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65MINUTES,52QUESTIONS

TurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.

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Eachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreadingeachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableorgraph).

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Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thispassageisadaptedfrom“AGoodManisHardtoFind,”ashortstorybyAmericanwriterFlanneryO’Connor(1925-1964).

Baileydidn’tlookupfromhisreadingsothegrandmotherwheeledaroundthemandfacedthechildren’smother,ayoungwomaninslacks,whosefacewasasbroadandinnocentasacabbageandwastiedaroundwithagreenhead-kerchiefthathadtwopointsonthetoplikerabbit’sears.Shewassittingonthesofa,feedingthebabyhisapricotsoutofajar.“ThechildrenhavebeentoFloridabefore,”theoldladysaid.“Youalloughttotakethemsomewhereelseforachangesotheywouldseedifferentpartsoftheworldandbebroad.

TheyneverhavebeentoeastTennessee.”

Thechildren’smotherdidn’tseemtohearherbuttheeight-year-oldboy,JohnWesley,astockychildwhoworeglassesonhisfullface,said,“Ifyoudon’twanttogotoFlorida,whydontchastayathome?”Heandhislittlesister,JuneStar,werereadingthefunnypapersonthefloor.

“Shewouldn’tstayathometobequeenforaday,”JuneStarsaidwithoutraisingheryellowhead.“Neverhasbefore.”

“Yes,andwhatwouldyoudoifthisfellow,TheMisfit,caughtyou?”thegrandmotherasked.

“I’dsmackhisface,”JohnWesleysaidconfidently.“Shewouldn’tstayathomeforamillionbucks,”

JuneStarsaid.“Afraidshe’dmisssomething.Shehastogoeverywherewego.”

“Allright,Miss,”thegrandmothersaid.“Justrememberthatthenexttimeyouwantmetocurlyourhair.”JuneStarsaidherhairwasnaturallycurly.

30 Thenextmorningthegrandmotherwasthefirstoneinthecar,readytogo.Shehadherbigblackvalisethatlookedliketheheadofahippopotamusinonecorner,andunderneathitshewashidingabasketwithPittySing,thecat,init.Shedidn’tintendforthecat

35tobeleftaloneinthehouseforthreedaysbecausehewouldmisshertoomuchandshewasafraidhemightbrushagainstoneofhergasburnersandaccidentallyasphyxiatehimself.Herson,Bailey,didn’tliketoarriveatamotelwithacat.

40 ShesatinthemiddleofthebackseatwithJohnWesleyandJuneStaroneithersideofher.Baileyandthechildren'smotherandthebabysatinfrontandtheyleftAtlantaateightforty-fivewiththemileageonthecarat55,890.Thegrandmotherwrotethisdown

45becauseshethoughtitwouldbeinterestingtosayhowmanymilestheyhadbeenwhentheygotback.

Ittookthemtwentyminutestoreachtheoutskirtsofthecity.Theoldladysettledherselfcomfortably,removingherwhitecottonglovesandputtingthem

50upwithherpurseontheshelfinfrontofthebackwindow.Thechildren'smotherstillhadonslacksandstillhadherheadtiedupinagreenkerchief,butthegrandmotherhadonanavybluestrawsailorhatwithabunchofwhitevioletsonthebrimandanavyblue

55dresswithasmallwhitedotintheprint.Hercollarsandcuffswerewhiteorgandytrimmedwithlaceandathernecklineshehadpinnedapurplesprayofclothvioletscontainingasachet.Incaseofanaccident,

anyoneseeingherdeadonthehighwaywouldknowat

60oncethatshewasadistinguishedlady.

Shesaidshethoughtitwasgoingtobeagooddayfordriving,neithertoohotnortoocold,andshe

cautionedBaileythatthespeedlimitwasfifty-fivemilesanhourandthatthepatrolmenhidthemselvesbehind

65billboardsandsmallclumpsoftreesandspedoutafteryoubeforeyouhadachancetoslowdown.Shepointedoutinterestingdetailsofthescenery:StoneMountain,thebluegranitethatinsomeplacescameuptobothsidesofthehighway,thebrilliantredclaybanksslightly

70streakedwithpurple,andthevariouscropsthatmaderowsofgreenlace-workontheground.Thetreeswerefullofsilver-whitesunlightandthemeanestofthemsparkled.Thechildrenwerereadingcomicmagazinesandtheirmotherhadgonebacktosleep.

