501 Critical Reading Questions

Critical Reading Questions

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453.
b.
In lines 10–12 of Passage 1 the narrator states that the yacht is a
particular type of ship known as a cutter. In lines 14–15 of Pas-
sage 2, the Captain explains to his nephew that the 
Alba
is cut-
ter, as well. In that same conversation the nephew learns that all
cutters share a similar trait: they possess only 
a single mast
(line
15). Therefore, choice 
b
is the correct answer.
454.
d.
When answering this question, the key is to be sure to find the
only choice that is supported by specific examples from the text.
Nowhere in the text of Passage 1 does it state that the yacht car-
ries cargo, but on the other hand it never mentions the fact that
it does not. The same reasoning goes for choices