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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the main purpose of the passage?
To contrast travel by steamship and stagecoach
To criticize the level of public debt in nineteenth - century Canada
To describe the introduction of steamships in Canada
To show how Canada surpassed the United States in transportation improvements
- 2. Multiple Choice
The word "reliable" in line 3 is closest in meaning to which of the following
quick
safe
dependable
luxuirious
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about stagecoach travel in Canada in the 1831's?
It was reasonably comfortable.
It was extremely efficient.
It was not popular.
It was very practical.
- 4. Multiple Choice
According to the passage, when was the Welland Canal opened?
1807
1809
1825
1829
- 5. Multiple Choice
The word "sum" in line 10 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
size
cost
payment
amount
- 6. Multiple Choice
According to the passage, steamships became practical means of transportation in Canada because of
improvements in the waterways
large subsidies from John Molson
a relatively small population
the lack of alternate means
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