Which of the following best describes the central idea of the text?
Question 2
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Which statement best describes how the refugee camp is first portrayed in the text?
Question 3
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PART A: What does the term "smuggler" most closely mean as used in paragraph 5?
Question 4
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PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
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Question 9
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Question 5
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Why might Lord Carnarvon have paid for an archeological dig? Which reason is BEST supported by the information in paragraph 2?
Question 6
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Part A. What is the meaning of excavation as it is used in paragraph 4 of the article?
Question 7
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Part B. Which phrase from paragraph 4 BEST supports the answer to Part A?
Question 8
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Which paragraph best supports the idea that finding Tutankhamen's tomb required moving huge amounts of rock and soil over many years?
Part A. Which of the following is the best inference regarding Lord Carnarvon's feelings about Howard Carter?
B. Lord Carnarvon trusted Carter's judgement
C. Lord Carnarvon doubted Carter's ideas
D. Lord Carnarvon enjoyed spending time with Carter
Question 10
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Part B. Which two sentences from the article best support the answer to Part A?
A. "Was Carter really looking into the actual tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh?"
B. "Lord Carnarvon left the day-to-day running of the dig to Howard Carter, an experienced archaeologist who had worked at many Egyptian sites."
C. "Carter was eager to work in the Valley of the Kings, the burial ground of the New Kingdom pharaohs located on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes."
D. "Work started in 1917, but digging was slow and expensive."
E. "Carnarvon, who was paying for everything and watching the bottom line, decided that the work should stop."
F. "In 1922, he persuaded Carnarvon to pay for one last season of excavation."
