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They were deeply encrusted with rust. Looking 2. The pronoun “him” (italicized in the original 5. During the bank president’s entrance, his 8. Which of the following BEST describes the
70 about, he found a bit of iron and began to pry. story) in line 24 refers to perspective on Jim is most directly revealed by relationship of the two paragraphs in lines
The rust had eaten a hundred years, and it had (A) Jim, the messenger, who is the main (A) his need to immediately ask him a 45–74 and lines 76–95 (“He drew . . . of gold” PREPARING FOR THE AP ® EXAM
gone deep. Slowly, wearily, the old lid lifted, and character. question. and “A low, grinding . . . corpse.”) in the context
with a last, low groan lay bare its treasure — (B) the bank president. (B) the kind of smile he offers Jim. of the passage as a whole?
and he saw the dull sheen of gold! (C) the junior clerk who accompanies the (C) his failure to ask how Jim is doing. (A) The earlier paragraph provides a broad
75 “Boom!” bank president. (D) the lack of handshake offered to Jim. description of the underworld setting
A low, grinding, reverberating crash struck (D) any of the people referred to in the (E) his avoidance of eye contact with Jim. while the latter paragraph then provides
upon his ear. He started up and looked about. “human river” in the first sentence. more specific details to emphasize the
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All was black and still. He groped for his light (E) no one in particular as it is intended to be 6. The narrator’s statement that Jim “groped in significance of his journey.
and swung it about him. Then he knew! The ambiguous. the bowels of the earth” (lines 43–44) serves (B) The two paragraphs restate significant
80 great stone door had swung to. He forgot the figuratively to both details about Jim’s journey in different
gold and looked death squarely in the face. 3. Which of the following details BEST illustrate (A) describe Jim’s surroundings and explain ways to emphasize their significance and
Then with a sigh he went methodically to Jim’s bitter annoyance with his task? why he takes as long as he does. the significance of the journey itself.
work. The cold sweat stood on his forehead; (A) “. . . ‘nothing!’ as he said bitterly” (line 5). (B) emphasize the nastiness of Jim’s task and (C) The two paragraphs contradict one
but he searched, pounded, pushed, and worked (B) “He smiled grimly and listened” (lines comment on his value to the bank. another in their description of Jim’s
85 until after what seemed endless hours his 26–27). (C) explain the actions of the bank president personality and his behaviors in his
hand struck a cold bit of metal and the great (C) “. . . but the messenger passed silently and the vault clerk. setting.
door swung again harshly on its hinges, and down the stairs” (lines 37–38). (D) display Jim’s perspective and encourage (D) The earlier paragraph establishes Jim’s
then, striking against something soft and (D) “. . . down into the blackness and silence him to finish his task despite his fears during his descent only to have
heavy, stopped. He had just room to squeeze beneath that lowest cavern” (lines 41–42). bitterness and disgust. those fears realized during his return to
90 through. There lay the body of the vault clerk, (E) “The cold sweat stood on his forehead . . .” (E) contradict the gold Jim will soon find and the world in the latter paragraph.
cold and stiff. He stared at it, and then felt sick (line 83). preserve his low place in the hierarchy of (E) The earlier paragraph shows Jim
and nauseated. The air seemed unaccountably the bank. descending into a terrible place but
foul, with a strong, peculiar odor. He stepped 4. In the context of the passage as a whole, the possibly being rewarded with gold only
forward, clutched at the air, and fell fainting introduction of gold in line 74 creates 7. The narrator of the passage can BEST be to be faced with an even more terrible
95 across the corpse. (A) the turning point for Jim and his described as return in the latter paragraph.
bitterness. (A) a first-person narrator who is biased
(B) an example of how others in the passage toward the people running the bank. 9. As a whole, the passage establishes all of the
1. In the context of the passage as a whole, which are tempting Jim. (B) a first-person narrator who is intimately following EXCEPT
of the following details about setting are most (C) a symbol of impending wealth and involved with the bank. (A) the bank president’s perspective on Jim.
significant? prosperity for Jim. (C) an all-knowing, third-person narrator (B) Jim’s attitude toward the bank president.
(A) “. . . the human river that swirled down (D) a conflict affecting the trust established aware of the thoughts of characters. (C) Jim’s place in the hierarchy at the bank.
Broadway” (lines 3–4). between Jim and the bank president. (D) an all-knowing, third-person narrator (D) background on Jim’s position at the bank.
(B) “. . . the dim light filtered through the feet (E) a contrast revealing a narrow window of who shows bias toward Jim. (E) the narrator’s point of view in the
of hurrying men . . .” (lines 39–40). hope for Jim. (E) a third-person narrator with a limited narrative.
(C) “A great rat leaped past him and cobwebs perspective on the characters involved.
crept across his face” (lines 48–49).
(D) “. . . a long, narrow room with shelves, Distributed by Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. Strictly for use with its products. Not for redistribution.
and at the far end, an old iron chest”
(lines 62–63).
(E) “. . . the great door swung again harshly
on its hinges, and then, striking against
something soft and heavy, stopped” (lines
86–89).

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1.A Identify and describe what specific textual CHR-1. A Description, dialogue, and behavior reveal characters to
5 C details reveal about a character, that character’s readers.
perspective, and that character’s motives.
3.C Explain the function of structure in a text. STR-1.F A text’s structure affects readers’ reactions and expectations by
6 E presenting the relationships among the ideas of the text via their relative
positions and their placement within the text as a whole.
4.B Identify and explain the function of point of view NAR-1.D The point of view contributes to what narrators, characters,
7 C in a narrative. or speakers can and cannot provide in a text based on their level of
involvement and intimacy with the details, events, or characters.
2.A Identify and describe specific textual details that SET-1.A Setting includes the time and place during which the events of
8 E
convey or reveal a setting. the text occur.
7.B Develop a thesis statement that conveys a LAN-1.D A thesis statement expresses an interpretation of a literary text,
9 D defensible claim about an interpretation of literature and requires a defense, through use of textual evidence and a line of
and that may establish a line of reasoning. reasoning, both of which are explained in an essay through commentary.

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