EOC Prac. Test 1 Part 2

#27. What is an objective summary of the selection?

• A visit to the Taj Mahal leaves an indelible impression.
• The construction of the Taj Mahal took a long time to complete.
• The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built by an emperor as a tribute to his late wife.
• The emperor Shah Jahan was overthrown and imprisoned by one of his sons.

#28. What is the purpose of beginning the selection with a summary of the author's trip to India thus far and then moving to a description of the Taj Mahal?

• The reader is not able to comprehend or appriciate the description of the Taj Mahal without this information.
• Given the information that comes later, the reader can decide whether the order of the author's trip makes sense.
• The information at the beginning helps the reader decide whether to visit India.
• By starting with a summary of the trip, the author creates anticipation that encourages the reader to continue reading.

# 29. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, what does the word indelible mean?

• lasting
• invisible
• forgettable
• fading

#30. What can be inferred from paragraph 6?

• Shah Jahan was not concerned with what things cost.
• Shah Jahan was a compassionate emperor.
• Shah Jahan was very religious.
• Shah Jahan made rash decisions.

#31. What does the author mean when he describes the Taj Mahal as "synonymous with India itself"?

• The building and the country once had the same name.
• Most buildings in India are different from the Taj Mahal.
• Most people readily associate the Taj Mahal with India.
• The Taj Mahal is the center of government in India.

#32. Why does the author include the sentence below from paragraph 3?
"The morning sun was still low in the sky, and the shiny white marble reflected a soft pink hue, giving the grounds an ethereal quality."

• to emphasize how tired the author was from waking up early
• to describe the elegant, peaceful mood of the site
• to compare the morning light to the author's journey
• to analyze the types of materials used to build the site

#33. What is the significance of the statement below from the last paragraph?
"As I departed from the site, I was reminded of the cruel twist of Shah Jahan's fate. For from his prison, which was located across the river from the Taj Mahal, he was afforded a perfect view of the monument he had raised for his eternal love."

• It suggests to the reader that the author's next travel destination will be the prison.
• It explains why the prison was built so close to the Taj Mahal.
• It describes another way in which the story of the Taj Mahal is a tragic one. 
• The prison was a much less comfortable place to live than the Taj Mahal. 

#34. What is the author's purpose in writing this selection?

• to retell the events of the author's trip to India
• to describe how and why the Taj Mahal was built
• to persuade readers that the Taj Mahal is the most impressive sitein India
• to provide a history of India by describing its most famous building

#35. How does the author unfold his ideas about the Taj Mahal?

• He explains in detail the different sections of the Taj Mahal, including the materials and construction methods used to build them.
• He addressess Shah Jahan's rule of India both before and after the construction of the site.
• He uses the Taj Mahal as a metaphor for all that India stands for.
• He parallels the story of its hisotyr with a firsthand description of someone visiting it in the present day. 

#37. How does the description of Raskolnikov's visit with the woman devlope the theme of the selection

• It contrasts infirmity and old age with youth and vitality.
• It emphasizes the relationship between good and evil.
• It suggests that greed can cause people to make poor decisions.
• It illustrates one's freedom to make decisions.