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AP English Literature and Composition 1.8 Passage Drill 1. In the context of the passage, with which of the following would the author most likely agree?

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Here's your shmoop for you and your brain.

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By now, you know this passage like the back of your hand. Hit pause and take a minute to admire both...

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In the context of the passage, with which of the following would the author most likely agree?

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And here are the potential answers...

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Oh, boy. Now we're being asked to get inside the author's head. And, having read this

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passage, something tells us it's a frightening place to be...

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Okay, so all we want to know is which of these statements the author would agree with.

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Would he agree that a class system that confers certain duties on some citizens but not on

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others is unjust?

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Not really. He seems to think that struldbrugs are the bomb, and are probably worthy of a

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little royal treatment.

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What about B -- citizens with special abilities should not be burdened with increased obligations?

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Nope again. He's totally pushing for the struldbrugs to have increased obligations...

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which is why he wants them advising the king in his court.

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He's not likely to agree with D, because he doesn't think all people are created

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equal... not in terms of their advising abilities, anyway.

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And E's out because, once again, the author would be all about giving his tough-to-pronounce

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buddies all the special benefits their little hearts might desire.

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So our answer is C -- he'd like a class system in which every child has equal opportunity.

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Note that there's a big difference between equal opportunity and equal treatment.

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On line 22, he mentions that every child should have a chance at being immortal... so yeah,

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he's pro-equal opportunity.

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Which is about the only time we won't find this guy seriously kissing some struldbrug butt.

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