Reading passages

328 -It is understood from the passage that the 
Tasaday ---- .
A) are generally friendlier to strangers than they are 
to one another 
B) have survived without the benefit of modern 
technology 
C) look more like monkeys than humans 
D) cultivated bamboo and fruits 
E) discovered in the 1970s consisted of equal 
numbers of men and women 
329 -The author suggests that in Tasaday society, 
----- .
A) both sexes have equal status in decision making 
B) women have similar roles to most Western 
cultures 
C) spoke a language similar to the language of the 
Philippines 
D) the oldest member takes decisions alone 
E) the young are cared for by the old 
330 -It is clear from the passage that the Tasaday 
---- .
A) have developed no way in which to treat illness 
B) kill the sick in order to cease their suffering 
C) feel guilty about their treatment of sick people
D) have a great desire to learn Western medicine
E) are not nearly as healthy as they seem to be 
On her first day at the University of Nebraska, Willa 
Cather was mistaken for a professor. She was only 
16, fresh from a small prairie town. Yet, the students 
were impressed when she peeked around a classroom 
door and asked, "Is this elementary Greek?" They 
had been expecting someone like this, with a deep, 
commanding voice, a solemn face topped with short 
hair, and a straw hat. So they nodded politely, then 
burst into laughter when the stranger entered-and 
proved to be a young girl. Of course, they could not 
know that she would grow up to be a major 

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American writer. 
331 -After their first encounter with Willa Cather,