ACT Past Papers with Answers

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Source question 2. who call it a resort. being home. home. only in its livelyg boisterous summer phase, but I know it's leisurely "off-season. iiiood too. During the falls winter,

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Source question 3. its, and spring. when the tourists aren, i there. The town is quiet, intimate, peaceful. When I go to Ihe corner grocery stDrc. Mr. Williams, the proprietor, puts hls book aside and

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Source question 4. there, the ACT.* ' GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. inquires about my- family. S.: The writer wish'es to conncct the Èxamplc. of Mr. Williams's friendliness to the more gencral idea that the town is fricndly. Which of thL following senlences, if added here. would best seryc this purposc .A. He is seldom friendly io everyone who comes in: people just mind their own business. about himself. town. [2] Then, in late May, everythiniT began to change, Walkino my dog, I find the beach is no longer deserted;

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Source question 5. Refer to the source image.

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Source question 6. G, bcgins dcdicated sunbathcrs lie on towels or sit in chairs, read, slept, or talked. I know ihe season is beginning then.

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Source question 7. reading, sleeping, or talking. Thc town itselt" se¢ms it hi1S been held in its breath in

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Source question 8. H, to be held with it will havc b¢en holding expcctation of summer activity. [3] Durinbi thL summer Inonths, th¢ slrccts and shops and boardw.llk arL crowd¥d with tourists buying sunscrL'en. posicard.%. and snuvcnir.%. It is ple18ani to seL vacationi•rs enjoying my hometown so much. and yLt ihcre is a part of mc thai fcLls thcy arc invading it. Everywhcrc l 80, it is noisy and crowded: thL bcach, th¢ grocery store, thc movie thealer, I find myself looking forw<ird to thc time when my dog and I will be the only one's on the beach again. I can't wait lo hear sea gulls crying and wayes crashing instead of people shouting and laughing. I want nothing more than to sit alone on the beach and watch the sunset. I want nothlng

Paper 85 · ACT December 2001 · Form 58E · English Test

Which of the following aliern,Itivcs io ihL un(l¥rlinL,d portion would be LEAST accei)liiblL hLrc? notiCL observe enjoy

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Source question 10. on¢s' I 'one ones less than to feel my home is someone else's "getaway, [41 Then. r4fter Labor Day weekend, all the tourists are suddenly gonc, and the town seems strangely deserted. Once school starts again, my

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Source question 11. school begins to start classes ieassemble at school mor¢ ._AcT￿&E "GOON T(5THE NEXT PAGE.: classmaies and their parents, are just about the only people . I sec in town. Although I havc craved solitude, afier the

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Source question 12. classmate8 and their parents classmates, and Ihcir parenis classmatcs, and Iheir parcnts.. livcly pace of summer the autumn stillness seetns (00 ij great, the silence almost oppressive. It will be weeks ij before I feel ai peace with the silence again.

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Given that all of the choices are true, which onc best supports the point being made about how difficult it is to tnake this adjustment? direction. all of the tourists return to their homes in distant places. casily handle. Questions 14 and 15 ask about the precedlng passage as a whole.

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For the sake of the logic and coherence of this essay, Paragraph 3 should be placed: whcre li is now. rter P41f41 grciph I, afier Paragri¢ ph 4,

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Suppose the writer had chosen to write a brief essay on the history of a small town. Would tljis essay success- fully fulfill the wriler's 8oal? form ¢he historical rccord of this small town. town, but it is noi a small town, small town in New Jersey, historical approach is evidLnt. PASSAGE 11 Repavlng Traditions When I turncd fiftecn, rny father and I traveled to Mexlco 10 visi( my grandpar¢nts in Jungapeo, Michoa¢an. I had not scen Grandma and Grandpa In three years, and I was eager to sce them again and hear their stories about their lives, At the same time, I felt &pprehensive about the 16 visit. My friend5 had often talked about how their relatives in Mexico chastised them for their dress and behavior. I

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Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be accepiable here? worried that my grandparenis would be freaked by the 17 ways I'd changed in the past three y¢ars, or critical of the generous amount of freedom to which my father had accustomed me. Even though I was anxious, I trav¢led eagerly with my father,

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Source question 17. set own away weirded out GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. . Eventually my fath¢r,and I artived in Jungap¢o, we 18 noticed that SOTncthing h41d changed. The cobblestone road that had been etched in our minds as a unique element of my grandparents, town had been replaced by the gray 19 monotony of recently laid pavement, ll We walked down the smooth street to my grandparents, hous¢ in silence.

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Source question 18.

