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Chapter 20Practice Test 1

11Reading Test65 MINUTES, 52 QUESTIONSTurn to Section 1 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.DIRECTIONSEach passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After readingeach passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated orimplied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table orgraph).Questions 1–10 are based on the following passage.This passage is adapted from Kirstin Valdez Quade, “Jubilee.”Originally published in 2013.Line510152025When Andrea pulled into the dirt lot by theorchards that adjoined the blueberry fields, she sawshe’d timed their arrival just right. Where the farmworkers normally parked their beat-up sedans andrusting pickups, the Volvos and Mercedes and Audiswere lined up, a faint scrim of dust from the dirt driveon their hoods. Usually Andrea was embarrassed byher mother’s old Chrysler with its missing wood panel,but today she parked it among the luxury vehicles witha sense of vindication.“Nice rides,” said Matty, nodding appreciatively.“I told you. They own everything.” She gestured atthe trees and at the sky, too, as if the Lowells actuallydid own the whole wide world. “Like three hundredacres. Practically this entire side of the river. Applesand pears and blueberries, too.”For several years, the blueberry industry inCalifornia had been expanding, and the Lowells hadbeen early adopters. In honor of their eighth annualblueberry party, the field workers—a few of whomAndrea had known her whole life—had been giventhis Saturday off, paid. “Wouldn’t want the guests intheir pearls to have to pick alongside Mexicans.” Shesnorted, picturing the Lowells’ friends in their BrooksBrothers chinos and silk skirts and strappy heeledsandals making their way down the rows.Matty shrugged. “I wouldn’t mind a paid day off.”303540455055“You’d have to have a job first,” said Andrea, thenglanced at him, worried she’d offended him. Andreawished he’d shaved that wormy black mustache orhad at least put on a button-down. But whatever, shereminded herself; she didn’t actually care what theLowells thought.Technically, Andrea had been invited to this party.Rather, her parents had been invited. Technically. Butshe was certain that the Lowells didn’t actually expectthem to come. After all, they’d never been invitedbefore. This invitation—letterpress-printed on thick,soft paper—had been a gesture of goodwill, and noteven that, Andrea was sure, but something the Lowellshad felt they had to do, given that her father would bethere anyway, with his taco truck.The truck was a highlight of this year’s party,according to the invitation: “Tacos provided by ourown Salvador Romero and his El Primo taco truck!”And there, instead of blueberries on sage-coloredsprigs, was the truck itself: a festive little line drawingdebossed in red and yellow.The taco truck was a recent acquisition. Andrea’sfather had saved for four years, plotting, cobblingtogether loans (including a pretty substantial onefrom William Lowell), driving the family crazy withhis exuberance. The truck would pay for itself, hesaid, would give him something to do. All week it wasshuttered, parked in the driveway while her fatherworked as a supervisor in the Lowells’ orchards, andon the weekends (up at four-thirty as usual) he droveCONTINUE482 Cracking the SAT

16065707580859095it to the park, where he served egg burritos and cokesto young men famished after their soccer games,tacos and tortas to families out for a stroll. Her fathernever said so, but Andrea suspected from her mother’sstrained silence on the subject that the taco truckwasn’t as lucrative as he’d hoped.“Are they kidding?” Andrea said when she heardthe Lowells were hiring her father for the party. “You’dthink they’d want something fancy.”“Oh, you know these wealthy people,” said hermother, shaking her head in bemusement. “They gettheir ideas.”Her parents had been delighted to see the tacotruck featured on the Lowells’ invitation, and hadgushed about how touched they were to have receivedit. Her mother turned the invitation in her hands andshook her head in wonder. “They didn’t have to thinkof us, but they did.”Andrea was hijacked by the image of her motherin her teal dress with the gold chain belt, trailing theLowells all over their party. “You’re not consideringgoing, are you, Mom?”Hurt flashed in her mother’s face, and Andreabristled at the Lowells for causing this hurt. “I workon Saturdays,” her mother said stiffly and dropped theinvitation in the trash. Later, in spite of herself, Andreahad plucked it out and squirreled it away in her room,saving even the envelope (yellow lined in red—whywas she so impressed with the invitation?—she hatedthat she was so impressed).Well, if the Lowells wanted Mexicans at their party,that’s what they’d get.And why was Andrea here? Driving, she’d felt full ofthe brazen courage she would need to crash this party.She would show up full of breezy, sparkling confidencethat would startle these people. Yes, Andrea was anequal now, a Stanford student, poised and intelligent,no longer just the daughter of one of their laborers, nolonger an awestruck kid worshipping their cookies,and if the Lowells wanted to trot out her father and histaco truck to provide a little kitsch for their party, thenthey’d have to do it in front of her.11The main purpose of the first paragraph is toA) describe Andrea’s lifestyle.B) explain the source of Andrea’s embarrassment.C) characterize the farm workers’ vehicles.D) contrast Andrea’s status with that of the otherguests.2In the context of the conversation between Andreaand Matty, Andrea’s comments in lines 12–16(“I told . . . too”) mainly serve toA) suggest that the source of the Lowells’ wealthshould offend Matty.B) emphasize to Matty the size of the Lowells’property.C) show Matty the quality of the Lowells’ produce.D) inform Matty that Andrea plans to work for theLowells.3As used in line 19, “adopters” most nearly meansA) embracers.B) parents.C) devices.D) admirers.4The author uses the image of silk skirts and sandals(lines 25–26) most likely toA) argue that the guests were impractical in theirchoice of attire.B) reinforce the idea that the guests wore fancierclothing than most people.C) highlight the differences between the guests andthe usual workers.D) prove that the guests thought they were of ahigher class than the field workers.CONTINUEPractice Test 1 483

