Reading Comprehension Test 58

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"There Is No Frigate Like a Book"
There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul!

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Which of the following does the poem imply?

A
The poor are less likely to travel than the rich

B
Saved money should be put toward travel

C
Literature is an inexpensive means of escape

D
Literature should be free

E
Literature can touch a person's soul

Solution

Option C, literature being an inexpensive means of escape, is the correct answer. The poem illustrates how literature and books in general helps us escape from the corners of our minds and roam the world. The statements of the options A,B,D and E do not convey the same sentiments as the poem, therefore, they are incorrect.
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"On His Deceased Wife"
Methought I saw my late espoused Saint
Brought to me like Alcestic from the grave,
Whom Jove's great son to her glad husband gave,
Rescu'd from death by force though pale and faint.
Mine as whom wash' t from spot of childbed taint,
Purification in the old law did save,
And such, as yet once more I trust to have
Full sight of her in Heaven without restraint,
Came vested all in white, pure as her mind:
Her face was vail'd, yet to my fancied sight,
Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shin'd
So clear, as in no face with more delight.
But O, as to embrace me she inclined
I wak'd, she fled, and day brought back my night.

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In context, "my fancied sight" (line 10) suggests that the author is _______.

A
imbuing his deceased wife with qualities she did not have

B
unable to separate reality from dreams

C
capriciously conjuring up his wife's image

D
dreaming

E
suffering from delusions

Solution

Option D is the correct answer."Fancied sight" does indeed mean dream in this context. The narrator's wife had died, and yet she remains in his dreams just as she was. That he was dreaming is further supported by the last line of the poem stating that he had woken up and then she was gone. The poem clearly states that the narrator can clearly understand when he's dreaming and when he's not, so neither is delusional, nor is he unable to separate reality from dreams. He pictured her as she was, with her virtues and beauty intact in her dreams. Therefore, it can be inferred that he didn't conjure up her image, nor view her beyond what she was. Thus, options A,B,C and E are incorrect.
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Everybody at all addicted to letter writing, without having much to say, which will include a large proportion of the female world at least, must feel with Lady Bertram, that she was out of luck in having such a capital piece of Mansfield news, as the certainty of the Grants going to Bath, occur at a time when she 74215could make no advantage of it, and will admit that it must have been very mortifying to her to see it fall to the share of their thankless son, and treated as concisely possible at the end of a long letter, instead of having it to spread over the largest part of a page of her own - For though Lady Bertram, rather at home in the epistolary line, having early in her marriage, from the 36699want of other employment, and the circumstance of Sir Thomas's being in Parliament, got into the way of making and keeping correspondents, and formed for herself a very creditable, commonplace, 77823amplifying style, so that a very little matter was enough for her; she could not do entirely without any; she must have something to write about, 19238even to her niece, and being so soon to lose all the 61137benefit of Dr. Grant's gouty symptoms and Mrs. Grant's morning calls, it was very hard upon her to be deprived of one of the last epistolary uses she could put them to.
There was a rich amends, however, preparing for her. Lady Bertram's hour of good luck came. Within a few days from the receipt of Edmund's letter, Fanny had one from her aunt, beginning thus:
"My dear Fanny, I take up my pen to communicate some very alarming intelligence, which I make no doubt will give you much concern."

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What is implied by the phrase "could make no advantage of it" (line 74215)?

A
Lady Bertram could use the news to suit her best interest.

B
Lady Bertram was unable to write about the news.

C
Lady Bertram could not relay the news in a pleasant light.

D
Lady Bertram could convey only part of the news.

E
Lady Bertram was bond to secrecy.