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Whichchoicebestdescribeswhathappensinthepassage?

SeveralcharactersagreetotraveltoStoneMountaininTennessee.

TwocharactersdisagreeoverFloridaandTennesseeasdestinations.

Severalcharactersresolvetoeventuallyembarkonafuturejourney.

SeveralcharactersdiscussandthenembarkonajourneytoFlorida.

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Asusedinline23,“confidently”mostnearlymeans

calmly.

optimistically.

assertively.

haughtily.

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Basedonthepassage,itisreasonabletoinferthat

thegrandmotherhastravelledwiththefamilybefore.

JuneStarusuallyreadsthefunnypaperswithJohnWesley.

thegrandmotherregularlyquarrelswithJuneStar.

JohnWesleyhasapersonalrelationshipwithTheMisfit.

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Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

Lines15-17(“Heandhis…onthefloor”)

Lines21-23(“Yes,and…saidconfidently”)

Lines24-26(“Shewouldn’t…everywherewego”)

Lines27-29(“Allright…naturallycurly”)

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Themainpurposeofthefirstandsecondparagraphsisto

providethecharacters’personalmotives.

establishthecharactersandtheirrelationships.

analyzethecomplicatedrelationshipsinthefamily.

makeacontrastbetweenthegrandmotherandJuneStar.

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Asusedinline60,“distinguished”mostnearlymeans

preeminent.

famed.

unique.

respectable.

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TheprimaryreasonthatthegrandmotherhidesPittySinginthecaris

topreventasphyxiation.

thecat’sloneliness.

herson’sfeelings.

fortravelsafety.

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Accordingtothepassage,itcanbebestconcludedthatthegrandmother

isconcernedwithhowthepublicviewsher.

caresaboutclothingforpracticalityandcomfort.

dressestocompetewiththechildren’smother.

utilizesclothingforpersonalexpression.

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

Lines48-51(“Theoldlady…backwindow”)

Lines51-55(“Thechildren’s…intheprint”)

Lines55-58(“Hercollarsand…asachet”)

Lines58-60(“Incaseof…distinguishedlady”)

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Thedescriptionsofthechildrenandthemotherinlines73-74primarilyservewhateffect?

Theyindicatethatthemotherandchildrenpurposefullyinsultedthegrandmother.

Theysuggestthatthemotherandchildrenwerenotasenthusedasthegrandmother.

Theyprovideafairlydetaileddescriptionofthecharactersandsettingofthestory.

Theyalludetotheprobableboringeventsthatthefamilywillencounteronthetrip.

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Questions11-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThispassageisadaptedfromanarticleonWIREDMagazine,titledMixedFeelings,publishedin2004bySunnyBains.Below,theauthordiscusseshowsensoryperceptioninteractswiththehumanmind.

Directionisn'tsomethinghumanscandetectinnately.Somebirdscan,ofcourse,andforthemit'snolessimportantthantasteorsmellareforus.Infact,lotsofanimalshave"extra"senses.Sunfishseepolarizedlight.LoggerheadturtlesfeelEarth'smagneticfield.

Bonnetheadsharksdetectsubtlechangesinsmallelectricalfields.Andothercrittershaveheightenedversionsoffamiliarsenses.Batshearfrequenciesoutsideourauditoryrange,andsomeinsectsseeultravioletlight.

Wehumansgetjustfivesenses.Butwhy?Canoursensesbemodified?Expanded?Giventheright

prosthetics,couldwefeelelectromagneticfieldsorhearultrasound?Theanswerstothesequestions,accordingtoresearchersatahandfuloflabsaroundtheworld,appeartobeyes.

Itturnsoutthatthetrickybitisn'tthesensing.

Theworldisfullofgadgetsthatdetectthingshumanscannot.Thehardpartisprocessingtheinput.

Neuropsychologistsdon'tknowenoughabouthowthebraininterpretsdata.Thescienceofpluggingthingsdirectlyintothebrain—artificialretinasorcochlearimplants—remainsprimitive.

Sohere'sthesolution:Figureouthowtochangethesensorydata(theelectromagneticfields,theultrasound,theinfrared)intosomethingthatthehumanbrainisalreadywiredtoaccept,liketouchorsight.Thebrain,

itturnsout,isdramaticallymoreflexiblethananyonepreviouslythought,asifwehadunusedsensoryportsjustwaitingfortherightplug-ins.Nowit'stimetobuildthem.

