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Which of the following is suggested by the imagery in paragraph 1? |
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| A. | faith | | B. | comfort | | C. | efficiency | | D. | uniformity |
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Read the sentence from paragraph 1 in the box below.
| It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which interminable serpents of smoke trailed themselves forever and ever, and never got uncoiled. |
What does the serpent metaphor emphasize? |
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| A. | the long-term dangers of snakes and machines | | B. | the unending poisonous effects of industrialization | | C. | the crookedness of the chimneys | | D. | the destruction of nature |
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Read the sentence from paragraph 3 in the box below.
| The jail might have been the infirmary, the infirmary might have been the jail, the townhall might have been either, or both,or anything else, for anything that appeared to the contrary in the graces of their construction. |
What does this sentence mean? |
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| A. | Though their purposes vary, the buildings look the same. | | B. | The infirmary is between the jail and the townhall. | | C. | The citizens of Coketown often confuse the buildings. | | D. | With each new construction, Coketown becomes more appealing. |
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Novels include many different elements of writing. Which of the following best describes the writing in this excerpt? |
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| A. | plot | | B. | dialogue | | C. | description | | D. | characterization |
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Read the sentence from paragraph 3 in the box below.
| Fact, fact, fact, everywhere in the material aspect of the town; fact, fact,fact, everywhere in the immaterial. |
The author uses repetition and parallelism to |
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| A. | emphasize the monotony of Coketown. | | B. | indicate a change in tone. | | C. | show respect for the town. | | D. | suggest that the townspeople admire Coketown. |
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