PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?A. "I am a combat infantry veteran from World War II, and hold a Purple Heart... I am so much trusted with young people and by young people that I have served on the faculties of the University of Iowa, Harvard, and the City College of New York." (Paragraph 5)B. "And we all know, too, that those words really don't damage children much. They didn't damage us when we were young. It was evil deeds and lying that hurt us." (Paragraph 6)C. "books are sacred to free men for very good reasons, and that wars have been fought against nations which hate books and burn them. If you are an American, you must allow all ideas to circulate freely" (Paragraph 8)D. "If you and your board are now determined to show... maturity when you exercise your powers over the education of your young, then you should acknowledge that it was a rotten lesson you taught young people" (Paragraph 9)

PART A: Which of the following best summarizes a theme of the text?A. Duty must never come before family.B. War has its own set of hard rules.C. Sons must eventually take the place of their fathers.D. Loyalty to the cause was above all other loyalties during the Civil War.

Which of the following quotes from “Soldier’s Home” communicates the tone of isolation?Group of answer choices"I've worried about you too much, Harold," his mother went on. "I know the temptations you must have been exposed to. I know how weak men are. I know what your own dear grandfather, my own father, told us about the Civil War and I have prayed for you. I pray for you all day long, Harold."He sat there on the porch reading a book on the war. It was a history and he was reading about all the engagements he had been in. It was the most interesting reading he had ever done. He wished there were more maps. He looked forward with a good feeling to reading all the really good histories when they would come out with good detail maps. Now he was really learning about the war. He had been a good soldier. That made a difference.He did not want any consequences. He did not want any consequences ever again. He wanted to live along without consequences. Besides he did not really need a girl. The army had taught him that. It was all right to pose as though you had to have a girl. Nearly everybody did that. But it wasn't true. You did not need a girl.Krebs acquired the nausea in regard to experience that is the result of untruth or exaggeration, and when he occasionally met another man who had really been a soldier and they talked a few minutes in the dressing room at a dance, he fell into the easy pose of the old soldier among other soldiers: that he had been badly, sickeningly frightened all the time. In this way he lost everything.

Which of the following states one of the themes of the Gettysburg Address?A.We can honor those who died in war through our actions.B.Those who die in war should not be honored.C.Many soldiers died during the battle in Gettysburg.D.There is no way to honor those who die in war.

Which closing sentences to a story best show a character reflecting on a larger meaning found in a conflict?A.By asserting my individuality in spite of the negative qualities ascribed to my generation, I learned the importance of being true to one's own nature.B.As an overachiever determined to get a good score on the SAT, I was able to get into an Ivy League college.C.By accepting my parents' help in achieving my goals, I was able to attend the college of my choice and earn a prestigious degree.D.By accomplishing my goal and earning a degree, I learned that "the world is my oyster" and that I am entitled to succeed in life.

Which element is shared by both Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and King's Nobel Prize acceptance speech?A.Reminders never to use violence to gain freedom from oppressionB.Encouragement to remember those who have died for the causeC.Anger that the violence has been allowed to continue for so longD.Questions about what people are doing to end the fightingSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS