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9. As used in the context of the passage, “exegesis” (line 8) most nearly
   means
   A explanation
   B debate
   C pronouncement
   D illumination
   E deliberation


10. The author’s attitude toward graffiti as a subject of scholarly study can
    best be described as
    A ambivalent
    B repentant
    C enthusiastic
    D confused
    E disapproving

In Questions 11 to 14, for each blank, select the two answer choices that (1)

complete the sentence in a way that makes sense and (2) produce sentences that

are similar in meaning.

11. Though the occupational landscape of the city has generally been thought
    of as industrial, the diversity of the citizens’ jobs this
    categorization.

A undermines

B deflects

C conflates

D diminishes

E subverts

F presages

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