1987 AP Exam

1. c easy
2. a easy
3. c
4. b
5. d
6. e
7. d
8. c medium/struggled a little
9. a
10. c
11. d felt easy
12. e
13. b
14. d
15. a easy, was able to eliminate 3 answer choice very quickly
16. b
17. c easy
18. c
19. a struggled
20. e
21. d
22. c hard
23. c
24. c
25. d
26. e
27. d easy
28. d hard
29. b
30. a
31. c
32. e had no clue what the other answer mean

47. b
48. a
49. d hard
50. d easy
51. a hard
52. b
53. b
54. c
55. a medium
56. d
57. ac
58. d hard
59. b very hard, had to guess
60. d
61. d hard/no clue

As with most reading exams, I struggle quite a lot, including this one.

Essay 1

Thesis:

George Eliot’s passage on leisure reflects her respectful view for “old leisure”. In opposition, her contemporary leisure is seen as overwhelming and more restrictive towards society. Her views are expressed through rhetorical devices such as personification and contrast of the two types of leisure.

Paragraph 1: Her views on “old leisure”

• she holds respect for the innocent and natural style of leisure

Paragraph 2: Her views on leisure on society of her time

• she shuns and thinks her contemporary leisure of society is overwhelming, and that there is not as much freedom that old lesiure had
• new leisure if heavily influenced by new technology, media, and published theories, books

Paragraph 3: The techniques the author uses to convey Eliot’s views

• personification of “old leisure” to illustrate the typical activities
• contrast of “old leisure” and her contemporary leisure to draw a clear distinction

Conclusion

Essay 2

Thesis:

Upton Sinclair’s influential work, The Jungle conveys a strong message that public food and consumer goods should be standardized by the government of his time. Sinclair wished for better food quality and health practices in the early 1900s, which was very unhygienic and sickening. He expresses his message through the use of gruesome imagery and periodic sentencing to capture the reader’s attention.

Paragraph 1: Laws for better food quality

• pass laws to restrict what can be put in food, how they are made, etc

Paragraph 2: better sanitation and health measures for everyone

• hygiene was a huge problem for 20th century America

Paragraph 3: Techniques to catch attention

• periodic sentencing, which required readers to keep reading for understanding the context
• imagery of the nasty conditions and facts of early America

Conclusion