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 Section 1

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Owing to biological adaptations, an adult koala
can subsist with no ill effects on a diet of euca­
lyptus leaves whose oils are, for most other
mammals, ----.
(A) edible (B) fragrant (C) medicinal
(D) bitter (E) toxic

iii The Domesday Book, the result of a census

taken in eleventh-century Britain, is so dense
and impenetrable that it has long ---- scholars
attempting to ---- a picture of life in the Middle
Ages.
(A) lured .. revise
(B) thwarted.. obscure
(C) aided.. clarify
(D) challenged .. reconstruct
(E) satisfied, .oversimplify
D By ---- the first open-heart surgery to save a D Some people pass through life in a state of

human life, ill 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

--.- a major new medical technique. total ---OJ nothing seems to awaken them.

(A) confusion (B) collapse (e) bitterness

(A) undergoing .. simulated
(B) planning.. suppressed (D) despair (E) stupor
(e) describing.. invented
(D) performing . .initiated .111 Legends, no matter how ---- they may appear to
(E) supervising.. overlooked be, are seldom without some factual basis.
(A) fantastic (B) prophetic (C) parochial
..
Since the loris is a ---- mammal, it is not often (D) universal (E) innocuous
seen during the day.
(A) robust (B) nocturnal (e) dexterous
(D) supple (E) common

