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Question 1 View Details

Read the following excerpt from Lady Macbeth's soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's *Macbeth*: "Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe topful Of direst cruelty!…" Identify two dramatic techniques used in this passage that create a shift in mood from the initial anticipation of power to a determined, ruthless resolve, and explain how each technique contributes to that shift.

Correct A. The passage uses (1) dark, violent imagery (e.g., "unsex me", "direst cruelty") to replace hopeful anticipation with a grim, ruthless atmosphere, and (2) a series of imperative verbs ("Come", "unsex", "fill") that convey decisive, commanding resolve, moving the mood toward determined cruelty.

B. It uses a steady rhythmic beat and soothing alliteration to create a tranquil atmosphere, moving away from any sense of power or cruelty.

C. The shift is achieved through the speaker's use of rhetorical questions and nostalgic recollection, which soften the mood rather than intensify it.

D. The passage relies on lyrical rhyme and gentle metaphor to shift the mood from anticipation to calm reflection, which is not present in the text.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2 View Details

In Tennessee Williams's play *A Streetcar Named Desire*, the Kowalski apartment is described as cramped, shabby, and filled with the sounds of the city. Discuss how this setting influences the development of Blanche DuBois's character throughout the play.

Correct A. The Kowalski apartment's claustrophobic, dilapidated environment clashes with Blanche's romanticised past, exposing her delusions; the constant urban noise strips away her privacy, prompting confrontations that accelerate her mental collapse, thus the setting drives her tragic development.

B. The cramped apartment forces Blanche to adopt a more assertive, confident demeanor, allowing her to dominate Stanley and remain stable throughout the play.

C. The urban noise serves as a comforting backdrop that helps Blanche maintain her illusion, preventing any mental breakdown.

D. Because the setting is luxurious and spacious, it reinforces Blanche's sense of superiority and delays her psychological decline.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3 View Details

F. Scott Fitzgerald's *The Great Gatsby* is narrated by Nick Carraway. Explain how Nick's narrative perspective shapes the reader's understanding of the American Dream as presented in the novel.

Correct A. Nick's self‑styled impartiality invites trust, his Midwestern values contrast with East‑coast excess, and his final disillusionment steer the reader to see the American Dream as seductive yet fundamentally empty.

B. Nick's self‑styled impartiality confuses the reader, his Midwestern values reinforce East‑coast ambition, and his unwavering optimism leads the reader to view the American Dream as attainable.

C. Nick's self‑styled impartiality is ignored, his Midwestern values echo the novel's moral clarity, and his steady optimism steers the reader toward seeing the American Dream as a realistic goal.

D. Nick's self‑styled impartiality creates distance, his Midwestern values clash with West‑coast decadence, and his hopeful ending convinces the reader that the American Dream is ultimately rewarding.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4 View Details

In William Golding's *Lord of the Flies*, the island's geography includes a volcanic mountain, a lagoon, and a dense jungle. Analyse how these physical features symbolise the novel's central conflict between civilization and savagery.

A. The mountain (Signal Rock) stands for the boys' desire for power, the lagoon reflects the loss of innocence, and the jungle serves as a safe haven, collectively suggesting harmony rather than conflict.

B. The mountain (Signal Rock) denotes the inevitability of death, the lagoon shows the triumph of order, and the jungle depicts a utopian community, thus reversing the novel's intended symbolism.

C. The mountain (Signal Rock) symbolizes the boys' fear of the unknown, the lagoon represents endless chaos, while the jungle illustrates the possibility of civilization, together misreading the novel's central conflict.

Correct D. The mountain (Signal Rock) stands for the hope of rescue and structured authority, the lagoon reflects temporary peace and order, while the jungle becomes the setting for primal violence, together mapping the tension between civilization and savagery.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 5 View Details

In Shakespeare's *Romeo and Juliet*, the balcony scene (Act 2, Scene 2) contains several oxymorons such as "O brawling love, O loving hate". Discuss how these oxymorons reveal the paradoxical nature of love in the play.

A. The presence of oxymorons shows that love in the play is a rational and logical agreement, leading directly to a peaceful reconciliation between the Montagues and Capulets.

B. By using oxymorons, Shakespeare indicates that love is purely comedic, serving only to provide humor without affecting the plot's tragic outcome.

C. The oxymorons emphasize the characters' indecisiveness, suggesting that love is a stable and unchanging force that resolves the feud between the families.

