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I was exhausted when, gasping and
bedraggled, I reached the crest of
the hill. There I found a native New
Englander rocking tranquilly on the
front porch of the house, which was painted.
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"Mister, " I panted, "you sure live
on a big hill!"
9. A. NO CHANGE
B. house (painted)
C. house, and it was painted.
D. house.
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He studied me closely for a
moment and then responded, "Yep, and
I've got the good sense not to run up
it." That night I tied the laces of my running
shoes 10
around a rock and pitched them into Lake Tom.
10 A. NO CHANGE
B. laces, of my running
C. laces of my running,
D. laces; of my running
Items 11 and 12 pose questions about the essay
as a whole
11. Choose the sequence of paragraph
numbers that will make the essay's
structure most logical.
A. NO CHANGE
B. 1, 4, 5, 2, 3
C. 1, 5, 4, 3, 2
D. 4, 5, 1, 2, 3
12. Is the use of direct quotation in the
essay appropriate?
A. No, because the essay is an
explanation of why the writer gave
up jogging.
B. No, because more physical detail
would be better in a descriptive
essay.
C. Yes, because the story is enlivened
by dialogue.
D. Yes, because the essay persuades
readers to talk about running.
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