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During the storm the historic district, though
normally a --.- spot, resembled a war zone.
(A) nostalgic
(B) tranquil
(e) curious
(D) controversial
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 Section 1
D He was an inveterate ____, greeting with ill-
disguised joy anything that interrupted his
work or delayed a new project.
(A) optimist (B) opportunist
(C) procrastinator (D) logician
(E) fabricator
IiJI Because the supervisor's expectations were
often ----, the employees had to perform their
tasks without receiving explicit __ow.
(A) dictatorial .. coercion
(B) tacit. .directives
(C) enigmatic .. ambiguity
(D) exaggerated.. generalities
(E) overt .. examples
1m The phrase dead tired," once an inventive
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description of exhaustion, has become ---­
through overuse.
(A) hackneyed (B) prodigious
(C) trenchant (D) singular (E) urbane
m These unorthodox but sensitive renditions of
medieval music represent not a careless ---- of
the original works but a ---- of their timeless
themes in modern musical terms.
(A) variation .. betrayal
(B) parody.. misinterpretation
(C) corruption.. restatement
(D) recapitulation.. duplication
(E) neglect .. rejection
m Although, at first, factory labor seemed to offer
nineteenth-century women increased ----, harsh
rules of employment and close supervision
soon effectively ---- their opportunities.
(A) authority.. improved
(B) enlightenment.. reproduced
(C) autonomy..constricted
(D) justification . .limited
(E) independence .. promoted
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m Reluctant to be labeled a __ ow, the candidate
sought to ---- any subjects that might be too
controversial at the press conference.
(A) tyrant .. eliminate
(B) traitor.. avoid
(C) dilettante .. broach
(D) firebrand .. evade
(E) coward .. delegate
m Manolo argued that most critics cannot ---­
their own cultural boundaries because
responses to art are determined by social iden­
tity.
(A) maintain (B) denote (C) justify
CD) affirm (E) transcend
m Putting fairness foremost, she scrupulously set
aside her own ---- when judging the entries for
the senior-year art exhibition.
(A) premonitions (B) dispensations
(C) precursors (D) digressions
(E) predilections
III During the discussion the panelist was
extremely ----, aggressively and continuously
comparing the opposition to "illiterate
hordes."
(A) deferential (B) decorous
(C) polemical CD) laconic (E) timorous
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Questions 17-21 are based on the following
passage.
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This passage is based on reflections made by a
twentieth-century biologist.
Biologists rarely use the word "impossible." To
a biologist, the range of the possible is so large, the
potential biological entities so numerous, that the
Line impossible is only a tiny issue. Impossibilities are
(5) for the biologist the wall at the edge of the physi­
cal universe-real and formidable constraints, but
constraints lying somewhere far away, somewhere
in the realm of the physicist.
The biologist sees these physical constraints as
(10) if through the wrong end of a telescope. Demagni­
Hed, the limits of the physical universe form toy
fences in someone else's province. With more than
1,500 species of daisies in Europe alone, with
more thaI} 2,000 species of crickets worldwide, and
(15) with 30,000 different proteins specific to the brain
of the rat, biologists have little room on their
desks for perpetual-motion machines.
The mainstream of biological tradition is natu­
ral history, the careful charting of the possible.
(20) Perhaps, deep within the true province of biology,
the province of the living, everything is possible.
Living beings form a special realm of science,
filled with eye-popping collages of butterflies,
whales, bats, tadpoles, and mildewing molds. Biol­
(25) ogy is about life, and life is organisms.
The wide range of the possible touches us every
day. We pass organisms as we walk under the
trees, past the birds and squirrels. Gardening, we
run our hands through the cool earth, crumbles of
(80) plant deposits, worms, larvae, hundreds and thou­
sands of microorganisms. We know them by
touch, smell, and sight.
But most of all we know the human organisms.
We know our parents and our friends; we know
(85) strangers on the bus. And, of course, we know
ourselves. How many times a day do we look at
our hands? A hundred? A thousand? We hear our
heartbeats at night. We are not all physicists or
mathematicians, but we are all biologists. We
(40) know organisms, and most of us know them quite
welL
Physically impossible organisms, such as porcu­
pines that can run faster than the speed of light
and perpetual-motion bees, can be dreamt by the
(45) physicist, but I cannot easily imagine a biologi­
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cally impossible organism. When we have elimi­
nated the physically impossible, when we remain
within the constraints set by the physical limits of
the universe, whatever remains-no matter how
(50) improbable-must be considered biologically
possible. Inbiology the improbable has ofttimes
become possible. But Nature itself is wild, rich,
and unconstrained. Afternoons poking about the
Woods Hole seashore among the horseshoe crabs,
(55) or munching blue-eyed scallops on a rocky island
in Penobscot Bay, or chipping ornate brachiopods
from the shale of the Chagrin River make me hesi­
tate to think that I could ever dream of a creature
that might not creep out from among the cattails
one windy spring morning.
III The passage is chiefly concerned with
(A) the fate of living organisms
(B) the scope of the biologist's world
(C) physics and the natural world
(D) investigating coastal ecosystems
(E) continuities between physics and biology
III The author uses the phrase as if through the
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wrong end of a telescope" (lines 9-10) to make
which of the following points?
(A) Biologists are more interested in enlarging
their domain than in analyzing it.
(B) Physicists are concerned with answering
the same questions as biologists.
(C) Biologists concentrate on local, as opposed
to global, concerns.
(D) The question of the limits of the physical
universe is of little concern to biologists.
(E) Telescopes distort our perceptions of the
universe.
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m The author's attitude toward "Nature"
(line 52) is best described as
m With which statement concerning biologists
would the author most likely agree?
(A) wonder at its brilliant colors (A) They frequently turn to physical science
(B) pleasure in its amusing antics for answers.
(C) respect for its destructive powers (B) They must remain detached from the
(D) awe of its unanswerable questions objects of their study.
(E) appreciation of its great diversity (C) They seldom concern themselves with
what cannot be.
m The final sentence in the passage chiefly
suggests which of the following?
(D) They are Jess exacting than physicists.
(E) They are content to lose themselves in
minute details.
(A) Real creatures can often seem as unlikely
as imagined ones.
(B) The variety of natural environments may
lead some biologists to idle speculation.
(C) Creatures from a marine habitat seem
bizarre to land-dwelling organisms.
(D) Some organisms are as startling as a biolo­
gist's worst nightmare.
(E) The improbabilities of physics and biology
have merged in the author'S experience.
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 Section 1
Questions 22·29 are based on the following
passage.
The following is adapted from a novel written by
an African American woman. The novel is set in
the 1950's.
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Children bloomed on the street during July and
August with their colorful shorts and tops plas­
tered against gold, ebony, and nut-brown legs and
Line armSj they decorated the street, rivaling the gerani­
(5) ums and ivy found on the manicured boulevard
downtown. The summer heat seemed to draw the
people from. their cramped apartments onto the
stoops, as it drew the tiny drops of perspiration
from their foreheads and backs.
(10) The apple-green car with the white vinyl roof
and Florida plates turned into the street like a
greased cobra. Since Etta had stopped at a Mobil
station three blocks away to wash off the evidence
of a hot, dusty l,200-mile odyssey home, the
(15) chrome caught the rays of the high afternoon sun
and flung them back into its face. She had chosen
her time well.
The children, free from the conditioned
restraints of their older counterparts, ran along the
(20) sidewalks flanking this curious, slow-moving addi­
tion to their world. Every eye on the block, either
openly or covertly, was on the door of the car
when it opened. They were rewarded by the
appearance of a pair of white leather sandals
(25) attached to narrow ankles and slightly bowed,
shapely legs. The willow-green sundress, only ten
minutes old on the short chestnut woman, clung
to a body that had finished a close second in its
race with time. Large two-toned sunglasses hid
(30) the weariness that had defied the freshly applied
mascara and burnt·ivory shadow. After taking
twice the time needed to stretch herself, she
reached into the back seat of the car and pulled
out her plastic clothes bag and Billie Holiday*
(35) albums.
The children's curiosity reached the end of
its short life span, and they drifted back to their
various games. The adults sucked their teeth in
disappointment, and the more envious felt self­
(40) righteousness twist the corners of their mouths.
It was only Etta. Looked like she'd done all right
. by herself-this time around.
Slowly she carried herself across the street-
head high and eyes fixed unwaveringly on her
(45) destination. The half-dozen albums were clutched
in front of her chest like cardboard armor.
Any who bothered to greet her never used her
first name. No one called Etta Mae "Etta," eXGept
in their mindsj and when they spoke to each other
(SO) about her, it was Etta Johnsonj but when they
addressed her directly, it was always Miss Johnson.
This baffled her because she knew what they
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thought about her and she'd always call them by
their first names and invited them to do the same
(55) with her. But after a few awkward attempts,
they'd fall back into the pattern they were some­
how comfortable with. Etta didn't know if this
was to keep the distance on her side or theirs, but
it was there. And she had learned to tread through
(60) these alien undercurrents so well that to a casual
observer she had mastered the ancient secret of
walking on water.
Mattie sat in her frayed brocade armchair,
pushed up to the front window, and watched her
(65) friend's brave approach through the dusty screen..
Still toting around them oversized records, she
thought. That woman is a puzzlement.
Mattie rose to open the door so Etta wouldn't
have to struggle to knock with her arms fulL
(70) uLord, child, thank YOU," she gushed, out of
breath. liThe younger I get, the higher those steps
seem to stretch."
She dumped her load on the sofa and swept off
her sunglasses. She breathed deeply of the freedom
(75) she found in Mattie's presence. Here she had no
choice but to be herself. The carefully erected
decoys she was constantly shuffling and changing
to fit the situation were of no use here. Etta and
Mattie went way back, a singular term that
(80) claimed co-knowledge of all the important events
in their lives and almost all of the unimportant
ones. And by rights of this claim, it tolerated no
secrets.
*Billie Holiday (1915-1959): African American jazz singer
m Lines 10-12 portray Etta's car as
(A) sleek and dangerous
(B) worn but reliable
(C) large and comfortable
(D) a symbol of authority
(E) an emblem of a time of hardship
HI The children's initial reaction to Etta's arrival
differed from that of the adults in that the chilo
dren were
(A) more affectionate toward a returning
neighbor
(B) more envious of the show of wealth
(C) more accustomed to Etta's manners
(D) less interested in strange travelers
(E) less reserved in their display of curiosity
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m How is the information in lines consis­
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tent with the earlier description of Etta's
lit The author uses
ring detail that
Etta's sunglasses as a recur­

