17 The writer is considering deleting the previous sentence. Should the writer make this change?

A) No, because it provides a logical introduction to the paragraph.

B) Yes, because it does not logically follow from the previous paragraph.

C) Yes, because it introduces information that is irrelevant at this point in the passage.

D) No, because it provides a specific example in support of arguments made elsewhere in the passage

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A) NO CHANGE

B) There was an overwhelming, even tremendous, response to the advertisement,

C) Overwhelming, even tremendous, was the response to the advertisement,

D) Response to the advertisement was overwhelming,

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A) NO CHANGE

B) but also helping

C) but they also helped

D) also helping

20 Which choice most logically follows the previous sentence?

A) The growth of Harvey’s business coincided with the expansion of the Santa Fe Railway, which served large sections of the American West.

B) These benefits enabled the Harvey Girls to save money and build new and exciting lives for themselves in the so-called Wild West.

C) Harvey would end up opening dozens of restaurants and dining cars, plus 15 hotels, over his lucrative career.

D) The compensation was considered excellent at the time, though it may not seem like much money by today’s standards.

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A) NO CHANGE

B) ethic:

C) ethic, and

D) ethic,