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1. “The wind howled and shrieked” is the form of figurative language that gives human qualities to an inanimate or nonhuman thing, also called

a. Metaphor b. Personification c. Protagonist d. Simile

2. The expression “My love is like a red, red rose” is an example of

a. Context clues. b. Literal language. c. Figurative language. d. None of the above.

3. Please refer to Story A2 and answer the following question. Which sentence, if inserted in the blank space, would make the best sense in the context of the passage

a. The director, Peter Hall, had to beg the theater management not to close the play immediately but to wait for the Sunday reviews. b. Despite the audience reaction, the cast and director believed in the play. c. It looked as if Waiting for Godot was beginning a long run as the most controversial play of London’s 1955 season. d. Waiting for Godot was in danger of closing the first week of its run and of becoming nothing more than a footnote in the annals of the English stage.

4. The statement “Life is like a box of chocolates” is an example of

a. Metaphor b. Personification c. Protagonist d. Simile

5. When the writer/speaker makes a direct comparison stating that a thing is something else, s/he is using a

a. Metaphor b. Personification c. Protagonist d. Simile

6. Please refer to Story A1 and answer the following question. Which of the following words would best fit into the blank in the final sentence of the passage?

a. Scapegoat b. Hero c. Leader d. Victim

7. Please refer to Story A2 and answer the following question. Judging from the information provided in the paragraph, which of the following statements is accurate?

a. The 1955 production of Waiting for Godot was the play’s first performance. b. Waiting for Godot was written by Peter Hall. c. The sets and characters in Waiting for Godot were typical of London stage productions in the 1950s. d. Waiting for Godot was not first performed in English.

8. Select the item that is a complete sentence.

a. Notice that the fragment is frequently a dependent clause or long phrase that follows the main clause. b. A story with deep thoughts and emotions. c. Toys of all kinds thrown everywhere. d. A record of accomplishment beginning when you were first hired.

9. A literary term to describe the problem in a story, such as character-against character, is

a. Conflict b. Plot c. Setting d. Theme

10. Please refer to Story A2 and answer the following question. Which of the following provides the best definition of the term avant-garde as the author intends it in the passage?

a. Unintelligible b. Innovative c. Foreign d. High-brow

11. The character who is in conflict with the main character in a story is called the

a. Evangilist b. Antihero c. Antagonist d. Protagonist

12. Two men decided to go fishing. They rented a boat and went into the Gulf of Mexico at 6 A.M. They encountered rough water, and their boat capsized. Now they are trying to hold on to the boat’s upside-down hull, hoping to be rescued.

a. Character-against-character b. Character-against-nature c. Character-against-society d. Character-against-self

13. Select the item that is a complete sentence.

a. Because his car was in the shop. b. When you finally take the test. c. If you want to go with me. d. John waited.

14. He saw in the distance a beautiful, graceful bird soaring across the sky. The word soaring means

a. Falling b. Gliding c. Leaping d. Slithering

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61.When there is a shortage in a market, prices are likely to:

A. Fall because buyers do not wish to buy as much as sellers want to sell.

B. Rise because some buyers will offer to pay a higher price.

C. Fall because sellers are likely to reduce their production if prices rise.

D. Rise because the government will put a price ceiling in place.

62.If a market shortage exists:

A. The invisible hand will work to reduce the price.

B. The only solution is for the government to raise the price.

C. Producers will compete for customers by reducing prices.

D. Consumers will compete for the product by offering to pay more.

63.A market surplus occurs when:

A. People cannot buy the amount of goods and services that they are willing and able to buy.

B. The price is less than the equilibrium price.

C. The quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded at a given price.

D. There is a price ceiling.

64.When there is a surplus in a market, prices are likely to fall because:

A. Buyers do not wish to buy as much as sellers want to sell.

B. Some buyers will offer to pay a higher price, initiating a move up the supply curve.

C. Sellers are likely to increase their production.

D. Buyers will wait for the government to establish a price floor.

65.If a market surplus exists:

A. The only resolution is for the government to set the price.

B. Consumers will compete for the product buy offering to pay more.

C. Producers will compete for customers by reducing prices.

D. The equilibrium price is equal to the price ceiling.

66.If demand is constant, a decrease in the supply of gasoline will cause the equilibrium price:

A. To rise and quantity to fall.

B. And quantity both to rise.

C. To fall and quantity to rise.

D. And quantity both to fall.

67.If demand is constant, a leftward shift in the supply curve will result in:

A. A decrease in equilibrium quantity and a lower equilibrium price.

B. An increase in equilibrium quantity and a lower equilibrium price.

C. A decrease in equilibrium quantity and a higher equilibrium price.

D. An increase in equilibrium quantity and a higher equilibrium price.

68.The price of chocolate candy bars rises. This could be due to:

A. A decrease in the wage rate paid to workers in the candy bar factories.

B. A decrease in the cost of chocolate, which is used to produce candy bars.

C. A subsidy by the federal government for the producers of chocolate candy bars.

D. A decrease in the number of chocolate candy bar producers.

69.If demand is unchanged, a rightward shift in the supply curve for plasma TVs will cause:

A. A decrease in equilibrium quantity and a higher equilibrium price.

B. An increase in equilibrium quantity and a higher equilibrium price.

C. An increase in equilibrium quantity and a lower equilibrium price.

D. A decrease in equilibrium quantity and a lower equilibrium price.

70.Which of the following would cause a decrease in the price of automobiles?

A. A technological advance in automobile manufacturing.

B. An increase in the wages paid to automobile assembly line workers.

C. A decrease in the cost of gasoline.

D. An increase in the number of buyers.