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Intermediate 1

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1. In context of the passage as a whole, the first paragraph mainly serves to
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A) convey the intensity of the narrator's relationship to Oriya.
B
B) portray the narrator's frustration with the translation process.
C
C) establish that the narrator is fluent in both Oriya and English.
D
D) highlight the narrator's reaction to her editor's attitude toward translation.
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Intermediate 2

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2. Which choice best supports the idea that the narrator is aware that her translations are influenced by subjective impressions?
A

A) Lines 6-10 ("I could ... relieve")
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B) Lines 17 -18 ("it was ... rest")
C

C) Lines 25-28 ("I hurried ... alert")
D

D) Lines 36-39 ("They ... did")
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Intermediate 3

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3. Based on the passage, what does the narrator believe about certain experiences she associates with her mother?

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A) It is not important whether the narrator herself actually had them.
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B) They are more tangible to her than are physical objects her mother gave her.
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C) The worlds that those experiences conjure are fading from the narrator's memory.
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D) She cannot be certain that those experiences meant as much to her mother as they do to her.
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Intermediate 4

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4. In context, the description in lines 19-23 mainly serves to reveal

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A) unusually high standards that the narrator sets for herself as a translator.
B

B) numerous liberties the narrator takes with Devi's text in the process of translation.
C

C) awareness of the narrator that Oriya words can have contradictory meanings.
D

D) process the narrator goes through as she works to translate Devi's text.
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Intermediate 5

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5. As used in line 34, "strong" most nearly means

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A) tough.
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B) extreme.
C

C) fierce.
D

D) durable.
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