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Not quite — the answer is D.

No expectation is being pushed back against.

Soy sauce is a specific case of the general claim about controlled spoilage — an example. Nothing is being conceded, concluded, or contrasted.

Not quite — the answer is D.

The passage is opening its case, not closing it.

Soy sauce is a specific case of the general claim about controlled spoilage — an example. Nothing is being conceded, concluded, or contrasted.

Not quite — the answer is D.

Soy sauce supports the claim rather than opposing it.

Soy sauce is a specific case of the general claim about controlled spoilage — an example. Nothing is being conceded, concluded, or contrasted.

Not quite — the answer is B.

This divides 37 by 8 without first subtracting the 5. Undo the addition before the multiplication: 37 − 5 = 32, then divide.

Subtract 5 from both sides: 8x ≥ 32. Divide by 8 — a positive number, so the direction stays the same: x ≥ 4. The ≥ is preserved throughout because every step used ≥.

Not quite — the answer is B.

The direction only reverses when you multiply or divide by a negative number. Here you divide by 8, which is positive, so ≥ is preserved.

Subtract 5 from both sides: 8x ≥ 32. Divide by 8 — a positive number, so the direction stays the same: x ≥ 4. The ≥ is preserved throughout because every step used ≥.

Not quite — the answer is B.

Every step used ≥, so x = 4 is itself a solution — the boundary is included.

Subtract 5 from both sides: 8x ≥ 32. Divide by 8 — a positive number, so the direction stays the same: x ≥ 4. The ≥ is preserved throughout because every step used ≥.

Not quite — the answer is A.

"Declaration" means stating something openly, which is exactly what the text says the novel does NOT do. The sentence sets up a contrast with announcing themes outright, so the blank must name the opposite approach.

Choice A is the best answer because it most logically completes the text's description of how the novel conveys its themes. In this context, "implication" means meaning conveyed indirectly rather than stated. The text contrasts announcing themes "outright" with what the novel actually does, then gives examples that are deliberately small and unexplained — a glance, a mistimed visit. The final sentence confirms the mechanism: readers must assemble meaning the signals "leave unstated."

Not quite — the answer is A.

"Coincidence" means events aligning by chance. The details described are the author's deliberate choices, and the text credits Wharton with trusting readers — language that implies intent, not accident.

Choice A is the best answer because it most logically completes the text's description of how the novel conveys its themes. In this context, "implication" means meaning conveyed indirectly rather than stated. The text contrasts announcing themes "outright" with what the novel actually does, then gives examples that are deliberately small and unexplained — a glance, a mistimed visit. The final sentence confirms the mechanism: readers must assemble meaning the signals "leave unstated."

Not quite — the answer is A.

"Repetition" means saying something more than once. The examples given are different from each other, and the passage emphasizes how little is said rather than how often.

Choice A is the best answer because it most logically completes the text's description of how the novel conveys its themes. In this context, "implication" means meaning conveyed indirectly rather than stated. The text contrasts announcing themes "outright" with what the novel actually does, then gives examples that are deliberately small and unexplained — a glance, a mistimed visit. The final sentence confirms the mechanism: readers must assemble meaning the signals "leave unstated."

Not quite — the answer is C.

This treats 30% as 30 members. A percentage has to be applied to the 40: 30% of 40 is 12.

A 30% decrease multiplies the original by 1 − 0.3 = 0.7: 40 × 0.7 = 28. Adding 30 as a raw number is the classic percent trap.

Not quite — the answer is C.

This is the size of the change, not the new total. Subtract it from the original 40.

A 30% decrease multiplies the original by 1 − 0.3 = 0.7: 40 × 0.7 = 28. Adding 30 as a raw number is the classic percent trap.

Not quite — the answer is C.

The membership decreased, so the total should be smaller than 40.

A 30% decrease multiplies the original by 1 − 0.3 = 0.7: 40 × 0.7 = 28. Adding 30 as a raw number is the classic percent trap.

Not quite — the answer is A.

Comma splice.

A comma plus a coordinating conjunction ("and") is one of the standard ways to join two independent clauses. The comma alone splices, the bare join fuses, and "tagging," turns the second clause into a fragmentary participle while stranding the words that follow.

Not quite — the answer is A.

Fused sentence.

A comma plus a coordinating conjunction ("and") is one of the standard ways to join two independent clauses. The comma alone splices, the bare join fuses, and "tagging," turns the second clause into a fragmentary participle while stranding the words that follow.

Not quite — the answer is A.

Creates a fragment and breaks the sentence that follows.

A comma plus a coordinating conjunction ("and") is one of the standard ways to join two independent clauses. The comma alone splices, the bare join fuses, and "tagging," turns the second clause into a fragmentary participle while stranding the words that follow.

Not quite — the answer is C.

The radius has to be squared: π · 4² · 8, not π · 4 · 8. That single step is the difference between a length and an area.

Cylinder volume is (area of the circular base) · height = πr²h = π · 4² · 8 = 128π cubic inches. Squaring the radius before multiplying is where the wrong answers diverge.

Not quite — the answer is C.

This uses 2πrh, the curved surface area, not the volume. Volume needs the base's area, πr² = 16π, multiplied by the height.

Cylinder volume is (area of the circular base) · height = πr²h = π · 4² · 8 = 128π cubic inches. Squaring the radius before multiplying is where the wrong answers diverge.

Not quite — the answer is C.

This squares the diameter (8) instead of the radius. The formula πr²h takes the radius, 4.

Cylinder volume is (area of the circular base) · height = πr²h = π · 4² · 8 = 128π cubic inches. Squaring the radius before multiplying is where the wrong answers diverge.