Correct D. The oxymorons pair opposite feelings, illustrating love's simultaneous creation of joy and conflict; they foreshadow the lovers' battle against their families and the swift turn from passion to tragedy, highlighting love's paradoxical, volatile character.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 6 View Details

Consider the following four lines of poetry: Line 1: "Silent seas sway softly, silver shimmer." Line 2: "Moonlight melts mist, murmuring melodies." Line 3: "Stars spark in silence, secrets shimmer." Line 4: "Dawn breaks, birds burst bright, beating the night." (a) Identify the poetic device that is **unique to each line** (if a line shares all its devices with another line, write "none"). (b) How many of the four lines contain **alliteration**? Provide your answer in the form "Device 1, Device 2, Device 3, Device 4; N", where the devices are given in the order of the lines and N is the number of lines with alliteration.

A. personification, metaphor, none, onomatopoeia; 3

B. none, none, none, onomatopoeia; 1

C. personification, none, alliteration, onomatopoeia; 2

Correct D. personification, none, none, onomatopoeia; 4

Correct Answer: D

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Question 7 View Details

Read the three excerpts below and answer the three parts. Excerpt A: "The caged bird sang at dawn, its wings trembling against iron bars." Excerpt B: "A withering rose lay on the marble floor, its petals brown and curled." Excerpt C: "The broken mirror reflected a thousand fragmented faces." (a) State what each symbol (the caged bird, the withering rose, the broken mirror) **represents** in its poem. (b) Which **two** symbols share a common underlying theme? Name the theme. (c) In the new line "The shattered glass reflected hope", which symbol is being invoked and what does it signify? Give your answer as: "Symbol A - meaning, Symbol B - meaning, Symbol C - meaning; Theme; New symbol - meaning".

A. caged bird - confinement, withering rose - lost love, broken mirror - broken self; isolation; shattered glass - broken self

B. caged bird - freedom, withering rose - betrayal, broken mirror - fractured identity; loss; shattered glass - fractured identity

Correct C. caged bird - freedom, withering rose - lost love, broken mirror - fractured identity; loss; shattered glass - fractured identity

D. caged bird - oppression, withering rose - fading beauty, broken mirror - shattered truth; betrayal; shattered glass - hope

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8 View Details

Identify the literary device used in the sentence: "He was a lion in battle."

Correct A. metaphor

B. personification

C. hyperbole

D. simile

Correct Answer: A

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Question 9 View Details

Scene A contains \(180\) words in total, of which \(54\) are stage directions. Scene B contains \(150\) words in total, of which \(30\) are stage directions. Which scene has the higher proportion of dialogue, and what is the difference in percentage points between the two scenes' dialogue proportions? Express your answer as "Scene X, Y%".

Correct A. Scene B, 10%

B. Scene A, 5%

C. Scene B, 5%

D. Scene A, 10%

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10 View Details

When the fire alarm rang, Mara calmly closed the windows, whispered, "We must stay calm," and helped the elderly neighbor down the stairs. Identify two character traits that Mara displays, and specify which trait is revealed by her **action** and which by her **speech**.

Correct A. calmness - speech; compassion - action

B. bravery - speech; kindness - action

C. calmness - action; compassion - speech

D. compassion - speech; calmness - action

Correct Answer: A

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Question 11 View Details

Read the following excerpt: "From fairest creatures we desire increase, That thereby beauty's rose might never die, But as the riper should by time decease, His tender heir might bear his memory." What poetic form does this excerpt represent?

A. haiku

Correct B. sonnet

C. ballad

D. ode

Correct Answer: B

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Question 12 View Details

In the passage below, an object is described: "He stretched out his hand toward the green light, a faint gleam across the water, a promise that seemed to pulse with the rhythm of his own heart." Later in the novel, after the protagonist's death, the same object is recalled with a tone of emptiness and unfulfilled desire. Which object functions first as a symbol of hope and later as a symbol of loss?

A. the yellow lantern

B. the blue river

C. the red rose

Correct D. the green light

Correct Answer: D

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Question 13 View Details

Consider the following two excerpts: Excerpt A (from *Macbeth*): "I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other—". Excerpt B (from *The Great Gatsby*): "His dream must have seemed so close that he could almost taste it, and yet it kept slipping away, like a mirage on the horizon." What central theme is explored in both excerpts?

A. the inevitability of death

Correct B. the corrupting nature of ambition

C. the futility of fate

D. the power of love

Correct Answer: B

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Question 14 View Details

A passage describes a city with "foggy streets illuminated by gas lamps, the clatter of horse‑drawn carriages, soot‑covered factories belching smoke, and a newspaper dated 1845 reporting the Crimean War." Identify the historical period and the city being depicted.