Solution

Option A is the correct answer. Fond of her epistolary methods, Lady Bertram could not spread the news of the Grants going to bath. The announcement of the event was too sudden for her to publish. Her advantage was to write news up and convey the happenings. There is no indication of any of the statements enumerated in options C,D and E, thus making them incorrect.
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Everybody at all addicted to letter writing, without having much to say, which will include a large proportion of the female world at least, must feel with Lady Bertram, that she was out of luck in having such a capital piece of Mansfield news, as the certainty of the Grants going to Bath, occur at a time when she 74215could make no advantage of it, and will admit that it must have been very mortifying to her to see it fall to the share of their thankless son, and treated as concisely possible at the end of a long letter, instead of having it to spread over the largest part of a page of her own - For though Lady Bertram, rather at home in the epistolary line, having early in her marriage, from the 36699want of other employment, and the circumstance of Sir Thomas's being in Parliament, got into the way of making and keeping correspondents, and formed for herself a very creditable, commonplace, 77823amplifying style, so that a very little matter was enough for her; she could not do entirely without any; she must have something to write about, 19238even to her niece, and being so soon to lose all the 61137benefit of Dr. Grant's gouty symptoms and Mrs. Grant's morning calls, it was very hard upon her to be deprived of one of the last epistolary uses she could put them to.
There was a rich amends, however, preparing for her. Lady Bertram's hour of good luck came. Within a few days from the receipt of Edmund's letter, Fanny had one from her aunt, beginning thus:
"My dear Fanny, I take up my pen to communicate some very alarming intelligence, which I make no doubt will give you much concern."

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What is the "benefit" referred to in line 61137?

A
Friends with whom to visit

B
The ability to assist others

C
A house full of visitors

D
People willing to write letters

E
News to write about

Solution

Option E is the correct answer. The benefits that Lady Bertram got from her surroundings were news to write about for she craved for epistolary opportunities. The statements of options A,B,C and D are incorrect for they are not supported by the text.
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"Fable"
In heaven
Some little blades of grass
Stood before God.
"What did you do?"
Then all save one of the little blades
Began eagerly to relate
The merits of their lives.
This one stayed a small way behind,
Ashamed.
Presently, God said,
"And what did you do?"
The little blade answered, "O My Lord,
Memory is bitter to me,
For if I did good deeds
I know not of them."
Then God, in all his splendor,
Arose from his throne.
"O best little blade of grass!" he said.

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What purpose does this poem serve or what message does the poem convey?

A
it is better to do nothing than too much

B
it is better to forget if you have done something wrong

C
it is better to be modest than to be boastful

D
it is better to keep your problems to yourself

E
if you need to tell your bad deeds to someone, you are not worthy of respect

Solution

All of the blades of grass boasted in front of God about their deeds while one little blade of grass was modest about his life. So, God remarked that he was the best among all of them. The poem teaches us an important lesson of modesty. Thus option C is the correct answer. Options A,B,D,E are incorrect answers.
Question 6
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"On His Deceased Wife"
Methought I saw my late espoused Saint
Brought to me like Alcestic from the grave,
Whom Jove's great son to her glad husband gave,
Rescu'd from death by force though pale and faint.
Mine as whom wash' t from spot of childbed taint,
Purification in the old law did save,
And such, as yet once more I trust to have
Full sight of her in Heaven without restraint,
Came vested all in white, pure as her mind:
Her face was vail'd, yet to my fancied sight,
Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shin'd
So clear, as in no face with more delight.
But O, as to embrace me she inclined
I wak'd, she fled, and day brought back my night.

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The poem is primarily concerned with

A
the mourning process

B
the struggle against dying

C
the injustice of death

D
the nature of immortality

E
a belief in heaven
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"On His Deceased Wife"
Methought I saw my late espoused Saint
Brought to me like Alcestic from the grave,
Whom Jove's great son to her glad husband gave,
Rescu'd from death by force though pale and faint.
Mine as whom wash' t from spot of childbed taint,
Purification in the old law did save,
And such, as yet once more I trust to have
Full sight of her in Heaven without restraint,
Came vested all in white, pure as her mind:
Her face was vail'd, yet to my fancied sight,
Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shin'd
So clear, as in no face with more delight.
But O, as to embrace me she inclined
I wak'd, she fled, and day brought back my night.