arrival?
(A) suggests Etta's distorted view of the world
I. It describes discrepancies between how (B) reveals Etta's need to shield herself in
Etta wishes to be, and actually is, public
perceived. (C) indicates Etta's contradictory responses to
II. It indicates the coolness of the neighbors Mattie's neighbors
toward Etta. (D) demonstrates Etta's sensible approach to
III. It emphasizes the moral hypocrisy of the driving in bright sunlight
neighbors. (E) emphasizes Etta's detachment from Mattie
(A) I only
and the neighbors
(B) II only
(C) III only III In line 77, If decoys" most nearly means
(D) I and II only (A) imitations of realistic situations
(E) I, lIt and III (B) factually inaccurate statements
(C) strategies to give false impressions
III The author uses the phrase "alien undercur­ (D) tentative solutions to problems
rents" (line 60) to refer to (E) tricks to disguise hostile intentions
(A) distant places and customs
(B) body language used between strangers iii By describing Etta and Mattie's relationship as
(C) puzzling or negative reactions of other tolerating no secrets, the author suggests that
people it is
(D) an unwritten code of conduct between (A) too fragile to survive sustained tensions
family members (B) so intense that secrets would destroy it
(E) the unfamiliarity of home after a long (C) of such long standing that neither can
absence deceive the other
(D) similar to most relationships in a close­
m The reference to the" dusty" screen (line 65) knit community
(E) like the friendship of children, open and
most directly emphasizes the
naive
(A) difficulty of seeing any familiar person
accurately
(B) mundane setting in which Etta tries to
appear fresh
(C) inevitable effects of summer on the
neighbors
(D) length of time that Mattie and Etta have
known each other
(E) casual attitude Mattie has toward material
possessions

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 Section 2

of;j,lrc il;l a cfrclei?360.

ofa s$ight angle is 180~
~",a"..'r"A", in/degrees ofthe anglesqfattt1mgle

. . If 2x2 = 16, then 2X2 + 4 = ..

Sara worked 8 hours per day on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday, and 3 hours per day on
(A) 12
Tuesday and Thursday. What was the average
(B) 20
(arithmetic mean) number of hours Sara
(C) 36
worked per day for that 5-day period?
(D) 64

(£) 164
(A) 4

(B) 5

(C) 6

(D) 7

(£) 8

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. . How many positive integers less than 25 are .
... If y":f. 0, then -
12y 8
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divisible by 2, 3, and 5 ? 6y2
(A) 6 y lO
(A) None
(B) One (B) 6y 6
(C) Two (C) 6y4
(D) Three
(E) Four (D) 2 y 6
(E) 2y4

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. . In the figure above, y = z and x = llO. What

is the value of y?

