20:09, 13/12/2022 Post Test: Love and Conflict in Romeo and Juliet

Post Test: Love and Conflict in Romeo and Juliet

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1 Read passage 34464 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.

Read paragraph 11 from the story.

(11) At this time a rich man whom Tama's parents deemed a suitable match for their
daughter presented his proposals, and Tama was suddenly told that they approved of the
marriage and that she must prepare for the bridal.

What is the meaning of the word proposals as it is used in the paragraph?

As used in paragraph 11, proposals means gifts vows suggestions

hands .

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2 Read passage 34505 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read the excerpt from the passage.

(7) Suddenly she whirled from the window and stood before the glass. Her eyes were
shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty seconds. Rapidly she pulled
down her hair and let it fall to its full length.

What does the author mean when he writes that Della's "face had lost its colour"?

A. Della has become sick with worry about Jim's gift.

B. Della has realized what she must give up for Jim.

C. Della's complexion is fair and exquisite.

D. Della's hair is her only element of beauty.

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3 Read passage 34505 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read the following sentence from the passage.

(8) ...Had King Solomon been the janitor, with all his treasures piled up in the basement, Jim would have pulled out his watch every time he
passed, just to see him pluck at his beard from envy.

Which phrase best states the meaning of "pluck at his beard" as used in the excerpt?

A. to be annoyed

B. to be accepting

C. to be approving

D. to be amused

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4 Read passage 34482 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which is the best objective summary of the passage?

A. Despite her father's plans to marry her to someone else, Silvia falls in love
with Valentine. Her father suspects she may have feelings for Valentine and
locks her away at night so she cannot leave. When Proteus, Valentine's
friend, comes to visit, he falls in love with Silvia and hatches a plan to have
her for himself.

B. The Duke of Milan wants his daughter Silvia to have an appropriate match
for a husband. He feels as though she may be interested in Valentine, who
is a nice guy, but not good enough for his daughter. So, he locks her away at
night so that he can keep an eye on her while he decides who she should
marry.

C. Proteus destroys his friendship with Valentine by betraying his trust. The evil
Proteus wants to marry Silvia, Valentine's love interest, and deviously tells
the Duke of Valentine's plan to sneak away with his daughter. This gets
Valentine unfairly thrown out of the kingdom, and Proteus receives Silvia's
hand in marriage.

D. Valentine trusts his friend Proteus and wants what is best for him, so when
he visits him in Milan, he praises him to the Duke. However, when Proteus
sees the Duke's daughter, Silvia, he immediately forgets his girlfriend back
home and wants Silvia for himself.

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5 Read passage 34464 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which sentence best states how the character of Hayashi develops over the course of the text?

A. Hayashi believes he is in love with Tama, but he realizes she is not the one for him.

B. Hayashi is insecure about his social status, but he works hard to demonstrate his value.

C. Hayashi struggles with his feelings for Tama, but he realizes that she is worth fighting for.

D. Hayashi falls in love with Tama, but he leaves due to his fear of her parents' anger.

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6 Read passage 34505 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which line from the text best represents Della's perspective of her situation at the beginning of the passage?

A. There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.

B. It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.

C. In the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a
ring.

D. Grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain.

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7 Read passage 34494 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

What change is revealed when Romeo says "Ay, so I fear; the more is my unrest"?

A. Romeo's cheerfulness is replaced by concern.

B. Romeo's love for Juliet is replaced by a feeling of anger.

C. Romeo's joy turns to thoughts of revenge.

D. Romeo's interest in Juliet fades away.

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8 Read passage 34482 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read this excerpt from the text.

(5) In spite of the devotion which he had professed for Julia, in spite of his lifelong friendship with Valentine, Proteus no sooner beheld Silvia than
he imagined himself desperately in love with her.

What does this sentence reveal about Proteus's character?

A. It reveals that Proteus is able to control his thoughts and actions.

B. It reveals that Proteus values others over himself.

C. It reveals that Proteus's love for Julia is unmatched.

D. It reveals that Proteus's faithfulness is questionable.

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9 Read passage 34464 to answer this question.

Select the correct text in the passage.

Which paragraph best reveals a character's change of perspective?

(15) Tama was inconsolable. She pined for her lover and soon fell ill. Her elaborate trousseau and the outfit for the bridal household was complete but
the wedding ceremony had to be postponed.
(16) Both parents became very anxious for, as the days went by, instead of getting better their daughter visibly wasted away and sometimes could not
leave her bed, so weak did she become…
(17) Her mother now begged the father to allow the marriage with Hayashi to take place. Though he was not the man of their choice in worldly position,
yet if their daughter loved him, it were better that she should marry him...
(18) But now arose a difficulty of which they had not dreamed. Hayashi had moved away no one knew whither, and all their frantic efforts to trace him
were fruitless.

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10 Read passage 34505 to answer this question.

Select the correct text in the passage.

Which sentence from the text best reveals Della's relationship with her husband?

(4) In the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring. Also
appertaining thereunto was a card bearing the name "Mr. James Dillingham Young." The "Dillingham" had been flung to the breeze during a former
period of prosperity when its possessor was being paid $30 per week. Now, when the income was shrunk to $20, the letters of "Dillingham" looked
blurred, as though they were thinking seriously of contracting to a modest and unassuming D. But whenever Mr. James Dillingham Young came home
and reached his flat above he was called "Jim" and greatly hugged by Mrs. James Dillingham Young, already introduced to you as Della. Which is all
very good.
(5) Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey
fence in a grey backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. She had been saving every
penny she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always
are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and
sterling—something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honour of being owned by Jim.

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11 Read passage 34482 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

How does Valentine's experience with Proteus affect his actions in the passage?

A. Valentine's jealousy of Proteus causes him to falsely warn the Duke of his character.

B. Their close friendship results in Valentine blindly trusting Proteus.

C. Their shared childhood makes Valentine more forgiving of Proteus's actions.

D. Valentine's knowledge of Proteus's girlfriend makes him wary of Proteus's intentions.

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12 Read passage 34494 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which line from the text supports the inference that Juliet will pursue her interest in Romeo?

A. Come hither, Nurse. What is yond gentleman?

B. Prodigious birth of love it is to me, That I must love a loathed enemy.

C. Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much.

D. His name is Romeo, and a Montague, The only son of your great enemy.

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13 Read passage 34494 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.

Read the following excerpt from the text:

ROMEO: O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!

 (5)  It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night

As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear;

Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!

What does the phrase "hangs upon the cheek of night" mean?

Romeo says Juliet "hangs upon the cheek of night," meaning she is a sparkling light in the darkness she is as precious as a rare jewel
she is trouble, and he should stay away she stays in the dark corners of the room .

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14 Read passage 34469 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which excerpt from the passage is emphasized in the artwork?

A. At this time a rich man whom Tama's parents deemed a suitable match for their daughter presented his proposals... (paragraph 11)

B. Now it happened that near-by in a small house there lived a man by the name of Hayashi. He was a provincial samurai... (paragraph
3)

C. In this way the intimacy deepened till by degrees the young man was treated like a trusted member of the family. (paragraph 8)

D. He often passed the rich merchant's house and Tama, the Jewel, noticed the young man coming and going with his flute. (paragraph
5)

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15 Read passage 34508 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read the passage and examine the painting. Each work features Silvia. How is she treated differently in the painting as compared to the passage?

A. Silvia is given human qualities in the passage, but her appearance in the painting is indistinct and ghostlike.

B. Silvia's feelings for Valentine are briefly mentioned in the passage, but the painting clearly reveals them.

C. Silvia's royal status is emphasized in the painting, but her role in society is not mentioned in the passage.

D. Silvia is the main subject of the painting, but she not the focus of the passage.

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16 Read passage 34457 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read the excerpt from the story.

(7) Suddenly she whirled from the window and stood before the glass. Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty
seconds. Rapidly she pulled down her hair and let it fall to its full length.

How is the representation of a woman considering her reflection different in the painting than in the story?

A. The painting shows a woman appreciating her hair, while the passage emphasizes a woman unaware of her beauty.

B. The painting shows a woman regarding her reflection without worry, while the passage depicts a woman regarding her reflection as a
solution to a problem.

C. The painting emphasizes an emotional struggle within the woman, while the passage characterizes the woman as confident.

D. The painting emphasizes the woman's movements, while the passage focuses on the woman's thoughts.

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17

Select the correct answer.

Ty has written the following sentences to explain the relationship between the claim in his research paper and one possible counterclaim.

Homework causes unnecessary stress that can lead to physical health problems and lower the grades it's supposed to increase. Some people
think homework can be beneficial to learning, though.

Which choice best shows how Ty can revise the sentences to clarify the relationship between his claim and the counterclaim?

A. While some people believe that homework is important for learning, other people believe that it causes stress that negatively impacts
grades.

B. Homework is a practice that can improve learning outcomes, but it can also increase students' stress, resulting in health issues and
lower grades.

C. Homework causes stress that can lead to other health issues, proving that it should be eliminated from classroom practice.

D. While some people believe that homework is beneficial to learning, it has been shown to cause grades to slip as a result of increased
stress and related physical health issues.

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18 Read passage 34464 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.

Read the following excerpt from the story:

(10) ...The woman, who loved her charge faithfully and devotedly, could not bear to see her unhappy, and foolishly helped the lovers to meet each
other in secret.

How does the author create suspense in the excerpt?

The author uses flashback analogy foreshadowing pacing to suggest that the nurse's actions will lead to a marriage
good fortune conflict a resolution .

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19 Read passage 34505 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read the excerpt from the passage.

(10) On went her old brown jacket; on went her old brown hat. With a whirl of skirts and with the brilliant sparkle still in her eyes, she fluttered out
the door and down the stairs to the street.

How does the information in the excerpt develop a sense of mystery in the story?

A. It reveals that Della has decided to leave her shabby apartment.

B. It substantiates Della’s desire to make herself happy.

C. It conveys that Della is leaving to meet someone important.

D. It suggests that Della is about to do something of significance.

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20 Read passage 34494 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

How does the author use structure to create a sense of mystery throughout the passage?

A. Mystery is created by contrasting the liveliness of the party with the darkness of Tybalt's character.

B. Mystery is created by characters asking questions about who others are.

C. Mystery is created using antiquated language and sentence structure.

D. Mystery is created through long descriptions of characters' physical appearance.

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21 Read passage 34464 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which sentence best states an emerging theme in the passage?

A. Parents look out for their children's best interests.

B. Love will overcome all barriers.

C. Hesitation causes fears to come true.

D. Honesty is always the best option.

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22 Read passage 34482 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read this excerpt from the text.

(5) ...He remembered his faithful lady in Verona; he called to mind the duty he owed his dear friend Valentine. But for the moment his weak and
selfish nature carried him beyond control.

Which sentence best states how the excerpt develops the theme of the passage?

A. It demonstrates the power of true love.

B. It explains the difficulty of owing a favor to someone.

C. It reinforces the inconsistency of friendship.

D. It reveals Proteus's struggle between loyalty and passion.

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23 Read passage 34494 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which lines support the emergence of the theme of doomed love in the passage?

A. My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!

B. Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.

C. A villain that is hither come in spite, To scorn at our solemnity this night.

D. I would not for the wealth of all the town Here in my house do him disparagement.

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24 Read passage 34505 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

What is a theme of the passage?

A. Gifts are a way to show appreciation.

B. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.

C. Poverty is inescapable.

D. Beauty cannot last forever.

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25 Read passage 34494 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read the excerpt from the text.

TYBALT: Patience perforce with wilful choler meeting

Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting.

(55) I will withdraw: but this intrusion shall,

Now seeming sweet, convert to bitter gall.

What does Tybalt's response to Capulet reveal about him?

A. He has been embarrassed by Romeo and will no longer serve the Capulet family.

B. He is scared of what Capulet will do to him if he does not make Romeo leave immediately.

C. He is angry with Capulet and secretly hopes that Romeo teaches him a lesson.

D. He will respect Capulet's wishes, but he views Romeo's presence as a bad omen.

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26 Read passage 34482 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which line from the text reveals the contrast between Valentine and Proteus that develops the theme of the passage?

A. In the full warmth of his generous heart, Valentine lavished praises of his friend to the Duke of Milan and to Silvia, and for the sake of
the love she bore to Valentine Silvia gave Proteus a hearty welcome.

B. He told Proteus that, unknown to the Duke, her father, Silvia and he were betrothed—nay, more, that the hour of their marriage and
the method of their flight were already arranged.

