OctoberQAS11/4/20171October2017NORTHAMERICATheSATQuestion-and-AnswerServiceUsethiswithyourQASStudentGuideandpersonalizedQASReport.What’sinside:-Testquestions-TheEssaypromptsadministeredonyourtestdayCollegeBoardNOTFORREPRODUCTIONORRESALE11CONTINUE1Questions1-10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThispassageisadaptedfromAmyTan.TheBonesetter’sDoughter.©2001byAmyTan.Atlast,OldWidowLauwasdonehagglingwiththedriverandwesteppedinsideFather’sshop.Itwasnorth-facing,quitediminside,andperhapsthiswaswhyFatherdidnotseeusatfirst.Hewasbusywithacustomer,amanwhowasdistinguished-looking,like5thescholarsoftwodecadesbefore.Thetwomenwerebentoveraglasscase，discussingthedifferentqualitiesofinksticks.BigUnclewelcomedusandinvitedusbeseated.Fromhisformaltone,Iknewhedidnotrecognizewewere.SoIcalledhisnameina10shyvoice.Andhesquintedatme,thenlaughedandannouncedourarrivaltoLittleUncle，whoapologizedmanytimesfornotrushingoversoonertogreetus.Theyrushedustobeseatedatoneoftwoteatablesforcustomers.OldWidowLaurefusedtheir15invitationthreetimes,exclaimingthatmyfatherandunclesmustbetoobusyforvisitors.Shemadeweakeffortstoleave.Onthefourthinsistence,wefinallysat.ThenLittleUnclebroughtushotteaandsweetoranges,aswellasbamboolatticeworkfanswith20whichtocoolourselves.ItriedtonoticeeverythingsoIcouldlatertellGaoLingwhatIhadseen,andteaseoutherenvy.Thefloorsoftheshopwereofdarkwoodpolishedandclean,nodirtyfootprints，eventhoughthiswas25duringthedustiestpartofthesummer.Andalongthewallsweredisplaycasesmadeofwoodandglass.Theglasswasveryshinyandnotonepanewasbroken.Withinthoseglasscaseswereoursilk-wrappedboxes,allourhardwork.Theylookedso30muchnicerthantheyhadintheink-makingstudioatImmortalHeartvillage.IsawthatFatherhadopenedseveraloftheboxes.Hesetsticksandcakesandothershapesonasilkclothcoveringaglasscasethatservedasatable35onwhichheandthecustomerleaned.Firsthepointedtoastickwithatopshapedlikeafairyboatandsaidwithgracefulimportance,”Yourwritingwillflowassmoothlyasakeelcuttingthroughaglassylake.”Hepickedupabirdshape:”Y...
