17 Mohamed Fawzy.-SAT & ACT English Although my apartment was a snug 500 square feet. filled with books , museum posters and my very bad but honest figurative paintings, the rooms seemed to swell in size when other writers needed a place to stay. And so my apartment was often full of people coming and going, crammed with additional desks and beds for short-term stays . There was always a fresh batch of iced tea in the fridge , an answering machine to answer my calls, photographs on my desk of all the people I love. 18 Mohamed Fawzy.-SAT & ACT English The wooden and ceramic dolls I collected from different parts of the world watched over my laptop. My desk faced the courtyard , a neglected garden overgrown with weeds. In the late afternoon I could see if my sassy grandmother was home from her job at the lamp factory in New Jersey, and when the radio next door wasn't at full blast, I could hear my aunt, who also lived across the courtyard, yelling after my teenage nephew from her window. 17 The main idea of this paragraph is that Cruz's apartment was: A) too small and cluttered to hold all the people who wanted to stay there. B) a hospitable , welcoming place despite its clutter and small size. C) decorated with posters and pictures brought by Cruz's many visitors. D much like an office building, with people hurriedly coming and going. Mohamed Fawzy -SAT & ACT English The main purpose of this paragraph is to: A) analyze the relationship Cruz had with her grandmother. B) explain how world travel and music influenced Cruz's writing. C) depict the sights and sounds Cruz encountered while at her desk. D) reveal Cruz's frustration with the cluttered, noisy apartment complex. Mohamed Fawzy -SAT & ACT English

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17 Mohamed Fawzy.-SAT & ACT English Although my apartment was a snug 500 square feet. filled with books , museum posters and my very bad but honest figurative paintings, the rooms seemed to swell in size when other writers needed a place to stay. And so my apartment was often full of people coming and going, crammed with additional desks and beds for short-term stays . There was always a fresh batch of iced tea in the fridge , an answering machine to answer my calls, photographs on my desk of all the people I love. 18 Mohamed Fawzy.-SAT & ACT English The wooden and ceramic dolls I collected from different parts of the world watched over my laptop. My desk faced the courtyard , a neglected garden overgrown with weeds. In the late afternoon I could see if my sassy grandmother was home from her job at the lamp factory in New Jersey, and when the radio next door wasn't at full blast, I could hear my aunt, who also lived across the courtyard, yelling after my teenage nephew from her window. 17 The main idea of this paragraph is that Cruz's apartment was: A) too small and cluttered to hold all the people who wanted to stay there. B) a hospitable , welcoming place despite its clutter and small size. C) decorated with posters and pictures brought by Cruz's many visitors. D much like an office building, with people hurriedly coming and going. Mohamed Fawzy -SAT & ACT English The main purpose of this paragraph is to: A) analyze the relationship Cruz had with her grandmother. B) explain how world travel and music influenced Cruz's writing. C) depict the sights and sounds Cruz encountered while at her desk. D) reveal Cruz's frustration with the cluttered, noisy apartment complex. Mohamed Fawzy -SAT & ACT English

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17 The main idea of this paragraph is that Cruz's apartment was: B) a hospitable, welcoming place despite its clutter and small size. The paragraph describes Cruz's apartment as being filled with books, museum posters, and figurative paintings, but also mentions that the rooms seemed to swell in size when other writers needed a place to stay. This suggests that despite the small size of the apartment, it was a welcoming and hospitable place for Cruz and others. 18 The main purpose of this paragraph is to: C) depict the sights and sounds Cruz encountered while at her desk. The paragraph describes the items on Cruz's desk, such as the wooden and ceramic dolls, the courtyard, and the radio next door. It also mentions Cruz's ability to see her grandmother's house and hear her aunt yelling from across the courtyard. This suggests that the paragraph is meant to depict the sights and sounds Cruz encountered while at her desk.

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