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In context, the word "save" (line 6) means which of the following?

A
Preserve

B
Keep in health

C
Deliver from sin and punishment

D
Rescue from harm

E
Maintain

Solution

Option C is the correct answer. The Christian uprising of the narrator comes forth in his belief of being purified, "save"-d after death. His wife, whom he wanted to enter Heaven needed to be saved, cleansed. Her salvation was necessary for her to enter Paradise, and for that he asks God to deliver her from sin and punishment. The statements of options A,B,D and E are incongruent in context of the passage and, are hence, incorrect.
Question 8
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Maman-Nainaine said that when the figs were ripe Babette might go to visit her cousins down on the Bayou-Lafourche where the sugar cane grows. Not that the ripening of figs had the least thing to do with it, but that is the way Maman-Nainaine was.
It seemed to Babette a very long time to wait; for the leaves upon the trees were tender yet, and the figs were like little hard green marbles. But arm rains came along and plenty of strong sunshine, and though Maman Nainaine was as patient as the statue of la Madone, and Babette as restless as a hummingbird, the first thing they both knew it was hot summertime. Every day Babette danced out to where the fig-trees were in a long line against the fence. She walked slowly beneath them, carefully peering between the gnarled, spreading branches. But each time she came disconsolate away again. What she saw there finally was something that made her sing and dance the whole long day.
When Maman-Nainaine sat down in her stately way to breakfast the following morning, her muslin cap standing like an aureole about her white, placid face, Babette approached. She bore a dainty porcelain platter, which she set down before her godmother. It contained a dozen purple figs, fringed around with their rich green leaves.
"Ah," said Maman-Nainaine arching her eyebrows, "how early the figs have ripened this year!"
"Oh," said Babette. "I think they have ripened very late."
"Babette," continued Maman-Nainaine, as she peeled the very plumpest figs with her pointed silver fruit-knife, "you will carry my love to them all down on Bayou-Lafourche. And tell you Tante Frosine I shall look for her at Toussaint - when the chrysanthemums are in bloom."

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Maman-Nainaine's peeling of "the very plumpest figs" illustrates that Maman-Nainaine _______.

A
is testing their ripeness

B
prefers to cook her own food

C
is superstitious

D
is a refined woman

E
enjoys making fun of Babette

Solution

By taking time to peel the figs, Maman-Nainaine is making sure they're ripe (A). There is no cooking in the story (B), nor is superstition the reason for Maman-Nainaine's behavior (C). Although she may be refined, the action is not the illustration of refinement (D). We don't see Maman-Nainaine mock Babette (E).
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Everybody at all addicted to letter writing, without having much to say, which will include a large proportion of the female world at least, must feel with Lady Bertram, that she was out of luck in having such a capital piece of Mansfield news, as the certainty of the Grants going to Bath, occur at a time when she 74215could make no advantage of it, and will admit that it must have been very mortifying to her to see it fall to the share of their thankless son, and treated as concisely possible at the end of a long letter, instead of having it to spread over the largest part of a page of her own - For though Lady Bertram, rather at home in the epistolary line, having early in her marriage, from the 36699want of other employment, and the circumstance of Sir Thomas's being in Parliament, got into the way of making and keeping correspondents, and formed for herself a very creditable, commonplace, 77823amplifying style, so that a very little matter was enough for her; she could not do entirely without any; she must have something to write about, 19238even to her niece, and being so soon to lose all the 61137benefit of Dr. Grant's gouty symptoms and Mrs. Grant's morning calls, it was very hard upon her to be deprived of one of the last epistolary uses she could put them to.
There was a rich amends, however, preparing for her. Lady Bertram's hour of good luck came. Within a few days from the receipt of Edmund's letter, Fanny had one from her aunt, beginning thus:
"My dear Fanny, I take up my pen to communicate some very alarming intelligence, which I make no doubt will give you much concern."