1519It can reasonably be inferred from the passage thatthe Lowells did not expect Andrea becauseThe passage states that Andrea’s parents reacted toreceiving the Lowells’ invitation withA) the Lowells had not explicitly invited Andrea.A) silence.B) Andrea needed a nicer car to attend.B) delight.C) the Lowells required that every guest be acompany employee.C) hurt.D) confusion.D) Andrea was supposed to be away at college.106Which choice provides the best evidence for theanswer to the previous question?A) Lines 31–33 (“But whatever . . . thought”)B) Line 35 (“Rather, her . . . invited”)C) Lines 35–37 (“But she . . . come”)D) Lines 37–38 (“After all . . . before”)According to the passage, what does Andrea hope toachieve by attending the party?A) She hopes to assimilate to her hosts’ culture.B) She wants to support her father’s position.C) She expects to unsettle the other guests.D) She plans to shame the party’s hosts in front oftheir children.7The narrator uses the word “exuberance” (line 53)mainly to emphasize Andrea’s father’sA) humility.B) courage.C) optimism.D) poverty.8Which choice best supports the claim that the ElPrimo taco truck was not as successful as planned?A) Lines 7–10 (“Usually Andrea . . . vindication”)B) Lines 28–29 (“You’d have . . . him”)C) Lines 46–48 (“And there . . . yellow”)D) Lines 60–63 (“Her father . . . hoped”)CONTINUE484 Cracking the SAT

