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Answer Explanations ® SAT Practice Test #4 © 2015 The College Board. College Board, SAT, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. 5LSA09 Answer Explanations SAT Practice Test #4 Section 1: Reading Test QUESTION 1. Choice C is the best answer. The narrator initially expresses uncertainty, or uneasiness, over his decision to set out for the North Pole: “my motives in this undertaking are not entirely clear” (lines 9-10). At the end of the pas- sage, the narrator recognizes that because of this journey he is “on the brink of knowing . . . not an ethereal mathematical spot,” the North Pole, but him- self (lines 56-57). Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because the narrator does not suggest that he fears going on the expedition, doubts his own abilities, or feels disdain for the North Pole. QUESTION 2. Choice D is the best answer. Lines 56-57 provide evidence that the narra- tor eventually recognizes his motives for traveling to the North Pole: “What I am on the brink of knowing, I now see, is not an ephemeral mathematical spot but myself.” The narrator initially was unsure of why he was traveling to the North Pole, but realizes that he has embarked on a journey to find himself. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because they do not provide the best evi- dence that the narrator eventually recognizes his motives for traveling to the North Pole. Rather, choices A, B, and C all focus on the narrator’s prepara- tions and expectations for the journey. QUESTION 3. Choice D is the best answer. In lines 1-6, the narrator says that he feels a “vast yearning” and that his emotions are “complicated.” He explains that he does “not understand quite what it is that the yearning desires.” In this con- text, his emotions are “not readily verifiable,” or not completely understood. 1