Critical Reading questions on Blue Book

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<p>I’m going through the Critical Reading section in the Blue Book.
I’m having difficulty understanding some of the questions that I got wrong.</p>

<p>on pg. 90 number 2:
((((passage for this question can be found in pg. 89 on this link:
<a href=“The Official SAT Study Guide - College Entrance Examination Board - Google Books”>The Official SAT Study Guide - College Entrance Examination Board - Google Books;
))))
By “They can afford it if you members of the jury can” (lines 30-31), Darrow means that</p>

<p>(A) no harm will come to the defendants if they are convicted in this case
(B) the jurors will be severely criticized by the press if they convict the defendants
(C) the defendants are indifferent about the outcome of the trial
(D) the verdict of the jury has financial implications for all of the people involved in the trial
(E) a verdict of guilty would be a potential threat to everyone’s rights</p>

<p>Why is the answer E, not B? and, what specifically is ‘it’ referring to?</p>

<p>on pg. 92 number 16:
((((passage for this question can be found in pg. 91 on the same link above ))))</p>

<p>It can be inferred from the passage that Gabriel sees his father as a man who</p>

<p>(A)has strong views that are well worth considering
(B)has made great sacrifices to send him to law school
(C)expects him to become a powerful and important leader
(D)writes harsh observations that need to be moderated
(E)is somewhat unsure of himself despite his confident manner</p>

<p>Why is the answer A, not D? Didn’t Gabriel say that he felt “the sorrow that [his father] have caused [him]”, and that his father’s words “struck [him] with the impact of cold water”?</p>

<p>Much explanation will be appreciated… Thanks!</p>

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<p>Yeah, these very few pages have a hard questions to understand… i’m stuck on the same pages!</p>

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<p>The “it” in No. 2 is having their free speech rights taken away. That’s what imprisoning them would mean, and Darrow means that nobody (including the jury) can really “afford” this.</p>

<p>In the second one, although the father’s points are strong, the son appears to agree with them (he tears up the ode)–so there is no suggestion they need to be moderated. He clearly does consider his father’s points. Note that he says the criticism is “severe,” but also that it is “immensely important” to him.</p>

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<p>Oh my god, thank you! I couldn’t have figured out the reason behind the right answers forever if you didn’t answer my questions. Thank you so much, and please look at my other discussion questions that I posted, because I know that your responses would be great.</p>

<p>THANK YOU :):):)</p>