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■ SAT II Subject Tests
80. At first, what does “she” do at the fair?
(A) She makes a lot of noise.
(B) She participates fully.
(C) She remains alone.
(D) She dances.
81. When she leaves the fair, “she” is
(A) with her family.
(B) alone.
(C) with someone.
(D) with her friends.
One evening, in the midst of a joyous gathering, I received a note written in a feeble hand, containing
close to the following words: “I only have a few moments to live; my friend, I would like to see you
in order to know the fate of my child, to know whether he will be yours; and also to allay the regrets
you might have someday after my death.” This letter froze me; it revealed the secret sorrows of the
past just as it contained the mysteries of the future. I left on foot without waiting for my carriage and
crossed all of Paris driven by remorse, in the throes of a feeling that became a certainty as soon as I
saw my victim. The cleanliness under which the misery of this woman was hidden reflected the
anguish of her life; she spared me the shame of it by talking to me with a noble reserve when I
solemnly promised to adopt our child.
82. We can conclude from the very beginning of the paragraph that the narrator
(A) has given someone a letter for a woman.
(B) was thinking of someone who has sent him a letter.
(C) had forgotten someone who has sent him a letter.
(D) lives with the woman who sends him the letter.
83. The person who has sent the letter is
(A) rich.
(B) sick.
(C) dishonest.
(D) happy.
84. What is the narrator’s reaction when he receives the note?
(A) He is furious.
(B) He does not want to move.
(C) He is very touched.
(D) He is happy.
85. The person who has sent the letter lives
(A) nearby.
(B) on the other side of town.
(C) in a luxurious house.
(D) in another city.

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