffins and shameless little boys, I detected the date '1500,' and the name 'Hareton Earnshaw.' I would have made a few comments, and requested a short history of the place from the surly owner; but his attitude at the door appeared to demand my speedy entrance, or complete departure, and I had no desire to aggravate his impatience previous to inspecting the penetralium. 12 One stop brought us into the family sitting-room, without any introductory lobby or passage: they call it here 'the house' pre- eminently. It includes kitchen and parlour, generally; but I believe at Wuthering Heights the kitchen is forced to retreat altogether into another quarter: at least I distinguished a chatter of tongues, and a clatter of culinary utensils, deep within; and I observed no signs of roasting, boiling, or baking, about the huge fireplace; nor any glitter of copper saucepans and tin cullenders on the walls. One end, indeed, reflected splendidly both light and heat from ranks of immense pewter dishes, interspersed with silver jugs and tankards, towering row after row, on a vast oak dresser, to the very roof. 9/14

10 10) Joseph was an elderly, nay, an old man: very old, perhaps, though hale and sinewy. What does the term sinewy MOST closely mean? A) athletic C) frail B) feeble D) weak 11) 'Mr. Lockwood, your new tenant, sir. I do myself the honour of calling as soon as possible after my arrival, to express the hope that I have not inconvenienced you by my perseverance in soliciting the occupation of Thrushcross Grange: I heard yesterday you had had some thoughts - ' What does the term tenant mean in this passage? A) colleague C) neighbor B) friend D) renter 12) Before passing the threshold, I paused to admire a quantity of grotesque carving lavished over the front, and especially about the principal door; above which, among a wilderness of crumbling griffins and shameless little boys, I detected the date '1500,' and the name 'Hareton Earnshaw.' What does the term grotesque mean as it is used in the passage? A) abnormal C) disgusting B) commonplace D) plain 13) When he saw my horse's breast fairly pushing the barrier, he did put out his hand to unchain it, and then sullenly preceded me up the causeway, calling, as we entered the court, - 'Joseph, take Mr. Lockwood's horse; and bring up some wine.' What does sullenly mean as it is used in the passage? A) carefully C) grumpily B) cheerful D) timidly 14) 'Mr. Lockwood, your new tenant, sir. I do myself the honour of calling as soon as possible after my arrival, to express the hope that I have not inconvenienced you by my perseverance in soliciting the occupation of Thrushcross Grange: I heard yesterday you had had some thoughts - ' What does the term perseverance mean as it is used in the passage? A) annoyance C) continuance B) carelessness D) indetermination 10/14

11 15) One end, indeed, reflected splendidly both light and heat from ranks of immense pewter dishes, interspersed with silver jugs and tankards, towering row after row, on a vast oak dresser, to the very roof. What does the term interspersed mean as used in this sentence from the passage? A) changed C) remained B) neatened D) scattered 16) What does the term 'surly' mean? A) cross C) hilarious B) gentle D) pleasant 17) What does the word principal mean, as used in section 11 of the passage? A) boss C) main B) general D) subordinate 18) In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist's heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us. What does the term misanthrope mean in the first paragraph? A) believer C) optimist B) loner D) socialite 19) I would have made a few comments, and requested a short history of the place from the surly owner; but his attitude at the door appeared to demand my speedy entrance, or complete departure, and I had no desire to aggravate his impatience previous to inspecting the penetralium. What does the term penetralium mean as used in this sentence from the passage? A) inside C) outside B) openness D) privacy 20) What does the term soliciting mean? A) beg C) demand B) borrow D) request 11/14