(A) 35 iii In the figure above, all line segments are either
(B) 40 horizontal or vertical. What is the area of the
(C) 45 .-;- region enclosed by the figure?
(D) 50
(E) 55 (A) 22
(B) 21
(C) 20
(D) 19
(E) 18

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 Section 2
Questions 7-8 refer to the following graph. B

HEIGHTS OF THE FIVE TALLEST

BUILDINGS IN BAY CITY

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(1.)

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III In the figure above, equilateral triangle ABC
..A -& Q, ~ ~'iii", is inscribed in the circle with center O.
o~ ~ 'Qt': ("lIP
("~ 'iii What is the degree measure of angle AOC
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~ 'Qt;y (not shown)?
@ represents 50 feet.
(A) 60°
(B) 120°
(C) 135°
..
Of the five buildings, the height of the tallest
(0) 150°
building is how many times the height of the
shortest building? (E) 165 0

(A) 2.0
(B) 3.0
(C) 3.5
(0) 4.0
(E) 4.5
1llI. On a certain map, a distance of m miles is
represented by 2.0 inches. If a distance of
4.8 miles is represented by 3.2 inches on the
map, what is the value of m ?

(A) 1.6
o Itin can be concluded that each of the buildings
Bay City that is not represented on the graph
(B)
(C)
2.4
3.0
(0) 6.4
must have a height that is not more than how
(E) 9.6
many feet?

(A) 100
(B) 90
(C) 70
(0) 60
(E) 50

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Section 2
m The product (x - 4)(x + 2) is negative for each
of the following values of x EXCEPT
m Ifthere
a survey of a town's households revealed th;lt
were telephones in exactly 75 percent of
the 'households and television sets in exactly
(A) 3 90 percent of the households, what percent of
(B) -1 the households surveyed had neither a tele­
(C) 0 phone nor a television set?
(D) 1
(E) 3 (A) 1%
(B) 5%
(C) 10%
(D) 35%
(E) It cannot be determined from the informa­
tion given,

y
m If (a - b)2 = 9 and ab = 10, what is the value
of a 2 + b 2 ?

(A) 1
--~----~~~~~---Q
(0,2) (2,2) (B) 19
(C) 24
(D) 29
(E) 81

m What is the slope of line Q in the graph above?

(A) 2

(B) 1

(C)
1
2
(D) o
(E) 2

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 Section 2
III A certain rectangle has sides .parallel t~ the III'Let x represent the number that is x
coordinate axes. If the endpomts of a dlagonal followed by n groups of 3 zeros each. For
of the rectangle have coordinates (I, 2) and
(5, 4), what is the length of the longer. side' of example, 15 W represents 15,000,000. Which
the rectangle? of the following represents the same number
(A) 2 as I,OOO®?
(B) 3 (A) I@)
(C) 4
(B) 1@
(D) 5
(E) 2{5 (C) 10@)
(D) 1O@

(E) 100@

III What is the least integer value of x that III If there are exactly 7 males in a 25-member
makes the statement "5 times x is greater club, then the club has how many more female
than x minus 4" a true statement? members than male members?
(A) -2 (A) 7
(B) -1 (B) 9
(C) 0 (C) 11
(D) 1 (D) 14
(E) 2 (E) 18

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III Points M, N, and Q lie on a line. If the

distance between M and N is 12 and the
distance between M and Q is 8, which of
the following three statements could be true? A+----~--_i

I. M is between Nand Q.
II. N is between M and Q.
III. Q is between M and N.

(A) I only Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II III In the figure above, 0 is the center of the
(E) I and III circle and LCOA = 30°. What is the length
of arc ABC?

(A) ~
6

(B) ~
4
(C) ~
3

(D) i
m If ; §! = then y is what percent of x?
(E) 11:

(A) 33~'1'0
(B) 50%

(C) 60%

(D) 133 l %
3
(E) 150%

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 Section 2 I
2 2
0

x = 3.Ia m In 1989 the rainfall in New York City during

x = 2.09b the month of May was 5 times the average
x = 3.00Ic (arithmetic mean) monthly rainfall for the
x 2.9d other 11 months. What fraction of the total
x = 3.ge, rainfall for the year occurred in May?

m If x is positive, then, of the following, which I

(A) 16
is greatest?
I
(A) a (B) IT
(B) b
5
(C) c (C) 16
(D) d
(E) e 5
(D) 12
5
(E) IT

L III If x and yare integers, how many different

ordered pairs (x, y) will satisfy the equation
x 2 + y2 = 5?

(A) 16
(B) 8
(C) 4
m The figure above shows the location of point P (D) 2
(E) 1
fixed on the surface of a sphere. As the sphere
rotates about its axis, P moves along circular
path L at the rate of 1,000 centimeters every
m minutes. If the length of L is 1,000 d cen­
timeters, how many minutes does it take P to
make one complete revolution?

