. The main subject of the passage is (A) Melville’s travels (B) the popularity of Melville’s novels (C) Melville’s personal background (D) Moby Dick According to the passage, Melville’s early novels were (A) published while he was traveling (B) completely fictional (C) all about his work on whaling ships (D) based on his travels In what year did Melville’s book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear? (A) 1837 (C) 1841 (B) 1847 (D) 1849 The word “basis” in line 3 is closest in meaning to (A) Foundation (B) message (C) Bottom (D) theme The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because (A) he had unofficially left his ship (B) he was on leave while his ship was in port (C) he had finished his term of duty (D) he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti A “frigate” in line 10 is probably (A) an office (B) a ship (C) a troop (D) a train How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville’s popularity? (A) His popularity increased immediately. (B) It had no effect on his popularity. (C) It caused his popularity to decrease. (D) His popularity remained as strong as ever. According to the passage, Moby Dick is (A) a romantic adventure (B) a single-faceted work (C) a short story about a whale (D) symbolic of humanity fighting the environment The word “metamorphosis” in line 15 is closest in meaning to (A) circle (B) change (C) mysticism (D) descent The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on (A) nineteenth-century novels (B) American history (C) Oceanography (D) modern American literature PASSAGE TWO (Questions 4-6)
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