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At this point, the writer is considering adding the fol- lowing sentence: In contrast to cobblestone, pavement is made of asphalt or concrete and forms a firm level surface for travel. Should the writer make this addition? the difference between cobblestone and pavemenL. the information given in the previous sentence. purpose of the paragraph. D, No, because this information is provided else- where in the essay. During dinner. my father asked about the loss of the cobblestonc road, which-Grandpa and hi￿ had 20

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Source question 20. a and himself

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Source question 21. C, helped lie D, help lay hclp lic and maintain. Its removal, my faihLr said, was lik¢ thc erasure of a memory . the discarding of a traditional landmark. Grandpa said that, in their old age, he and Grandma had oficn stumbled on those rough-hewn cobblestones. If my father had had to walk down that street every day,

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Source question 22.

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Which of thc following alt¢inatives to the underlined portion would be LEAST a¢cepiabl¢ hcre? recited explained most likely he might not remember the cobblestones so 24 fondly. Grandma agreed, Fixing the road every year had

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Source question 24. it is possible that become a klnd of tradiiion in the family, she said, bui traditions should not bc kept, if thcir only purpose, is to . 25. A. NO CHANGE

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Source question 25. Refer to the source image.

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Source question 26. .G. As H, Although help people live in the past. While I did not know if my grandparents had always T.58g GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. . Ihought th41t way. I q< Iso did not know, yet, whether they 17 would approvc of my clothing or the apparent lack of

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Source question 27. . D. 'know. yet whethcr authority my father had over me. However, I was certain thal my grandparcnts had once auain taught me something important. and with th.1t, some of my misgivintrs about. the visit, began to disappear. 28, F. NO CHANGE 29, A. NO CHANGE isgivings about the visit. misgivings about the visit misgivings, about Ihe visit Questlon 30 asks about the preceding passage as a whole.

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Source question 28. Refer to the source image.

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Source question 29. Refer to the source image.

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Suppose the writer had chosen to writc about a time when he learned an important lesson from an elder. Would this essay success fully fulfill that goil? F, Yes, because in the cssay the norrator clearly learns an important lesson about thc rLlaiive value of traditions from his gr14 ndparents. IL£lrns from his fathcr thc importoncc ot respect for his grandparenLS and their vi¥*WS. El. No, bccause the narrator slates thilt traditions should b¢ discardcd wh¢n thcy've outlived ihcir uscfulness, and his grandparcnts mcrely agrcc with this opinion. .ways in which ihc narrator's relationship with his father improved when thcy wcnt togcther to Jungap¢o. PASSAGE111 Growing Older and Gelting Bctter What will you be doin8 when you are seventy years old? If you'r¢ like as most people, 31

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Source question 31.

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Source question 32. irnagining who imagine and im£igine yourself enjoying th¢ relaxed pa¢¢ of 51 retirement. Consequently, growing old doesn't JJ

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Source question 33. ACT48E nec￿SarilY iiiean slowing down.

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The ivriter would like to provide information about pol itical activist Elizabeth Cady Sianton lo support thc claim mad¢ in thc precLding sentence. Given thai all are true, which of the following sentences, if idded here, would best achieve this purpose? political activist during ihe 1800s, co-wrote Hisiory of Woniaii Siiffrage, a four-volume docu- tnent that took nearly four years lo complete. ical activist during the 1800s and died in her sleep on October 26, 1902, at the age of eighty-scven. mile ride in an open wagon, political activist Eli zab¢th Cady Sianton wrote: 'I cnjoy life under the most adverse circumstances.. Stanton's friends showed her their appreciation by renting an opera house and conduccing an evening of iributes to this remarkable woman. of Ihose whom continued to be active wcll past th¢ Js

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Source question 35. whom of which of many who Iradilional age of reLiremenL. Scientific research indicates that pcoplc live longer today thon ever bLfore. Lc<) Talstoy. tliL author of War ari<l Peace, l¢urned to rid¥ a biLyLILi whcn hL• wa8 Sixty-scvcn, and his seLrLtary's disJpprov41I didn'l diminish his fun. Tolsioy cclebratcd his scvoniieth birthday by taking a Iwo-hour bicycl¢ ride. Gr,Indma Moscb didn't bcb7in lo painl scriously uniil shc was in her scvcnties. At ihe tl8c of eighty, she had hcr first solo art show. J7

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Source question 36. mental effccls of aging.

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Source question 37. held. showing. show. She painted for another twenty years. Her paintings are J8 widely known and loved, and have been exhibited throughoui ihe United States and Europe.

