The opening two paragraphs of the passage (lines l- ... the old woman whom Gypo encounters in paragraph ... In the fourth paragraph (lines 25-39), the...
Sample Examination Gl4ro's decision to become an informer increases his consciousness of all of the following EXCEPT
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(A) his heartbeat
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(B) "pricked into attention,, (line 14) (C) "giant fists clawed up, like talons enraged,, (lines 34-35) a horse stiffening for a great tug', (lines
(D) 'like
Becoming an informer has made Gypo most fearful
72-73)
(E) "perched on the top ofhis skull', (line 79)
(A) scorned by his friends @) captured by the authorities (C) seen in the street
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(D) bereft of any income (E) abandoned by society The passage's tension is maintained by all of the
@) paranoia to bravado (C) solitude to society (D) darkness to light (E) country to city
(A) the threatening setting (B) rhetorical questions (C) physical characterization (D) figurative language (E) stream-of-consciousness style The opening two paragraphs of the passage (lines 16) delineate the extent of Gypo,s paranoia by repeated reference to his
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paragraph three
(B) self-assuring rhetorical questions in paragraph four (C) reckless crossing of the street in paragraph four (D) loud slapping of the pound note upon the bar in
(A) desperate attempts at concealment
Which of the following can NOT be implied about the old woman whom Gypo encounters in paragraph three of the passage (lines 17-24)?
(A) that she may have been a prosritute (B) that she is impoverished (C) that she suspects Gypo's transgression (D) that she is drunk and despondent (E) that she is possibly senile
Gypo',s acute insecurity is BEST evidenced by his
(A) fear that the ragged woman is an omen in
(B) hypersensitivity to ordinary phenomena (C) rapid passage down the lane (D) bulging eyes (E) consciousness of being an informer 5"
In the fourth paragraph (lines 25-39), the author juxtaposes the examples of the man in the forest gorge and the sailor in order to depict Gypo's progression from (A) prey to predator
following elements EXCEPT
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All of the following help to develop the animalistic of Gypo EXCEPT
(A) "piercing the darkness with wild eyes', (lines 4-
of being
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characterization
(B) his divorce from society (C) his inevitable capture @) his spiritual damnarion @) his intellectual limitations 2-
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paragraph six
(E) repeated references to Mcphillip in paragraphs seven through nine
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Gypo's heedless procession across the street (lines 40-47) is caused by his
(A) guilt over informing (B) fear at having been publicly identified (C) desire to maintain an air of innocent confidence
(D) subconscious desire to take his own life (E) preoccupation with fabricating an alibi
