9. Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?
(A) canopy(line 1)
(B) warm blooded(line 5)
(C) terminal leaves(line13)
(D) springboard(line 21)

5. In discussing animal size in paragraph 3, the author indicates that (A) small animals require proportionately more food than larger animals do (B) a large animal’s size is an advantage in obtaining food in the canopy (C) small animals are often attacked by large animals in the rain forest (D) small animals and large animals are equally adept at obtaining food in the canopy

6. The word “typify” in line 19 is closest in meaning to (A) resemble (B) protect (C) characterize (D) divide

7. According to paragraph 4, what makes jumping from one tree crown to another difficult for small mammals? (A) Air friction against the body surface (B) The thickness of the branches (C) The dense leaves of the tree crown (D) The inability to use the front feet as hands

8. The word ‘supplement” in line 24 is closest in meaning to (A) control (B) replace (C) look for (D) add to

10. What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) The role of literature in early American histories (B) The place of American women in written histories (C) The keen sense of history shown by American women (D)The “great women” approach to history used by American historians

11. The word “contemporary” in line 5 means that the history was (A) informative (B) written at that time (C) thoughtful (D) faultfinding

12. In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that (A) a woman’s status was changed by marriage (B) even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored (C) only three women were able to get their writing published (D) poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women

13. The word “celebratory” in line 12 means that the writings referred to were (A) related to parties (B) religious (C) serious (D) full of praise

14. The word “they” in line 12 refers to (A) efforts (B) authors (C) counterparts (D) sources

15. In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out? (A) They put too much emphasis on daily activities (B) They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics. (C) The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate. (D) They were printed on poor-quality paper.