12 Chapter 3 Pride and Prejudice (#4) By: Jane Austen 1 Not all that Mrs. Bennet, however, with the assistance of her five daughters, could ask on the subject, was sufficient to draw from her husband any satisfactory description of Mr. Bingley. They attacked him in various ways--with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, and distant surmises; but he eluded the skill of them all, and they were at last obliged to accept the second-hand intelligence of their neighbour, Lady Lucas. Her report was highly favourable. Sir William had been delighted with him. He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and, to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party. Nothing could be more delightful! To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley's heart were entertained. 2 "If I can but see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield," said Mrs. Bennet to her husband, "and all the others equally well married, I shall have nothing to wish for." 3 In a few days Mr. Bingley returned Mr. Bennet's visit, and sat about ten minutes with him in his library. He had entertained hopes of being admitted to a sight of the young ladies, of whose beauty he had heard much; but he saw only the father. The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse. 4 An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all. Mr. Bingley was obliged to be in town the following day, and, consequently, unable to accept the honour of their invitation, etc. Mrs. Bennet was quite disconcerted. She could not imagine what business he could have in town so soon after his arrival in Hertfordshire; and she began to fear that he might be always flying about from one place to another, and never settled at Netherfield as he ought to be. Lady Lucas quieted her fears a little by starting the idea of his being gone to London only to get a large party for the ball; and a report soon followed that Mr. Bingley was to bring twelve ladies and seven gentlemen with him to the assembly. The girls grieved over such a number of ladies, but were comforted the day before the ball by hearing, that instead of twelve he brought only six with him from London--his five sisters and a cousin. And when the party entered the assembly room it consisted of only five altogether--mr. Bingley, his two sisters, the husband of the eldest, and another young man. 5 Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion. His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud; to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend. 6 Mr. Bingley had soon made himself acquainted with all the principal people in the room; he was lively and unreserved, danced every dance, was angry that the ball closed so early, and talked of giving one himself at Netherfield. Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves. What a contrast between him and his friend! Mr. Darcy danced only once with Mrs. Hurst and once with Miss Bingley, declined being introduced to any other lady, and spent the rest of the evening in walking about the room, speaking occasionally to one of his own party. His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again. Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters. 12/14

13 21) An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all. Read the following sentence. What does the term deferred mean in this sentence? A) delayed C) hastened B) expedited D) hurried 22) Such amiable qualities must speak for themselves. What is meant by the term amiable, as it is used in the sentence? A) friendly C) rude B) lukewarm D) surly 23) Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment by his having slighted one of her daughters. What is the definition of slighted as it is used in this sentence? A) approached C) kissed B) attacked D) snubbed 24) He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and, to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party. In this sentence, what is the definition of assembly? A) meeting C) one-on-one B) dispersal D) social gathering 25) They attacked him in various ways--with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, and distant surmises; but he eluded the skill of them all, and they were at last obliged to accept the second-hand intelligence of their neighbour, Lady Lucas. What does the term surmises mean as it is used in this sentence? A) assumptions C) doubts B) delays D) facts 13/14

14 26) 4 An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all. Mr. Bingley was obliged to be in town the following day, and, consequently, unable to accept the honour of their invitation, etc. Mrs. Bennet was quite disconcerted. Which is the best definition for the word disconcerted as it is used in this sentence? A) giddy and silly C) joyous and celebratory B) disappointed and upset D) despairing and grief-filled 27) The ladies were somewhat more fortunate, for they had the advantage of ascertaining from an upper window that he wore a blue coat, and rode a black horse. Which word could be substituted for the word ascertaining in this sentence from the third paragraph of the passage? A) amusing C) observing B) leaning D) staring 28) They attacked him in various ways--with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, and distant surmises; but he eluded the skill of them all, and they were at last obliged to accept the second-hand intelligence of their neighbour, Lady Lucas. In this second sentence from the passage, the author uses the word attacked A) B) to show how defenseless Mr. Bennet was against the women. to show that the women were assaulting Mr. Bennet physically. C) D) to show that there was a struggle between Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet. to show how forcefully the women were questioning Mr. Bennet about Mr. Bingley. 29) An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all. What does the term dispatched mean as it is used in paragraph four? A) eaten up; finished off C) B) put to death summarily D) relegated to a specific destination or sent on specific business to rid one's mind of; to drive away or off by or as if by scattering 30) Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. Which of these is the BEST meaning for countenance as it is used in this sentence? A) personality C) agreeable tone of voice B) face or facial features D) style of dress or fashion sense 14/14