That’s why, as President, I’ll end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas and

give them to companies that create good-paying jobs, here at home.

And, while Senator McCain is proposing $4 billion in new tax breaks for oil companies that are making record profits,

I’ll put a $1000 tax cut into the pockets of 95% of workers and their families.

A) by explaining how he is a normal American

B) by describing the changes he will make

C) by showing how others have been wrong

D) by highlighting his positive qualities

Passage 1: Running for president

Both Passages: Trying to reach the common American & Always working to better America

Passage 2: Trying to reach the common American

Passage 1: Always working to better America

Both Passages: All of them

He will restore the country to a correct order.

He will stand for big business and help companies.

He will work tirelessly for the American people.

He will help the working class out by cutting taxes.

He will make a good president by paying for healthcare.

A) It explains how he will be as president.

B) It describes stand tall and strong for the people.

C) It suggests he will be different from other presidents.

D) It shows the audience he will fight for them.

Barack Obama gave a speech on Labor Day to address the failures of past leadership.

Barack Obama gave a speech about how he will stand up for the working men and women of our country.

Barack Obama does not want to help the wealthy.

Barack Obama will end tax cuts for the wealthy and alongside his running mate, will help make the working man’s dreams come true.

Barack Obama has spent his entire career fighting for working men and women.

A) Be thankful for all the opportunities given to you.

B) Obama is one of the best presidents to hold the office.

C) Everyday working American’s are the heart of this country.

D) The safety of our economy depends on working Americans.

A) He will help the rich get richer.

B) He will cut all taxes.

C) He will make changes to help the American people.

D) He will always make the right choice.

A) The enchantress was known for her trickery.

B) The husband was usually a thief for his trade.

C) The rampion was enchanted and made the woman long for it.

D) The woman should have controlled her urges and not eaten the rampion.

A) to suggest that her hair was not ordinary

B) to help the reader visualize her hair

C) to identify what makes her important

D) to show how she will save herself

A) They explain why the characters are upset.

B) They show what the characters are thinking.

C) They demonstrate how Rapunzel will get away.

D) They emphasize the cruelty of the enchantress.

A) It shows the vengefulness of the enchantress.

B) It creates a feeling of hope for Rapunzel.

C) It mirrors Rapunzel’s desolate living situation.

D) It separates Rapunzel from the King’s son.

A) It is important to appreciate your life.

B) Do not trust people you first meet.

C) People should value friendship.

D) You should never give up hope.

“The King's son was beside himself with pain, and in his despair he leapt down from the tower.” (Passage 1, paragraph 20)

“Two of her tears wetted his eyes, and they grew clear again, and he could see with them as before.” (Passage 1, paragraph 21)

“Together they plan a means of escape, wherein he will come each night (thus avoiding the enchantress who visited her by day), and bring her silk, which Rapunzel will gradually weave into a ladder.” (Passage 2, paragraph 26)

“One day, as Rapunzel sings while she fetches water, the prince hears Rapunzel’s voice again, and they are reunited.” (Passage 2, paragraph 27

One day a woman longed for the fresh rampion in the garden of the enchantress.

The husband, who loved her, took the risk and stole some rampion for his wife.

The next day the woman longed for the rampion three times as much as before.

If the man was to have any rest, he must once more descend into the garden.

The enchantress caught him, and in exchange for the rampion, he agreed to give her their unborn child.

A) “There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child.” (paragraph 1)

B) “This desire increased every day, and as she knew that she could not get any of it, she quite pined away, and looked pale and miserable.” (paragraph 2)

C) “Sooner than let your wife die, bring her some of the rampion yourself, let it cost you what it will.” (paragraph 4)

D) ”She, however, liked it so much, so very much, that the next day she longed for it three times as much as before.” (paragraph 4)

Passage 1: The man and woman did not know they could have a child.

Passage 2: Dame Gothel pushed the Prince out the window, and he became blind.

Both: Rapunzel was taken from her parents by Dame Gothel and kept in a tower.

Passage 2: The man and woman did not know they could have a child.

Passage 1: Dame Gothel pushed the Prince out the window, and he became blind.

A) Thus he roamed about in misery for some years, and at length came to the desert where Rapunzel lived in wretchedness.

B) He heard a voice, and it seemed so familiar to him that he went towards it, and when he approached, Rapunzel knew him and fell on his neck and wept.

C) Two of her tears wetted his eyes, and they grew clear again, and he could see with them as before.

D) He led her to his kingdom, where he was joyfully received, and they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented.