Text Set 3 Reading Comp Helen Keller and Teen Mogul
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StudySync Comprehension for Teen Mogul and Helen Keller
The fiction and poetry of Missouri-born Langston Hughes (1902–1967) has resonated with readers for generations. As one of the leading figures of a literary movement known as the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes typically wrote about African American experiences and struggles. In this poem, however, he turns his attention to a Southern white woman who also faced a great struggle—Helen Keller. Deaf and blind from a young age, Keller overcame her physical limitations to become a beloved author and activist.
Helen Keller
1 She,
2 In the dark,
3 Found light
4 Brighter than many ever see.
5 She,
6 Within herself,
7 Found loveliness,
8 Through the soul's own mastery.
9 And now the world receives
10 From her dower:
11 The message of the strength
12 Of inner power.
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Which of the following selections best summarizes the subject of the poem?
Which of the following selections best summarizes the subject of the poem?
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Lines 1-4 add to the development of the poem mainly by _________.She,
In the dark,
Found light
Brighter than many ever see.
Lines 1-4 add to the development of the poem mainly by _________.
She, In the dark, Found light Brighter than many ever see.
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With which statement below would the speaker of the poem most likely agree?
With which statement below would the speaker of the poem most likely agree?
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Which passage from the poem best supports the correct answer to Question 3?
Which passage from the poem best supports the correct answer to Question 3?
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What is most closely the meaning of dower as it is used in the passage below (lines 9-12)?And now the world receives
From her dower:
The message of the strength
Of inner power.
What is most closely the meaning of dower as it is used in the passage below (lines 9-12)?
And now the world receives From her dower: The message of the strength Of inner power.
Teen Mogul, SCENE 7
(Diner. Tracy eats voraciously during her job interview with CHRISTOPHER BRENNAN)
CHRISTOPHER: Wow, you sure can eat. I’ve never seen a woman eat with such wild abandon. And you look like you’re enjoying the food too. You’re not just bingeing.
TRACY: Oh, I guess I should have eaten breakfast (Puts her fork down:) But I hate breakfast. I find the choices too limiting.
CHRISTOPHER: I can see why. Cheeseburger. Fries. Clam Chowder. Salad. Unsweetened ice tea. Not exactly breakfast foods. You know, early in my career, I had to decide, do I gnaw on the chicken bone, or do I want that job?
TRACY: Sorry. I just assumed we’d talk about the job after we ate.
CHRISTOPHER: Don’t apologize. I love a woman with a voracious appetite.
TRACY: You do?
CHRISTOPHER: I hate it when I take my date out to a five star restaurant and all she wants is a tiny garden salad. Makes me furious.
TRACY: Oh I’d never do that.
CHRISTOPHER: I don’t suppose it’s in your DNA.
TRACY: Not yet. Maybe I’ll mutate when I’m older. I’m told it happens.
CHRISTOPHER: People with voracious appetites make the best employees. They’re hungry. And if they eat in front of you, you know they’re honest. As opposed to those critters who eat a salad in front of you and when you’re not looking, raid the entire refrigerator.
TRACY: Well, in that case, don’t mind if I take another big, delicious bite.
CHRISTOPHER: You must work out. To eat like a teenager.
TRACY: Oh. Yes. I have very high metabolism. Plus I ride my bike everywhere.
CHRISTOPHER: Hard-core environmentalist.
TRACY: Could be, someday.
CHRISTOPHER: So, I looked over your resume. Very impressive.
TRACY: Thank you.
CHRISTOPHER: Watching you eat, however, makes me wonder why did you fold your Chinese dumpling business? Seems to me, food is your passion.
TRACY: Food is so labor intensive. Not that I’m afraid of work. I’m not. But I was tired of smelling of dough, egg-wash, ginger and soy sauce 24/7.
CHRISTOPHER: Sounds sublime to me. Cleveland is not known for its winning Chinese cuisine.
TRACY: Believe me, I know. My father’s number one complaint.
CHRISTOPHER: The other thing is, did you go to college?
TRACY: Steve Jobs, Michael Dell, Bill Gates, they all dropped out.
CHRISTOPHER: So you’re a college dropout.
TRACY: No. Not exactly. I did take a math class at Kent State once. I want to study more, but my father, he’s not well, and… (Tracy starts to tremble, voice falters)
CHRISTOPHER: I’m so sorry.