(A) dm

(B) !i
m
dm
(C) 1000
,
(D) l,OOOm
d
(E) l,OOOd

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III BIOGRAPHY: LIFE::

(A) chronicle: events
(B) story: imagination
(C) memoir: reader
(D) song: composer
(E) prose: poems

C.Q!1M:lljB~~NJ?:::; III RENOVATE: DILAPIDATED ::

(A) oU!),~e : Witt '.
(A) sacrifice: forfeited
(B) splinter: Wo.()4 (B) revere: admirable
(e) water : bucket (C) revitalize: fatigued
(D) 'twill.~~ ~pe (D) restore: irreparable
(E) cream,:1:iuttfl' •. (E) modify: altered

1m REFEREE: GAME :: 1M SOLVENT: DISSOLVE ::

(A) player: Held
(A) liquid: solidify
(B) jury: member
(B) repellent: exterminate
(C) dye: color
(C) moderator: debate
(D) filter: flow
(D) whistle: penalty
(E) spectator: bleachers (E) cell: divide

m PHYSICIAN: SYMPTOMS ::
lEI HUMANITARIAN: PHILANTHROPY::
(A) pharmacist: drugs (A) fan: notoriety
(B) donor: gratitude
(B) detective: clues
(C) expert: apprenticeship
(C) mason: bricks
(D) thief: larceny
(D) dispatcher: taxicabs
(E) scholar: plagiarism
(E) vendor: merchandise

m BAND: MUSICIANS ::
III ADAMANT: PURPOSE ::
(A) explosive: temperament
(A) team: fans
(B) logical: though t
(B) stage: dancers (C) inflexible: opinion
(C) family: sisters (D) vocal: belief
(D) cast: actors (E) fertile: imagination
(E) circus: jugglers

OJ WEIGHT: SCALE ::
IDJ BRANDISH: WAVE::
(A) glower: look
(A) volume: sound (B) humiliate: cry
(B) image: microscop'e
(C) tremble: frighten
(C) calibration: measurement (D) flutter: fly
(D) inch: feet (E) mince: walk
(E) distance: odometer

m HEARTEN: COURAGE ::
m FALLACIOUS: VALIDITY::
(A) tenuous: fantasy
(A) repay: installment (B) rebellious: revolt
(B) educate: knowledge (C) temperate: appetite
(C) demote: rank
(D) indelicate: tact
(D) agree: quarrel (E) inviolate: purity
(E) punish: wrongdoing

