Here's the Unit Test Review (100%): 1.) How does the map help the reader understand the passage?
**Answer**
D. The map helps the reader understand Kalhat's location on the Gulf of Kalhat.

2.) In this excerpt, the author shows how terrible conditions can cause people to be unsympathetic to the pain of others. How does the memoir genre enable the author to achieve this purpose?
**Answer**
C. He is able to share his observations about one event in depth.

3.) The most likely reason the author uses the word whirlwind in this excerpt is to show...
**Answer**
B. rapid confusion

4.) What is most likely the author's purpose for including this detail about Dhofar?
**Answer**
C. to educate readers about how incense is made in Dhofar

5.) Which statement best synthesizes information from these passages?
**Answer**
A. Marie Antoinette's life was profoundly shaped by the historical context into which she was born.

6.) In this passage, the author suggests that cruelty can occur when people face horrible conditions. Which evidence best supports this viewpoint? Select two options.
**Answer**
D. “A shadow had lain down beside him. And this shadow threw itself over him.”
E. “Meir, my little Meir! Don't you recognize me . . . You're killing your father . . . I have bread . . . for you too . . . for you too . . .”

7.) Which statement is true about how to organize an informational essay comparing two genres?
**Answer**
B. In the body paragraphs, the writer should provide supporting evidence.

8.) Why does the author include information about the dry climate?
**Answer**
C. to explain why people in the region have to feed their animals fish

9.) What device supports the author’s purpose, which is to show what has led to the refugee crisis?
**Answer**
B. repetition

10.) How do the underlined phrases support the author’s purpose?
**Answer**
C. They show that the worst part of the train ride may be over.