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53. Question type: inference Choice a is correct. Lines 18–19 state that when the first migrating birds were spotted, the fur traders and Native Americans “all joined in jubilant welcome to the newcomers.” Therefore it can be inferred that their relationship was a friendly one. 54. Question type: detail Choice f is correct. There are many groups mentioned in association with the migrating birds, but line 34 (“bird investigations are made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service”) is where you will find the answer to this question. 55. Question type: generalization Choice c is correct. Lines 43–44 explain that the role of the Survey was to collect data on migrating birds before the Fish and Wildlife service was established. 56. Question type: detail Choice j is correct. Lines 22–24 state that birds ate the insects that were troublesome to farmers, there- fore were not threats to the birds. 57. Question type: vocabulary Choice c is correct. The preceding lines explain how the arrival of the birds signaled a change in season and the start of celebrations, therefore even if you do not know the meaning of the word, you can assume that the imminence of spring, means that spring was soon to arrive. 58. Question type: detail Choice h is correct. Although the European fur traders appreciated the migrating birds, they did so because they indicated the arrival of spring, and were around before the increasing population of North America referred to in lines 17–19. 59. Question type: cause and effect Choice a is correct. Immediately preceding the following statement: “We soon realized that our migra- tory bird resource was an international legacy” (lines 25–26) is a list of reasons people appreciated the migrating birds, and it does not include their being a source of food. 60. Question type: detail Choice j is correct. If you only read the beginning of the last paragraph, you might think the answer is choice g, but if you continue reading, you learn that many others help the Fish and Wildlife Service. SYLVIA 61. Question type: generalization Choice a is correct. The first paragraph gives us the best clues as to Sylvia’s mood in the entire passage. The fact that she has pulled the curtain and looked through the window is a good example of someone who is anxious. 62. Question type: inference Choice h is correct. With only the last sentence of the last paragraph, “Glancing at the birds and up through the skylight at the limitless outdoors keeps her mild claustrophobia at bay,” we know that she enjoys working in a space that feels open, making h the best answer. – ACT READING TEST PRACTICE– 244 63. Question type: detail Choice a is correct. When Sylvia looks out the window, what she sees makes her think of “conditions that often precede a summer thunderstorm,” which she has always been afraid of. Therefore, the best answer is choice a, ominous. 64. Question type: inference Choice f is correct. In lines 21–22 we learn that “that the idea of sharing the apartment has actually begun to repel her” in addition, she is happy that most of the time at work she has the office to herself and that makes her happy. With these two facts in mind, we can assume she does not like to be sur- rounded by people. 65. Question type: inference Choice d is correct. All we really know about the specifics of Sylvia’s job is that she is a typist at a natu- ral history museum. We do not know if it requires “concentration and attention to detail,” so choice a is not a good choice. Her workplace is light and airy, but nothing in the passage suggests that Sylvia wants for something better, in fact she is quite content with her job, making choice b a bad choice as well. Sylvia is happy that her boss is not often in the office, so we know that she unlikely to have a love affair with him, and so choice c is not a good choice, either. We do know that Sylvia does not like to be around other people, and the stuffed birds do go along with that personality trait, therefore choice d is the best answer. 66. Question type: detail Choice f is correct. In lines 12–13, we learn that when Lola called,“the moment for saying the apart- ment was no longer available slipped past,” meaning that she wanted to tell her but missed the oppor- tunity, making f the best answer. 67. Question type: vocabulary Choice c is correct. In many cases, vocabulary questions will require you to give nonstandard defini- tions, and this is a good example of such a case. You probably know that the standard definition of exhausted is tired, but as it is used in the passage it means something else. Sylvia refers to her trust fund as “exhausted” and since we know that she is taking a roommate because she is running out of money, choice c is the best choice. 68. Question type: detail Choice g is correct. It is true that Sylvia could not afford the rent, but this does not answer why she did not leave the house, but rather why she wanted a roommate. Choice h is in fact the reason why Sylvia wants to leave. Lola was late for the appointment, so Sylvia believed that she could leave without being rude, making choice j a bad choice. Lines 19–20 answer the question by stating “if a storm comes, she wants to be at home in her own place.” 69. Question type: inference Choice c is correct. We know in this paragraph that Lola is late for the appointment she made with Sylvia, and because Sylvia considers leaving instead of waiting patiently, the best answer is that she is irritated. – ACT READING TEST PRACTICE– 245 70. Question type: detail Choice h is correct. This very first line states that Sylvia is looking out the window and relays what she sees, therefore, it is her viewpoint. ULYSSES S. GRANT MEMOIRS 71. Question type: generalization Choice b is correct. We know that statement I is untrue because line 20 states “the people of the North had no particular quarrel with slavery.” Immediately following, the same lines also disprove statement III. 72. Question type: cause and effect Choice f is correct. Lines 19–28 establish the argument that rapid transit was a factor, and lines 20–22 show that the North’s unwillingness to legally support slavery. Although some Northerners would agree with statement III, nowhere in the passage is this stated. 73. Question type: main point Choice b is correct. The author agrees with the statement in line 3: “A state half slave and half free can- not exist,” which essentially means the entire country must be for or against slavery. 74. Question type: cause and effect Choice h is correct. The passage says that because of the Fugitive Slave Law, Northerners were required to chase down runaway slaves. Later in the passage it says that the North was “not willing to play the role of police for the South” (lines 21–22), therefore the best answer is that it forced the North to enforce laws it did not believe were right. 75. Question type: vocabulary Choice d is correct. Because it is clear that the North did not approve of the Fugitive Slave Law, the power they would be seeking would be to “remove” such laws from the books. 76. Question type: detail Choice j is correct. The answer to this question is found in line 13, simply put “they saw their power waning, and this led them to encroach upon the prerogatives and independence of the Northern States by enacting such laws as the Fugitive Slave Law.” 77. Question type: generalization Choice b is correct. Lines 31–33 have the answer to this question. Be careful not to use any outside knowledge of the Civil War, in this case, choices a and d are in fact correct, but they are not discussed in the paragraph mentioned. 78. Question type: generalization Choice f is correct. The author describes the U.S. as expanding in size, wealth and population in lines 43–44, and then line 45 claims Europe may think the United States would threaten their peace. Another way of saying this is that they are threatened by our unified strength. 79. Question type: inference Choice a is correct. Because Grant goes on to say that it “would part the moment the slightest strain was brought upon it,” means that the only appropriate answer is weakly connected. – ACT READING TEST PRACTICE– 246 80. Question type: point of view Choice h is correct. In lines 40–41, Grant, in effect, says that we should “avoid war,” which makes choices g and j incorrect. In lines 29–30, he says that we are better off after having the war, which makes choice f incorrect, and h the best choice. – ACT READING TEST PRACTICE– 247 . only read the beginning of the last paragraph, you might think the answer is choice g, but if you continue reading, you learn that many others help the Fish and Wildlife Service. SYLVIA 61. Question. spring, and were around before the increasing population of North America referred to in lines 17 19 . 59. Question type: cause and effect Choice a is correct. Immediately preceding the following. 53. Question type: inference Choice a is correct. Lines 18 19 state that when the first migrating birds were spotted, the fur traders and Native Americans