Question: Refer to the excerpt from London Labour and the London Poor (1851) by Henry Mayhew on the Unit Test Reading Passages page.

Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question.

The author’s main purpose in this passage is to __________.

Answer: classify the types of fruit sold on the street

Question: Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question.

According to the author, a gooseberry is a __________ fruit.

Answer: green

Question: Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question.

What quality of nuts does the author have in mind when he writes “in contradistinction to such productions as nuts which may be kept without injury for a season”?

Answer: Nuts can be kept fresh and good for eating for long periods of time.

Question: Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question.

When the author writes that “fresh” or “tender” fruit are “in contradistinction to such productions as nuts which may be kept without injury for a season,” he means that nuts are different because they __________.

Answer: can be stored without spoiling for a long time

Question: Refer to Passage 1 to answer this question.

In line 2 commerce most nearly means __________.

Answer: buying and selling