Correct A. Victorian London, 1840s

B. Edwardian London, 1900s

C. Georgian London, 1780s

D. Victorian Paris, 1840s

Correct Answer: A

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Question 15 View Details

Two passages describe the same character: Passage 1: "'I am the finest gentleman in town,' he declared, his voice dripping with pride as he laughed at the waiter." Passage 2: "Later, he slipped a generous tip into the waitress's hand without a word, then vanished into the crowd." Which method of indirect characterization is employed in Passage 2?

A. thoughts

Correct B. actions

C. speech

D. appearance

Correct Answer: B

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Question 16 View Details

Read the following excerpt: "The town gathered in the square, lanterns flickering like nervous fireflies, while the mayor, resplendent in his ceremonial sash, proclaimed the festival a triumph of unity. Yet, beneath the clamor of drums and the sweet scent of fried dough, I sensed a hollow echo, as if the celebration were a costume worn to hide the town's lingering grief over the factory's closure. The mayor's smile, though bright, seemed a practiced mask, and the crowd's laughter rang with a thin, rehearsed cheer." From this passage, infer the narrator's attitude towards the town's annual festival and explain how the use of irony contributes to that attitude.

Correct A. The narrator is critical and skeptical, viewing the festival as a superficial façade that hides the town's underlying grief; the irony—contrasting the mayor's claim of unity with the described emptiness—highlights this disapproving attitude.

B. The narrator is nostalgic, longing for past festivals, and interprets the irony as a bittersweet reminder of better times.

C. The narrator feels indifferent, treating the festival as a routine event without deeper significance; the irony is interpreted as a neutral observation rather than a critique.

D. The narrator is admiring and celebratory, seeing the festival as a genuine expression of communal joy; the irony—if any—is minimal and serves to underscore the town's resilience.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 17 View Details

Consider the following speech excerpt delivered by a community leader during a campaign rally: "Friends, friends, we stand at the crossroads of destiny. Will we let the shadows of complacency swallow our future, or will we rise—like a phoenix from the ashes—to claim the promise that belongs to every child in this valley? Our hands are not idle; they are the tools of change. Together, we can build bridges, not walls; we can plant hope, not sow doubt." Identify three distinct rhetorical devices used in this passage, explain the specific function each serves in persuading the audience, and evaluate the overall persuasive impact of the speech.

A. The speech employs (1) alliteration - "hands are not idle" - to create a musical quality; (2) hyperbole - "crossroads of destiny" - to exaggerate the stakes; (3) rhetorical question - "Will we let the shadows…?" - to engage the audience; these devices mainly add decorative flair but have little effect on persuasion.

B. The leader relies on (1) anecdote - recalling a past victory - to build credibility; (2) statistics - citing numbers of children helped - to appeal to logic; (3) appeal to authority - invoking experts - to strengthen arguments; these devices make the speech highly logical rather than emotional.

Correct C. The speech uses (1) repetition - "Friends, friends" - to create rhythm and solidarity; (2) metaphor - "crossroads of destiny" and "phoenix from the ashes" - to dramatise the situation and inspire hope; (3) antithesis - "build bridges, not walls; plant hope, not sow doubt" - to present a stark, persuasive choice. Together these devices generate emotional appeal, vivid imagery, and clear contrast, giving the speech a powerful persuasive effect.

D. The passage uses (1) personification - "shadows of complacency swallow our future" - to give abstract ideas agency; (2) simile - "like a phoenix from the ashes" - to compare the community to a mythical bird; (3) parallelism - "build bridges, not walls; plant hope, not sow doubt" - to reinforce the message; together they produce a subtle, modest persuasive effect.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 18 View Details

Read the following stanza from an original poem: "The moon, a silver lantern, hangs low, Casting shadows that whisper low; In the garden, roses weep with dew, Their petals trembling, yearning for you." Identify two figures of speech employed in this stanza, explain how each enhances the poem's meaning, and state which figure is more dominant in shaping the overall effect.

A. The stanza contains (1) personification - "the moon, a silver lantern" - giving the moon human traits, and (2) metaphor - "roses weep" - comparing roses to weeping. The personification is more dominant, shaping the overall mood, with metaphor offering additional nuance.

B. The stanza uses (1) simile - "the moon, like a silver lantern" - to compare, and (2) alliteration - "shadows that whisper" - to create a rhythmic effect. The simile is more dominant, as it sets the visual tone, with alliteration adding texture.