Howdowesensetheworldaroundus?Itseemslikeasimplequestion.Eyescollectphotonsofcertainwavelengths,transducethemintoelectricalsignals,andsendthemtothebrain.Earsdothesamethingwithvibrationsintheairintheformofsoundwaves.Touchreceptorspickuppressure,heat,cold,andpain.Smellsarechemicalscontactingreceptorsinsidethenose.

Tasteisbudsofcellsonthetongue.

40 There'sareasonablywell-acceptedsixthsense(orfifthandahalf,atleast)calledproprioception.Anetworkofnerves,inconjunctionwiththeinnerear,tellsthebrainwherethebodyandallitspartsareandhowthey'reoriented.Thisishowyouknowwhen

45you'reupsidedown,orhowyoucantellthecaryou'reridinginisturning,evenwithyoureyesclosed.

Whencomputerssensetheworld,theydoitinlargelythesamewaywedo.Theyhavesomekindofperipheralsensor,builttopickupradiation,sound,or

50chemicals.Thesensorisconnectedtoamechanismthatcanchangeanalogdataabouttheworldintoelectrons,bits,oradigitalformthatcomputerscanunderstand,likerecordinglivemusicontoaCD.Itthenpipesthedataintothecomputer.

55 Butbeforeallthathappens,programmersandengineersmakedecisionsaboutwhichdataispertinentandwhichisn't.Theyknowthebandwidthandthedataratethetransducerandcomputerarecapableof,andtheyconstrainthesensortoprovideonlythemost

60relevantinformation.Thecomputercan"see"onlywhatit'sbeentoldtolookfor.

Thebrain,bycontrast,hastointegrateallkindsofinformationfromallfiveandahalfsensesallthetime,andthengenerateacompletepictureoftheworld.

65Soit'sconstantlymakingdecisionsaboutwhattopayattentionto,whattogeneralizeorapproximate,andwhattoignore.Inotherwords,it'sflexible.

InFebruary,ateamofGermanresearchersconfirmedthattheauditorycortexofmacaquescan

70processvisualinformation.Similarly,ourvisualcortexcanaccommodateallsortsofaltereddata.Morethan50yearsago,AustrianresearcherIvoKohlergavepeoplegogglesthatseverelydistortedtheirvision:Thelensesturnedtheworldupsidedown.Afterseveral

75weeks,subjectsadjusted.Theirvisionwasstilltweaked,buttheirbrainswereprocessingtheimagessothey'dappearnormal.Infact,whenpeopletooktheglassesoffattheendofthetrial,everythingseemedtomoveanddistortintheoppositeway.

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Whichchoicedescribesthecentralissueaddressedinthepassage?

Humansonlyhavefivesenses,whilemanyanimalshavefarmore.

Howhumansprocessdataiskeytomodifyingsensoryperception.

Howhumansusesensestodetectdataisthekeytomodifyingperception.

Humanswillbenefitfromstudiesfocusedonhowproprioceptionworks.

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Theauthorusestheword“primitive”inline23mainlytoemphasize

thefailureoftechnology.

therefusaltoproperlyresearch.

alackofunderstanding.

aninabilitytounderstand.

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Theauthorclaimsthatwhichofthefollowingiscurrentlynecessaryinordertoimprovehumansensoryperception?

Buildsensorydatadetectors

Studyhowproprioceptionworks

Maphowbrainsprocessdata

Constructplug-insforsensorydata

Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

Lines20-21(“Neuropsychologists…data”)

Lines27-31(“The…buildthem”)

Lines32-33(“How…question”)

Lines40-44(“There’s…oriented”)

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Asusedinline34,“transduce”mostnearlymeans

conform.

transplant.

convert.

translate.

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Accordingtothepassage,theprimarydifferencebetweencomputersandhumanbrainsisthat

brainsprocessdatafromallsensessimultaneously.

computerscannotbetoldwhichinformationtoprocess.

brainshavetointegrateproprioceptionatalltimes.

computershavedeficientcapabilitiesduetoengineers.

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Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

Lines48-50(“They…chemicals”)

Lines57-60(“They…information”)

Lines62-67(“The…toignore”)

Lines68-70(“In…information”)

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Asusedinline56,“pertinent”mostnearlymeans

relevant.

precise.

inopportune.

identical.

Themainpurposeofthelastparagraphisto

introduceresearchaboutauditorysensedetection.

clearupconfusionabouthowauditorycortexesfunction.

demonstratehowsensorydataprocessescanbemanipulated.

emphasizeuniformitybetweenmacaquesandhumans.