C. He suspected there was some love between Silvia and Valentine, and saw many little things when they thought him blind.

D. Valentine had spoken many wise words to Proteus on the folly of being in love, but he had not been long in Milan before he was in
just the same sad plight that he had cautioned his friend against.

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27 Read passage 34494 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read the excerpt from Act 1, Scene 5 of the play.

ROMEO: Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urg'd!

Give me my sin again.

(75) JULIET: You kiss by the book.

What is the meaning of "by the book" as it is used in the excerpt?

A. as if in a fairy tale

B. without permission

C. in a strange way

D. according to the rules

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28 Read passage 34464 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which sentence best states how the character of Tama develops over the course of the text?

A. Tama struggled to learn to play the koto, but she eventually learns to play from a master musician.

B. Tama was hopeful that she would be able to marry the man she loves, but she realizes her marriage will be decided by her parents.

C. Tama believed that she would run away with Hayashi, but she decides that she should respect her parents' wishes.

D. Tama respected the decisions of her parents, but she eventually decides her own happiness is more important.

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29 Read passage 34505 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.

Read the following excerpt from the text:

(9) So now Della's beautiful hair fell about her, rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters. It reached below her knee and made itself almost a
garment for her.

Which word could replace cascade and best maintain the author's intended meaning?

Landslide Shower Avalanche Waterfall could replace the word cascade while maintaining the author's intended meaning.

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30 Read passage 34494 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.

Read the following excerpt from lines 8-9 of the text:

So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.

What does Romeo imply by using the word crows?

Romeo uses the word crows to imply that the party goers are jealous of Juliet's beauty that Juliet stands out among ordinary people
that Juliet's masquerade mask makes it difficult to identify her that people cannot stop talking about Juliet's presence .

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31 Read passage 34464 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read the following excerpt.

(9) ...Choosing themes and songs expressive of love they communicated their sentiments to one another through the romantic medium of music,
and the two instruments blended in perfect harmony, the koto's accompaniment giving an ardent response to the plaintive melody of the young
man's flute, which wailed forth the hopeless passion consuming his soul for the lovely maiden.

How does the language used in the underlined portion of the excerpt impact the mood of the story?

A. It establishes a hopeful mood.

B. It establishes a suspenseful mood.

C. It establishes a sentimental mood.

D. It establishes a lighthearted mood.

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32 Read passage 34482 to answer this question.

Select the correct text in the passage.

Which phrase from the text excerpt explains the Duke's motivation for allowing Valentine to stay?

(2) The Duke of Milan, as was the custom in those days, thought himself at perfect liberty to dispose of his daughter in marriage as best pleased
himself , with but scant regard for her own feelings on the subject. He suspected there was some love between Silvia and Valentine , and saw many little
things when they thought him blind. He often determined to forbid Valentine his Court and his daughter's company, but, fearing that his jealousy might
perhaps be leading him into error , and that he might bring disgrace unworthily upon Valentine, he resolved not to act rashly, but by gentle means to try
to discover the truth. In the meanwhile he kept a strict watch over Silvia, and, fearing some attempt on the part of the young lovers to escape secretly ,
he gave directions that Silvia should be lodged in an upper tower, the key of which was brought every night to himself.

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33 Read passage 34505 to answer this question.

Select the correct text in the passage.

Which sentence from the text propels the action in the passage?

(5) Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey
fence in a grey backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. She had been saving every
penny she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always
are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and
sterling—something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honour of being owned by Jim.
(6) There was a pier-glass between the windows of the room. Perhaps you have seen a pier-glass in an $8 flat. A very thin and very agile person may,
by observing his reflection in a rapid sequence of longitudinal strips, obtain a fairly accurate conception of his looks. Della, being slender, had mastered
the art.
(7) Suddenly she whirled from the window and stood before the glass. Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty
seconds. Rapidly she pulled down her hair and let it fall to its full length.
(8) Now, there were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride. One was Jim's gold watch that had been
his father's and his grandfather's. The other was Della's hair. Had the Queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair
hang out the window some day to dry just to depreciate Her Majesty's jewels and gifts. Had King Solomon been the janitor, with all his treasures piled up
in the basement, Jim would have pulled out his watch every time he passed, just to see him pluck at his beard from envy.

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34 Read passage 34494 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which sentence best states how Capulet's reaction to Tybalt advances the plot?

A. It reveals how the people of Verona view Romeo.

B. It keeps Tybalt from making a scene at the party.

C. It allows for Romeo and Juliet to meet.

D. It protects Romeo from physical harm.

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35 Read passage 34464 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read the following excerpt.

(10) Tama's parents were totally unaware of all that was happening, but her nurse soon guessed the secret of the young couple. The woman, who
loved her charge faithfully and devotedly, could not bear to see her unhappy, and foolishly helped the lovers to meet each other in secret. . . .

What do the nurse's interactions with Tama and Hayashi reveal about her?

A. Her actions are based on her sense of commitment to Tama.

B. Her loyalty to Hayashi is stronger than her loyalty to Tama.

C. Her actions are based on jealousy as opposed to helpfulness.

D. Her belief in duty is stronger than her belief in true love.

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36 Read passage 34464 to answer this question.

Select the correct text in the passage.

Which detail from the text best develops the story's theme?

(14) The young man, fearing the wrath of her parents, went to live in another part of the city, telling no one of his whereabouts.
(15) Tama was inconsolable. She pined for her lover and soon fell ill. Her elaborate trousseau and the outfit for the bridal household was complete but
the wedding ceremony had to be postponed.
(16) Both parents became very anxious for, as the days went by, instead of getting better their daughter visibly wasted away and sometimes could not
leave her bed, so weak did she become…
(17) Her mother now begged the father to allow the marriage with Hayashi to take place. Though he was not the man of their choice in worldly position,
yet if their daughter loved him, it were better that she should marry him...

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37 Read passage 34464 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read the excerpt from paragraph 2.

(2) When she reached the age of sixteen her parents thought it was time to seek a suitable bridegroom for her… However, it proved exceedingly
difficult to find anyone who would meet all their requirements.

How does paragraph 2 begin to develop the theme of the passage?