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Questions 42-52 are based on the following
passages.
From the 1880's until the 1920's, Jewish people
immigrated to the United States from Eastern
Europe in large numbers. Passage 1 below is from
a 1976 historical account of this immigration.
Passage 2 is from a 1917 novel based on the
author's own experiences as a young man fleeing
the persecution of Jews in Russia.
Passage 1
The mass migration of the Jews from Eastern
Europe to the United States not only signified the
beginning of a major change in the physical
Line circumstances of the Jewish people; it also brought
(5) an upheaval in their social existence that was at
some crucial points similar to the effect of the
Industrial Revolution on England's people a
century earlier. Masses of people being forced out
of, and then choosing to flee, the countryside; a
(10) loss of traditional patterns of preindustrial culture;
the sudden crowding of pauperized or proletari­
anized l human beings into ghastly slums and their
subjection to inhumane conditions of work in
factories; a cataclysm that leaves people broken,
(15) stunned, helpless-these elements of the Indus­
trial Revolution were re-enacted, within a shorter
time span, in the mass migration of Eastern
European Jews around the turn of the century.
In one experience-rapid, sometimes violent,
(20) rarely understood by those who suffered it-this
migration combined three kinds of change: first, a
physical uprooting from the long-familiar setting
of small-town life in Eastern Europe to the wastes
and possibilities of urban America; second, a
(25) severe rupture from and sometimes dispossession
of the moral values and cultural supports of the
Jewish tradition; and third, a radical shift in class .
composition, mostly as a sudden enforced proletar­
ianization. Anyone of these alone would have
(30) been painful; the three together made for a culture
shock from which it would take many immigrants
years to recover. Some never did.
At least during the last two decades of the nine­
teenth century, the great majority of the Eastern
(35) European Jewish immigrants came from shtetls
(small, traditional Jewish villages). There was no
other place from which they could have come,
since the process of urbanization among the East­
ern European Jews was just beginning. Indeed,
(40) immigration to America and a movement to the
their cont~nt; questions following a P4l! of related
t~e paired passages. Answeitb:e ques~ions on the
'-
passages
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andjnrany
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iIltroductory material thatma;y !})erirpvided.
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cities in Poland and Russia were closely linked, as
to both cause and time; young people who fled the
economic and cultural stagnation of the shtet!
might go to New York or to Warsaw, depending on
(45) .circumstance and desire, but what mattered most
was that they had to go somewhere, feeling stifled
and without hope in the shted, Among the Jewish
immigrants from Eastern Europe in the years after
1900, a growing minority would already have had
(50) some taste of city life; but most of those who
came between 1880 and 1900 knew little about
city life in any firsthand way. For the majority, the
first sustained experience of modern urban life
began' after they left Castle Garden,2 when they
(55) could either~ lose themselves in the streets of New
York's Lower East Side, where most Jewish immi·
grants went first, or prepare to travel to one of its
smaller equivalents in Chicago or Philadelphia.
Passage 2
When the European discoverers of America saw
(60) land at last, they fell on their knees and a hymn of
thanksgiving burst from their souls. The scene,
which is one of the most thrilling in history,
repeats itself in the heart of every immigrant as he
or she comes in sight of the American shores. I am
(65) at a loss to convey the peculiar state of mind that
the experience created in me. When the ship
reached Sandy Hook at the entrance of New York
Harbor, I was literally overcome with the beauty
of the landscape.
(70) The immigrant's arrival in a new country is like
a second birth. Imagine a newborn babe in posses­
sion of a fully developed intellect. Would it ever
forget its entry into the world? Neither does the
immigrant ever forget the entry into a country
(75) that is a new world in the profoundest sense of the
term and in which he or she expects to pass the
remainder of life. I conjure up the gorgeousness of
the spectacle as it appeared to me on that clear
June morning: the magnificent verdure of Staten
(80) Island, the tender blue of sea and sky, the dignified
.
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bustle of passing craft-above all, those floating,
squatting, multitudinously windowed palaces that
I subsequently learned to call ferries. It was all so
utterly unlike anything I had ever seen or dreamed
85) of before. It unfolded itself like a divine revelation.
I was in a trance or in something closely resem­
bling one.
"This, then, is America!" I exclaimed, mutely,
The notion of something enchanted which the
(90) name had always evoked in me now seemed fully
borne out.
My transport of admiration, however, only
added to my sense of helplessness and awe. Here,
on shipboard, I was sure of my shelter and food, at
(95) least. How was I going to procure my sustenance
on those magic shores? I wished the remaining
hour could be prolonged indefinitely.
I proletarians:members of the industrial working class
2a place in New York City where immigrants were taken on
arrival
m The "cataclysm" referred to in line 14 is
(A) the imposition of a new political order on
an unwilling population
(B) the economic stagnation of the Eastern
European countryside
(C) the decision to leave the shtetl
(D) a devastating change in a way of life
(E) a dangerous and discouraging job
m In the first paragra~h of Passa~e I, the discus­
sion of the Industnal RevolutIOn serves to
(A) suggest that the United States was more
industrialized than Europe
(B) emphasize the conflict between the . .
demands of industry and those of reh­
gion
(C) show one of the forces that led to the
immigration of European Jews to the
United States
(D) describe the reactions of Jewish immi­
grants to their jobs in Americ.an factories
(E) provide an analogy to the exper~ence of
Jewish immigrants to the Umted States
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m The author of Passage 1 mentions "wastesand
possibilities" (lines 23-24) in order to
(A) argue that the United States offered better
. opportunities for Jewish people than
England did
(B) point out similarities between European
and United States cities
(C) suggest the extremes of experience to be
encountered by immigrants to the
United States
(D) disparage the social values of the United
States around the turn of the century
(E) contrast the expectations of Jewish immi­
/ grants with those of other immigrant
groups
m "Some never did" in line 32 implies that some
Eastern European Jews
(A) decided not to come to the United States
(B) refused to accept their children'S American
identity
(C) did not find jobs in the United States
(D) never returned to their homeland
(E) could not adjust to their new surroundings
Em! In the sentence "Indeed, immigratio~ .. " in
the shtetl" (lines 39-47), the author Imphes
that which of the following was true?
(A) Some European cities seemed to offer
opportunities similar to those in cities
in the United States,
(B) Many cities in EUrope were strongly
affected by the customs of the United
States.
(C) The shtetl promised as many o~portunities
as did seemingly more attractlve places
in Europe, .
(D) Most cities in Western Europe had JeWIsh
communities. .
(E) The Industrial Revolution took place later
in Russia than in the United States.
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iii In line 53, "sustained" most nearly means
(A) nourished (B) prolonged (C) upheld
(D) preserved (E) supported
III The narrator of Passage 2 compares himself
to the discoverers of America" (line 59)
/I
because he
(A) suffered the loss of friends on his journey
(B) was overjoyed to glimpse a new country
(C) was the first of many of his faith to arrive
in a new land
(D) had found a new way to reach America
(E) planned to live in a previously unsettled
area
ED In Passage 2, the narrator mentions a
"newborn babe" (line 71) in order to empha­
size
(A) the violence of the trauma he was experi­
encing
(B) his dependence on his relatives in the new
land
(C) the vividness of his first experience of
America
(D) his desire for a family of his own
(E) his need for help and guidance in an unfa­
miliar situation
lUI Which best explains the contrasts in the ways
the two passages present immigrants?
(A) The immigrants described in Passage 1
came from more densely populated cities
than did the narrator in Passage 2.
(B) The immigrants described in Passage 1 had
fewer opportunities to get good jobs than
did the narrator in Passage 2.
(e) The focus of Passage 2 is limited to an
early stage in an immigrant's experience,
whereas Passage 1 includes the subse­
quent experiences of immigrants.
(D) The parra tor in Passage 2 is not as well
educated as most of the immigrants
described in Passage 1.
(E) Unlike the immigrants described in
Passage I, the narrator in Passage 2 has
visited the United States before.
m The two passages differ in tone in that
Passage 1 is
(A) analytical, whereas Passage 2 is didactic
(B) somber, whereas Passage 2 is exultant
(C) satirical, whereas Passage 2 is reverential
(D) resigned, whereas Passage 2 is indignant
ckt) practical, whereas Passage 2 is theoretical
III The passages differ in that Passage 1 focuses on
(A) urban life, whereas Passage 2 focuses on
rural life
(B) forms of work, whereas Passage 2 focuses
on forms of amusement
(C) conservative opinions, whereas Passage 2
focuses on progressive opinions
(D) labor relations, whereas Pass,!ge 2 focuses
on family relationships
(E) sociological observations, whereas Passage 2
focuses on personal impressions
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Questions 53·58 are based on the following The satirist is nearly always extremely sensitive
passage. to the gap between what might be and what is. A
(45) satirist who says that he or she must speak out or
The following passage was adapted from a study burst need not be taken too seriously, but much
of the role of satire in English literature. satire is undoubtedly the result of a spontaneous
or self-induced overflow of indignation and acts as
Satirists can be distinguished from writers of a release for such emotions.
comedy even though both deal with the same sort (50) What finally distinguishes satirists from other
of material. Like satirists, comic writers are alive creative writers is their dependence on the agree­
Line to the imperfections of people; comic writers see ment or approval of their readers. In actual prac­
(5) us falling short of the standards to which they tice a minority of readers will already agree with
subscribe or departing from conventions they the satirist, but the majority are either indifferent
accept. They perceive certain rigidities or a lack of and must be aroused, or hostile and must be
adaptation in their subjects and expose these fail­ convinced.
ings in their writings. But the comic writer does
(10) this, as the poet Wordsworth said ofa humble * classic comic characters in Shakespeare's plays
neighbor, "in the ease of his heart." Comic writers
seem to accept the extravagance, impudence, and
folly that a bountiful world provides for their
enjoyment. They are no more trol;lbled by moral
m Inphrase
the context of the passage, Wordsworth's
"in the ease of his heart" (line 11)
(15) issues than is the ordinary bird-watcher on wit­
means
nessing starlings swoop down on a bird feeder to
drive away the wrens and robins. (A) confidentially
It is in this spirit that Shakespeare "watches" (B) unwittingly
Falstaff and Sir Toby Belch, * and it is largely (C) sincerely
(20) because Shakespeare withholds moral judgment (D) without haste
that those characters are allowed to flower into (E) with acceptance
the perfection of irresponsibility. This does not
mean that comic writers have no standards or
normSj they can only be alive to the abnormal if
m In lines 14-17, the author's reference to bird­
watchers emphasizes which trait of comic
(25) they are aware of the normal. The comic writer is writers?
a balanced and integrated person. Still, he or she
has no vested interest in pushing moral standards. (A) Resourcefulness
So far as human nature is concerned, comic writ­ (B) Perceptiveness
ers are much more likely to appear as counsel for (C) Detachment
(30) the defense than counsel for the prosecution, but
(D) Wittiness
their preferred position is in the public gallery. (E) Eccentricity
Confronted with the same human shortcom­
ings, the satirist is driven to protest. The dramatist
Shaw (1856-1950) once wrote, "The salvation of
(35) the world depends on the men who will not take
evil good-humoredly, and whose laughter destroys
the fool instead of encouraging him." Yet if the
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(40) ence between the satirist and the comic writer is
not the difference between flagrant sins and trivial
faults.

