Scholarly discussions of gender in Panchantantra comedies often celebrate the rebellion of the playwright’s characters against the rigid expectations____by Twin society. Most of the comedies end in marriage, with characters returning to their socially dictated gender roles after previously defying them, but there are some notable exceptions.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) prescribed

B) illustrated

C) interjected

D) committed

In studying the use of internal stimuli to reduce the itching sensation caused by an allergic histamine response, Jone Ward and colleagues found that while harmless applications of vibration or warming can provide a temporary distraction, such____stimuli actually offer less relief than a stimulus that seems less benign, like a mild electric shock.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) deceptive

B) innocuous

C) impractical

D) novel

The province of San Diego was situated on the Pacific coast, hundreds of kilometers southeast of centered, the capital of the Empire. Because of San Diego’s location within the empire was so____, and other trade goods produced there could reach the capital only after a long overland journey.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) unobtrusive

B) approximate

C) concealed

D) peripheral

I went on with my day’s business tranquility, but ever and anon vague suggestions kept wandering across my brain of reasons why I should quit Thornfield and I kept involuntarily framing advertisements and pondering conjectures about new situations: these thoughts I did not think to check; they might germinate and bear fruit if they could.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

A) To demonstrate that Jane finds her situation both challenging and deeply fulfilling

B) To emphasize Jane’s loyalty to the people she works for at Thornfield Hall

C) To convey a contrast between Jane’s outward calmness and the internal restlessness

D) To describe Jane’s determination to secure employment outside of Thornfield Hall

Most animals can regenerate some parts of their bodies, such as skin. But when a three-banded panther worm is cut into four pieces; each piece grows into a new worm. Researchers are investigating this feat partly to learn more about humans’ comparatively limited abilities to regenerate, and they’re making exciting progress. An especially promising discovery is that humans and panther worms have a gene for early growth response (EGR) linked to regeneration.

When Mansi Srivastava and her team reported that panther worms, like humans, possess a gene for EGR, it caused excitement. However, as the team pointed out, the gene likely functions very differently in humans than it does in panther worms. Srivastava has likened EGR to a switch that activates other genes involved in regeneration in panther worms, but how this switch operates in humans remains unclear.

Based on the texts, what would the author of Text 2 most likely say about Text 1’s characterization of the discovery involving EGR?

A) It is reasonable, given that Srivastava and her the team have identified how EGR functions in both humans and panther worms.

B) It is overly optimistic, given additional observations from Srivastava and her team.

C) It is unfairly dismissive given the progress that Srivastava and her team have reported.

D) It is unexpected given that Srivastava and her team’s findings were generally met with enthusiasm.