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45. According to the passage, how fast did
the New Orleans travel downstream be-
tween New Orleans and Natchez?
(A) 3 miles per hour
(B) 8 miles per hour
(C) 13 miles per hour
(D) 18 miles per hour
46. According to the passage why was Henry
Shreve called the “father of Mississippi
navigation”?
(A) He designed a steering mechanism
that other steamboats used.
(B) He was born and raised in a small
village on the banks of the Mississippi.
(C) He printed maps for the steamboat
captains and pilots.
(D) He adapted steamboat design to fit
the shallow waters of the river.
47. Which of the following is the closest in
meaning to the phrase “from then on” as
used in line 33 in the passage?
(A) Subsequently
(B) Consequently
(C) Apparently
(D) Thoroughly
48. According to the passage, after the
1830s, steamboats had all of the follow-
ing EXCEPT:
(A) Orchestras

1. A 11. B 21. C 31. C 41. D
2. B 12. C 22. B 32. B 42. B
3. A 13. B 23. B 33. C 43. C
4. B 14. B 24. A 34. B 44. D
5. C 15. D 25. D 35. A 45. B
6. D 16. C 26. A 36. A 46. D
7. B 17. B 27. D 37. B 47. A
8. A 18. A 28. C 38. C 48. D
9. A 19. B 29. B 39. D 49. C
10. B 20. A 30. A 40. D 50. D
1. The correct answer is (A). The other
choices are incorrect definitions.
2. The correct answer is (B). The answer
is stated in the first paragraph.
3. The correct answer is (A). The other
answer choices do not relate to the mean-
ing of the word.
4. The correct answer is (B). The answer
is stated in the second paragraph.
5. The correct answer is (C). The answer
is stated in the second paragraph.
6. The correct answer is (D). Choice (D)
can be inferred from the final two sen-
tences in the passage. There is nothing in
the passage to indicate the educational
level of cabildos, so choice (A) cannot be
inferred. The work of cabildos was im-
portant, so there is no basis to consider
that only “some” cabildos were impor-
tant. Choice (C) is directly stated in the

phrase “according to legend” and it is
easier to see that the antecedent is game.
15. The correct answer is (D). Sentence 2
of the first paragraph states that Oakley
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was born in 1860. The final sentence in
the paragraph states both that she was
15 when she worked with Butler and
that she married him a year later. Add 15
plus 1 to find that she was 16 when she
married Butler. Sixteen plus 1860 equals
1876 when they married.
16. The correct answer is (C). It is not
true. Choice (A) can be inferred from the
third paragraph. Choice (B) is stated in
the first paragraph. Choice (D) is stated
in the second paragraph.
17. The correct answer is (B). Substitute
the answers into the sentence and an-
swer (B) makes the most sense in con-
text.
18. The correct answer is (A). The sen-
tence sums up Oakley’s life. If it were
inserted in any of the other choices, it
would not make sense because it would
interrupt the description of what she did
in her life.
19. The correct answer is (B). The answer

sense of the paragraphs if added where
either choice (B) or (C) indicate.
28. The correct answer is (C). The answer
is stated at the end of the sentence.
29. The correct answer is (B). The answer
is stated in the fourth paragraph.
30. The correct answer is (A). The answer
is stated in the first sentence of the fourth
paragraph.
31. The correct answer is (C). The First
Folio had twice as many plays as had
been printed previously and the inclu-
sion of the two actors in the publishing
team implies that good texts were used.
Choice (B) is stated in the first para-
graph and the question asks for an infer-
ence. There is no information to support
either choices (A) or (D).
32. The correct answer is (B). The other
answer choices are incorrect definitions.
33. The correct answer is (C). Statements
in the second and third paragraphs sup-
port this answer.
34. The correct answer is (B). The other
answer choices are incorrect.
35. The correct answer is (A). The answer
is stated in the final sentence of the
second paragraph.
36. The correct answer is (A). To publish
means to issue books, whereas to print

paragraph supports this inference. Also,
mention is not made in the passage of the
other areas.
42. The correct answer is (B). The other
answer choices use some form of the
word tributary, but only choice (B) is
correct. Choice (A) refers to tribute, choice
(C) refers to tricycle, and choice (D) refers
to tri-state.
43. The correct answer is (C). The refer-
ence in lines 17–18 to “regular steam-
boat service” supports this answer.
44. The correct answer is (D). Substitute
the answer choices into the sentence and
the only one that makes sense is choice
(D).
45. The correct answer is (B). The answer
is stated in the second paragraph.
46. The correct answer is (D). The answer
is stated in the third paragraph.
47. The correct answer is (A). The other
answer choices do not make sense.
48. The correct answer is (D). It is NOT
true. The other answer choices are sup-
ported by information in paragraph 3.
49. The correct answer is (C). The answer
is supported by the phrase “average life
span of a steamboat” in line 49.
50. The correct answer is (D). Adding the
sentence as indicated in choices (A), (B),