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Theauthorwouldlikelyattributetheeffectsoftakingoffthegogglesdescribedinlines77-79to

theinsufficiencyofhumansenses.

incompleteunderstandingbyscientists.

similaritiesamonghumansenses.

theflexibilityofthehumanbrain.

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Questions21-30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThispassageisadaptedfromanarticlebyabiologistwhohasdoneresearchinMongolia.

Mongolia,alandlockedCentralAsiancountrywithapopulationofapproximatelythreemillionpeople,boastsastunningarrayofbiologicaldiversity.Itisthemostsparselypopulatedsovereigncountryintheworldandcontainsnegligibleamountsofarableland.Sinceapproximatelyone-thirdofitspopulationisstillnomadicorsemi-nomadic,theavailabilityofgrassysteppesforroaminghorsesishighlysignificant.

Sinceopeningitselftoforeigntradeanddevelopmentfollowingitstransitiontodemocracyin1990,Mongoliahasfacedseriousandgrowingthreatstoitswildlife.

Wildlifehabitatsandpopulationsareincreasinglyfragmentedbythedevelopmentofinfrastructureassociatedwithever-spreadingminingprojects,andrevenuesfrommininganddevelopmentmakeitincreasinglydifficulttodevotelandtoprotectedareasforwildlife.

Theprivatizationoflivestockintheearly1990shascreatedincentivesforincreasingherdsizes,whichputspressureonMongolia’ssizablegrassysteppes.That,inturn,damageshabitatandfoodsourcesforwildlifepopulations.Finally,sinceopeningitsbordersto

Chinesemarketsanddoingawaywiththestricthuntingandtraderegulationsofthesocialistperiod,Mongoliahasbecomehometoanactiveillegaltradeingamemeat,furs,andwildlife-basedmedicinalproducts.

Takentogether,thesethreatshavehadsignificantimpactsonthepopulationsofmanyspeciesfoundthroughoutMongolia.Forexample,Mongolia’spopulationofreddeerfellfrom130,000toonlybetween8,000and10,000between1986and2004,

adecreaseof92%.ThepopulationofMongolianmarmotsdroppedfrom20millionin1990toonly5millionin2002.

Facedbytheseimmenselosses,Mongolianeedstodevelopandimplementstrongwildlifemanagementpractices,includingtighterenforcementofexistingwildlifetradelaws,morefrequentwildlifepopulationstudies,andbetterwildlifelegislation.However,improvementsinwildlifemanagementwillonlysucceediftheyhaveadequatefunding,whichcurrentlyisinshortsupply.ThemostrecentMongoliannationalbudgetmakeswildlifemanagementthesecondleast

fundedministryintheMongoliangovernment,behind

45onlytheMinistryofForeignAffairsandEconomicCooperation.

InMongolia,trophyhuntingisalegalsysteminwhichhunterspaytoselectandkillanimalsinordertoprocuresomekindoftrophy,liketheskin,antlers,

50orhead.ThepracticeoftrophyhuntingbecamelegalinMongoliain1967,andby2009foreignhuntershad

harvestedabout2,000argaliandmorethan10,000ibex,twoofthemosthighlyprizedtrophies.

Eachyear,theMongoliangovernmentpromotes

55andsellsacertainnumberoflicensesfortrophyhuntingofvariousMongolianwildlifespecies,includingAltaiandGobiArgalisheep,Siberianibex,Graywolf,Roedeer,andwildboar,whichhuntingandtourismcompaniesthenusetohosthuntingtoursfor

60wealthyforeigntouristsfromNorthAmerica,Europe,andAustralia.

Despitetherangeofspeciesforwhichtrophyhuntingoccurs,argalitrophyhuntinghaslongbeenthefocusofbothconservationistsandforeignhunters.

65WhileitisdifficulttofindhistoricaldataonMongolia’strophyhuntingquotas,orthemaximumnumberofhuntinglicensesissuedeachyear,allexportsofargalitrophiesmustreceiveapermitfromtheConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesofWild

70FaunaandFlora(CITES).Therefore,CITESexportdataforargaliservesasareasonableproxyforthevolume

ofMongolia’strophyhuntingindustryovertime.Furthermore,itservesasanindicatorfortherelativehealthofspeciesinMongolia’svastgrassysteppes

75andshouldinformthechangesthatmustbemadetoconserveMongolia’senvironment.Ahigherargalipopulationmeansahealthierenvironment.