11Questions 11–20 are based on the followingpassages.Passage 1 is adapted from Martin Luther King, Jr., “Birth ofa New Nation.” Originally delivered in 1957. Passage 2 isadapted from Frantz Fanon, “The Wretched of the Earth.”Originally published in 1961.45Passage 1Line510152025303540If there had not been a Gandhi in India with all ofhis noble followers, India would have never been free.If there had not been an Nkrumah and his followers inGhana, Ghana would still be a British colony. If therehad not been abolitionists in America, both Negroand white, we might still stand today in the dungeonsof slavery. And then because there have been, inevery period, there are always those people in everyperiod of human history who don’t mind getting theirnecks cut off, who don’t mind being persecuted anddiscriminated and kicked about, because they knowthat freedom is never given out, but it comes throughthe persistent and the continual agitation and revolt onthe part of those who are caught in the system. Ghanateaches us that.It says to us another thing. It reminds us of thefact that a nation or a people can break aloose fromoppression without violence. Nkrumah says in the firsttwo pages of his autobiography that he had studiedthe social systems of social philosophers and he startedstudying the life of Gandhi and his techniques. And hesaid that in the beginning he could not see how theycould ever get aloose from colonialism without armedrevolt, without armies and ammunition, rising up.Then he says after he continued to study Gandhi andcontinued to study this technique, he came to see thatthe only way was through nonviolent positive action.And he called his program “positive action.” And it’sa beautiful thing, isn’t it? That here is a nation that isnow free, and it is free without rising up with armsand with ammunition. It is free through nonviolentmeans. Because of that the British Empire will nothave the bitterness for Ghana that she has for China,so to speak. Because of that, when the British Empireleaves Ghana, she leaves with a different attitude thanshe would have left with if she had been driven outby armies. We’ve got to revolt in such a way that afterrevolt is over we can live with people as their brothersand their sisters. Our aim must never be to defeat themor humiliate them.50The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of thebeloved community. The aftermath of nonviolenceis redemption. The aftermath of nonviolence isreconciliation. The aftermath of violence, however,are emptiness and bitterness. This is the thing I’mconcerned about. Let us fight passionately andunrelentingly for the goals of justice and peace, butlet’s be sure that our hands are clean in this struggle.Let us never fight with falsehood and violence andhate and malice, but always fight with love, so that,when the day comes that the walls of segregation havecompletely crumbled in Montgomery that we will beable to live with people as their brothers and sisters.Passage 255606570758085National liberation, national renaissance, therestoration of nationhood to the people, commonwealth:whatever may be the headings used or the newformulas introduced, decolonization is always a violentphenomenon To tell the truth, the proof of successlies in a whole social structure being changed fromthe bottom up. The extraordinary importance of thischange is that it is willed, called for, demanded.Decolonization, which sets out to change the orderof the world, is, obviously, a program of completedisorder. But it cannot come as a result of magicalpractices, nor of a natural shock, nor of a friendlyunderstanding In decolonization, there is thereforethe need of a complete calling in question of thecolonial situation. If we wish to describe it precisely, wemight find it in the well-known words: “The last shallbe first and the first last.” Decolonization is the puttinginto practice of this sentence. That is why, if we try todescribe it, all decolonization is successful.For if the last shall be first, this will only come topass after a murderous and decisive struggle betweenthe two protagonists. That affirmed intention to placethe last at the head of things, and to make them climbat a pace (too quickly, some say) the well-knownsteps which characterize an organized society, canonly triumph if we use all means to turn the scale,including, of course, that of violence.You do not turn any society, however primitiveit may be, upside down with such a program if youhave not decided from the very beginning, that is tosay from the actual formulation of that program, toovercome all the obstacles that you will come across inCONTINUEPractice Test 1 485

190so doing. The native who decides to put the programinto practice, and to become its moving force, is readyfor violence at all times. From birth it is clear to himthat this narrow world, strewn with prohibitions, canonly be called in question by absolute violence.115Which choice provides the best evidence for theanswer to the previous question?A) Lines 4–7 (“If there . . . slavery”)B) Lines 22–24 (“he could . . . revolt”)C) Lines 44–45 (“The aftermath . . . bitterness”)11D) Lines 49–53 (“Let us . . . sisters”)As used in line 17, “break” most nearly meansA) separate.B) rupture.16C) damage.In Passage 2, Fanon indicates that decolonization is aprocess that isD) alienate.A) turbulent and capable of changing everything.B) nonviolent and always successful.12C) primitive and something to be avoided.The sentence in lines 28–29 (“And it’s . . . it”)primarily serves which function in Passage 1?A) It acknowledges and celebrates an alternative planof action.B) It condescends to and belittles a contemporary ofKing’s.D) natural and able to be controlled.17Which choice provides the best evidence for theanswer to the previous question?C) It distracts and redirects the audience to anotherperspective.A) Lines 60–61 (“The extraordinary . . . demanded”)B) Lines 62–64 (“Decolonization, which . . . disorder”)D) It introduces and qualifies the central argument ofKing’s speech.C) Lines 64–66 (“But it . . . understanding”)D) Lines 71–72 (“That is . . . successful”)13As used in line 30, “free” most nearly means18A) complimentary.The primary purpose of each passage is toB) liberated.A) present a historical overview of recent democraticrevolutions.C) exempt.D) able.B) provide a set of specific guidelines to incite arevolt.C) criticize the actions of those who work against thegoals of the people.14In Passage 1, King contends that nonviolent protestleads to which result?D) describe an effective way for a society to worktoward significant change.A) It causes divisions between countries.B) It creates feelings of emptiness and bitterness.C) It maintains relationships through transitions.D) It fails to achieve freedom from colonialism.486 Cracking the SATCONTINUE

119120Based on the passages, King would most likelydescribe the behavior that Fanon recommends inlines 88–90 (“From birth . . . violence”) asBased on the passages, one commonality in thestances King and Fanon take toward revolution anddecolonization is thatA) an acceptable alternative to positive action.A) both authors believe the process will result inradical societal change.B) a misunderstood cultural temptation.C) an unnecessary method for achieving a goal.D) a brave step taken by an oppressed group.B) both authors rely heavily on the guidance ofearlier leaders.C) neither author advocates the use of violence.D) neither author supports peace as a means tochange society.CONTINUEPractice Test 1 487

