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Exercise 555This passage is excerpted from Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days. Originally published in 1873.Line5101520253035404550The mansion in Saville Row, though not sumptuous, was exceedingly comfortable. The habits of its occupant were such as to demand but little from the sole domestic, but Phileas Fogg required him to be almost superhumanly prompt and regular. On this very 2nd of October he had dismissed James Forster, because that luckless youth had brought him shaving-water at eighty-four degrees Fahrenheit instead of eighty-six; and he was awaiting his successor, who was due at the house between eleven and half-past.Phileas Fogg was seated squarely in his armchair, his feet close together like those of a grenadier on parade, his hands resting on his knees, his body straight, his head erect; he was steadily watching a complicated clock which indicated the hours, the minutes, the seconds, the days, the months, and the years. At exactly half-past eleven Mr. Fogg would, according to his daily habit, quit Saville Row, and repair to the Reform1.A rap at this moment sounded on the door of the cosy apartment where Phileas Fogg was seated, and James Forster, the dismissed servant, appeared.\A young man of thirty advanced and bowed.\your name is John?\\Passepartout, a surname which has clung to me because I have a natural aptness for going out of one business into another. I believe I'm honest, monsieur, but, to be outspoken, I've had several trades. I've been an itinerant singer, a circus-rider, when I used to vault like Leotard,2 and dance on a rope like Blondin.3 Then I got to be a professor of gymnastics, so as to make better use of my talents; and then I was a sergeant ?reman at Paris, and assisted at many a big ?re. But I quitted France ?ve years ago, and, wishing to taste the sweets of domestic life, took service as a valet here in England. Finding myself out of place, and hearing that Monsieur Phileas Fogg was the most exact and settled gentleman in the United Kingdom, I have come to monsieur in the hope of living with him a tranquil life, and forgetting even the name of Passepartout.\\recommended to me; I hear a good report of you. You know my conditions?\\\\drawing an enormous silver watch from the depths of his pocket.\\\mention the error. Now from this moment, twenty-nine 60minutes after eleven, a.m., this Wednesday, 2nd October, you are in my service.\Phileas Fogg got up, took his hat in his left hand, put it on his head with an automatic motion, and went off without a word.Passepartout heard the street door shut once; it was his new master going out. He heard it shut again; it was his predecessor, James Forster, departing in his turn. Passepartout remained alone in the house in Saville Row.1A private members’ club in London2A French acrobat3A French tightrope walker and acrobatQUESTION 1 OF 10Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from???????????????? A a description of one character to an illustration of that character’s interactions with another character. B a characterization of the upper classes to an exposure of problems with the social order. C a depiction of a particular place and time to a prediction about one man’s future. D opinions held by an employer to the views asserted by a potential employee. QUESTION 2 OF 10The narrator describes the circumstances under which James Forster was ?red most likely in order to???????????????? A emphasize the standards that Phileas Fogg demands from his employees. B demonstrate the unfairness of Phileas Fogg’s methods. C represent social conditions that Phileas Fogg perpetuates. D show Phileas Fogg’s random acts of cruelty. QUESTION 3 OF 10In paragraph two (lines 10–17(“Phileas Fogg was seated squarely in his armchair, his feet close together like those of a grenadier on parade, his hands resting on his knees, his body straight, his head erect; he was steadily watching a complicated clock which indicated the hours, the minutes, the seconds, the days, the months, and the years. At exactly half-past eleven Mr. Fogg would, according to his daily habit, quit Saville Row, and repair to the Reform.*”)), the narrator characterizes Mr. Fogg as someone who???????????????? A lacks friends and unwillingly spends most of his time in solitude. B has become jaded and predictable after time spent in the military. C has high standards for both comportment and punctuality. D becomes bored easily because of his lack of interests. QUESTION 4 OF 10As used in line 22(“ advanced”), “advanced” most nearly means???????? A promoted. B approached. ????????????????????????????
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QUESTION 5 OF 10
In the seventh paragraph (lines 33–40(“But I quitted France ?ve years ago, and, wishing to taste the sweets of domestic life, took service as a valet here in England. Finding myself out of place, and hearing that Monsieur Phileas Fogg was the most exact and settled gentleman in the United Kingdom, I have come to monsieur in the hope of living with him a tranquil life, and forgetting even the name of Passepartout.\the words “sweets,” “settled,” and “tranquil” primarily serve to????????
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A characterize Passepartout’s past. B reveal Passepartout’s harsh and manipulative side. C describe Passepartout’s approach to all of his career choices. D describe Passepartout’s ideal work environment.
