Part 3
Dove conveys the sadness in Thomas and Beulah’s relationship, but she helps ourselves to accept (12) their marital differences by depicting the grace and goodness of their individual lives. In Thomas and Beulah, Dove demonstrates her ability to highlight the vitality and insight that reside in her otherwise unremarkable characters. At it’s (13) heart, Thomas and Beulah offers us a testament (14) to the human spirit
12.
A. NO CHANGE
B. ourselves with accepting
C. us for accepting
D. us to accept
13.
F. NO CHANGE
G. their
H. its’
J. its
14.
A. NO CHANGE
B. standing ovation
C. big cheer
D. high five
15.
Question 15 asks about the preceding passage as a whole.
After reviewing this essay, the writer is considering adding the following true statement at the end of the opening paragraph: In her senior year in high school Rita Dove was honored at the White House as one of the one hundred Presidential Scholars.
Should the writer add this sentence there?
F. Yes, because it adds relevant and interesting background information about Dove.
G. Yes, because it helps to explain how Dove became a successful writer.
H. No, because it would cause the paragraph to stray from its focus on Dove’s writing.
J. No, because it fails to explain exactly what a Presidential Scholar is.