1Questions 21–31 are based on the following passage.145The passage is adapted from Elsa Youngsteadt, “FreeUpgrades, Unfortunately.” 2006 by American Scientist.Line510152025303540488Contrary to infectious-disease dogma, themutations that enable bacteria to resist antibioticsdo not always result in weaker strains, accordingto a study published in the June 30 issue of thejournal Science. This is bad news for public-healthefforts, especially because the germ in question is thetuberculosis-causing Mycobacterium tuberculosis, oncethe leading cause of death in the United States.Classic laboratory experiments once suggestedthat bacteria pay a price for antibiotic resistance—thatresistant bacteria are weaker than their susceptiblecounterparts and should not spread through thehuman population when forced to compete withhardier strains.But the new study, headed by scientists atStanford University, has undermined this comfortingconventional wisdom. It shows that in real humanpatients, tuberculosis bacteria can evolve resistanceto antibiotics and still be just as aggressive as theirsusceptible ancestors.“It’s generally bad news for the world that sometuberculosis strains can get something for nothing,”said Sebastien Gagneux, one of the lead authors ofthe study and a research associate at the Institute ofSystems Biology. “Even though many drug-resistantstrains are less hardy than susceptible strains, othersevolve over the course of treatment and remainvirulent.”The investigators looked at the evolution ofresistance to the drug rifampin, one of the preferredfirst-line treatments for the disease. Rifampin bindsto the molecule that makes, or polymerizes, bacterialRNA. The drug disables the so-called polymerasemolecule and prevents the crucial flow of informationfrom DNA to RNA. Without RNA, bacteria can’tmake the proteins they need to survive. But simplemutations in the gene that encodes RNA polymerasecan change its structure. The different shape decreasesthe drug’s ability to bind and allows M. tuberculosis topersist in the face of antibiotic onslaught. Classicstudies suggested that such a change would carry somecost, such as decreased efficiency of the polymerasemolecule. Such a penalty would cause the mutants togrow more slowly than unmodified strains, thereby Cracking the SAT505560657075808590retarding the spread of the antibiotic-resistantmutation in the population.Not so, according to the new study, which foundthat some resistant bugs are every bit as robust asunmodified strains. The Stanford group collectedtuberculosis bacteria from the sputum of patients,first at the beginning of their infections, and a secondtime after some of those patients developed rifampinresistant infections. The investigators then pitted theresistant strains against their susceptible counterpartsin antibiotic-free competition assays. These tests forcethe two strains to compete for limited resources in acommon culture flask, so the hardier bug should takeover as the weaker one gets crowded out. Contrary toexpectations, five of the ten resistant strains held theirown in these tests, and one actually dominated itsantibiotic-susceptible ancestor.Just how clinical isolates outperform lab-generatedstrains with identical mutations remains a mystery.Some changes simply have a low cost to begin with,and, the study also found, the cost depends on thestrain in which the mutation occurs. However, thereal key is likely to be compensatory mutation—one or more additional changes, in the same RNApolymerase gene or in related genes, that make upfor the diminished function caused by the originalmutation. Gagneux is planning future studies to findthese putative compensatory mutations and learn howthey restore the performance of strains that acquireantibiotic-resistance mutations.The authors don’t want their study to fuel analarmist panic. Indeed, the data don’t call for it, saysBruce Levin, an expert on the evolution of antibioticresistance at Emory University who was not involvedwith the study. Levin points out that “the spread oftuberculosis does not depend solely on the efficacy orlack of efficacy of antibiotics.” He cites public-healthpractices and better nutrition as bulwarks against 19thcentury-style epidemics.However, the paper does highlight a sobering trendin human epidemiology. Drug-resistant bacteria arehere to stay, even if society stopped abusing antibioticsright now. Furthermore, evolution doesn’t just work onbacteria. Levin explains, “The drug-resistant mutationsthat aren’t costly are the ones that will take over, notonly in the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis butalso in [organisms] responsible for other diseases.”CONTINUE