QUESTION 10 OF 10
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A show that Passepartout already has full control over Fogg’s household. B demonstrate Fogg’s rudeness towards anyone of a lower class. C highlight the plight of the previous servant. D emphasize the abrupt decision Fogg has made to hire Passepartout.
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QUESTION 8 OF 10
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A strict and harshly unforgiving. B exacting but initially lenient. C pleasant and constantly relaxed. D annoyed but frequently fatherly.
QUESTION 9 OF 10
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
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Reading Practices for the Redesigned SAT 1.2 Literature Level 3
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Exercise 1This passage is excerpted from Charlotte Bronte, Villette. Originally published in 1853. In this chapter, the narrator and her host, Mrs. Bretton, are trying to occupy a young girl, Paulina, who is staying with them.55Line5101520253035404550One afternoon, Mrs. Bretton, coaxing [Paulina] from her usual station in a corner, had lifted her into the window-seat, and, by way of occupying her attention, told her to watch the passengers and count how many ladies should go down the street in a given time. She had sat listlessly, hardly looking, and not counting, when—my eye being ?xed on hers—I witnessed in its iris and pupil a startling trans?guration. These sudden, dangerous natures—sensitive as they are called—offer many a curious spectacle to those whom a cooler temperament has secured from participation in their angular vagaries. The ?xed and heavy gaze swum, trembled, then glittered in ?re; the small, overcast brow cleared; the trivial and dejected features lit up; the sad countenance vanished, and in its place appeared a sudden eagerness, an intense expectancy. \is!\Like a bird or a shaft, or any other swift thing, she was gone from the room. How she got the house-door open I cannot tell; probably it might be ajar; perhaps Warren was in the way and obeyed her behest, which would be impetuous enough. I—watching calmly from the window—saw her, in her black frock and tiny braided apron (to pinafores she had an antipathy), dart half the length of the street; and, as I was on the point of turning, and quietly announcing to Mrs. Bretton that the child was run out mad, and ought instantly to be pursued, I saw her caught up, and rapt at once from my cool observation, and from the wondering stare of the passengers. A gentleman had done this good turn, and now, covering her with his cloak, advanced to restore her to the house whence he had seen her issue.I concluded he would leave her in a servant's charge and withdraw; but he entered: having tarried a little while below, he came up-stairs.His reception immediately explained that he was known to Mrs. Bretton. She recognised him; she greeted him, and yet she was ?uttered, surprised, taken unawares. Her look and manner were even expostulatory; and in reply to these, rather than her words, he said,—\found it impossible to leave the country without seeing with my own eyes how she settled.\\\This question he addressed to Paulina, as he sat down and placed her gently on the ground before him.\knee, and gazed up into his face.It was not a noisy, not a wordy scene: for that I was thankful; but it was a scene of feeling too brimful, and which, because the cup did not foam up high or furiously over?ow, only oppressed one the more. On all occasions of vehement, unrestrained expansion, a sense of disdain or ridicule comes 6065to the weary spectator's relief; whereas I have ever felt most burdensome that sort of sensibility which bends of its own will, a giant slave under the sway of good sense.Mr. Home was a stern-featured—perhaps I should rather say, a hard-featured man: his forehead was knotty, and his cheekbones were marked and prominent. The character of his face was quite Scotch; but there was feeling in his eye, and emotion in his now agitated countenance. His northern accent in speaking harmonised with his physiognomy. He was at once proud-looking and homely-looking. He laid his hand on the child's uplifted head. She said—\He kissed her. I wished she would utter some hysterical cry, so that I might get relief and be at ease. She made wonderfully little noise: she seemed to have got what she wanted—all she wanted, and to be in a trance of content. Neither in mien nor in features was this creature like her sire, and yet she was of his strain: her mind had been ?lled from his, as the cup from the ?agon.QUESTION 1 OF 11Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from???????????????? A a critique of the treatment of children to a depiction of a particular child’s situation. B observations of a character’s mental state to a domestic reunion. C the opinions stated by one character to the opposing views asserted by another. D the description of a character’s past to a prediction about the character’s future. QUESTION 2 OF 11In the passage, the narrator characterizes Paulina as someone who goes from???????????????? A dissatis?ed to content. B confused to understanding. C angry to experiencing catharsis. D contented to ecstatic. QUESTION 3 OF 11In the ?rst paragraph, the words “swum,” “trembled,” and “glittered” primarily serve to???????????????? A describe the atmosphere Mr. Home’s presence creates in the room. B reveal that Paulina has become upset by what she has seen. C emphasize Paulina’s excitement at what she has seen. D characterize the effect Paulina’s boredom has had on her appearance. QUESTION 4 OF 11According to the passage, Paulina cries, “It is!” (line 15 (“\because???? A she is trying to entertain herself. ????????????????????????????