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Question 1

A. NO CHANGE
B. however,
C. meanwhile,
D. moreover,

Question 2:

Which of the following would be the LEAST acceptable alternative to the underlined portion?

A. crushed – I wanted
B. crushed. I wanted
C. crushed since I wanted
D. crushed, I wanted

Question 3:

If the author were to delete the previous sentence, the paragraph would primarily lose

A. an example of a dish that the writer’s parents liked to cook.
B. an explanation of the origin of the writer’s picky eating habits.
C. details describing the writer’s relationship with her parents.
D. a comparison between the kinds of foods the writer ate at home and the kinds of foods the writer ate at friends’ homes.

Question 4

A. NO CHANGE
B. is
C. was
D. would be

Question 5

A. NO CHANGE
B. However
C. On the contrary
D. In fact

Question 6

A. NO CHANGE
B. what I was offered, whether I liked it or not.
C. some of my favorite foods.
D. very slowly and carefully.

Question 7

A. NO CHANGE
B. familiar, a little bit of cheese; omelet; or quiche.
C. familiar; a little bit of cheese omelet or quiche.
D. familiar: a little bit of cheese, omelet, or quiche.

Question 8

A. NO CHANGE
B. and
C. so
D. OMIT the underlined word

Question 9:

At this point, the writer wants to add a statement that would lead into the sentence that follows it. Given that all of the choices are true, which one would best accomplish that purpose?

A. At dinner, Anne took three, I took about eight, and Patrice took twenty.
B. I had never seen eyeballs listed on a menu, but the thought made me shudder.
C. When I was little, mushrooms were one of the few foods my parents could get me to eat.
D. Then I realized that mushrooms are actually a kind of fungus and lost my appetite.

Question 10

A. NO CHANGE
B. should have
C. could of
D. would have

Question 11

A. NO CHANGE
B. then they were thinking
C. than they had thought
D. as they think

Question 12

A. NO CHANGE
B. slap in the face
C. shocker
D. splash of cold water

Question 13

A. NO CHANGE
B. French and read it as well.
C. French, but also to read it.
D. French but also reading it.

Question 14

A. NO CHANGE
B. While
C. So
D. However

Question 15:

At this point, the writer is considering revising the final sentence (placing a comma after the last word) to include the phrase:

and I still find it funny that the French word for “wand” is “baguette”.

Should the writer make this revision?

A. Yes, because it points out that common objects are often names after foods in French.
B. Yes, because it concludes the essay while maintaining a positive tone and referring to the primary theme of the essay.
C. No, because the writer does not define the word “baguette” for the reader.
D. No, because the writer has not previously discussed her attitude toward baguettes in the essay.

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