501 Critical Reading Questions

b.
individuals do not want to fight but groups do.
c.
individuals may believe in a cause but groups do not.
d.
groups are often crazy but individuals are not.
e.
people in groups can reassure one another.
255.
It can be inferred from this passage that Doc Burton believes the
cause
a.
is just an excuse for fighting.
b.
is reasonable.
c.
will fail.
d.
will correct social injustice.
e.
will make America a more democratic place.
256.
Doc Burton repeats the word 
might
in lines 56 and 62 because
a.
he doesn’t believe Mac is sincere about the cause.
b.
he really wants Mac to consider the possibility that the group is
blind to the cause.
c.
he is asking a rhetorical question.
d.
he doesn’t want Mac to know the truth about the cause.
e.
he wants Mac to see that he isn’t really serious in his criticism of
the cause.
Questions 257–265 are based on the following passage.