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EDUCATION..

by James Russell Lowell.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

Where did Lowell first begin learning his letters?

Q02of 10

Mr. William Wells is described as bringing which quality to his classical school?

Q03of 10

According to Dr. Hale, how did Lowell first come to introduce Tennyson's work to his circle?

Q04of 10

The passage notes that Lowell and his friends 'passed about Tennyson's poems in manuscript.' This detail primarily conveys which of the following?

Q05of 10

What was the stated reason for Lowell's suspension from Harvard in his final year?

Q06of 10

The tone of the final scene—Lowell peeking from a canvas-covered wagon—can best be described as?

Q07of 10

Dr. Hale contrasts the Cambridge of his and Lowell's day with a later Cambridge by noting what shift?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best describes the structural progression of the passage?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'rustication' as used in the passage most nearly refers to which of the following?

Q10of 10

What does Dr. Hale's remark—'there was that in him which made him a favorite everywhere'—most strongly suggest about Lowell?

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