Passage C

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Practice for the Texas Higher Education Assessment Test
Passage C

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

12. What is the subject matter of this passage?

A. a moment of relaxation on a park bench

B. a planned meeting between two old friends

C. a conversation between two strangers

D. a visit between a man and his former professor

13. What is the writer's tone in this passage?

A. bitter

B. admiring

C. factual

D. amusing

14. In this passage, Morton Crosby views the new arrival as a

A. welcomed new acquaintance.

B. respectable elderly citizen.

C. scoundrel looking for a handout.

D. scary-looking stranger out to do him harm.

15. According to the passage, approximately how old is Morton Crosby?

A. He is a young man, most likely in his twenties.

B. He is in his thirties, around the age of 36.

C. He is middle-aged, probably in his fifties.

D. He is quite elderly, maybe in his seventies.

16. The reader can draw the conclusion that when Crosby refers to Aberdeens, Chows and Borzois, he is referring to

A. cows.

B. towns.

C. foreigners.

D. dogs.

17. What is meant by the phrase new country as it is used in this sentence? "The greybeard moved uneasily in his seat; then he opened up new country."

A. a new territory

B. a rural area

C. a kingdom

D. a new topic of discussion

18. What is the irony and humor of this passage?

A. the stranger's attempts at conversation

B. the stranger's odd appearance

C. Crosby's ability to turn the stranger's ploy back on himself

D. the description of Autumn in London