because their sons go to the rich schools and, Ye have no right to raise
your hands to a better class of people so ye don’t.- The “we” the author uses throughout the passage refers to
a. his family.
b.the poor children in his neighborhood.
c. the children who attend rich schools.
d.the author and his brother.
e.the reader and writer. - The passage suggests that the author goes to school
a. in shabby clothing.
b.in a taxi cab.
c. in warm sweaters and shorts.
d.on a bicycle.
e.to become a civil servant. - The word passas used in line 16 means to
a. move ahead of.
b.go by without stopping.
c. be approved or adopted.
d.utter.
e.come to an end. - The author quotes his school masters saying Ye have no right to raise
your hands to a better class of people so ye don’t(lines 19–20) in order to
a. demonstrate how strict his school masters were.
b.contrast his school to the Christian Brothers’ School and Cres-
cent College.
c. show how his teachers reinforced class lines.
d.prove that the author was meant for greater things.
e.show how people talked. - The passage implies that
a. the author was determined to go to England.
b.the author was determined to be someone who will run the
world.
c. the author often got into fights.
d.the author didn’t understand the idea of class and rank in
society.
e.one’s class determined one’s future.
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