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(2003) . Canada: Steck-Vaughn.  \nAssessment \\#1: Reading Comprehension  \nInstructions:  \nThis test contains excerpts from fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Each excerpt is followed up by multiple-choice questions about the reading.  \nYou have 45 minutes to complete this test.  \nAnswer your questions on the answer sheet provided.  \nQuestions 1 – 3 refer to the following excerpt from a short story  \nWHAT ARE THIS FATHER’S VIEWS?  \nI am not unsympathetic, Jack, to your views on the war. Iam not unsympathetic to your views on the state of the world in general. From the way you wear your hair and from the way you dress I do find it difficult to decide whether you or the  \n(5) young girl you say you are about to marry is going to play the male role in your marriage – or the female role. But even that I don’t find offensive. And I am not trying to make crude jokes at your expense. You must pardon me, though, if my remarks seem too personal. I confess I don’t know you as well as a  \n(10) father ought to know his son, and I may seem to take liberties    \nI don’t honestly know when I decided to go into college teaching, Jack. I considered doing other things – a career in the army or navy. Yes, I might have gone to Annapolis or  \n(15) West Point. Those appointments were much to be desired in the Depression years, and my family did still have a few political connections. One thing was certain, though. Business was just as much out of the question for me as politics had been for my father. An honest man, I was to understand, had  \n(20) too much to suffer there. Yes, considering our family history, an ivory tower didn’t sound like a bad thing at all for an honest man and a serious man.  \nPeter Taylor,“Dean of Men,” The Collected Stories.  \nQuestions 1 – 3 refer to the previous excerpt from a short story  \n1. Which of the following is most likely true of the narrator’s past?  \na. He became a college teacher reluctantly  \nb. He was extremely conventional.  \nc. He had a brief career in the army.  \nd. He did not follow in his father’s footsteps.  \ne. His father was dishonest.  \n2. What is the main effect of the phrase “ivory tower” (lines 20-21)  \na. It emphasizes that the narrator wanted to escape into a safer world.  \nb. It shows how much the narrator reveres the college where he works.  \nc. It shows that the narrator realizes he has not been a good father.  \nd. It reflects that the narrator’s opinion that Jack is not facing real life.  \ne. It shows how much the narrator and his son have in common.  \n3. If Jack told his father that he was becoming a vegetarian, how would his father most likely react, based on the information in the excerpt?  \na. He would tell Jack he was being illogical.  \nb. He would conclude that Jack was acting out of rebellion.  \nc. He would assume that Jack’s wife was pushing him into it.  \nd. 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