The New Orleans That Was by Curtis Wilkie

Part A.
1. The main idea of the selection is that New Orleans
b) exerts an exotic and hypnotic appeal that made it a unique  place, one unlikely any other Southern city.
2. The writer's purpose is to
a) write a retrospective look at New Orleans, showing its cultural influences, distinctive characteristics, and unique appeal.

Part B.
1. Wilkie states that the city's uniqueness - its history and culture - derives from
d) the presence of water.
2. New Orleans i unlike other Southern cities, which he characterizes as
b) soulless and  sprawling metropolises.
3. According to Wilkie, the spirit of New Orleans residents is represented by their
a) determination to enjoy life in spite of adversity.
4. Which of the following was not referred to in the essay as a slogan for New Orleans?
c) "Sin City"
5. Wilkie writes that New Orleans has had less racial conflict than other Southern cities largely because of
d) the influence of the Roman Catholic Church.

Part E.
1. She had learnt from the girls at the salon how to appear perfectly poised.

2. Devil-may-care young, pilots are the reasons for most air crashes.
3. They loved to visit exotic places.
4. Complacency is endemic in the industry today.
5. In Scotland 'goods' includes all corporeal movables except money.
6. The road to happiness is paved with adversities.
7. Doing many things at the same time is so disorienting.
8. The engine had been making an ominous sound all the way from London.

9. He lives in a tony neighborhood of Los Angeles.

10. There's great mystique surrounding the life of a movie star.

11. The Prime Minister was in a defiant mood in the Parliament.

12. Aluminum is a conductive metal.