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The phrase "even to her niece" (line 19238) shows that Lady Bertram

A
doesn't much care for her niece

B
is unhappy with her niece

C
is uncomfortable around her niece

D
doesn't need to have much to say to her niece

E
dislikes the prospect of writing to her niece

Solution

The passage states that Lady Bertram struggles with writing to her acquaintances, here, her niece. It suggests that they do not converse much and that she doesn't have much to say to her. Therefore, option D is the correct answer. The statements of options A,B,C and E are incoherent with the tone of the text, and thus, are incorrect.
Question 10
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"Promises Like Pie-Crust"
Promise me no promises,
So will I not promise you:
Keep we both our liberties,
Never false and never true:
Let us hold the die uncast,
Free to come as free to go:
For I cannot know your past,
And of mine what can you know?

You, so warm, may once have been
Warmer towards another one:
I, so cold, may once have seen
Sunlight, once have felt the sun:
Who shall show us if it was
Thus indeed in time of old?
Fades the image from the glass,
And the fortune is not told.

If you promised, you might grieve
For lost liberty again:
If I promised, I believe
I should fret to break the chain.
Let us be the friends we were,
Nothing more but nothing less:
Many thrive on frugal fare
Who would perish of excess.

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Which of the following is NOT implied in the poem as a reason to avoid entering into promises?

A
One person can never fully know another.

B
A promise can be broken without the person to whom the promise was made ever knowing.

C
To make a promise denies one of a degree of personal liberty.

D
One cannot be judged faithful of unfaithful to a commitment that has not been promised.

E
One can never fully know the situations or fellings of those who made successful and binding promises in the past.

Solution

The poem implies that making promises strips one of his/her liberty. As two persons might not ever know each other's past, so it's better not to make promises to each other. The last two lines of the first stanza also implies that the feelings of those who made successful and binding promises in the past can never be fully known. The line "Never false and never true/ let us hold the die uncast' implies that one cannot be judged faithful or unfaithful to a commitment that has not been promised. However, the poem never once states or implies that a promise can be broken without the person to whom a the promise was made ever knowing. So, option B is the best answer here.

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Question 1

The poor are less likely to travel than the rich

Saved money should be put toward travel

Literature is an inexpensive means of escape

Literature should be free

Literature can touch a person's soul

Solution

Question 2

imbuing his deceased wife with qualities she did not have

unable to separate reality from dreams

capriciously conjuring up his wife's image

dreaming

suffering from delusions

Solution

Question 3

Lady Bertram could use the news to suit her best interest.

Lady Bertram was unable to write about the news.

Lady Bertram could not relay the news in a pleasant light.

Lady Bertram could convey only part of the news.

Lady Bertram was bond to secrecy.

Solution

Question 4

Friends with whom to visit

The ability to assist others

A house full of visitors

People willing to write letters

News to write about

Solution

Question 5

it is better to do nothing than too much

it is better to forget if you have done something wrong

it is better to be modest than to be boastful

it is better to keep your problems to yourself

if you need to tell your bad deeds to someone, you are not worthy of respect

Solution

Question 6

the mourning process

the struggle against dying

the injustice of death

the nature of immortality

a belief in heaven

Question 7

Preserve

Keep in health

Deliver from sin and punishment

Rescue from harm

Maintain

Solution

Question 8

is testing their ripeness

prefers to cook her own food

is superstitious

is a refined woman

enjoys making fun of Babette

Solution

Question 9

doesn't much care for her niece

is unhappy with her niece

is uncomfortable around her niece

doesn't need to have much to say to her niece

dislikes the prospect of writing to her niece

Solution

Question 10

One person can never fully know another.

A promise can be broken without the person to whom the promise was made ever knowing.

To make a promise denies one of a degree of personal liberty.

One cannot be judged faithful of unfaithful to a commitment that has not been promised.

One can never fully know the situations or fellings of those who made successful and binding promises in the past.

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