112521Which statement about rifampin can be mostreasonably inferred from the passage?The primary purpose of the passage is toA) support the findings of classic laboratoryexperimentation.A) It stopped tuberculosis from being the leadingcause of death in the United States.B) assert that controversial findings should causealarm.B) It has successfully inhibited protein production inbacteria.C) present concerns raised by the results of a study.C) It makes RNA for tuberculosis bacteria compatiblewith other DNA.D) criticize the methodology of an existing study.D) It is the most effective known treatment fortuberculosis.22What did the scientists in the Stanford Universitystudy discover about tuberculosis bacteria that“undermined this comforting conventional wisdom”(lines 16–17)?26As presented in the passage, the Stanford Universitystudy relied on which type of evidence?A) Bacteria have shown the ability to resist antibioticsthrough mutation without losing strength.A) Anecdotal opinionB) Mycobacterium tuberculosis has become theleading cause of death in the United States.B) Secondhand observationC) RNA and DNA interchangeability in tuberculosishas led to stronger antibiotics.D) Clinical testingD) Rifampin can no longer be used to treat diseasedue to proliferation of polymerase molecules.23Which choice provides the best evidence for theanswer to the previous question?A) Lines 35–36 (“Without RNA . . . survive”)B) Lines 49–53 (“The Stanford . . . infections”)C) Lines 58–61 (“Contrary to . . . ancestor”)D) Lines 64–66 (“Some changes . . . occurs”)C) Animal studies27The author indicates that prior to the StanfordUniversity study the scientists generally believed thatantibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosisA) had a better chance of survival than theirantibiotic-susceptible ancestors.B) would once again become the most deadly ofdiseases.C) resulted in lowered amounts of sputum in thosethey infect.D) did not have a survival rate equal to that of nonresistant strains.24As used in line 26, “hardy” most nearly meansA) difficult.B) strong.C) terrible.D) thick.CONTINUEPractice Test 1 489

128130According to the passage, Sebastien Gagneux plansto conduct further studies to answer which of thefollowing questions?The author mentions an “alarmist panic” (line 76)most likely in order toA) bring attention to the threat posed by antibioticresistant bacteria.A) Are more virulent strains of tuberculosis likely tocause a panic?B) Do drug-resistant bacteria cost more to treat?B) state that 19th century public-health practiceswere unable to halt the spread of tuberculosis.C) How do antibiotic-resistant bacteria compensatefor deficiencies caused by mutation?C) identify the inevitable result of rampant societalantibiotic abuse.D) Why are some strains of bacteria more likely toresist antibiotics than others?D) draw a contrast between an undesirable outcomeand a reasonable response.3129Which choice provides the best evidence for theanswer to the previous question?The primary function of the final paragraph(lines 84–91) is toA) Lines 71–74 (“Gagneux is . . . mutations”)A) reevaluate the hypothesis of the StanfordUniversity study.B) Lines 79–81 (“the spread . . . antibiotics”)C) Lines 85–87 (“Drug-resistant bacteria . . . now”)D) Lines 88–89 (“The drug-resistant . . . over”)B) provide a warning supported by results of theStanford University study.C) credit the Stanford University study with changingsociety.D) explain the methodology of the StanfordUniversity study.CONTINUE490 Cracking the SAT

