gains are not guaranteed to be long-term gains as well, which marks a difference between
the short-term and the long-term, so (C) is supported by the passage. Roosevelt does not
discuss bankers or farmers, so (D) is incorrect.
C Note that this question contains the word EXCEPT, indicating that the correct answer will
not be mentioned in the passage. In lines 28–33, Roosevelt states that the public has reason
to believe that things are a little better, and then mentions several economic factors that
the state of the nation is improving. Roosevelt lists that railroads are carrying more
freight, so (A) is stated in the passage and therefore incorrect. Roosevelt states that
industry has picked up, which could include a rise in factory output, so (B) reflected in the
passage and incorrect. Choice (C) is not stated as a factor in the economy’s growth, so (C)
is the correct answer. Roosevelt lists that farm prices are better, indicating that crop prices
have risen, so (D) is stated in the passage and therefore not the correct answer.
B In the lines 38–42, Roosevelt states that he does not want the people to resume the ruinous
practice...in the hope that a kind providence will find buyers at high prices. This
indicates that Roosevelt fears the people will do something ruinous (and therefore bad) and
hope that something kind (and therefore good) will result. Under normal circumstances, one
must do something good to get a good result, and if one does something bad and gets a good
result, it’s the product not of one’s actions but of unexpected luck. This means that
providence must mean “luck,” and the correct answer must match “luck.” Choices (A), (C),
and (D) do not match “luck,” and thus they are not the correct answer. Choice (B) matches
the meaning of providence and is the correct answer.
D Check each answer based on the information provided in the graph. Although the passage
does refer to a “purpose,” the unemployment rate of 6.1% in 2008 is not the “all time low”
rate on the graph; (A) is incorrect. Because there was not a steady decrease throughout the
1940s, (B) must also be incorrect. At no point on the graph does the unemployment rate
reach zero, so it has never ended; (C) is incorrect. The graph does demonstrate that
unemployment was higher in the 1930s than in later decades, so (D) is the correct answer.
B Cable refers to traditionists in lines 29–31; he makes a comparison between himself and
traditionalists of the South. Comparing himself to traditionalists means he and the
traditionalists must be different entities, so (A) is incorrect. The blurb that precedes the
passage states that Cable is defending his previous article from attacks, and he states in
lines 15–19 that his article has been attacked because it has been misinterpreted. This
means that (B) is supported by the passage. While Cable’s article garnered disagreement,
there is no indication that he caused social unrest, so (C) is incorrect. Cable says that his
original article was grossly misinterpreted, and so he is not an objective observer but
rather taking a side. Therefore, (D) is incorrect.
C Cable states in lines 15–19 that his earlier article has been misinterpreted because of
greater social errors, not because the readers intended to be unfair; therefore, (A) is
incorrect. Cable does not mention the U.S. Constitution, so (B) is incorrect. Cable states in
lines 5–9 that his detractors believe civil equality will create social equality, which they
equate with social chaos and consider undesirable. Therefore, (C) is supported by the