11CONTINUE1ReadingTest65MINUTES,52QUESTIONSTurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.DIRECTIONSEachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreadingeachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonwhatisstatedorimpliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompanyinggraphics(suchasatableorgraph).line5101520Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThispassageisadaptedfromChimamandaNgoziAdichie,Americanah.©2013byChimamandaNgoziAdichie.Thepassageissetinahair-braidingsaloninNewJersey.IfemeluisabouttomovebacktoNigeria,whereherformerboyfriendObinzelives.IfemeludecidedthenthatshedidnotlikeAishaatall.Shewantedtocurtailtheconversationnow,sothattheywouldsayonlywhattheyneededtosayduringthesixhoursitwouldtaketobraidherhair,andsoshepretendednottohaveheardandinsteadbroughtoutherphone.Feelingreckless,shecomposedane-mailtoObinzeand,withoutpermittingherselftorereadit,shesentitoff.ShehadwrittenthatshewasmovingbacktoNigeriaand,eventhoughshehadajobwaitingforher,eventhoughhercarwasalreadyonashipboundforLagos,itsuddenlyfelttrueforthefirsttime.IrecentlydecidedtomovebacktoNigeria.Aishawasnotdiscouraged.OnceIfemelulookedupfromherphone,Aishaaskedagain,“HowlongyouinAmerica?”Ifemelutookhertimeputtingherphonebackintoherbag.Yearsago,shehadbeenaskedasimilarquestion,atawedding,andshehadsaidtwoyears,whichwasthetruth,butthejeerontheNigerian’sfacehadtaughtherthat,toearntheprizeofbeingtakenseriouslyamongNigeriansinAmerica,amongAfricansinAmerica,indeedamongimmigrantsinAmerica,sheneededmoreyears.Sixyears,shebegantosaywhenitwasjustthreeandahalf.Eightyears,shesaidwhenit25wasfive.Nowthatitwasthirteenyears,lyingseemedunnecessarybutsheliedanyway.“Fifteenyears,”shesaid.“Fifteen?Thatlongtime.”AnewrespectslippedintoAisha’seyes.“YoulivehereinTrenton?”30“IliveinPrinceton.”“Princeton.”Aishapaused.“Youstudent?”“I’vejustfinishedafellowship,”shesaid,knowingthatAishawouldnotunderstandwhatafellowshipwas,andintheraremomentthatAishalookedintimidated,...