A. by suggesting that no bridegroom for Tama will ever be found

B. by hinting that Tama is only interested in marrying a wealthy man

C. by foreshadowing the impossibility of Tama marrying for love

D. by explaining that Tama is not interested in finding a bridegroom

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38 Read passage 34482 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Which detail from the text refines the theme of betrayal in the passage?

A. "But what a base return Proteus made for the kindness heaped on him!"

B. "…Valentine, in the full glow of his unsuspicious nature, was ready to place unbounded trust in his friend…"

C. "She returned his affection, and they became secretly betrothed…"

D. "…Proteus repeated to the Duke of Milan what Valentine had told him."

Question serial: MC-5797-5826-D202

39 Read passage 34505 to answer this question.

Select the correct answer.

Read paragraph 16.

Oh, and the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings. Forget the hashed metaphor. She was ransacking the stores for Jim's present.

How do the details in the excerpt develop the story's theme?

A. They reveal that Della has decided what to get Jim for Christmas.

B. They reveal that Della cares more about Jim's happiness than her own.

C. They reveal that Della has given up on finding the perfect gift for Jim.

D. They reveal that Della spends more time looking for a gift than she should.

Question serial: MC-E334-6611-6914

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Passage for Question #1, #5, #9, #18, #21, #28, #31, #35, #36, #37

Passage ID: 34464

The Reincarnation of Tama

by Yei Theodora Ozaki (excerpt)

(1) Many years ago in Yedo, in the district of Fukagawa, there lived a rich timber merchant. [After many years] the merchant's wife at last gave birth to a daughter.
Both parents rejoiced that the Gods had answered their prayers. They reared the child with great care, likening her to a precious gem held tenderly in both hands,
and they named her Tama, the Jewel....

(2) When she reached the age of sixteen her parents thought it was time to seek a suitable bridegroom for her… However, it proved exceedingly difficult to find
anyone who would meet all their requirements.

(3) Now it happened that near-by in a small house there lived a man by the name of Hayashi. He was a provincial samurai, but for some reason or other had left his
Daimio's domain and settled in Yedo. His wife was long since dead, but he had an only son whom he educated in the refinements of the military class. The family was
a poor one, for all samurai were trained to hold poverty in high esteem; and to despise trade and money-making.

(4) At the time this story opens the elder Hayashi had just died and the son, though only nineteen years of age, carried on his father's work.

(5) He often passed the rich merchant's house and Tama, the Jewel, noticed the young man coming and going with his flute. Questioning her nurse, she learned all
there was to know about his history, his poverty, his scholarly attainments, his skill as a musician and the recent sorrow he had sustained in the death of his father.

(6) Besides being attracted by his good looks, the beautiful Tama's heart went out in sympathy to the young man in his misfortune and loneliness, and she asked her
mother to invite him to the house as her music-master, so that they might play duets together—he performing on the flute to her accompaniment on the koto.

(7) The mother consented, thinking the plan an excellent one, and the young samurai became a frequent visitor in the merchant's house…

(8) In this way the intimacy deepened till by degrees the young man was treated like a trusted member of the family.

(9) The young master and pupil thus meeting day by day, presently fell in love, for heart calls to heart when both are young and handsome and the bond of similar
tastes cements the friendship. Choosing themes and songs expressive of love they communicated their sentiments to one another through the romantic medium of
music, and the two instruments blended in perfect harmony, the koto's accompaniment giving an ardent response to the plaintive melody of the young man's flute,
which wailed forth the hopeless passion consuming his soul for the lovely maiden.

(10) Tama's parents were totally unaware of all that was happening, but her nurse soon guessed the secret of the young couple. The woman, who loved her charge
faithfully and devotedly, could not bear to see her unhappy, and foolishly helped the lovers to meet each other in secret. With these unexpected opportunities they
pledged themselves to each other for all their lives to come, and tried to think of some way by which they could obtain the old people's consent to their marriage. But
Hayashi guessed that the merchant was ambitious for his daughter, and knew that it was improbable that he would accept a son-in-law as poor and obscure as
himself. So he postponed asking for her hand until it was too late.

(11) At this time a rich man whom Tama's parents deemed a suitable match for their daughter presented his proposals, and Tama was suddenly told that they
approved of the marriage and that she must prepare for the bridal.

(12) Tama was overwhelmed with despair. That day Hayashi had promised to come and play his favourite game with her father. The nurse contrived that the lovers
should meet first, and then Tama told Hayashi of the alliance which had been arranged. Weeping, she insisted that an elopement was the only solution to their
difficulties. He consented to escape to some distant place with her that very night. Gathering her in his arms he tried to still her sobbing, and Tama clung to him...

(13) They were thus surprised by her mother, and their secret could no longer be concealed. Tama was taken from him gently but firmly and shut up like a prisoner in
one room. The vigilance of the parents being in this manner rudely awakened, the mother never allowed the girl out of her sight, and Hayashi was peremptorily
forbidden the house.

(14) The young man, fearing the wrath of her parents, went to live in another part of the city, telling no one of his whereabouts.

(15) Tama was inconsolable. She pined for her lover and soon fell ill. Her elaborate trousseau and the outfit for the bridal household was complete but the wedding
ceremony had to be postponed.

(16) Both parents became very anxious for, as the days went by, instead of getting better their daughter visibly wasted away and sometimes could not leave her bed,
so weak did she become…

(17) Her mother now begged the father to allow the marriage with Hayashi to take place. Though he was not the man of their choice in worldly position, yet if their
daughter loved him, it were better that she should marry him...

(18) But now arose a difficulty of which they had not dreamed. Hayashi had moved away no one knew whither, and all their frantic efforts to trace him were fruitless.

(19) A year passed slowly by. When Tama was told that her parents had consented to her marrying her beloved, she brightened up with the hope of seeing him again.

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Passage for Question #2, #3, #6, #10, #19, #24, #29, #33, #39

Passage ID: 34505

"The Gift of the Magi" from The Four Million

by O. Henry (excerpt)

(1) One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the
vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One
dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.

(2) There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of
sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

(3) While the mistress of the home is gradually subsiding from the first stage to the second, take a look at the home. A furnished flat at $8 per week. It did not exactly
beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.

(4) In the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring. Also appertaining
thereunto was a card bearing the name "Mr. James Dillingham Young." The "Dillingham" had been flung to the breeze during a former period of prosperity when its
possessor was being paid $30 per week. Now, when the income was shrunk to $20, the letters of "Dillingham" looked blurred, as though they were thinking seriously
of contracting to a modest and unassuming D. But whenever Mr. James Dillingham Young came home and reached his flat above he was called "Jim" and greatly
hugged by Mrs. James Dillingham Young, already introduced to you as Della. Which is all very good.

(5) Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey fence in a grey
backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. She had been saving every penny she could for months, with
this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim.
Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling—something just a little bit near to being worthy of the
honour of being owned by Jim.

(6) There was a pier-glass between the windows of the room. Perhaps you have seen a pier-glass in an $8 flat. A very thin and very agile person may, by observing
his reflection in a rapid sequence of longitudinal strips, obtain a fairly accurate conception of his looks. Della, being slender, had mastered the art.

(7) Suddenly she whirled from the window and stood before the glass. Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty seconds. Rapidly
she pulled down her hair and let it fall to its full length.

(8) Now, there were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride. One was Jim's gold watch that had been his father's
and his grandfather's. The other was Della's hair. Had the Queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair hang out the window
some day to dry just to depreciate Her Majesty's jewels and gifts. Had King Solomon been the janitor, with all his treasures piled up in the basement, Jim would have
pulled out his watch every time he passed, just to see him pluck at his beard from envy.

(9) So now Della's beautiful hair fell about her, rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters. It reached below her knee and made itself almost a garment for
her. And then she did it up again nervously and quickly. Once she faltered for a minute and stood still while a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet.

(10) On went her old brown jacket; on went her old brown hat. With a whirl of skirts and with the brilliant sparkle still in her eyes, she fluttered out the door and down
the stairs to the street.

(11) Where she stopped the sign read: "Mme. Sofronie. Hair Goods of All Kinds." One flight up Della ran, and collected herself, panting. Madame, large, too white,
chilly, hardly looked the "Sofronie."

(12) "Will you buy my hair?" asked Della.

(13) "I buy hair," said Madame. "Take yer hat off and let's have a sight at the looks of it."

(14) Down rippled the brown cascade. "Twenty dollars," said Madame, lifting the mass with a practised hand.

(15) "Give it to me quick," said Della.

(16) Oh, and the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings. Forget the hashed metaphor. She was ransacking the stores for Jim's present.

(17) She found it at last. It surely had been made for Jim and no one else. There was no other like it in any of the stores, and she had turned all of them inside out. It
was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its value by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation—as all good things
should do. It was even worthy of The Watch. As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be Jim's. It was like him. Quietness and value—the description applied to
both. Twenty-one dollars they took from her for it, and she hurried home with the 87 cents. With that chain on his watch Jim might be properly anxious about the time
in any company. Grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain.

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Passage for Question #4, #8, #11, #22, #26, #32, #38

Passage ID: 34482

"Who is Silvia?"

from The Shakespeare Story-Book

by Mary Macleon and William Shakespeare (excerpt)

(1) Valentine had spoken many wise words to Proteus on the folly of being in love, but he had not been long in Milan before he was in just the same sad plight that he
had cautioned his friend against. The Duke of Milan had a beautiful daughter called Silvia, and it was with her that Valentine fell deeply in love. She returned his
affection, and they became secretly betrothed, but they dared not let this be known, for her father favoured another suitor, Sir Thurio, a rich and well-born gentleman,
but foolish and extremely vain.

(2) The Duke of Milan, as was the custom in those days, thought himself at perfect liberty to dispose of his daughter in marriage as best pleased himself, with but
scant regard for her own feelings on the subject. He suspected there was some love between Silvia and Valentine, and saw many little things when they thought him
blind. He often determined to forbid Valentine his Court and his daughter's company, but, fearing that his jealousy might perhaps be leading him into error, and that he
might bring disgrace unworthily upon Valentine, he resolved not to act rashly, but by gentle means to try to discover the truth. In the meanwhile he kept a strict watch
over Silvia, and, fearing some attempt on the part of the young lovers to escape secretly, he gave directions that Silvia should be lodged in an upper tower, the key of
which was brought every night to himself.

(3) Matters were in this state when, to Valentine's great joy, Proteus arrived at the Court of Milan. In the full warmth of his generous heart, Valentine lavished praises
of his friend to the Duke of Milan and to Silvia, and for the sake of the love she bore to Valentine Silvia gave Proteus a hearty welcome.

(4) But what a base return Proteus made for the kindness heaped on him!

(5) In spite of the devotion which he had professed for Julia, in spite of his lifelong friendship with Valentine, Proteus no sooner beheld Silvia than he imagined himself
desperately in love with her. All thought of loyalty and honour was recklessly flung aside. He knew he was behaving shamefully. He remembered his faithful lady in
Verona; he called to mind the duty he owed his dear friend Valentine. But for the moment his weak and selfish nature carried him beyond control. He had no thought
but to gratify his own desires, and he determined to throw over Julia, and to win Silvia for himself at whatever cost of treachery and dishonour.

(6) The task did not seem an impossible one, for Valentine, in the full glow of his unsuspicious nature, was ready to place unbounded trust in his friend, and in this
way he gave into his hands the means by which he was betrayed. He told Proteus that, unknown to the Duke, her father, Silvia and he were betrothed—nay, more,
that the hour of their marriage and the method of their flight were already arranged. Silvia was locked into her tower every night, but Valentine was to come with a
ladder of ropes, by which he could climb up and help her to descend. That very evening was fixed for the carrying out of their scheme, and Valentine was now on his
way to procure the ladder of ropes by which the attempt was to be made.

(7) Proteus listened to this plot, and then in the depths of his meanness he determined to give Silvia's father notice of what was planned, for he thought it would turn
out greatly to his own advantage to do so. Valentine would be banished, and the way would then be left open for himself to try to win Silvia. True, her father favoured
another suitor, Sir Thurio, but Proteus had little fear of that dull gentleman, and he thought it would be very easy to thwart his proceedings with some sly trick.

(8) Proteus lost no time in carrying out his scheme, and it was immediately successful. With feigned reluctance, and under the hypocritical pretence that he was only
acting from a sense of duty, Proteus repeated to the Duke of Milan what Valentine had told him. He made the Duke promise that he would not reveal his treachery,
and pointed out how he could easily entrap Valentine as if the discovery had been made by himself. The Duke acted on this advice. He pretended to ask Valentine's
counsel as to the best way of winning a lady to be his wife, whose friends kept her securely shut up. Valentine at once suggested the method of escape which he was
hoping to use in his own case.