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At this point, the writer wants to provide specific in formation about the subject matter of Grandma Moses, paintings. Assuming all of the choices are Irue, which one would best accomplish this? .G. As a child, Grandma Moses used the colored juices of berries and grapes as her paints. arthritis grew worse, handling a needle became loo difficult, and she turned to painting. C¢7tchins the Thanksgiving Ti¢rkey Tnade her great success. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.:, Acf.aeE Whcn hc was fifiy-onc, Cl£1ude Pepper was defeated in his bid to reelecting to Lhc U.S. Senate. Mor¢ than ten YJ

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Source question 39. years later he made a pol itical corneback. winning a seal in Ihe U.S. House of Representatives. There he devoted much of h'is energy co helping the elderly and the ill. Pepper's most influential years in Congress cam¢ after he was elected chairman of the House Rules Commiiiee at

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Source question 40. and winning eighiy-two. 41 0 When she turned one hundred, Daisy Farringion 42

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Whtch of the following sentences, tf added here, would best introduce thc ¢ssay's shifi in focus in this para- graph? gge. barriers. get oldLr. hcilthy. 42, F. NO CHANGE c¢l¢br67ted her one-hundrcdth birthday by taking hcr first planc ridc. Piarl Toylor of Californla enrolled In

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Source question 43.

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The writer is considering adding here the following sentence: In Increasing numb¢rs, adults are reiurning to school to finish their degrees. Should the writer make this addition? adult education. to school. essay. elsewhere in the essay. Long Beach City College when she was eighty-eight. ACT48E :, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE-. Two y¢ars laler, she won thc votc and was elcctcd IJ

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Source question 45. was elected and voted in as won an elcclion in which the SLuden(s voied for was clccted campu.s QueLll. Shortly before his death at ninety-six, cellist Pablo Casals reflected upon his life, saying, "For me, lil¢ grows more fascinating., The ability of fascination with what lifc has to offer and 10 be willing to try new things may be 46, F. NO CHANGE to be fascinaled for what keeps some OF us active during what is often considered our 'declining" year%. PASSAGE IV Sad Journeys, Brav¢ xiles Two authors of young-adult fiction have taken ihc tragic evenis of their lives and crcaied powerful storics for us to learn from. During World W<ir Il, the United StalL'S and CllAadiaA govLirnnicfti.%, who8e countrie.s bordL•r eich oihcr, 47 47, A, NO CHANGE C, govcrnments, gcogr41phically linkcd by a joint bordcr, unj ustly rLlocat¥d many pLoplc, of Japancsc dcsccnt. Thcy wcrc uprooiid froin their homcs and imprisoiicd 48, F. NO CHANGE many p¢oplc many people; in distani int¢rnmcnt camps, Yoshiko Uchida was born in 1921 in Alamcda, California. Shc is studying at the University of California

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Source question 46. Refer to the source image.

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Source question 47. Refer to the source image.

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Source question 48. Refer to the source image.

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A, NO CHANGE was studying D, studies 49 whcn war between the United States and Japan was declared. The inlcrnment of some 120,000 Japanese

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Source question 50. G, Beginning soon after thai, the inlernment of some I20,000 Japanese A Tnericans. I20,000 Japanese Americans. Americans beginning soon after that. Amcricans began soon after that. Uchida and her fainily so were temporarily housed in a horse stall at Tanforan ACT.¥ GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. Racetrack and then finalizcd thcir journcy at TopaT, a blcak iniernmcnt camp in the Uiah deserl. Ucliida's award. winning novel Journe) to Topaz describes Ihis experience that took place during the coursc of World War Il, This 52 book portrays both ihc persecution experienced by SI. A. NO CHANGE totcd off to rnct the target of ihcir trip at

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Source question 51. Refer to the source image.

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Given that all of the choices are true, which one would provide the most significant new information about the novel Joiirney to Topa: as seen through the eyes of elcven-year-old Yuki Sakanc. in a moving and insightful piece of hislorical fic- tion. as it occurred on the Uniled States mainland, Japanese Americans and it's deiermination (o maintain 53 their pride and traditions. Joy Kogawa was born in 1935 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Like Uchida. Kogawa. and her family were $4 rLmovLd from their home and relocaicd by the

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Source question 53. there

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Source question 54. SS. A. NO CHANGE gov¢rnmLnt, first to lh¢ inierior of Briiish Columbia. then Js to a farin i n Albcrt&l. Kogawa has wovcn thcsc expLrienccs Into an intensc and beautifully writtcn novcl. Qbasaii d¥picts a f¢1mily fractured by war and by the loss of hornc, prop¢rty, community, and Civil rights. As wich Uchida, Kogawa's havc thc strengih 10 embra¢c hope and interior within ,Irl or insidc o

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Source question 55. Refer to the source image.

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Source question 56. undcrsianding uniil thc end of World W1r II.

