3.   Please refer to Story A1 and answer the following question. Which of the following words would best fit into the blank in the final sentence of the passage?

a.  Scapegoat b.  Hero c.  Leader d.  Victim

 4.   Please refer to Story A1 and answer the following question. Based on the description of the settling of the novel Sulam which of the following adjectives would most likely describe the behavior of many of its residents?

a.  Furtive b.  Suspicious c.  Eccentric d.  Unkempt

 6.   Please refer to Story A3 and answer the following question. The sighting of the pony-rider is told from which viewpoint?

a.  A person sitting on a porch b.  A passenger inside a stagecoach c.  A passenger in a hot air balloon d.  A person picnicking

 9.   Please refer to Story A3 and answer the following question. Which of the following is not supported by the passage?

a.  The mail was strapped in a pouch under the rider’s thighs. b.  The rider rode great distances to deliver the mail. c.  People did not care about the Pony Express rider. d.  Usually eighty pony riders were in the saddle at any given time

 12.   Please refer to Story A3 and answer the following question. Based on the tone of the passage, which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude toward the Pony Express rider?

a.  Indifference b.  Fear c.  Bewilderment d.  Excitement