(9) "A ladder quaintly made of cords," he said, "with hooks at the end, which you can throw up, and by which you can scale the tower."

(10) "But how shall I convey the ladder?" asked the Duke.

(11) "It will be so light, my lord, that you can easily carry it under your cloak," said Valentine.

(12) "Will a cloak as long as yours serve the purpose?"

(13) "Why, any cloak will serve, my lord."

(14) "How shall I wear it?" said the Duke. "Pray let me feel your cloak upon me."

(15) Valentine could scarcely refuse, and the next moment the Duke had drawn forth from the cloak not only a letter addressed to Silvia, saying that Valentine would
set her free that night, but also the ladder of ropes that was to be used for that purpose.

(16) Then the Duke's anger blazed forth.

(17) "Go, base intruder! Overweening slave!" he exclaimed; and in words of the most contemptuous wrath he ordered Valentine to leave his Court and his territories,
and never to be seen in them again on pain of death.

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Passage for Question #7, #12, #13, #20, #23, #25, #27, #30, #34

Passage ID: 34494

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

Act 1, Scene 5 (excerpt)

In this scene, the Capulets are preparing for a ball. It is there that Romeo sees Juliet for the first time and becomes enamored with her.

A Hall in Capulet's House.

(Enter CAPULET, with JULIET and others of his house, meeting the Guests and Maskers)

( 1) ROMEO: What lady is that, which doth enrich the hand

Of yonder knight?

SERVANT: I know not, sir.

ROMEO: O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!

( 5) It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night

As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear;

Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!

So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows

As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.

(10) The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand,

And touching hers, make blessed my rude hand.

Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!

For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.

TYBALT: This by his voice, should be a Montague.

(15) Fetch me my rapier, boy. What, dares the slave

Come hither, cover'd with an antic face,

To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?

Now by the stock and honour of my kin,

To strike him dead I hold it not a sin.

(20) CAPULET: Why how now, kinsman!

Wherefore storm you so?

TYBALT: Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe;

A villain that is hither come in spite,

To scorn at our solemnity this night.

(25) CAPULET: Young Romeo, is it?

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TYBALT: 'Tis he, that villain Romeo.

CAPULET: Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone,

A bears him like a portly gentleman;

And, to say truth, Verona brags of him

(30) To be a virtuous and well-govern'd youth.

I would not for the wealth of all the town

Here in my house do him disparagement.

Therefore be patient, take no note of him,

It is my will; the which if thou respect,

(35) Show a fair presence and put off these frowns,

An ill-beseeming semblance for a feast.

TYBALT: It fits when such a villain is a guest:

I'll not endure him.

CAPULET: He shall be endur'd.

(40) What, goodman boy! I say he shall, go to;

Am I the master here, or you? Go to.

You'll not endure him! God shall mend my soul,

You'll make a mutiny among my guests!

You will set cock-a-hoop, you'll be the man!

(45) TYBALT: Why, uncle, 'tis a shame.

CAPULET: Go to, go to!

You are a saucy boy. Is't so, indeed?

This trick may chance to scathe you, I know what.

You must contrary me! Marry, 'tis time.

(50) Well said, my hearts!—You are a princox; go:

Be quiet, or—More light, more light!—For shame!

I'll make you quiet. What, cheerly, my hearts.

TYBALT: Patience perforce with wilful choler meeting

Makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting.

(55) I will withdraw: but this intrusion shall,

Now seeming sweet, convert to bitter gall.

(Exit.)

ROMEO: (To Juliet.) If I profane with my unworthiest hand

This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this,

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My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand

(60) To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.

JULIET: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,

Which mannerly devotion shows in this;

For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,

And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.

(65) ROMEO: Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?

JULIET: Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.

ROMEO: O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do:

They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.

JULIET: Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake.

(70) ROMEO: Then move not while my prayer's effect I take.

Thus from my lips, by thine my sin is purg'd.

(Kissing her.)

JULIET: Then have my lips the sin that they have took.

ROMEO: Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urg'd!

Give me my sin again.

(75) JULIET: You kiss by the book.

NURSE: Madam, your mother craves a word with you.

ROMEO: What is her mother?

NURSE: Marry, bachelor,

Her mother is the lady of the house,

(80) And a good lady, and a wise and virtuous.

I nurs'd her daughter that you talk'd withal.

I tell you, he that can lay hold of her

Shall have the chinks.

ROMEO: Is she a Capulet?

(85) O dear account! My life is my foe's debt.

BENVOLIO: Away, be gone; the sport is at the best.

ROMEO: Ay, so I fear; the more is my unrest.

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CAPULET: Nay, gentlemen, prepare not to be gone,

We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.

(90) Is it e'en so? Why then, I thank you all;

I thank you, honest gentlemen; good night.

More torches here! Come on then, let's to bed.

Ah, sirrah, by my fay, it waxes late,

I'll to my rest.

(Exeunt all but JULIET and NURSE.)

(95) JULIET: Come hither, Nurse. What is yond gentleman?

NURSE: The son and heir of old Tiberio.

JULIET: What's he that now is going out of door?

NURSE: Marry, that I think be young Petruchio.

JULIET: What's he that follows here, that would not dance?

(100) NURSE: I know not.

JULIET: Go ask his name. If he be married,

My grave is like to be my wedding bed.

NURSE: His name is Romeo, and a Montague,

The only son of your great enemy.

(105) JULIET: My only love sprung from my only hate!

Too early seen unknown, and known too late!

Prodigious birth of love it is to me,

That I must love a loathed enemy.

NURSE: What's this? What's this?

(120) JULIET: A rhyme I learn'd even now

Of one I danc'd withal.

(One calls within, 'Juliet'.)

NURSE: Anon, anon!

Come let's away, the strangers all are gone.

(Exeunt.)

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Passage for Question #14

Passage ID: 34469

The Reincarnation of Tama

(excerpt)

(1) Many years ago in Yedo, in the district of Fukagawa, there lived a rich timber merchant. [After many years] the merchant's wife at last gave birth to a daughter.
Both parents rejoiced that the Gods had answered their prayers. They reared the child with great care, likening her to a precious gem held tenderly in both hands,
and they named her Tama, the Jewel....

