1. A. The question asks about the author 's purpose for his autobiography and the best answer choice is A because he states that it is "useful and instructive."
2. D. The question asks about the first two sentences and it 's appeal to ethos, pathos, or logos. The writer begins by talking straight to the reader which in a sense appeals to ethos and pathos. He makes himself seem like a credible writer and also complimenting the reader. For this reason, D is the best answer choice.
3. D. The question asks about the writers use of diction of illness in all of the following terms except for one. The best answer choice is D because indulgence has nothing to do with illness at all.
4. A. This question asks about a certain rhetorical device in the
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17.A. This question asks about the primary example of figurative language in the third paragraph. The best answer choice is A because the songs are personified to have told a tale of woe.
18. D. This question asks about what he provided sentence is an example of. This is the best answer choice because it shows opposite things in parallel structure like often and seldom.
19.D. This question asks about why the provided sentence is in quotation marks. D is the best answer choice because he seems to be trying to make clear his major claim.
20. D. This question asks about the tone of the passage. D is the best answer choice because it is contemplative because he does think about the meaning of the singing of slave songs and lugubrious because it is sad throughout the passage.
21. B. This question asks about the main purpose of this passage. B is the best answer choice because the passage goes into detail regarding his planned process of "arriving at moral perfection." There is no argument made, no analyzing effects , and no classification, there is describing the plan.
22. C. This question asks about the primary mode of composition of the second paragraph. C is the best answer choice because the writer defines each virtue and names