Passage-based Reading
Practice Questions |
This passage is adapted from a novel written by a woman in 1899. The novel was banned in many places because of its unconventional point of view.
Following are four sample questions about this passage. In the actual test, as many as thirteen questions may appear with a passage of this length.
You may be asked to interpret information presented throughout the passage and to evaluate the effect of the language used by the author.
The narrator would most likely describe Mr. Pontellier's conduct during the evening as
Some questions ask you to focus on a specific piece of information presented in the passage.
In context, the description in lines 58-59 of Mr. Pontellier's way of speaking suggests the narrator's belief that his complaints are
Some questions require you to make an inference or draw a conclusion about what you have read.
In lines 69-113, Mrs. Pontellier's reactions to her husband's behavior on returning home suggest that
You may be asked to consider the overall description of a character, event, or phenomenon across an entire passage.
The passage shows Mr. Pontellier as happiest when he