(2) When she reached the age of sixteen her parents thought it was time to seek a suitable bridegroom for her… However, it proved exceedingly difficult to find
anyone who would meet all their requirements.

(3) Now it happened that near-by in a small house there lived a man by the name of Hayashi. He was a provincial samurai, but for some reason or other had left his
Daimio's domain and settled in Yedo. His wife was long since dead, but he had an only son whom he educated in the refinements of the military class. The family was
a poor one, for all samurai were trained to hold poverty in high esteem; and to despise trade and money-making.

(4) At the time this story opens the elder Hayashi had just died and the son, though only nineteen years of age, carried on his father's work.

(5) He often passed the rich merchant's house and Tama, the Jewel, noticed the young man coming and going with his flute. Questioning her nurse, she learned all
there was to know about his history, his poverty, his scholarly attainments, his skill as a musician and the recent sorrow he had sustained in the death of his father.

(6) Besides being attracted by his good looks, the beautiful Tama's heart went out in sympathy to the young man in his misfortune and loneliness, and she asked her
mother to invite him to the house as her music-master, so that they might play duets together—he performing on the flute to her accompaniment on the koto.

(7) The mother consented, thinking the plan an excellent one, and the young samurai became a frequent visitor in the merchant's house…

(8) In this way the intimacy deepened till by degrees the young man was treated like a trusted member of the family.

(9) The young master and pupil thus meeting day by day, presently fell in love, for heart calls to heart when both are young and handsome and the bond of similar
tastes cements the friendship. Choosing themes and songs expressive of love they communicated their sentiments to one another through the romantic medium of
music, and the two instruments blended in perfect harmony, the koto's accompaniment giving an ardent response to the plaintive melody of the young man's flute,
which wailed forth the hopeless passion consuming his soul for the lovely maiden.

(10) Tama's parents were totally unaware of all that was happening, but her nurse soon guessed the secret of the young couple. The woman, who loved her charge
faithfully and devotedly, could not bear to see her unhappy, and foolishly helped the lovers to meet each other in secret. With these unexpected opportunities they
pledged themselves to each other for all their lives to come, and tried to think of some way by which they could obtain the old people's consent to their marriage. But
Hayashi guessed that the merchant was ambitious for his daughter, and knew that it was improbable that he would accept a son-in-law as poor and obscure as
himself. So he postponed asking for her hand until it was too late.

(11) At this time a rich man whom Tama's parents deemed a suitable match for their daughter presented his proposals, and Tama was suddenly told that they
approved of the marriage and that she must prepare for the bridal.

(12) Tama was overwhelmed with despair. That day Hayashi had promised to come and play his favourite game with her father. The nurse contrived that the lovers
should meet first, and then Tama told Hayashi of the alliance which had been arranged. Weeping, she insisted that an elopement was the only solution to their
difficulties. He consented to escape to some distant place with her that very night. Gathering her in his arms he tried to still her sobbing, and Tama clung to him...

(13) They were thus surprised by her mother, and their secret could no longer be concealed. Tama was taken from him gently but firmly and shut up like a prisoner in
one room. The vigilance of the parents being in this manner rudely awakened, the mother never allowed the girl out of her sight, and Hayashi was peremptorily
forbidden the house.

(14) The young man, fearing the wrath of her parents, went to live in another part of the city, telling no one of his whereabouts.

(15) Tama was inconsolable. She pined for her lover and soon fell ill. Her elaborate trousseau and the outfit for the bridal household was complete but the wedding
ceremony had to be postponed.

(16) Both parents became very anxious for, as the days went by, instead of getting better their daughter visibly wasted away and sometimes could not leave her bed,
so weak did she become…

(17) Her mother now begged the father to allow the marriage with Hayashi to take place. Though he was not the man of their choice in worldly position, yet if their
daughter loved him, it were better that she should marry him...

(18) But now arose a difficulty of which they had not dreamed. Hayashi had moved away no one knew whither, and all their frantic efforts to trace him were fruitless.

(19) A year passed slowly by. When Tama was told that her parents had consented to her marrying her beloved, she brightened up with the hope of seeing him again.

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Tama's father was delighted when Hayashi proved to be an expert at go and often asked him to come and spend the evening.

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Passage for Question #15

Passage ID: 34508

"Who is Silvia?"

from The Shakespeare Story-Book

by Mary Macleon and William Shakespeare (excerpt)

(1) Valentine had spoken many wise words to Proteus on the folly of being in love, but he had not been long in Milan before he was in just the same sad plight that he
had cautioned his friend against. The Duke of Milan had a beautiful daughter called Silvia, and it was with her that Valentine fell deeply in love. She returned his
affection, and they became secretly betrothed, but they dared not let this be known, for her father favoured another suitor, Sir Thurio, a rich and well-born gentleman,
but foolish and extremely vain.

(2) The Duke of Milan, as was the custom in those days, thought himself at perfect liberty to dispose of his daughter in marriage as best pleased himself, with but
scant regard for her own feelings on the subject. He suspected there was some love between Silvia and Valentine, and saw many little things when they thought him
blind. He often determined to forbid Valentine his Court and his daughter's company, but, fearing that his jealousy might perhaps be leading him into error, and that he
might bring disgrace unworthily upon Valentine, he resolved not to act rashly, but by gentle means to try to discover the truth. In the meanwhile he kept a strict watch
over Silvia, and, fearing some attempt on the part of the young lovers to escape secretly, he gave directions that Silvia should be lodged in an upper tower, the key of
which was brought every night to himself.

(3) Matters were in this state when, to Valentine's great joy, Proteus arrived at the Court of Milan. In the full warmth of his generous heart, Valentine lavished praises
of his friend to the Duke of Milan and to Silvia, and for the sake of the love she bore to Valentine Silvia gave Proteus a hearty welcome.

(4) But what a base return Proteus made for the kindness heaped on him!

(5) In spite of the devotion which he had professed for Julia, in spite of his lifelong friendship with Valentine, Proteus no sooner beheld Silvia than he imagined himself
desperately in love with her. All thought of loyalty and honour was recklessly flung aside. He knew he was behaving shamefully. He remembered his faithful lady in
Verona; he called to mind the duty he owed his dear friend Valentine. But for the moment his weak and selfish nature carried him beyond control. He had no thought
but to gratify his own desires, and he determined to throw over Julia, and to win Silvia for himself at whatever cost of treachery and dishonour.

