C. (5-10.) Ten statements follow the passage below, taken from A Son of the Middle Border, a literary autobiography by Hamlin Garland. The author grew up on a Midwestern farm in the 1860s and 1870s. First read the passage carefully, using the definitions as necessary. Then check (✔) the numbers of the six statements which are most logically supported by the information given. imperative: commanding impassive: expressionless countenance: face resolution: firm determination mused: thought it over 'Slipping from my weary horse, I tied her to the rail and hurried up the walk toward the doctor's bell. I remembered just where the knob rested. ³Twice I pulled sharply, strongly, putting into it some part of the anxiety and impatience I felt. 41 could hear its imperative jingle as it died away in the silent house. "At last the door opened and the doctor, a big blond handsome man in a long nightgown, confronted me with an impassive face. "What is it, my boy?" he asked kindly. 'As I told him, he looked down at my water-soaked form and wild-eyed countenance with gentle patience. Then he peered out over my head into the dismal night. 'He was a man of resolution, but he hesitated for a moment. 10" Your father is suffering sharply, is he?" 11"Yes, sir; I could hear him groan. 12Please hurry." 13He mused a moment. 14"He is a soldier. 15He would not complain of a little thing-I will come." - - - - - 1. At the time of this narrative, the author is a boy. 2. The author's ride had been a very short one. 3. The author had been to the doctor's house before. 4. The author was very afraid of the doctor. 5. The author did not admire the doctor. 6. The author's errand is an urgent one. 7. The doctor was not expecting a visitor. the 8. The doctor did not want to go out at night for a little complaint. 9. The doctor concluded that the soldier's problem deserved immediate attention. 10. The doctor had been a soldier himself once.
C. (5-10.) Ten statements follow the passage below, taken from A Son of the Middle Border, a literary autobiography by Hamlin Garland. The author grew up on a Midwestern farm in the 1860s and 1870s. First read the passage carefully, using the definitions as necessary. Then check (✔) the numbers of the six statements which are most logically supported by the information given. imperative: commanding impassive: expressionless countenance: face resolution: firm determination mused: thought it over 'Slipping from my weary horse, I tied her to the rail and hurried up the walk toward the doctor's bell. I remembered just where the knob rested. ³Twice I pulled sharply, strongly, putting into it some part of the anxiety and impatience I felt. 41 could hear its imperative jingle as it died away in the silent house. "At last the door opened and the doctor, a big blond handsome man in a long nightgown, confronted me with an impassive face. "What is it, my boy?" he asked kindly. 'As I told him, he looked down at my water-soaked form and wild-eyed countenance with gentle patience. Then he peered out over my head into the dismal night. 'He was a man of resolution, but he hesitated for a moment. 10" Your father is suffering sharply, is he?" 11"Yes, sir; I could hear him groan. 12Please hurry." 13He mused a moment. 14"He is a soldier. 15He would not complain of a little thing-I will come." - - - - - 1. At the time of this narrative, the author is a boy. 2. The author's ride had been a very short one. 3. The author had been to the doctor's house before. 4. The author was very afraid of the doctor. 5. The author did not admire the doctor. 6. The author's errand is an urgent one. 7. The doctor was not expecting a visitor. the 8. The doctor did not want to go out at night for a little complaint. 9. The doctor concluded that the soldier's problem deserved immediate attention. 10. The doctor had been a soldier himself once.
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PART ONE Ten Steps to Advancing College Reading Skills
C. (5-10.) Ten statements follow the passage below, taken from A Son of the Middle
Border, a literary autobiography by Hamlin Garland. The author grew up on a
Midwestern farm in the 1860s and 1870s. First read the passage carefully, using the
definitions as necessary. Then check (✔) the numbers of the six statements which
are most logically supported by the information given.
imperative: commanding
impassive: expressionless
countenance: face
resolution: firm determination
mused: thought it over
'Slipping from my weary horse, I tied her to the rail and hurried up the walk
toward the doctor's bell. 21 remembered just where the knob rested. ³Twice I pulled
sharply, strongly, putting into it some part of the anxiety and impatience I felt. 41
could hear its imperative jingle as it died away in the silent house.
"At last the door opened and the doctor, a big blond handsome man in a long
nightgown, confronted me with an impassive face. "What is it, my boy?" he asked
kindly.
'As I told him, he looked down at my water-soaked form and wild-eyed
countenance with gentle patience. Then he peered out over my head into the
dismal night. 'He was a man of resolution, but he hesitated for a moment. 10" Your
father is suffering sharply, is he?"
11"Yes, sir; I could hear him groan. 12Please hurry."
one
13He mused a moment. 14"He is a soldier. 15He would not complain of a little
thing-I will come."
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1. At the time of this narrative, the author is a boy. the unc
2. The author's ride had been a very short one.
3. The author had been to the doctor's house before.
4. The author was very afraid of the doctor.
5. The author did not admire the doctor.
6. The author's errand is an urgent one.
7. The doctor was not expecting a visitor.
8. The doctor did not want to go out at night for a little complaint.
9. The doctor concluded that the soldier's problem deserved immediate
attention.
10. The doctor had been a soldier himself once.
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