11but it greeted this upheaval with something even morerarely found in legacies: civility. Greenstein explainsthat what Britannica didn’t do is perhaps the mostastonishing aspect of this story.Questions 32–42 are based on the following passageand supplementary material.This passage is adapted from Tim Cushing, “EncyclopaediaBritannica: Civility in the Face of Adversity.” 2012 byInnovation.Line510152025303540Encyclopaedia Britannica’s (EB) recentannouncement that it would cease its printingoperations was the culmination of the inevitable.Many of its eulogizers seem to be laying the blameat Wikipedia’s feet, despite the fact that Microsoft’sEncarta software dealt the first blows to printedencyclopedias several years before Wikipedia’sdevelopment. While many words have been writtenabout the revered encyclopedia’s history and stature,very few words have been written detailing EB’sadjustment to the digital age, which is as much aboutthe things it did do as it is about the things it didn’t do.Shane Greenstein has written a very astute assessmentof EB’s reactions to the evolving encyclopedia market,one that clearly shows how forward-looking Britannicawas (and is), rather than bemoaning the loss of theprint edition.EB was a highly leveraged organization. It soldbooks with door to door salesmen. This was anexpensive way to distribute a product, and it didnot, could not, last under assault from the PC andthe Encarta. More to the point, the managementof the organization was forward looking. Theysponsored a set of projects for DVDs and onlineexperiments. The latter eventually went online inJanuary 1994 with an html version. Its descendantsstill generate licensing revenue for the organization.Then Wikipedia came along and ate everyone’slunch in the reference section, that is, everyonewho made DVDs and books. Encarta had to closeits doors a couple years ago. It was simply notgetting enough sales any longer for Microsoft tofind any reason to keep it going.Britannica realized quicker than many legacyentities that the market it worked in was no longerviable and changed its focus early in the game.Countless industries have been upended by newtechnologies, but many have failed to react in timeto take advantage of these changes. Not only didBritannica shift its focus while it still could compete,4550556065707580Here is my point. Notice what happened as themarket evolved. The once leading firm changed itsorganizational form. It adopted a new form too,both DVD and online licensing. It still survivestoday with the latter, albeit, at a much smaller scalethan during its peak. In short, this transformationcame about in a rather civilized way. Do you hearany whining or fussing from EB about unfair tradepractices, as so many firms have done? Do yousee EB suing anybody for patent infringement, asseems so common today in high tech? No, in thelast decade EB did the classy thing, restructuringas best they could to make due in the new world.Other firms should pay heed to that example. Thisis how it is supposed to happen, as one new marketreplaces an old. This is how markets should evolve.Let’s hear it for Encyclopaedia Britannica, forevolving with a sense of class, and for moving alongwith everyone else as we all move along into thenew age.This “evolving with a sense of class” has escapedmany legacy industries who have made serious effortsto stop the clock, if not actually turn the clock back towhen they had control of their respective fields. Manyhave the ear of legislators, who often confuse deaththroes for growing pains, especially when trying tohear over the hubbub of omnipresent lobbyists. Asgraceful and civil as EB has been, its self-appointedmourners (of what exactly? paper?) have also issuedeulogies of their own, offering bizarrely-worded attackson Wikipedia, as though its only reason for existencewas to destroy every other encyclopedia, online or off.All in all, Britannica comes out of this sounding likeit would rather focus on the future while its biggestfans sound like they’d rather it was 25 years ago allover again. It’s one thing for an industry to makesome atrocious noises when confronted with massiveupheaval. It’s quite another when supporters makeincoherent sympathetic noises simply because they’vebeen surprised by the silence.CONTINUEPractice Test 1 491

11Research Tools That Students Are Most Likely to Use,According to TeachersType ofResourceVeryLikelyGoogle or otheronline searchengineWikipedia or otheronline encyclopediasYouTube or othersocial media sitesTheir peers94%SparkNotes, CliffNotes, or otherstudy guidesNews sites such asthe New York Timesor CNNTextbooks (print orelectronic)Online databasessuch as EBSCO,JSTOR, or GrolierA research librarianat a school or libraryPrinted books (otherthan textbooks)Student-orientedsearch engines suchas Sweet SearchSomewhatLikely5%NottooLikely1%32The main purpose of the passage is toNotat 9%6%A) review attitudes in response to the changing roleof an established brand.B) demonstrate how evolving with a sense of classaltered the encyclopedia market.C) confront the misplaced notion that digitalencyclopedias caused massive upheaval.D) examine the evolving mechanisms by whichencyclopedia companies adapted to include DVDsand online materials.33As used in line 31, “doors” most nearly means25%49%23%A) openings.3%B) operations.18%48%28%5%17%29%36%18%C) entrances.D) lights.3416%37%34%14%According to the passage, which action should legacycompanies take in an unviable market?12%38%41%9%A) They should focus on providing the best possibleproduct.10%34%39%17%B) They should gracefully accept that their productsare no longer relevant.C) They should endeavor to integrate new businesspractices.Source: The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American LifeProject Online Survey of Teachers, March 7 to April 23, 2012,n 2,462 middle and high school teachers.D) They should eliminate obsolete methods andsystems.35Which choice provides the best evidence for theanswer to the previous question?A) Lines 8–12 (“While . . . didn’t do”)B) Lines 34–36 (“Britannica realized . . . game”)C) Lines 42–44 (“Greenstein explains . . . story”)D) Lines 48–50 (“It still . . . peak”)CONTINUE492 Cracking the SAT

136140The extended quotation in lines 45–64 is most likelyincluded toBased on th

Practice Test 1 854 Questions 11–20 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Martin Luther King, Jr., “Birth of a New Nation.” Originally delivered in 1957. Passage 2 is adapted from Frantz Fanon, “The Wretched of the Earth.” Originally published in 1961. Pass