The following text is adapted from a 1922 story by Katherine Mansfield, “The Garden-Party.” Laura is the teenage daughter of a wealthy New Zealand family. Four men in their shirt-sleeves stood grouped together on the garden path. They carried staves covered with rolls of canvas, and they had big tool-bags slung on their backs. They looked impressive. Laura wished now that she had not got the bread-and-butter, but there was nowhere to put it, and she couldn’t possibly throw it away. She blushed and tried to look severe and even a little bit short-sighted as she came up to them.Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?It reveals that Laura is having trouble seeing as she approaches workmen.eliminateIt describes how Laura holds her bread-and-butter on the garden path.eliminateIt suggests that Laura is embarrassed and feels she must act differently to hide it.eliminateIt indicates that Laura regrets not bringing enough bread-and-butter to share.

“The Garden Party” is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. In the story, a group of workmen come to a country home to put up a marquee (a large tent) in advance of the garden party. In characterizing the teenage narrator Laura, Mansfield contrasts the character's childlike appreciation for life with the more adult demands required of her in preparation for the party: -------Which quotation from “The Garden Party” most effectively illustrates the claim?“And what a beautiful morning! But Laura mustn’t mention the morning; she must be business-like. The marquee.”eliminate“It’s so delicious to have an excuse for eating out of doors.”eliminate“The workman’s smile was so easy, so friendly that Laura recovered. What nice eyes he had, small, but such a dark blue!”eliminate“Laura put back the receiver, flung her arms over her head, took a deep breath, stretched and let them fall.”

The following text is adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 novel The Secret Garden. Mary, the protagonist, has recently moved to a new home and is discovering a hidden garden.Mary was not a child who was used to being taken notice of, but now she was becoming accustomed to her new surroundings, and she found that she quite liked being noticed. She began to take pleasure in the secret garden, spending her time tending to the flowers and plants, and making friends with the animals that lived there. It was a place where she could be herself, free from the expectations of others, and she was growing more and more fond of it each day.

“I am giving away all these items that I once adored. I hope your foundation can make good use of them,” said Farah, looking attentively at Greer, who stood with an unconvinced expression on her sweet careworn face. Greer finally muttered, “You mean all of this.” She motioned with her finger that donned a bright red nail polish. “Hmm,” Farah countered with a reassuring nod. She was standing in the center of a pile of exquisite clothes, shoes, and handbags. Neatly set out in the corner were her golf clubs, skating shoes, ski boots, and ski poles. “What… I mean why…,” spoke Greer, bewildered and irritated at her failure to get inside Farah’s head.  “Why?” probed Farah, “I thought you’d be pleased.” Greer drew a deep breath before articulating, “What purpose could your riches possibly serve the poor and the sick? Besides, rich people do not give away their expensive belongings for nothing.” She spoke doggedly and even scrunched up her nose a little. “GIVE AWAY FOR NOTHING?” an astonished Farah asked, stressing Greer’s words of her choice.  “I will be candid with you,” explained Greer eloquently, ignoring Farah’s bewilderment. “Poor people would rather have food in their bellies and decent clothes on their backs than own these fancy things. I should’ve known before hauling up my big truck here.” Shaking her head with disenchantment, she picked up one of Farah’s luxurious bags and held it up, at once admiringly and disapprovingly.  “Well, I am sorry to hear that,” continued Farah, bitterness evident in her tone. “I wanted you to auction these and use the money for the little kids.”  Now it was Greer’s turn to be dumbfounded. “Oh… that’s what you meant on the phone?”  “Of course,” said Farah. She sounded relieved. “That’s exactly what I meant when I said, ‘you could make good use of these for I plan to venture out.’” Farah resumed, uninterrupted by Greer, “I wish to wander around with open arms and a non-judgmental mind, explore places, meet people, and at the same time benefit others as much as I can.” “My dear,” stated Greer in a calculated voice.  “We don’t do auctions. We don’t transfer one man’s treasure to another. You better contact auctioneers or such.”  Farah motioned Greer onto a large off-white couch. She explained how she had searched charities high and low and decided on theirs because they serve sick children.  “I can truly empathize with the little kids that you work with. I want to return the favor that was once showed to me,” spoke Farah gently, her demure hands folded in her lap showed an old scar from surgery. Greer could see it in Farah’s eyes as if she were reliving the pain.“I think arranging for an auction shouldn’t be a problem,” stated Greer, wiping away the beads of sweat collected on her brow. “I will open the hatch of the truck.”  Farah beamed a bright smile, half in response to Greer and half anticipating the excitement of the coming days.QuestionHow does the interaction between Farah and Greer develop the theme of the story?ResponsesA It shows Farah’s character as nervous and cautious.It shows Farah’s character as nervous and cautious.B It describes that Farah is not an adventurous person.It describes that Farah is not an adventurous person.C It demonstrates how Farah is going to help Greer.It demonstrates how Farah is going to help Greer.D It explains why Greer is optimistic at the beginning.It explains why Greer is optimistic at the beginning.

After years of smoking, Ashley hadn't had a single cigarette in months. Until she went to a party where she ran into an old friend who immediately offered her a cigarette. Ashley hesitated but decided that just one wouldn't hurt. Afterward, she left the party feeling incredibly guilty, and like all of her efforts to quit smoking were wasted. She immediately goes to the local corner store and buys a carton of cigarettes. Ashley's story is an example of the ___________________________.Group of answer choicessmoking contagion effectcessation continuation effectabstinence violation effectlow self-efficacy effect

What is most closely the central idea/theme of this passage (lines 14-25)?A child said What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands;How could I answer the child? I do not know what it is any more than he.I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of hopeful green stuff woven.Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord,A scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropt,Bearing the owner’s name someway in the corners, that we may see and remark, and say Whose?Or I guess the grass is itself a child, the produced babe of the vegetation.Or I guess it is a uniform hieroglyphic,And it means, Sprouting alike in broad zones and narrow zones,Growing among black folks as among white,Kanuck, Tuckahoe, Congressman, Cuff, I give them the same, I receive them the same.And now it seems to me the beautiful uncut hair of graves.Answer choices for the above questionA. Each blade of grass is the resurrection of a human soul.B. Children are born in a state of ignorance and must be taught.C. Grass is an example of how even the most common things closely examined reveal mysterious significance.D. Because grass can grow in so many places and conditions it is available to everyone.