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AP English Literature and Composition 1.3 Passage Drill 1
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AP English Literature and Composition 1.3 Passage Drill 1. In the context of the passage, what does the word "compass" in line 15 mean?

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AP English Literature and Composition 1.6 Passage Drill 7
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AP English Literature and Composition 1.6 Passage Drill 7. What is the function of the parenthetical phrase in lines 42 through 43?

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AP English Literature and Composition 1.10 Passage Drill 1
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AP English Literature and Composition 1.10 Passage Drill 1. The speaker's diction in this passage serves to characterize him as which of the f...

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AP English Literature and Composition 1.5 Passage Drill 2
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AP English Literature and Composition 1.5 Passage Drill 2. What is the grammatical referent of the word "it" in the phrase "that it should hav...

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AP English Literature and Composition 1.5 Passage Drill 3
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AP English Literature and Composition 1.5 Passage Drill 3. The term "picayune" is best understood as what?

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AP English Literature and Composition 1.6 Passage Drill 1
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AP English Literature and Composition 1.6 Passage Drill 1. To what idea does the phrase "my opinion" in line 49 refer?

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AP English Literature and Composition 1.6 Passage Drill 4
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AP English Literature and Composition 1.6 Passage Drill 4. The word "overwrought" in line 42 acts as which of the following?

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AP English Literature and Composition 1.6 Passage Drill 6
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AP English Literature and Composition 1.6 Passage Drill 6. Which of the following most closely matches the speaker's feelings about aging?

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AP English Literature and Composition 1.9 Passage Drill 2
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AP English Literature and Composition 1.9 Passage Drill 2. What does the word "want" mean in the context of line 20?

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AP English Literature and Composition 1.9 Passage Drill 3
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AP English Literature and Composition 1.9 Passage Drill 3. What can be inferred from the frequent use of the dash in this passage?