Question 1

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This company is having trouble finding "enough qualified people" (line 8). What is implied by this statement?

Options :

A : selective about who it hires

B : advertising in local newspapers

C : offering poor wages and benefits

D : interested only in college graduates

E : promoting people from within the company

Answer: A

Question 2

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Which one of the following emotions do BOTH Briggs and Aunt Gracie exhibit in this excerpt?

Options :

A : anger

B : self-concern

C : pride

D : eagerness

E : affection

Answer: B

Question 3

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Later in the story, Rip wakes up from a twenty-year nap and returns to the village. On the basis of the

information in this excerpt, what will probably be his greatest hope?

Options :

A : His wife will be waiting for him to return.

B : He will have grandchildren to play with.

C : He will be able to find a job.

D : Dame Van Winkle will have changed.

E : His old neighbors will not recognize him.

Answer: D

Question 4

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The first two paragraphs (lines 1–27) establish a contrast between which two parts of the narrator’s life?

Options :

A : home and school

B : teachers and students

C : friends and enemies

D : girls and boys

E : mother and father

Answer: A

Question 5

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At the end of the play, Sibyl directly disobeys her mother’s wishes and refuses to leave the dining room when

her mother orders her to leave.

Although this seems like a minor event, why does the play end with this scene?

Options :

A : to prove Miss Cooper correct

B : to emphasize Sibyl’s shyness

C : to show that Sibyl is changing

D : to contrast Sibyl and Miss Cooper

Answer: C

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