72. While at high school, the writer________. (A) had plans for reading (B) learned to educate himself (C) only read books over 100 pages (D) read only one book several times

74. The writer's purpose in mentioning The Republic is to________. (A) explain why it was included in the list (B) describe why he seriously crossed it off the list (C) show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand (D) prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word