CHAPTER 16 / PRACTICE TEST 2 663
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- The reference to “pitch and quality of voice”
(lines 6–7) serves to emphasize
(A) the variety in vocal quality of religious
singers
(B) the harshness with which many
preachers rebuke their congregations
(C) the sounds that the author hears in nature
(D) the author’s inability to understand what
the native preacher is saying
(E) the differences among members of the
same race - In the first paragraph, the author character-
izes the preacher primarily as
(A) respectful
(B) articulate
(C) uneducated
(D) intolerant
(E) compassionate - According to the passage, the preacher
addressed the author as “cousin” because
(A) it is customary for preachers to refer to
church members with that term
(B) the tribe members are all related
(C) the preacher’s mother and the author’s
mother are sisters
(D) the preacher had forgotten the author’s
name
(E) the author refused to answer to her given
name - According to the passage, the native preacher and
the author’s mother are alike in that they both
(A) have experienced attempted arson
(B) must travel a great deal
(C) have similar religious beliefs
(D) relish the midday meal
(E) enjoy excursions into the natural gardens
22. In line 68, the word “spirit” most nearly means
(A) apparition
(B) lively nature
(C) intent
(D) fear
(E) presence
23. In the final paragraph, the author characterizes
herself primarily as
(A) mature
(B) creative
(C) vengeful
(D) repressed
(E) awed
24. The author mentions “conceptions of Infinite
Love” (lines 71–72) in order to emphasize
which of the following characteristics of the
“pale-faced missionary” (lines 69–70)?
(A) small-mindedness
(B) reluctance to persist in the attempt to
convert the author to Christianity
(C) generosity toward aborigines
(D) sympathy for animals
(E) high intelligence
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