the DAR pressured immigrants to assimilate, (K). So these choices are mentioned as characteristic of the life that awaited
immigrants of this period. However, the passage does not state that immigrants suffered religious persecution in America (H).
Rather, it strongly implies (line 6) that they had faced religious persecution in their native countries.
C
This question asks about the conservatives’ approach, described in paragraph 3. Basically the conservative philosophy was
that all immigrants should adopt American customs and culture (lines 23–24). Choice (C)—making a house look like all the
other ones on the block—is the best analogy here. Choices (D) and (E) are wrong because they suggest preserving the
cultural identity of immigrants.
29.
F
Paragraph 4 describes the services offered by settlement houses. We’re told in lines 37–38 that settlement houses aimed to
offer “whatever social services were not provided by local governments.”
30.
E
This question asks you to identify a program consistent with the ideas of the reformers (paragraph 4). Well, what’s the gist of
paragraph 4? Reformers such as Jane Addams set out to provide social services and promote respect for immigrants’
cultures. Choices (A) through (D) all sound too harsh for the reformers. But choice (E) fits the idea of encouraging a “respect
for the cultural heritage of the new arrivals” (lines 40–41).
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G
This question requires you to read between the lines. Whose “cultural contributions” is the author talking about? He’s talking
about the immigrants’ contributions: If immigrants were Americanized too quickly, the settlement house workers thought, this
would lead to “ethnic self-hatred” (line 45) and immigrants would not give anything culturally to their new country of
residence. Choice (G) reflects this idea; the author is talking about the immigrants’ foreign influences enriching life in the
United States.
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B
Passage III is a science passage about the camouflage animals use to protect themselves from predators, called “protective
coloration.” Paragraph 1 describes a couple of different types of protective coloration—cryptic resemblance and disruptive
coloring. Paragraph 2 describes cases in which animals change their coloration with the seasons or use coloration to make
themselves noticed. Paragraph 3 discusses the peppered moth, an example of an animal whose coloration evolved in
response to environmental changes.
The first sentence indicates that the overall topic of the passage is protective coloration. But the author’s focus is a bit more
specific than this; the author is talking about different types of protective coloration—coloration that changes, coloration that
stands out, coloration that evolves, and so on. So (B) is the correct answer. Choice (A) is wrong because the passage also
talks about animals that stand out from their surroundings. (C) is wrong because the author is not contrasting the animals, just
their coloration. Predators (D) are only mentioned in passing; each of the animals described is trying to avoid predators. And
cryptic resemblance and disruptive coloration (E) are discussed only in paragraph 1.
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