After reading the selection from “Corn-Pone Opinions,” choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to paragraphs 1–8 and 12–13.
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11.26 What is the primary rhetorical function of the writer’s story about Jerry (paras. 1–4)?
1. What is the primary rhetorical function of the writer’s story about Jerry (paras. 1–4)?
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11.27 In paragraphs 1–3, the writer characterizes Jerry in which of the following ways?
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11.28 What literary technique is exemplified in the following sentence from paragraph 3: “You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I’ll tell you what his ‘pinions is”?
3. What literary technique is exemplified in the following sentence from paragraph 3: “You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I’ll tell you what his ‘pinions is”?
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11.29 The term “corn-pone opinions” (para. 4) signifies which of the following?
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11.30 The numbered items in paragraph 5 serve to
5. The numbered items in paragraph 5 serve to
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11.31 As the passage progresses, the speaker’s focus shifts from
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11.32 Paragraph 7 illustrates all of the following techniques EXCEPT
7. Paragraph 7 illustrates all of the following techniques EXCEPT
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11.33 The writer’s reference to Eve at the end of paragraph 7 serves to
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11.34 All of the following statements contribute to the author’s argument EXCEPT
9. All of the following statements contribute to the author’s argument EXCEPT
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11.35 The writer’s attitude toward his subject can best be described as
10. The writer’s attitude toward his subject can best be described as