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Question 1
Which choice below BEST describes the guest from these opening paragraphs?
Answer: Correct! “The secret of the young man's character was a high and abstracted ambition. He could have borne to live an undistinguished life, but not to be forgotten in the grave.” This directly refers to the character of the guest and corresponds to the title of the piece.
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Answer:Incorrect. The answer is D, “The secret of the young man's character was a high and abstracted ambition. He could have borne to live an undistinguished life, but not to be forgotten in the grave.” This directly refers to the character of the guest and corresponds to the title of the piece.
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Question 2
What is meaning of the word precipice in paragraph 8?
Answer: Correct! The precipice described in paragraph 8 is another rock face in the White Mountains that surrounds the house.
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Answer:Incorrect. The answer is B, the precipice described in paragraph 8 is another rock face in the White Mountains that surrounds the house.
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Question 3
Which quotation in paragraph 8 helps clarify the meaning of precipice?
Answer: Correct! The phrase “the steep side of the mountain” comes before the word precipice in the sentence. The precipice is described as opposite. The “steep side of the mountain” is the thing opposite of precipice, giving a clue as to the meaning of precipice.
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Answer:Incorrect. The answer is C, The phrase “the steep side of the mountain” comes before the word precipice in the sentence. The precipice is described as opposite. The “steep side of the mountain” is the thing opposite of precipice, giving a clue as to the meaning of precipice.
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Question 4
What does this line from paragraph 12 reveal about the guest’s character? “But I cannot die till I have achieved my destiny. Then, let Death come! I shall have built my monument!"
Answer: Correct! The ambition the guest has is to do or be something great so he is remembered. The guest wants to work until he has achieved his destiny; he has not done this yet.
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Answer:Incorrect. The answer is B, the ambition the guest has is to do or be something great so he is remembered. The guest wants to work until he has achieved his destiny; he has not done this yet.
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Question 5
What can we infer about the family from this quote?
“[he]…brightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception. He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all, from the old woman, who wiped a chair with her apron, to the little child that held out its arms to him. One glance and smile placed the stranger on a footing of innocent familiarity with the eldest daughter.”
Answer: Correct!
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Answer:Incorrect. The answer is C, the family is welcoming, sharing their happiness with travelers when they pass through the area.
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Question 6
The father comments to the guest, “Besides we have a sure place of refuge hard by if he should be coming in good earnest." What event is he referring to?
Answer: Correct! The father is referring to the rock slide that just missed the house. The rocks sliding down the mountain missed the cottage and the family remained safe.
Answer:Incorrect. The answer is A, the father is referring to the rock slide that just missed the house. The rocks sliding down the mountain missed the cottage and the family remained safe.
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Structure
Something that is built, like a bridge or a building.
