1. At first, the woman's contractions
were
B only *intermittent*, so the nurse
had trouble determining
how far her labor had progressed.
Which of the following is the
definition for the underlined
word?
a. frequent
b. irregular
c. painful
d. dependable
2. Fearful that the patron might burn
him- b self, Edith made sure to say,
"Hot plate, sir" when she set the dish
on his table. The use of bold font in
the text above indicates which of the
following?
a. dialogue
b. emphasis
c. thoughts
d. anger
3. Students who pursue a degree in a
hu-
d manities discipline (e.g., English,
history, philosophy, art,
film studies) often have a difficult
time finding work after they
graduate. Which of the following
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does the abbreviation "e.g." stand for?
a. error
b. correction
c. addition
d. example
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4. The guide words at the top of a
dictionary c page are needs and
negotiate. Which of the following
words is an entry on this page?
a. needle
b. neigh
c. neglect
d. nectar
5. Chapter 4: The Fictional Writings of d
Dorothy L. Sayers
Plays
Novels
Short Stories
Letters
Mysteries
Analyze the headings above. Which of
the following does not belong?
a. Novels
b. Plays
c. Mysteries
d. Letters
6. Among the first females awarded a de- c
gree from Oxford University, Dorothy L.
Sayers proved to
be one of the most versatile writers
in post-war England. Sayers was
born in 1893, the only
child of an Anglican chaplain, and she
re- ceived an unexpectedly good
education
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at home. For
instance, her study of Latin
commenced when she was only six
years old. She en- tered Oxford in
1912, at a time when the
university was not granting degrees
to women. By 1920, this policy had
changed, and Sayers received her
degree in medieval literature and
modern lan- guages after
finishing university. That same
year, she also received a master of
arts degree.
Sayers's first foray into published
writ- ing was a collection of poetry
released in 1916. Within a
few years, she began work on the
detec- tive novels and short
stories that would make her
famous,
due to the creation of the foppish,
mys- tery-solving aristocrat Lord
Peter Wim- sey. Sayers is also
credited with the short story
mysteries about the character
Montague Egg. In spite of her
success
as a mystery writer, Sayers
continued to balance popular
fiction with academic work; her
translation of Dante's Inferno gained
her respect for her ability to convey
the poet- ry in English