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ACT Reading Test - Prose Fiction Passage - Practice Test 16
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This passage is adapted from the story “The Jewel of Seven Stars” by Bram Stoker (1903).




ACT Reading Test - Prose Fiction Passage - Practice Test 16
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1. It is reasonable to infer from the context of the passage that the “brougham” at the narrator’s door (line 86):
2. The narrator is likely to agree with which of the following statements regarding Eden?
3. What do the details in the passage suggest the narrator is referring to when he says “Whatever it is, it is breaking the charm of my Eden” (lines 51-52)?
4. As it is used in line 19, myriad most likely means:
5. As it is used in line 19, myriad most likely means:
6. The statement “There was some active intelligence behind that ceaseless sound; and some stress or need behind the intelligence” (lines 67–69) functions in the passage to indicate the narrator:
7. Which of the following statements best describes the way the third paragraph functions in the passage as a whole?
8. The narrator is likely to agree with which of the following statements regarding Eden?
9. What do the details in the passage suggest the narrator is referring to when he says “Whatever it is, it is breaking the charm of my Eden” (lines 51-52)?
10. It can be reasonably inferred that the young girl mentioned in the second paragraph: