Vocabulary and Comprehension Units 1-3 Test

The primary purpose of the passage is to:

• give a history of Chinese immigration to the United States.

• explain why Edith Maud Eaton chose a Chinese pseudonym for her writing.

• offer a brief overview of Edith Maud Eaton’s writing and its social context.

• describe the conflicts that resulted in passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

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In the first paragraph, the author suggests that immigrant life is often:

• arduous.

• expensive.

• melancholy.

• unpredictable.

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Based on the first two paragraphs, it can reasonably be inferred that Edith’s determination to focus on the plight of Chinese immigrants in America was at least partially due to:

• her family’s financial troubles.

• her experience writing for the local newspaper.

• her desire to become a famous writer.

• her own ethnic heritage and her family’s experience as immigrants.

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As it is used in line 19, “proclivity” most nearly means:

• penchant.

• antipathy.

• curiosity.

• antagonism.

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The third paragraph (lines 28–51) of the passage serves to:

• explain the reasons for Chinese immigration to America in the 1850s.

• sketch briefly the early history of Chinese immigration and describe the hostility it provoked.

• analyze the economic claims made against Chinese immigrants.

• refute popular stereotypes about Chinese immigrants in the West.

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As it is used in line 35, “vitriolic” most nearly means:

• exaggerated.

• sentimental.

• self-serving.

• caustic.

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In the third paragraph (lines 28–51), the author asserts that one reason for hostility toward the Chinese in the late 1800s was almost certainly:

• political.

• racial.

• philosophical.

• economic.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

• Lines 31–34 (“Overwhelmingly . . . laundries”)

• Lines 34–39 (“Almost. . . loyalty”)

• Lines 39–40 (“Such . . . resentment”)

• Lines 42–46 (“This lurid . . . group”)

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The author most likely refers to Eaton’s story “In the Land of the Free” as “ironically titled” (line 59) in order to suggest that:

• China was ruled by a totalitarian government at the time.

• the Chinese mother in the story was a recent immigrant.

• negative stereotypes clashed with America’s self-image as the home of freedom.

• the “Star-Spangled Banner” had not yet been adopted as the national anthem.

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As it is used in line 78, “approbation” most nearly means:

• conviction.

• sanction.

• censure.

• vindication.

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