C. The stanza employs (1) hyperbole - "the moon, a silver lantern" - exaggerating its brightness, and (2) onomatopoeia - "whisper" - to mimic sound. The hyperbole is more dominant, establishing an over‑the‑top atmosphere, while onomatopoeia provides a minor auditory cue.

Correct D. The stanza uses (1) metaphor - "the moon, a silver lantern" - to create a vivid image of gentle illumination, and (2) personification - "shadows that whisper" and "roses weep" - to give emotional life to nature. The metaphor is more dominant, as it sets the central night‑time atmosphere, with personification adding supporting nuance.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 19 View Details

A short story follows Maya, a university student who, under pressure to maintain a scholarship, copies answers during an exam. She is caught, expelled, and later reflects on the loss of trust from her family and friends. The narrative ends with Maya volunteering at a community tutoring centre, choosing honesty over shortcuts. Based on this summary, deduce the central theme of the story and explain how the two events - Maya's expulsion and her later volunteering - support this theme.

A. The central theme is the value of community service; Maya's expulsion highlights the need for helping others, and her later tutoring demonstrates the importance of giving back.

Correct B. The central theme is the importance of honesty and personal integrity over short‑term success. Maya's expulsion shows the destructive consequences of cheating, while her later volunteering demonstrates redemption through honest effort, together underscoring that integrity is essential for true fulfillment.

C. The central theme is the impact of parental expectations on student choices; Maya's expulsion reflects parental disappointment, and her volunteering shows her attempt to regain family approval.

D. The central theme is the pressure of academic competition and the fear of failure; Maya's expulsion shows the high stakes, while her volunteering illustrates coping with stress.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 20 View Details

A narrative follows a detective in Victorian London who uses logical deduction to solve a series of murders, uncovering hidden motives and exposing societal corruption. Which literary genre does this description best fit?

A. Science fiction (a sub‑genre of speculative fiction).

B. Historical mystery (a sub‑genre of mystery fiction).

C. Adventure thriller (a sub‑genre of action fiction).

Correct D. Detective fiction (a sub‑genre of crime fiction).

Correct Answer: D

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Question 21 View Details

Read the following passage from Charles Dickens's *Great Expectations* (Chapter 12), where Pip describes Miss Havisham: "She was dressed in a white satin dress, with a veil of black silk over her head, and a great deal of dust lay upon her and the whole room. She seemed to be a ghost, and yet she smiled at me with a look that was both tender and cruel." (a) Identify two methods of indirect characterization used by Dickens in this passage. (b) From those methods infer one dominant personality trait of Miss Havisham. (c) Explain how this trait influences her behaviour towards Pip later in the novel.

A. Dickens relies on Miss Havisham's spoken dialogue and the elaborate description of the decaying mansion as indirect characterization. These suggest her dominant trait is superficial vanity, which later makes her constantly flaunt her wealth and status to Pip, trying to impress rather than intimidate him.

B. The passage uses foreshadowing of future events and symbolic references to broken clocks as indirect characterization. These imply that Miss Havisham's dominant trait is naive optimism, leading her to encourage Pip's ambitions and promise him a bright future despite her own tragic past.

Correct C. Dickens uses visual description of Miss Havisham's ruined attire and the contradictory description of her smile (tender yet cruel) as indirect characterization. These suggest her dominant trait is deep bitterness. This bitterness drives her to manipulate Pip, keeping him hopeful of a fortune while ultimately rejecting him.

D. Through the narrator's intrusive commentary and the use of internal monologue attributed to Miss Havisham, Dickens indirectly characterizes her. This points to a dominant trait of generosity, which later causes her to freely give Pip money and opportunities without any ulterior motive.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 22 View Details

Consider the following excerpt from *Macbeth* (Act 2, Scene 1), the famous "Is this a dagger?" soliloquy: "Is this a dagger which I see before me,\ The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.\ I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.\ Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible\ To feeling as to sight?—the hand draws near\ And, as it draws, it seems to bleed." Identify three dramatic techniques employed in this scene, explain the specific effect each technique creates, and evaluate which of the three is most effective in building tension.

A. The three techniques are (1) Macbeth's soliloquy, (2) dramatic irony, and (3) the use of a mirror onstage. The soliloquy shows his inner conflict, dramatic irony lets the audience foresee the murder, and the mirror reflects his guilt and fragmented self. The mirror is the most effective because its visual cue constantly reminds the audience of his moral disintegration.