TRACY: Me too, me too. It’s imperative I step up and sacrifice.
CHRISTOPHER: Yes, it all makes sense now.
TRACY: I still want to. Some day. But not everyone needs to graduate from college to be successful, right? Look at you. You dropped out of Stanford.
CHRISTOPHER: You’ve done your homework.
TRACY: I excel at homework. Homework is my favorite subject.
CHRISTOPHER: So why do you want to work for me?
TRACY: Like me, you have something to prove. And I can get you there.
CHRISTOPHER: This sounds very interesting.
TRACY: Every time you start something new, it turns to gold. But then your investors, your shareholders they all say your management style sucks. You’re too mercurial, unable to trust and delegate, you shoot your best people down, causing a divide as vast as the Grand Canyon.
CHRISTOPHER: Harsh.
TRACY: Sensing a lucrative opportunity, corporate raiders like Duke Manning swoop in and hostile take-over. You’re through. Ejected. Bird doo.
CHRISTOPHER: Anyone ever tell you maybe you should get out there more, live a little, and screw homework?
TRACY: Uh, no.
CHRISTOPHER: And why should I trust you who comes forth with slings and arrows?
TRACY: I’m going to share some of my new ideas with you, and I’m going to offer to work for you for two weeks free. If you don’t like what I do, no obligation. But if you do like what I have to offer, you make me an offer I can’t refuse. Deal?
CHRISTOPHER: Let me see some of these new ideas you have.
(Tracy pulls out her computer bag. It’s not her computer. It’s Kevin’s computer and stuff.)
TRACY: Oh my god. This computer. It’s not—
CHRISTOPHER: What’s wrong?
(Kevin races over. He snuck in earlier and hid.)
KEVIN: Miss, I believe this is yours.
TRACY: (Relieved:) Of course. We must have switched at the… at the…
KEVIN: Bank. I followed you when I realized, I didn’t want to interrupt, but–
TRACY: Thank you. I’m so sorry.
KEVIN: It’s not your fault. They all look alike.
TRACY: They do, don’t they?
KEVIN: Well, I better let you get back to whatever.
CHRISTOPHER: Yes. Please. This young woman promised to rock my world.
(Kevin leaves.)
TRACY: The first thing we need to make is computer bags. They shouldn’t all look alike. Big, black, clunky. Every “geek” deserves some style.
CHRISTOPHER: Especially geeks. Was this a complete setup?
TRACY: (Giggles:) Let’s see what happens when we go online and shop for computer bags. Same, same, same.
CHRISTOPHER: Brilliant.
TRACY: I also designed our new company logo.
CHRISTOPHER: You’re kidding. Whatever possessed you to undertake this task?
TRACY: Did you know Carolyn Knight was a student at Portland State when she designed the Nike Swoosh? She was given 35 dollars and 500 shares of stock.
CHRISTOPHER: I supposed this means you’d like to also be paid in stock.
TRACY: Oh, could I?
CHRISTOPHER: Well, don’t keep a mogul waiting, let’s see what you got.
TRACY: Thought you’d never ask. Exhibit A.
(OVERHEAD PROJECTION of “ADVANCE, INC.” in different logos, fonts, colors, styles, graphic designs.)
(ADVANCE ADVANCE)
(ADVANCE ADVANCE)
(ADVANCE ADVANCE)
(ADVANCE ADVANCE)
(ADVANCE ADVANCE)
(ADVANCE ADVANCE)
(ADVANCE ADVANCE)
TRACY: Steve Jobs started out in calligraphy and changed the world. Think of what we can do. It’s our turn.
CHRISTOPHER: Really. Such a go-getter. You said ideas plural.
TRACY: (Pulls out some Chinese silk fabrics with gold threads, blues, reds, yellows, gold silver:) Rub these against your face. Think about what it might like to be to sleep on these luxurious silks that come in vibrant colors. With gold threads. Dragons and phoenixes. Flowers.
CHRISTOPHER: Luxury high-end bedding. Nice and soft. You’re hired. When can you start?
TRACY: Tomorrow too soon?
CHRISTOPHER: Bright and early.
TRACY: Actually I need some flexibility.
CHRISTOPHER: There’s always a catch. What are you, on parole?
TRACY: In the morning, I need to… need to…
CHRISTOPHER: Take care of your dad. I get it.
TRACY: I can always be there after twelve noon. But in the mornings, I need to telecommute.
CHRISTOPHER: Fine. How much do you want?
TRACY: As in money?
CHRISTOPHER: Don’t waffle now. Bring on the “homework.”
TRACY: A hundred grand? With performance-based stock options, and signing bonus of ten grand.
CHRISTOPHER: Signing bonus! You were going to give me two weeks free.
TRACY: But I just realized I already did so much homework. Pretty please?
CHRISTOPHER: Done. How’s Director of Marketing Research sound?
TRACY: You won’t regret this.
CHRISTOPHER: I better not. Or I’ll sue for damages. Kidding. Or, not.
(End of Scene 7)
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Which of these statements is best supported by the following passage (paragraphs 2-4)?CHRISTOPHER: Wow, you sure can eat. I’ve never seen a woman eat with such wild abandon. And you look like you’re enjoying the food too. You ’re not just bingeing.
TRACY: Oh, I guess I should have eaten breakfast (Puts her fork down:) But I hate breakfast. I find the choices too limiting.
CHRISTOPHER: I can see why. Cheeseburger. Fries. Clam Chowder. Salad. Unsweetened ice tea. Not exactly breakfast foods. You know, early in my career, I had to decide, do I gnaw on the chicken bone, or do I want that job?
Which of these statements is best supported by the following passage (paragraphs 2-4)?
CHRISTOPHER: Wow, you sure can eat. I’ve never seen a woman eat with such wild abandon. And you look like you’re enjoying the food too. You ’re not just bingeing. TRACY: Oh, I guess I should have eaten breakfast (Puts her fork down:) But I hate breakfast. I find the choices too limiting. CHRISTOPHER: I can see why. Cheeseburger. Fries. Clam Chowder. Salad. Unsweetened ice tea. Not exactly breakfast foods. You know, early in my career, I had to decide, do I gnaw on the chicken bone, or do I want that job?
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Which of the following conclusions about Tracy’s state of mind is best supported by the text?
Which of the following conclusions about Tracy’s state of mind is best supported by the text?
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The following passage (paragraphs 35-39) mainly shows that .TRACY: Like me, you have something to prove. And I can get you there.
CHRISTOPHER: This sounds very interesting.
TRACY: Every time you start something new, it turns to gold. But then your investors, your shareholders they all say your management style sucks. You’re too mercurial, unable to trust and delegate, you shoot your best people down, causing a divide as vast as the Grand Canyon.
CHRISTOPHER: Harsh.
TRACY: Sensing a lucrative opportunity, corporate raiders like Duke Manning swoop in and hostile take-over. You’re through. Ejected. Bird doo.
The following passage (paragraphs 35-39) mainly shows that .
TRACY: Like me, you have something to prove. And I can get you there. CHRISTOPHER: This sounds very interesting. TRACY: Every time you start something new, it turns to gold. But then your investors, your shareholders they all say your management style sucks. You’re too mercurial, unable to trust and delegate, you shoot your best people down, causing a divide as vast as the Grand Canyon. CHRISTOPHER: Harsh. TRACY: Sensing a lucrative opportunity, corporate raiders like Duke Manning swoop in and hostile take-over. You’re through. Ejected. Bird doo.
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Which of these inferences is best supported by the text?
Which of these inferences is best supported by the text?
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Which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?
Which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?
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Which of the following inferences best explains Tracy’s strategy for impressing Christopher?
Which of the following inferences best explains Tracy’s strategy for impressing Christopher?
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Which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 11?
Which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 11?
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Match these events in the play in chronological order.
Match these events in the play in chronological order.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Fourth | arrow_right_alt | Tracy eats clam chowder and salad and other foods. |
First | arrow_right_alt | Christopher asks Tracy if she is a college dropout. |
Third | arrow_right_alt | Kevin brings Tracy her computer. |
Second | arrow_right_alt | Christopher offers Tracy the title of Director of Marketing Research. |
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Match each vocabulary word to its correct synonym:
Match each vocabulary word to its correct synonym:
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
crucial | arrow_right_alt | sublime |
unquenchable | arrow_right_alt | mercurial |
superb | arrow_right_alt | imperative |
excitable | arrow_right_alt | voracious |
lively | arrow_right_alt | vibrant |