(6) The task did not seem an impossible one, for Valentine, in the full glow of his unsuspicious nature, was ready to place unbounded trust in his friend, and in this
way he gave into his hands the means by which he was betrayed. He told Proteus that, unknown to the Duke, her father, Silvia and he were betrothed—nay, more,
that the hour of their marriage and the method of their flight were already arranged. Silvia was locked into her tower every night, but Valentine was to come with a
ladder of ropes, by which he could climb up and help her to descend. That very evening was fixed for the carrying out of their scheme, and Valentine was now on his
way to procure the ladder of ropes by which the attempt was to be made.

(7) Proteus listened to this plot, and then in the depths of his meanness he determined to give Silvia's father notice of what was planned, for he thought it would turn
out greatly to his own advantage to do so. Valentine would be banished, and the way would then be left open for himself to try to win Silvia. True, her father favoured
another suitor, Sir Thurio, but Proteus had little fear of that dull gentleman, and he thought it would be very easy to thwart his proceedings with some sly trick.

(8) Proteus lost no time in carrying out his scheme, and it was immediately successful. With feigned reluctance, and under the hypocritical pretence that he was only
acting from a sense of duty, Proteus repeated to the Duke of Milan what Valentine had told him. He made the Duke promise that he would not reveal his treachery,
and pointed out how he could easily entrap Valentine as if the discovery had been made by himself. The Duke acted on this advice. He pretended to ask Valentine's
counsel as to the best way of winning a lady to be his wife, whose friends kept her securely shut up. Valentine at once suggested the method of escape which he was
hoping to use in his own case.

(9) "A ladder quaintly made of cords," he said, "with hooks at the end, which you can throw up, and by which you can scale the tower."

(10) "But how shall I convey the ladder?" asked the Duke.

(11) "It will be so light, my lord, that you can easily carry it under your cloak," said Valentine.

(12) "Will a cloak as long as yours serve the purpose?"

(13) "Why, any cloak will serve, my lord."

(14) "How shall I wear it?" said the Duke. "Pray let me feel your cloak upon me."

(15) Valentine could scarcely refuse, and the next moment the Duke had drawn forth from the cloak not only a letter addressed to Silvia, saying that Valentine would
set her free that night, but also the ladder of ropes that was to be used for that purpose.

(16) Then the Duke's anger blazed forth.

(17) "Go, base intruder! Overweening slave!" he exclaimed; and in words of the most contemptuous wrath he ordered Valentine to leave his Court and his territories,
and never to be seen in them again on pain of death.

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This painting was commissioned for a publication on the Heroines of Shakespeare. The artist, Charles Edward Perugini, chose to paint Silvia, a character from
Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

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Passage for Question #16

Passage ID: 34457

"The Gift of the Magi" from The Four Million

by O. Henry (excerpt)

(1) One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the
vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One
dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.

(2) There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of
sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

(3) While the mistress of the home is gradually subsiding from the first stage to the second, take a look at the home. A furnished flat at $8 per week. It did not exactly
beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.

(4) In the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring. Also appertaining
thereunto was a card bearing the name "Mr. James Dillingham Young." The "Dillingham" had been flung to the breeze during a former period of prosperity when its
possessor was being paid $30 per week. Now, when the income was shrunk to $20, the letters of "Dillingham" looked blurred, as though they were thinking seriously
of contracting to a modest and unassuming D. But whenever Mr. James Dillingham Young came home and reached his flat above he was called "Jim" and greatly
hugged by Mrs. James Dillingham Young, already introduced to you as Della. Which is all very good.

(5) Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey fence in a grey
backyard. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present. She had been saving every penny she could for months, with
this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim.
Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling—something just a little bit near to being worthy of the
honour of being owned by Jim.

(6) There was a pier-glass between the windows of the room. Perhaps you have seen a pier-glass in an $8 flat. A very thin and very agile person may, by observing
his reflection in a rapid sequence of longitudinal strips, obtain a fairly accurate conception of his looks. Della, being slender, had mastered the art.

(7) Suddenly she whirled from the window and stood before the glass. Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its colour within twenty seconds. Rapidly
she pulled down her hair and let it fall to its full length.

(8) Now, there were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride. One was Jim's gold watch that had been his father's
and his grandfather's. The other was Della's hair. Had the Queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair hang out the window
some day to dry just to depreciate Her Majesty's jewels and gifts. Had King Solomon been the janitor, with all his treasures piled up in the basement, Jim would have
pulled out his watch every time he passed, just to see him pluck at his beard from envy.

(9) So now Della's beautiful hair fell about her, rippling and shining like a cascade of brown waters. It reached below her knee and made itself almost a garment for
her. And then she did it up again nervously and quickly. Once she faltered for a minute and stood still while a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet.

(10) On went her old brown jacket; on went her old brown hat. With a whirl of skirts and with the brilliant sparkle still in her eyes, she fluttered out the door and down
the stairs to the street.

(11) Where she stopped the sign read: "Mme. Sofronie. Hair Goods of All Kinds." One flight up Della ran, and collected herself, panting. Madame, large, too white,
chilly, hardly looked the "Sofronie."

(12) "Will you buy my hair?" asked Della.

(13) "I buy hair," said Madame. "Take yer hat off and let's have a sight at the looks of it."

(14) Down rippled the brown cascade. "Twenty dollars," said Madame, lifting the mass with a practised hand.

(15) "Give it to me quick," said Della.

(16) Oh, and the next two hours tripped by on rosy wings. Forget the hashed metaphor. She was ransacking the stores for Jim's present.

(17) She found it at last. It surely had been made for Jim and no one else. There was no other like it in any of the stores, and she had turned all of them inside out. It
was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its value by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation—as all good things
should do. It was even worthy of The Watch. As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be Jim's. It was like him. Quietness and value—the description applied to
both. Twenty-one dollars they took from her for it, and she hurried home with the 87 cents. With that chain on his watch Jim might be properly anxious about the time
in any company. Grand as the watch was, he sometimes looked at it on the sly on account of the old leather strap that he used in place of a chain.

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Holding a hand mirror backed in green, a pretty, auburn-haired young woman studies her coiffure in a dressing table mirror.

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