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<p>Amusing was not one of the choices. Although I understand why it can be incomplete, I think a better answer would be humorous. The things the father was saying were all sentimental, and the first sentence of the second paragraph said that the father was making the kid laugh since they left town.</p>
<p>@IAmABeast.</p>
<p>I don’t think so. The first passage was concerned about the reader, and how the writer should help the reader. The second passage said the writer shouldn’t help the reader; the “serious writers” were people who didn’t care about the commercial effects of their writing…so they would be most concerned with their works’ “artistic integrity.”</p>
<p>amusing was a choice</p>
<p>anyone have the curves for CR?</p>
<p>@cookiemonster,</p>
<p>Although it did say the things the father said made the boy laugh, that wasn’t referring to the “list” that his father told him. The question was referring directly to the father’s list, and only “incomplete” can indisputably describe the list…since in the text, it said “there are OTHER, less sentimental reasons”…“other” directly supports “incomplete.”</p>
<p>I think I got the last CR question for the Boy and Father passage. It was the main idea of hte passage (which everybody overlooked so easily) and the answer was like a reflection of a memory or something like that right? Anybody remember if that was the case?</p>
<p>Why didn’t Virgil think the reasons were defensible?</p>
<p>Memorable childhood experience?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that the answer to last question in Virgil passage was that the boy learned about his father’s affection for him.</p>
<p>violin325 is correct. The last question’s answer was about his father’s affection. But I think I may remember the question that Nerdattack is referring to, but it was in a different spot…does anyone remember the wording of that answer? Let’s try to add this to the list!</p>
<p>“of course, there were other reasons for taking the backroads”.
this supports defensible, not incomplete.
his initial reason is defensible because there were also other practical reasons.
incomplete makes no sense because he also had other reasons.
of course my opinion isn’t valid since i currently have -8 cr :(</p>
<p>cosmology question choice b was “lacked mathematical equipment to calculate distances”
choice e was “observed predictable data”.
both were similar so i chose b because it was more specific.</p>
<p>yea it was memorable childhood experience. i remember it now.</p>
<p>@delontewest
You’re neglecting to consider that the quote from the passage said “other, LESS SENTIMENTAL reasons.” So, his initial assertion is NOT defensible, since the “other reasons” do not support that assertion. Since there were other (less sentimental) reasons, his father’s list (of only “sentimental” reasons) was “incomplete.”</p>
<p>Can anyone else confirm that the main idea of the virgil/earl passage was about “memorable childhood experience”?</p>
<p>I understand that several of you have kindly provided me with explanations for why your answers differed from mine on the following questions (and thank you for taking the time/effort to do so!), but I’m still having doubts haha. I wonder if anyone else put the following answers…? </p>
<p>-“unaccustomed freedom” (my answer: “stealthy progress” - see one of my earlier posts for the reasons I listed for choosing this)</p>
<p>-“inexpensive motels” (my answer: “faster travel”. Reason? Probably because it also fit in with the notion of economizing, and also because the father did not intend to stop at a motel in the first place; he just wanted to make a direct trip. Also, when they DID finally stop, I don’t recall that it said the motel was inexpensive or anything like that) </p>
<p>-astronomy one, about what the general idea of the passage was. I actually have no answer for this; I’m just suggesting that what is explicitly stated in one of the sentences in the passage does not automatically guarantee that it is precisely what the WHOLE thing is about.</p>
<p>@ InvisibleMonster: Yes, I distinctly remember marking down “memorable childhood experience”. :)</p>
<p>I added “memorable childhood experience.” 
We are still missing 3, if I counted correctly ):</p>
<p>Sentence Completion - COMPLETE</p>
<p>Debilitate/Disheartening
Progenitor/Exploit
Penchant/Locution
Bolster
Rancor
Unflappable
Established/Mitigate
Prodigy/Anonymity
Austere/Unadorned
Acute
Emotional/Literal
Cajolery/Undertake
Diversity/Unpalatable
Integral/Extinction
Steadfast
Fraudulent
Altruistic
Impromptu
Precedent For</p>
<p>Reading Questions</p>
<p>Father and Virgil passage:
Father’s face was tender
Wistfulness
Father’s reasons are incomplete
Growing Companionship
Cards to cards - Continuous Sequence
Father’s comparison to cowboy - Wild exuberance
Father refusal to pick up soldier - Disloyal
Example of another reason - Inexpensive motel
Father isn’t fair - Right
Thieves analogy - Unaccustomed freedom
Brand new shoe evokes sensory image
Most surprised about his father’s affection
Main idea: memorable childhood experience</p>
<p>Humor in Workplace Double Passage:
Two authors agree that humor is not acceptable in all situations
Passage 1 delineates the consequences
Passage 2 views humor in workplace w/ skepticism
Pro-Humor guy in Passage 2 argues that humor increases workplace productivity</p>
<p>Writing fiction double passage:
Writer’s motto comes off as arrogant
Writing a novel Passage 1 was didactic
Assume means take for granted
Passage 1 advises “yes, to keep the reader interested”
Must anticipate a reader’s response
Passage 1 is like 19th century writers
“Bench” is unnecessary concession for the readers
Negative effects of commercial consideration
True writers = genuine writers
“Serious writers” wanted to preserve artistic integrity</p>
<p>Tunisian Tourist Passage:
Traveling by river vs land is different because river is unambiguous
The question from the old man was to emphasize one of the author’s points
Tunisian passage details author’s feelings of being a foreigner
Tunisians walk more modestly
Strange was about appearances
Repetition emphasized the uncertainty of the outcome</p>
<p>Scientist Passage:
Author says how scientists choose to specialize in a field of study is “no matter”
Trick means feat
Thought process distinctive to researchers
To expand on preceding generalizations
The discovery was another clue to the puzzle
Incessant
Appreciative tone
Laboratory research is fundamental</p>
<p>Cosmology Passage:
Astronomers baffled b/c they are unable to predict observed celestial phenomena
Explain a problem that affected the development of the field</p>
<p>Advertisement Passage:
Businesses use novelty
Claim that businesses used long-term ads was unsubstantiated</p>
<p>I put unaccustomed freedom because when they were driving, they weren’t on a deadline or accountable to anyone. Maybe there was also freedom from emotional baggage by getting over/coming to terms with his mother being gone. Or maybe I’m reading way too much into this.</p>
<p>Couldn’t trick mean peculiarity?</p>
<p>If I recall correctly, the passage referred to ‘trick’ as a noun? Or I may be mistaken…
“It was a trick the scientists possessed” or words to that effect? Can someone please confirm or refute this?</p>
<p>I looked up ‘feat’ and ‘peculiarity’:</p>
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<p>Provided that trick was referred to as being a noun in the original passage, why can’t the answer be peculiarity? I do recall the author saying something about being able to look at things differently was a ‘trick’ the scientists do perform… or words to that effect.</p>
<p>I could be wrong also…</p>
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<p>However, the other things explicitly had to do with money directly, so inexpensive motels is better.</p>
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Likewise, there was no indication that the back roads allowed them to travel any faster.</p>
<p>InvisibleMonster, I think there was a question about his father’s affection… wasn’t it “what was the most important realization for Virgil?” or something like that?</p>