ENGLISH UNIT TEST OF LIFE, LIBERTY,
AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppstatements ppBEST ppexplains ppwhat ppaspirational pprhetoric
ppactually ppis? pp- ppAnswer ppAspirational pprhetoric ppwas ppborn ppout ppof ppAmerica's
ppself-imposed, pppostwar ppposition ppas ppthe ppprotector ppof ppfreedom ppand
ppdemocracy.
What ppis ppmost ppclosely ppthe ppmeaning ppof ppthe ppword pperadicate ppas ppit ppappears
ppin ppthe pppassage ppbelow pp(paragraph pp5)? pp- ppAnswer ppto ppcompletely ppwipe ppout
Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppstatements ppbest ppexplains ppwhy ppthe ppgovernment
ppforced ppthousands ppof ppJapanese ppAmericans ppinto ppinternment ppcamps ppfollowing
ppthe ppbombing ppof ppPearl ppHarbor? pp- ppAnswer ppJapan ppwas ppresponsible ppfor ppthe
ppattack, ppand ppthe ppAmerican ppgovernment ppbegan ppracially ppprofiling ppJapanese
ppAmericans ppand ppimprisoning ppthem ppout ppof ppfear.
Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppanswers ppbest ppexplains pppostwar ppoptimism ppand
pppessimism? pp- ppAnswer ppC. ppMany ppcitizens ppfelt ppempowered ppafter ppwinning
ppthe ppwar ppwhile ppothers ppwere ppdisillusioned ppand pptraumatized ppby ppthe pphorrors
ppof ppwar ppand ppthe ppcontinued ppracial ppinequality ppin ppAmerica.
Which ppof ppthese ppinferences ppis ppbest ppsupported ppby ppyour ppknowledge ppof ppthe
pptext? pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppAfrican ppAmericans ppbelieved pptheir ppefforts ppin ppthe ppwar
ppwould pppositively ppimpact pprace pprelations ppat pphome.
Which ppof ppthese ppquotations ppmost ppstrongly ppsupports ppthe ppcorrect ppanswer ppto
ppQuestion pp5? pp- ppAnswer ppB. pp"The ppDouble ppV ppCampaign ppemerged, ppas
ppAfrican ppAmerican ppsoldiers, ppfighting ppin ppsegregated ppunits, ppbelieved ppthat ppif
ppAmericans ppcould ppdefeat ppFascism ppabroad, ppthen ppthey ppcould ppsurely
pperadicate ppracism ppand ppJim ppCrow pprule ppat pphome."
Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppinferences ppis ppbest ppsupported ppby ppthe pppassage
ppbelow pp(paragraph pp10)?
, In pp1954, ppthe ppU.S. ppSupreme ppCourt ppruled ppin ppits pplandmark ppBrown ppv. ppBoard
ppof ppEducation ppdecision ppthat ppsegregated ppeducation ppfor ppwhites ppand ppblacks
ppwas ppunconstitutional. ppProgress ppin ppdesegregating ppschools ppwas ppvery ppslow
ppand ppmost ppschools ppremained ppsegregated ppuntil ppAfrican ppAmerican
ppcommunities pptook ppdirect ppaction. ppInspired ppby ppthe pprecent ppSupreme ppCourt
ppruling, ppthe ppNAACP ppbegan ppchallenging ppthe ppsegregation ppof pppublic ppfacilities.
ppOn ppDecember pp1, pp1955, ppthe ppsecretary ppof ppthe ppMontgomery, ppAlabama
ppNAACP, pprefused ppto ppgive ppup ppher ppseat ppon ppa ppbus ppto ppa ppwhite pppassenger.
ppRosa ppParks's ppaction ppstarted ppa ppsuccessful, ppyear-long ppboycott ppof ppthe ppcity's
ppsegregated ppbuses. pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppGovernment ppefforts ppalone ppwere ppnot
ppenough ppto pptruly ppenact ppchange.
Which ppsentence ppfrom ppthe pptext ppbest ppsupports ppthe ppcorrect ppanswer ppto
ppQuestion pp7? pp- ppAnswer ppB. pp"Progress ppin ppdesegregating ppschools ppwas ppvery
ppslow ppand ppmost ppschools ppremained ppsegregated ppuntil ppAfrican ppAmerican
ppcommunities pptook ppdirect ppaction."
Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppmost ppclosely ppexpresses ppthe pppoint ppof ppview ppfrom
ppwhich ppthe ppstory ppis pptold? pp- ppAnswer ppD. ppThird-person pplimited
How ppdoes ppthe ppconversation ppthat pptakes ppplace ppwith ppthe ppproprietor ppof ppThe
ppTower ppmost pplikely ppcontribute ppto ppthe ppstory? pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppThe
ppgrandmother's ppworldview ppis ppgiven ppexposition ppand ppvalidation ppby ppat ppleast
ppone ppother ppperson.
Which ppphrase ppmost pplikely ppexpresses ppthe ppauthor's ppstance ppin pprelation ppto
ppher ppcharacters? pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppIronic ppdetachment
How ppdoes ppthe ppauthor ppmostly ppbuild ppa ppfeeling ppof ppforeboding? pp- ppAnswer ppB.
ppWith ppspecific ppand ppstriking ppdetail
What ppis ppmost ppclosely ppthe ppcentral ppidea ppof ppthe pppassage ppbelow pp(paragraph
pp127)? pp- ppAnswer ppA. ppThe ppgrandmother ppis ppso ppovercome ppby ppfear ppshe
ppcannot ppmaintain ppcontrol ppof ppher ppvoice.
Which ppsentence ppfrom ppthe pptext ppbest ppsupports ppthe ppcorrect ppanswer ppto
ppQuestion pp5? pp- ppAnswer ppD. ppFinally ppshe ppfound ppherself ppsaying, pp"Jesus.
ppJesus," ppmeaning, ppJesus ppwill pphelp ppyou, ppbut ppthe ppway ppshe ppwas ppsaying ppit,
ppit ppsounded ppas ppif ppshe ppmight ppbe ppcursing.
What ppmost pplikely ppcan ppbe ppinferred ppfrom ppthe pppassage ppbelow pp(paragraph
pp116)?
The ppMisfit ppsneered ppslightly. pp"Nobody pphad ppnothing ppI ppwanted," pphe ppsaid. pp"It
ppwas ppa pphead-doctor ppat ppthe pppenitentiary ppsaid ppwhat ppI pphad ppdone ppwas ppkill
ppmy ppdaddy ppbut ppI ppknown ppthat ppfor ppa pplie. ppMy ppdaddy ppdied ppin ppnineteen
ppought ppnineteen ppof ppthe ppepidemic ppflu ppand ppI ppnever pphad ppa ppthing ppto ppdo
AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppstatements ppBEST ppexplains ppwhat ppaspirational pprhetoric
ppactually ppis? pp- ppAnswer ppAspirational pprhetoric ppwas ppborn ppout ppof ppAmerica's
ppself-imposed, pppostwar ppposition ppas ppthe ppprotector ppof ppfreedom ppand
ppdemocracy.
What ppis ppmost ppclosely ppthe ppmeaning ppof ppthe ppword pperadicate ppas ppit ppappears
ppin ppthe pppassage ppbelow pp(paragraph pp5)? pp- ppAnswer ppto ppcompletely ppwipe ppout
Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppstatements ppbest ppexplains ppwhy ppthe ppgovernment
ppforced ppthousands ppof ppJapanese ppAmericans ppinto ppinternment ppcamps ppfollowing
ppthe ppbombing ppof ppPearl ppHarbor? pp- ppAnswer ppJapan ppwas ppresponsible ppfor ppthe
ppattack, ppand ppthe ppAmerican ppgovernment ppbegan ppracially ppprofiling ppJapanese
ppAmericans ppand ppimprisoning ppthem ppout ppof ppfear.
Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppanswers ppbest ppexplains pppostwar ppoptimism ppand
pppessimism? pp- ppAnswer ppC. ppMany ppcitizens ppfelt ppempowered ppafter ppwinning
ppthe ppwar ppwhile ppothers ppwere ppdisillusioned ppand pptraumatized ppby ppthe pphorrors
ppof ppwar ppand ppthe ppcontinued ppracial ppinequality ppin ppAmerica.
Which ppof ppthese ppinferences ppis ppbest ppsupported ppby ppyour ppknowledge ppof ppthe
pptext? pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppAfrican ppAmericans ppbelieved pptheir ppefforts ppin ppthe ppwar
ppwould pppositively ppimpact pprace pprelations ppat pphome.
Which ppof ppthese ppquotations ppmost ppstrongly ppsupports ppthe ppcorrect ppanswer ppto
ppQuestion pp5? pp- ppAnswer ppB. pp"The ppDouble ppV ppCampaign ppemerged, ppas
ppAfrican ppAmerican ppsoldiers, ppfighting ppin ppsegregated ppunits, ppbelieved ppthat ppif
ppAmericans ppcould ppdefeat ppFascism ppabroad, ppthen ppthey ppcould ppsurely
pperadicate ppracism ppand ppJim ppCrow pprule ppat pphome."
Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppinferences ppis ppbest ppsupported ppby ppthe pppassage
ppbelow pp(paragraph pp10)?
, In pp1954, ppthe ppU.S. ppSupreme ppCourt ppruled ppin ppits pplandmark ppBrown ppv. ppBoard
ppof ppEducation ppdecision ppthat ppsegregated ppeducation ppfor ppwhites ppand ppblacks
ppwas ppunconstitutional. ppProgress ppin ppdesegregating ppschools ppwas ppvery ppslow
ppand ppmost ppschools ppremained ppsegregated ppuntil ppAfrican ppAmerican
ppcommunities pptook ppdirect ppaction. ppInspired ppby ppthe pprecent ppSupreme ppCourt
ppruling, ppthe ppNAACP ppbegan ppchallenging ppthe ppsegregation ppof pppublic ppfacilities.
ppOn ppDecember pp1, pp1955, ppthe ppsecretary ppof ppthe ppMontgomery, ppAlabama
ppNAACP, pprefused ppto ppgive ppup ppher ppseat ppon ppa ppbus ppto ppa ppwhite pppassenger.
ppRosa ppParks's ppaction ppstarted ppa ppsuccessful, ppyear-long ppboycott ppof ppthe ppcity's
ppsegregated ppbuses. pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppGovernment ppefforts ppalone ppwere ppnot
ppenough ppto pptruly ppenact ppchange.
Which ppsentence ppfrom ppthe pptext ppbest ppsupports ppthe ppcorrect ppanswer ppto
ppQuestion pp7? pp- ppAnswer ppB. pp"Progress ppin ppdesegregating ppschools ppwas ppvery
ppslow ppand ppmost ppschools ppremained ppsegregated ppuntil ppAfrican ppAmerican
ppcommunities pptook ppdirect ppaction."
Which ppof ppthe ppfollowing ppmost ppclosely ppexpresses ppthe pppoint ppof ppview ppfrom
ppwhich ppthe ppstory ppis pptold? pp- ppAnswer ppD. ppThird-person pplimited
How ppdoes ppthe ppconversation ppthat pptakes ppplace ppwith ppthe ppproprietor ppof ppThe
ppTower ppmost pplikely ppcontribute ppto ppthe ppstory? pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppThe
ppgrandmother's ppworldview ppis ppgiven ppexposition ppand ppvalidation ppby ppat ppleast
ppone ppother ppperson.
Which ppphrase ppmost pplikely ppexpresses ppthe ppauthor's ppstance ppin pprelation ppto
ppher ppcharacters? pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppIronic ppdetachment
How ppdoes ppthe ppauthor ppmostly ppbuild ppa ppfeeling ppof ppforeboding? pp- ppAnswer ppB.
ppWith ppspecific ppand ppstriking ppdetail
What ppis ppmost ppclosely ppthe ppcentral ppidea ppof ppthe pppassage ppbelow pp(paragraph
pp127)? pp- ppAnswer ppA. ppThe ppgrandmother ppis ppso ppovercome ppby ppfear ppshe
ppcannot ppmaintain ppcontrol ppof ppher ppvoice.
Which ppsentence ppfrom ppthe pptext ppbest ppsupports ppthe ppcorrect ppanswer ppto
ppQuestion pp5? pp- ppAnswer ppD. ppFinally ppshe ppfound ppherself ppsaying, pp"Jesus.
ppJesus," ppmeaning, ppJesus ppwill pphelp ppyou, ppbut ppthe ppway ppshe ppwas ppsaying ppit,
ppit ppsounded ppas ppif ppshe ppmight ppbe ppcursing.
What ppmost pplikely ppcan ppbe ppinferred ppfrom ppthe pppassage ppbelow pp(paragraph
pp116)?
The ppMisfit ppsneered ppslightly. pp"Nobody pphad ppnothing ppI ppwanted," pphe ppsaid. pp"It
ppwas ppa pphead-doctor ppat ppthe pppenitentiary ppsaid ppwhat ppI pphad ppdone ppwas ppkill
ppmy ppdaddy ppbut ppI ppknown ppthat ppfor ppa pplie. ppMy ppdaddy ppdied ppin ppnineteen
ppought ppnineteen ppof ppthe ppepidemic ppflu ppand ppI ppnever pphad ppa ppthing ppto ppdo
