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A) NO CHANGE
B) Arizona, an estimated 20,000 people waited
C) Arizona, an estimated 20,000 people waiting
D) Arizona, with an estimated 20,000 people waiting
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B) cover will
C) cover
D) covered
Using train travel in a political campaign was a fairly
common practice that had begun in the nineteenth 2
century. Th e specific term “whistle stop” wasn't coined
until Truman used it to describe his whirlwind campaign
tour. 3 Truman, delivered hundreds of speeches in towns
across the United States from an open platform on the
back of his train car. His arduous travels 4 were covering
30,000 miles and over 200 train stops, starting in the
summer of 1948 and ending that fall before the November
2nd election. He began the tour in Michigan, then moved
on to Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado as the
summer progressed. In September, he headed west to
Nevada, Utah, California, and Arizona. At one of his stops
in 5 Arizona. An estimated 20,000 people waited to greet
him at the train station. In October, he headed back east
again to Oklahoma, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, and
Pennsylvania.
Which choice most effectively combines the sentences
at the underlined portion?
A) century, but the
B) century; also, the
C) century, so the
D) century; meanwhile, the
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B) Truman delivered hundreds of speeches in towns
C) Truman delivered: hundreds of speeches, in towns
D) Truman delivered hundreds of: speeches in towns
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Which choice provides the most effective transition
from the previous paragraph to this one?
A) To cover so much territory,
B) Because of the limitations of train travel,
C) In spite of his attempts to cover a large territory,
D) In order to speak out against his opponent,
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B) on the
C) at a
D) of the
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A) NO CHANGE
B) plausible
C) approachable
D) palatable
6 Truman would make as many as eight stops in
a single day. He spoke to thousands of voters 7 of a
time, but the nature of the whistle stop campaign allowed
voters to glimpse a more intimate view of the candidate.
By coming to voters’ hometowns and speaking directly to
them, Truman presented himself as a “man of the people.”
8 Truman marketed himself as 9 attainable —making
himself available to discuss local political issues with the
residents of the small towns he visited.
Which choice provides the best supporting details for
the claim made in the previous sentence?
A) He told jokes, spoke without flourish, and even
introduced his family to the onlookers.
B) He traveled in the presidential train car and was
able to visit many constituents’ hometowns.
C) He spoke to the citizens from the raised platform
of his expansive train car.
D) He emphatically enumerated the reasons that his
opponent was not the best candidate.
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