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Which choice complelcs this senlencc and'ihis para- graph in a way that mosi cifeciively summarizes one of the key poi nts of ihis cssay? in their n¢wfound home in Ihe province of Alberta. in the face of such loss, hardship, and prejudice. and the everlasting dream for world peace. The internment of American and CY4nadian citizens of Japanese ancestry represent a low point in the history of those countries a sad combination of racial prejudice,

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Source question 58. are representing represents A¢f.$8E 10 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. war hysteria, and failurc of Icadcrship. As Yoshiko Uchida wrilcs in hLr (lu lobiobTrapliy Desert E.rile,' gencration] lo bc vigilant so that such a triigedy will never happen to any group of people in AmcriGa again,"

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Source question 59. war hysteria was a big problcm. '1 ¢l.sk [cach nLw Question 60 asks about the precedlng passage as a whole.

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Suppose the wriler had chosen to wrile a shori histor- ical essay on the internment camps that existed in the United States and Canada during World War IT. Would this essay success fully fulfill the writer's purpose? Ihot exisied in the slate of Utah and the province of Alberia. of people who were inteiAed in camps in Cunada and the United Slates during World War Il. information aboul ihe success of Uchida's and Kogawa's books to support iheir depictions of the Internment cam J, No, b¢causc ali ough some historical detail aboul the iniernmcni camps is includLd, the essay focuscs on two authors who Ir4intslatLd thLif cxpL- ricnces inlo litcr411urL. PASSAGE V The Boglnnlngs of Vegotarlii nlsm In Ihe United Slates VegL*tarianism has increascd in populariiy recently in IIIL Unilcd Siales, howcver. it is by no means new. In ihc ninclLenih century. vegetarianism was closely allicd to the

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Source question 61. nLTJvcrtheless, (emperance mov¢menl, Temp¢rancc advocates bclieved 62 that meat, lik¢ alcohol, was overstimulating and that

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Source question 62. its consumption could led io dcgradation. Many vegetarian5 beli¢Y¢d that participation in ihe slaughter and consumption of animals promoted

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Source question 63. its consumption could lead il'3 consumption could lead it's consumption could led

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Th¢ writer is considering deleting the preceding sen- ten¢¢. If the writer did this. the paragraph would pri- marily lose: an explanation for a point previously stated. an irrelevant di ression. a statement of t e paraoraph's maln idea. a statement that conirasts Wlth an earlier point. LY.seE GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. aggression, of humans. Th¢ idLas and,

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Source question 65. aggression, in aggression of principles of both tnovements emphasized moral and physical improvement. This limited focus conirasts with

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Source question 66. th¢ varied concerns of many of today's vegetarians, which include animal righis. world hunger, the environment, and personal health. A rnorc influential figur¢ in th¢ early phase of

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Source question 67. 67 American vegetarianism wa5 Sylvesler Graham. who created the still-popular graham cracker. Graham, an advocatc of tempcrance. and vegetarianism, raw foods.

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Source question 68. and wholc-grain nour, rose to fame during a cholera whole-grain flour grain flour. tcmpcrance, vegetarianism, raw foods, and whole- grain flour epidLinic in 1832. is crcJibiliiy csiablisliLd,

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Which of thc following true s111ernenis, if addLd hLrc. would scrve as thL bLsL transition, or link, b¥iwe¥n ihc pr¢cLding and following scntLnccs? diet during the epidemic. possiblc h¢alih bcnefii of a mcatlcss dict. meals were made with only frcsh ingrcdients. vegetarian diel rccovercd from Ihc discase. dielary principles were the focus of his many leclures. 71) In New York City and Boston. he opened boarding

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Source question 70. ject of his lectures, dietary principles.

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Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable here? houses. Residents thci¢ practiced his theorie5 about diet 71 and lifesiyle. By the late 18305, vegetarian "Graham 12 GO ON TO THE NEXT.PAGE. clubs" began lo manifest themselves into college 71 C<1mpuses. In oddiiion. Griih¢im wa.s pivotal in the formalion of thc American Vegclarian Society, Aitention (o vegetarianism declined during the Civil War. Fol lowing the W¢lr. furthertnore, interesl in 7J

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Source question 72. appear on m411cri&11izc onlo stick out on

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Source question 73. moreover. vegetarianism resumed, This time in connection with a 74 rising public concern over the adulieration of processed

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Source question 74. rcsumed, this resumes. This resumes. this foods wilh unpalalable and someiimes toxic substances. Health spas, especially cereal king. John HLirvey Kellogg, 75 strictly vegetarian Batile Creek Sanitarium in Michigan,

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Source question 75. rose in popularity. catering to the nation's rich and ramous. Like its modern counterpart, ninetecnih-ceniury vcgctarianism rcflectcd contcmporary concLrn.s and Y41lues. END OF TEST 1 STOPI DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO. ACT.584 13