ScientistsandconservationiststraveltoMongoliatostudyitsanimalpopulationsandfrequentlyrelyon

80thedatafromCITEStoobtainvaluableinformationaboutwildlifehealthinCentralAsia.ThatregionalinformationaddstooverallinformationaboutwildlifeontheentireAsiancontinent,whichfurtherimpactsunderstandingofoverallglobalhealth.

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Themainpurposeofthepassageisto

analyzemassextinctionscausedbyeconomicdevelopment.

consideranenvironmentalthreatandproposeeconomicreforms.

examinewaysthateconomicdevelopmentaffectswildlifehabitats.

describeenvironmentalthreatsandargueforregulation.

Thefirstparagraphservesmainlyto

presentargumentsaboutMongolia.

explainMongolia’sspeciesdiversity.

provideinformationaboutMongolia.

describenaturalMongolianphenomena.

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Asusedinline20,“pressure”isclosestinmeaningto

intimidation.

strains.

coercion.

enforcement.

Asusedinline49,“procure”mostnearlymeans

affix.

transport.

obtain.

accept.

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AccordingtotheauthorofPassage1,themostimportantfactorinimplementingreformsis

sufficientfinancialsupport.

endingactiveillegaltrade.

increasingthereddeerpopulation.

frequentwildlifestudiesandlegislation.

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Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

A)Lines22-26(“Finally…products”)

B)Lines29-32(“For…92%”)

Lines35-39(“Faced…legislation”)

Lines39-42(“However…supply”)

Basedontheinformationinthepassage,itcanbereasonablyinferredthat

itisforeigntouristswhohaveprimarilyruinedthebiodiversityofMongolia.

decreasingpermitsfortrophyhuntingisbeneficialtoenvironmentalconservation.

theChineseintentionallypromoteillegaltradeofMongolianmarmots.

theauthorfindsMongolianpoliticianspurposefullyneglectful.

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Whichchoiceprovidesthebestevidencefortheanswertothepreviousquestion?

A)Lines32-34(“The…2002”)

Lines42-46(“The…Cooperation”)

Lines54-61(“Each…Australia”)

Lines76-77(“A…environment”)

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Whichstatementissupportedbythepassageandbytheinformationinthegraph?

Foreigntouristsappliedformorehuntingpermitsafter1990becauseoffailuresbyconservationists.

AneffortbytheMongoliangovernmenttodecreaseargalihuntingafter1995waslargelysuccessful.

Anincreaseinargalihuntingpermitsafter1967negativelyimpactedtheenvironmentofMongolia.

Foreigntouristsappliedformorehuntingpermitsafter1990becauseoflackofgovernmentfunding.

DatainthegraphaboutargalihuntinginMongoliamoststronglysupportswhichofthefollowingstatements?

Argalihuntingcanbegreatlyinfluencedbygovernmentpolicy.

Argalihuntingwasimpactedbythe1990seconomicdownturn.

Statisticsonargalihuntingaccuratelyreflectenvironmentalhealth.

Increasesinargalihuntingnegativelyimpactotherspecies.

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Questions31-41arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Passage1isadaptedfromareviewbyBritishauthorGeorgeOrwell(1903-1950).Passage2isadaptedfromaspeechbyIndianactivistMahatmaGandhi(1869-1948)onMarch11,1930beforeaprotestagainstthesaltpolicyimposedbyBritishcolonialists.

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Saintsshouldalwaysbejudgedguiltyuntiltheyareproveninnocent,buttheteststhathavetobeappliedtothemarenot,ofcourse,thesameinallcases.InGandhi'scase,onemustaskwhetherhewasmovedbyvanity,specificallybytheconsciousnessofhimselfas

ahumble,nakedoldmansittingonaprayermatandshakingempiresbysheerspiritualpower.Furthermore,onemustaskwhetherhecompromisedhisownprinciplesbyenteringpolitics,whichbyitsnatureisinseparablefromcoercionandfraud.

TogiveadefiniteansweronemuststudyGandhi'sactsandwritingsinimmensedetail,forhiswhole

lifewasasortofpilgrimageinwhicheveryactwassignificant.Butthispartialautobiography,whichendsinthe1920s,isstrongevidenceinhisfavor,allthemorebecauseitcoverswhathewouldhavecalledtheunregeneratepartofhislife.Itremindsonethat

insidethesaint,ornear-saint,therewasaveryshrewd,ablepersonwhocould,ifhehadchosen,havebeenabrilliantlawyer,administrator,orbusinessman.