B. The three techniques are (1) detailed stage directions, (2) metaphorical language, and (3) the use of background music. The stage directions control pacing, the metaphor deepens the psychological stakes, and the music builds suspense. The music is the most effective as it continuously heightens tension throughout the soliloquy.

Correct C. The three techniques are (1) Macbeth's soliloquy, (2) dramatic irony, and (3) the use of dim lighting and the sound of a bell. The soliloquy exposes his inner conflict, dramatic irony lets the audience anticipate the murder, and the lighting/bell heighten suspense. The soliloquy is the most effective because it directly conveys his psychological turmoil, which fuels the tension.

D. The three techniques are (1) Macbeth's aside, (2) foreshadowing, and (3) the use of thunder. The aside briefly reveals his fleeting thoughts, foreshadowing hints at the impending murder, and the thunder creates an ominous atmosphere. The thunder is the most effective because its sudden sound spikes the audience's anxiety.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 23 View Details

Read the first four lines of Robert Frost's poem *The Road Not Taken*: "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,\ And sorry I could not travel both\ And be one traveller, long I stood\ And looked down one as far as I could." Identify the rhyme scheme of this quatrain and state the metrical pattern of the lines.

A. Rhyme scheme ABBA; the poem is written in trochaic tetrameter.

B. Rhyme scheme AABB; the poem is written in iambic pentameter.

C. Rhyme scheme ABCB; the poem is written in iambic trimeter.

Correct D. Rhyme scheme ABAB; the poem is written in iambic tetrameter.

Correct Answer: D

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Question 24 View Details

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A. The narrative technique is a third‑person omniscient narration with occasional asides, creating distance and a reliable narrator. This makes readers trust Holden's account. Compared with flashbacks, which supply concrete past events, the omniscient narration offers an all‑knowing perspective, influencing perception differently.

Correct B. The narrative technique is a first‑person colloquial stream‑of‑consciousness with frequent digressions, creating intimacy and an unreliable narrator. This makes readers question Holden's credibility. Compared with flashbacks, which supply concrete past events, the stream‑of‑consciousness shows his present mindset, both influencing perception in distinct ways.

C. The narrative technique is a first‑person confessional diary style with straightforward description, establishing a transparent and trustworthy narrator. This leads readers to accept Holden's story at face value. In contrast to flashbacks, which interrupt the present narrative, the diary format maintains a linear present focus, affecting perception in a consistent way.

D. The narrative technique is free indirect discourse that blends narrator and character voices, producing a subtle, objective tone. This gives readers a neutral view of Holden's thoughts. Compared with flashbacks, which insert past scenes, free indirect discourse subtly shifts perspective without chaotic digressions, shaping perception more calmly.

Correct Answer: B

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In Mark Antony's funeral oration in Shakespeare's *Julius Caesar* (Act III, Scene II), the following excerpt appears: "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;\ I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.\ The evil that men do lives after them;\ The good is oft inter‑spaced with the bad." Identify three distinct figures of speech used in this passage, explain the effect each has on the tone of the speech, and discuss how they together contribute to Antony's persuasive strategy.

A. The passage contains (1) alliteration in the repeated "f" sounds of "Friends, Romans, countrymen," (2) hyperbole when he says "the evil that men do lives after them," exaggerating its persistence, and (3) a simile "the good is oft inter‑spaced with the bad" comparing good to bad using "as." These figures give the speech a rhythmic, exaggerated, and comparative tone, respectively, and together they aim to dramatize his argument.

Correct B. The passage contains (1) anaphora in the repeated address "Friends, Romans, countrymen," (2) irony in claiming he comes to bury Caesar "not to praise him" while actually praising him, and (3) a metaphor "the evil that men do lives after them." These figures give the speech a solemn, sarcastic, and vivid tone, respectively, and together they make Antony's appeal both emotionally resonant and rhetorically persuasive.

C. The passage contains (1) personification of "evil" and "good," (2) chiasmus in the balanced clauses "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him," and (3) onomatopoeia in the word "lend." These devices create a vivid, mirrored, and auditory tone, respectively, and together they reinforce his persuasive appeal.

D. The passage contains (1) epistrophe with the repeated ending "men" in "the evil that men do lives after them," (2) paradox in claiming to bury Caesar while praising him, and (3) an allusion to Roman customs. These figures give the speech a concluding, contradictory, and cultural tone, respectively, and together they enhance his rhetorical strategy.

Correct Answer: B

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