The contrasts the narrator draws in sentences 1 and 2 between the Players'
homes and the houses in the "landscape" and between the Players'
automobiles and the "roads" are most likely meant to suggest that the
Players' homes and automobiles are - ✔️ B. modern and alien
Based on the passage, which of the following most accurately characterizes
the claim that "there was plenty
of time to smooth the thing out" (sentence 8)? - ✔️ A. A comforting
falsehood that the Players know to be
untrue
The descriptive language in sentence 10 is mainly intended to reinforce the
passage's depiction of the Players' - ✔️ D. persistent mood of despair
regarding the play
The narrator most strongly suggests that which of the
following resulted in the transformation described in the last paragraph?
- ✔️ D. The break in routine occurring the day before the first performance
The main purpose of the last paragraph of Passage 1 is to offer - ✔️ B.
justification
Which conclusion can reasonably be drawn about the status of the
"lawnbot" issue at the time of the writing of Passage 2? - ✔️ D. The
manufacturer and astronomers have yet to resolve their conflict.
Which choice best describes the relationship between
the two passages? - ✔️ A. Passage 1 mainly discusses the National
Radio Quiet Zone in general, while Passage 2 mainly discusses a particular
threat to the zone's integrity.
Given the evidence in the passages, with which
statement would the authors of both passages most likely agree? - ✔️
B. The Green Bank Telescope can detect extremely small amounts of energy
In the passage, the use of "crazy," "dinosaur head,"