AtaboutthetimewhenthisautobiographyfirstappearedIrememberreadingitsopeningchaptersintheill-printedpagesofsomeIndiannewspaper.Theymadeagoodimpressiononme,whichGandhihimselfatthattimedidnot.

Thethingsthatoneassociatedwithhim—home-spunclothandvegetarianism—wereunappealing,andhismedievalistprogramwasobviouslynotviableinabackwardandover-populatedcountry.

ItwasalsoapparentthattheBritishweremakinguseofhim,orthoughttheywere.Strictlyspeaking,asanationalist,hewasanenemy,butsinceineverycrisishewouldexerthimselftopreventviolence—which,fromtheBritishpointofview,meantpreventingany

effectiveactionwhatsoever—hecouldberegardedasanally.Inprivatethiswassometimescynicallyadmitted.TheattitudeoftheIndianmillionaireswassimilar.

Gandhicalleduponthemtorepent,andnaturallytheypreferredhimtosocialistsandcommunistswho,given

40thechance,wouldactuallyhavetakentheirmoneyaway.

However,thereliabilityofsuchcalculationsbytheBritishare,inthelongrun,doubtful.AsGandhihimselfsaid,“intheenddeceiversdeceiveonly

45themselves.”Atanyratethegentlenesswithwhichhewasnearlyalwayshandledwasduepartlytothefeelingthathewasuseful.TheBritishgovernmentonlybegantoopposehimwhen,in1930,heturnedhisnon-violenceagainstadifferentconqueror.

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50 Inallprobabilitythiswillbemylastspeechtoyou.Evenifthegovernmentallowsmetomarchtomorrowmorning,thiswillbemylastspeechonthesacredbanksoftheSabarmatiRiver.Itisverypossiblethesemaybethelastwordsofmylifehere.

55 IhavealreadytoldyouyesterdaywhatIhadtosay.TodayIshallconfinemyselftowhatyoushoulddoaftermycompanionsandIarearrested.TheprogramofthemarchtoJalalpurmustbefulfilledasoriginallysettled.SolongasIhavereachedJalalpur,letnothing

60bedoneincontraventiontotheauthorityvestedinmebytheCongress.ButonceIamarrested,thewholeresponsibilityshiftstotheCongress.Noonewho

believesinnon-violence,asacreedandasaphilosophy,need,therefore,sitstill.MycompactwiththeCongress

65endsassoonasIamarrested.

Whereverpossible,civildisobedienceshouldbestarted.Lawscanbeviolatedinmanyways.Itisanoffensetomanufacturesaltwherevertherearefacilitiesfordoingso.Thepossessionandsaleofcontraband

70salt,whichincludesnaturalsaltorsaltearth,arealsoanoffense.Thepurchasersofsuchsaltwillbeequallyguilty.Tocarryawaythenaturalsaltdepositsontheseashoreislikewiseviolationoflaw.Soisthehawkingofsuchsalt.Inshort,youmaychooseanyoneorallof

75theseasformsofcivildisobedienceagainsttheBritishConservativegovernment.

Ofcourse,withthatthoughtinmind,thisdoesnotmeanthattherearenootheroptions.Muchcanbedoneinmanyotherways.Theliquorandforeign

80clothshopscanbepicketed.Wecanrefusetopaytaxesifwehavetherequisitestrength.Thelawyerscangiveuppractice.Thepubliccanboycottthelawcourtsbyrefrainingfromlitigation.Governmentservants

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85reigningallroundpeoplequakewithfearoflosingemployment.

Youmaytakeitasmywill.ItwasthemessagethatIdesiredtoimparttoyoubeforestartingonthemarchorforthejail.Iwishthatthereshouldbenosuspension

90orabandonmentofthewarthatcommencestomorrowmorningorearlier,ifIamarrestedbeforethattime.

Ihavefaithintherighteousnessofourcauseandthepurityofourweapons.

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TheauthorofPassage1indicatesthattheBritishpolicyofutilizingGandhiasanallyis

basicallyimmoral.

essentiallyshrewd.

whollydeceitful.

ultimatelyunreliable.

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Passage1indicateswhichofthefollowingaboutOrwell’sbeliefsaboutGandhi?

OrwellthoughtGandhiservedasabrilliantadministrator.

Orwellwondere