1) Forty-nine are glad to ___ a hand.
A. Shake
B. Bite
C. Hold
D. Lend
2) ___ live in constant fear.
A. Four, maybe five.
B. Sixty, give or take
C. Seventy-seven
D. Half at least
3) Half or more are ___ in crowds.
A. Happy
B. Savage
C. Fearful
D. Mortal
4) The number of ___ people is a lot.
A. Hunched
B. Compassionate
C. Wise
D. Righteous
For question 5, identify the subordinating conjunction in the sentence.
5) You cannot obtain your driver’s license unless you practice driving.
A. Cannot
B. Your
C. Unless
D. You
6) What is the advantage of mixing exact and approximate numbers in this poem?
(Essay for number six)
“And Yet the Books” 7-10
7) The poem compares books to ___
A. Chestnuts
B. Trees
C. Castles
D. Fires
8) Books survive in spite of___
A. Planets in motion
B. Women in dresses
C. Trees in autumn
D. Songs in the valley
9) A buzzing flame ___ their letters.
A. Burned into
B. Licked away
C. Flashed onto
D. Roared across
10) ___ frail warmth cools down with memory.
A. Books
B. A flame’s
C. Our
D. The Earth’s
For question 11, identify the word or words modified by the underlined adverbial clause.
11) “Although the boy was small”, he could outrun all of his competitors.
A. Could
B. Outrun
C. Could outrun
D. Of his