19. The "custodial rhetoric" mentioned in line 21 refers to
(A) raising a family
(B) keeping older individuals in school
(C) running an orderly household
(D) maintaining discipline in the classroom

15 The word "overtaxed" in the 14 is closest in meaning to (A) well prepared (B) plentifully supplied (C) heavily burdened (D) charged too much

16. The public schools of the 1950's and 1960's faced all of the following problems EXCEPT (A) a declining number of students (B) old-fashioned facilities (C) a shortage of teachers (D) an inadequate number of school buildings

17. According to the passage, why did teachers leave the teaching profession after the outbreak of the war? (A) They needed to be retrained. (B) They were dissatisfied with the curriculum. (C) Other jobs provided higher salaries. (D) Teaching positions were scarce.

18. The word "inadequate" in line 20 is closest in meaning to (A) deficient (B) expanded (C) innovative (D) specialized

20. The word "inevitably" in line 25 is closest in meaning to (A) unwillingly (B) impartially (C) irrationally (D) unavoidably

21. Where in the passage does the author refer to the attitude of Americans toward raising a family in the 1950's and 1960's? (A) Lines 1-3 (B) Lines 11-12 (C) Lines 20-21 (D) Lines 24-26

22 Which of the following best characterizes the organization of the passage? (A) The second paragraph presents the effect of circumstances described in the first paragraph. (B) The second paragraph provides a fictional account to illustrate a problem presented in the first paragraph. (C) The second paragraph argues against a point made in the first paragraph. (D) The second paragraph introduces a problem not mentioned in the first paragraph.

23. With which of the following topics is the passage mainly concerned? (A) The role of the railroad in the economy of the United States (B) Major nineteenth - century writers (C) The conflict between expanding industry and preserving nature (D) The railroad as a subject for literature.

24. The word "it" in line 7 refers to (A) railroad (B) manifestation (C) speed (D) nature

25. In the first paragraph, the author implies that writers reactions to the development of railroads were (A) highly enthusiastic (B) both positive and negative (C) unchanging (D) disinterested