"The Secret Bunker Congress Never Used"

Where was the hidden bomb shelter located in “The Secret Bunker Congress Never Used”?

• a Greek island

• a private home

• a vacation resort

• a government building

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According to “The Secret Bunker Congress Never Used,” why was the bunker built?

• to shelter hotel guests in the event of a dangerous storm

• to protect members of Congress during a nuclear attack

• to store rare documents and important historical objects

• to demonstrate the unique talents of American architects

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Based on the context, choose the likeliest meaning of intricate as it is used in this excerpt from “The Secret Bunker Congress Never Used.”

The air-intake system is so intricate—it was meant to filter out radiation—that it creates a vacuum-like effect when you walk in. Wind howls around you and sucks all the doors shut.

• beautiful to see

• slow to operate

• critical for survival

• complex in design

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Part A Read this excerpt from “The Secret Bunker Congress Never Used.”

The company they [the TV technicians] worked for was called Forsyth Associates. As it turned out, Forsyth Associates was a cover: These were secret government employees who had to keep the bunker in a constant state of operational readiness.

Which meaning of cover is used in the excerpt?

• shell

• shelter

• disguise

• wrapping

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Part B Which phrase from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?

• was called Forsyth Associates

• As it turned out

• secret government employees

• state of operational readiness

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Read the following excerpt spoken by President Dwight Eisenhower in “The Secret Bunker Congress Never Used.”

“I feel impelled to speak today in a language that, in a sense, is new—one which I, who have spent so much of my life in the military profession, would have preferred never to use,” he said. “That new language is the language of atomic warfare.”

What does Eisenhower most likely mean when he refers to the new language of atomic warfare?

• Anyone can create a language if the reasons relate to national safety.

• Leaders should communicate using words understandable to all citizens.

• Americans have never before had to speak about a possible nuclear attack.

• Learning this new language helps military personnel understand foreign threats.

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Part A Which is the author’s main reason for writing “The Secret Bunker Congress Never Used”?

• to persuade Congress to build a huge bomb shelter

• to praise the engineers who constructed the bunker

• to warn readers about the dangers of nuclear warfare

• to describe a secret bunker and the reasons it was built

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Part B Which excerpt from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• Hidden in West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resort was a massive bomb shelter stocked with supplies for members of Congress in case of an emergency.

• Hidden in West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resort was a massive bomb shelter stocked with supplies for members of Congress in case of an emergency.

• He had access to all the records and documents and historic photos of presidents and kings and prime ministers drinking mint juleps on the veranda.

• “I feel impelled to speak today in a language that, in a sense, is new—one which I, who have spent so much of my life in the military profession, would have preferred never to use,” ….

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At the end of “The Secret Bunker Congress Never Used,” the author writes, “But now that secret home is somewhere else. And, like the last one, just a handful of people know where it is.” What does this statement suggest?

• Bunkers are fun tourist attractions.

• There is ongoing concern about a nuclear attack.

• More people will be able to fit into the new bunker.

• Americans want to choose who will go in the new bunker.

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