Pretest: Unit 7
Question 8 of 21
Click to read the passage from Beyond the Walt Essays from the Outside by
Edward Abbey. Then answer the question
Based on this passage, the author most likely will argue that
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A. more people should visit recreational facilities such as Glen
Canyon
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B. more dams should be built across the United States.
C. Glen Canyon would have been better off without the dam
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D. dams are beneficial to the environment.

Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of the awakening. they chatted incessantly: about the things around them; their amusing adventure out in the water—it had again assumed its entertaining aspect; about the wind, the trees, the people who had gone to the chênière; about the children playing croquet under the oaks, and the farival twins, who were now performing the overture to “the poet and the peasant.” what is the correct meaning of the word “aspect” based on its usage in the excerpt? character negativity performance boredom

Which trait is common to the narrators in these excerpts? a the narrators were born in poverty the narrators were separated from their birth parents c. the narrators grew up to be criminals d the narrators worked hard in lide to improva their ocial status the narrators blamed themselves for their mistortunps

During editing and proofreading, you do not need to a. check facts b. follow grammar, usage, and mechanics c. scrutinize spelling d. revise overall structure