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In the passage, the author is primarily concerned with... (The following passage is excerpted from a commencement speech delivered by then First Lady Barbara Bush at Wellesley College in 1990.)

offering her audience advice for the future

In the opening sentences of the passage ("Now I know... color of my hair!"), the author refers to Alice Walker primarily to... (The following passage is excerpted from a commencement speech delivered by then First Lady Barbara Bush at Wellesley College in 1990.)

acknowledge the potentially embarrassing circumstances under which she is delivering her speech

In the second paragraph, the author makes which of the following claims regarding the Class of 1990? (The following passage is excerpted from a commencement speech delivered by then First Lady Barbara Bush at Wellesley College in 1990.)

They are unlikely to follow conventional paths in life.

In the fourth and fifth paragraphs, the author defends her decision to marry George Bush by elaborating on... (The following passage is excerpted from a commencement speech delivered by then First Lady Barbara Bush at Wellesley College in 1990.)

the need to pursue a sense of personal bliss

in the second-to-last paragraph, the anecdote about the complaining husband serves primarily to... (The following passage is excerpted from a commencement speech delivered by then First Lady Barbara Bush at Wellesley College in 1990.)

illustrate the author's claim regarding the value of devoting oneself to one's children

Which of the following best describes the author's exigence in the passage? (The following passage is excerpted from a commencement speech delivered by then First Lady Barbara Bush at Wellesley College in 1990.)

the question of how to lead a meaningful life "in a transitional period" (paragraph 9, sentence 1)

The writer is considering adding the following sentence after sentence 6. These inhabitants should leave their homes because they have been destroyed or otherwise rendered uninhabitable from flooding. Should the writer add this sentence after sentence 6? (The passage below is a draft.)

no, because it makes an ineffective claim that does not require a defense.

In sentence 7 (reproduced below), the writer wants to add the phrase "According to the country's president," to the beginning of the sentence, adjusting capitalization as needed. New islands will have to be built to ensure a safe future for its citizens, because science indicates that Kiribati will go underwater within the century. Should the writer make this addition. (The passage below is a draft.)

yes, because it acknowledges the source of the information conveyed in the sentence.

The writer wants to provide relevant support for the claim made in sentences 12 and 13. Which of the following sentences, if added after sentence 13, would most effectively accomplish this goal? (The passage below is a draft.)

Marine biologists contend that the urban sprawl spreading into the oceans inevitably havoc for marine organisms and their habitats.