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III The comparison in lines 28-31 suggests that iii Which

statement most accurately summarizes
comic writers' preferred role is most like that the author's argument?
of which courtroom figure? (A) While both the satirist and the comic
(A) Judge writer write about human folly, only the
(B) Guard satirist seeks to alter folly.
(C) Sworn witness (B) The satirist and the comic writer share a
(D) Accused individual common purpose, but the comic writer
(E) Visiting observer is more likely to employ earthy humor.
(C) Neither the satirist nor the comic writer
m Satirists differ from comic writers in that should sacrifice artistic integrity to
make an audience comfortable.
satirists try to
(D) Both the satirist and the comic writer
(A) delight readers believe that the world would be unbear­
(B) persuade readers ably bland without the spice offoolish­
(C) antagonize readers ness.
(D) reward compassion (E) The comic writer, like the satirist, per­
(E) restore faith ceives humor as a process of inducing
change.

III The quotation in lines 34·37 implies that satire

functions as a
(A) moral weapon
(B) subtle commentary
(C) religious cleansing
(D) fluid art form
(E) pitiless display of malice

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 Section 4 4 4 4 4

Column A Column B Column A Column B

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ATE
A

k(lO - 9 - 8)
1

In the correctly worked division problem

above, A and B are digits.

ml~ __A_+_B~1 1~___ 7_ _ ~

A customer purchased 6 liters of oil for a

Hli 2x
I
I 1.':
2

total cost of $6.30.

III
T he cost per liter

of oil that this cus­ $1.50

tamer purchased
n>5

_I 2n
I 1

20

.. I I I I I I ..

a b c d e f g h i

42 percent of n is 84.
The letters on the number line represent
consecutive positive integers.

ml n
I C 40

1111 The value of c+h I The value of e+f

IliJ The length of a The length of a

side of an equilat­ side of a square .
eral triangle with with perimeter 12

perimeter 12

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 Section 4 444 4

ColumnA Column B Column A Column B

The volume of rectangular solid T is 27.

ml The height of T
I 1
3 m The sum of the
odd integers from
The sum of the
even integers from
1 through 10 1f 2 through 100,
inclusive inclusive

The letters R, S, and T are to be arranged

side by side. One such arrangement is RST.

III The total possible The total possible

number of three· number of three-
letter arrangements letter arrangements m m +1
of R, S, and T of R, S, and T n n+
that begin with R that do not begin
with R
ml m
I I n + 1

8 cord feet 128 -cubic feet

6ABC is isosceles and the sum of the

41 cord foot 4 cubic feet measures of LA and LB is 140°.

IliI The measure of

the largest angl~
of 6ABC

xyz > 0

x-:;-O

1iI--..1_ y _ z ~I --..1_ _
0 -'

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Section 4 4 444

Directions for Student-Produced Response Questions

Each of the remaining 10 questions (41-50) requires you to solve the problem and enter your answer by
marking the ovals in the special grid, as shown in the examples below.
7 Answer: 201
Ans~er: 12 or 7/12 Answer: 2.5 Either position is correct.
Write answer -
in boxes.
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• Mark no more than one oval in any column. • Decimal Accuracy: If you obtain a decimal
answer, enter the most accurate value the grid
• Because the answer sheet will be machine­ will accommodate. For example, if you obtain
scored, you will receive credit only if the ovals an answer such as 0.6666 ... , you should
are filled in correctly.
record the result as .666 or .667. Less accurate
• Although not required, it is suggested that you values such as .66 or .67 are not acceptable.
write your answer in the boxes at the top of the
columns to help you fill in the ovals accurately. Acceptable ways to grid ~ .6666 ...
• Some problems may have more than one correct
answer. In such cases, grid only one answer.
• No question has anegative answer.

• Mixed numbers such as 2~ must be gridded as o(ii)®

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2.5 or 5/2. (If li~~j'121
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m Let. represent the tens digit in the two-digit ED If 3x +2y = 20 and x and yare positive integers,
what is one possible value of x?
number .8. If .8 is a multiple of 12, then.
must represent whkh digit?

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m A tile design is made up of 2.0,000 square tiles III If ax + 3 = 5 and bx + 4 = 7, what is the
that are either red, white, or blue in color. The,
value of !!.?
numbers of red, white, and blue tiles are in the a
ratio of 5 to 3 to 2, respectively. How many
blue tiles appear in the design?

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III After the shaded squares are cut away from the
square sheet of paper shown above, the remain­
Ling paper is folded and taped to form a cubical
; box with no top. What is the volume of the
box in cubic centimeters?

m In the figure above, what is the value of x?

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iii A certain parking lot charges $1.50 for the first
hour or fraction thereof and $0.75 for each addi­
tional hour or fraction thereof. If a car is parked
in the lot from 9:15 a.m. until 4:40 p.m. of the
same day, what is the exact parking charge, in
dollars? (Disregard the $ sign when gridding
your answer. If, for example, the amount is
$1.37, grid 1.37)
III If5 x 7 x 9 x 1 r x IS 3 k X Sm x 77, where
k and 111 are integers, what is the value of
111 + k?
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4 4 4 4
III A box contains 20 green marbles, an unknown
number of yellow marbles, and no other mar­
bles. If a marble is to be picked at random, the
probability that a yellow marble will be picked
is ~. How many yellow marbles are in the
box?
C
B
IDJ In the figure above, what is the ratio of the area
of flACD to the area of flABE?
You answered 25 out of 58 verbal questions correctly: You answered 30 out of 50 math questions correctly:
7 out of 8 Easy questions 8 out of 9 Easy questions
15 out of 36 Medium questions 21 out of 28 Medium questions
3 out of 14 Hard questions lout of 13 Hard questions

You answered 25 questions correctly and earned 25 pOints. You answered 30 questions correctly and earned 30 points.
You omitted 3 questions and earned 0 pOints. You omitted 1 questions and earned 0 pOints.
You answered 30 questions Incorrectly and lost 7 pOints. You answered 19 questions Incorrectly and lost 4 pOints.

+ Your answef was correct. E Easy question

A-E Letter of your answer chOice if your answer was Incorrect. M Medium question
o You omitted the question. H Hard question

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Correct Answer(s)

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