In colonial America, people generally covered their beds with decorative quilts

            resembling those of the lands from which the quilters had come. Wealthy and socially

            prominent settlers made quilts of the English style, cut from large lengths of cloth of

 Line     the same color and texture rather than stitched together from smaller pieces. They made

 (5)       these until the advent of the Revolutionary War in 1775, when everything English

            came to be frowned upon.

                 Among the whole-cloth quilts made by these wealthy settlers during the early period

            are those now called linsey-woolseys. This term was usually applied to a fabric of wool

            and linen used in heavy clothing and quilted petticoats worn in the wintertime. Despite

 (10)      the name, linsey-woolsey bedcovers did not often contain linen. Rather, they were

            made of a top layer of woolen or glazed worsted wool fabric, consisting of smooth,

            compact yarn from long wool fibers, dyed dark blue, green, or brown, with a bottom

            layer of a coarser woolen material, either natural or a shade of yellow. The filling was

            a soft layer of wool which had been cleaned and separated and the three layers were

 (15)      held together with decorative stitching done with homespun linen thread. Later, cotton

            thread was used for this purpose. The design of the stitching was often a simple one

            composed of interlocking circles or crossed diagonal lines giving a diamond pattern.

                 This type of heavy, warm, quilted bedcover was so large that it hung to the floor.

            The corners were cut out at the foot of the cover so that the quilt fit snugly around the tall

 (20)      four-poster beds of the 1700's, which differed from those of today in that they were 

            shorter and wider ; they were short because people slept in a semi-sitting position with

            many bolsters and pillows, and wide because each bed often slept three or more. The 

            linsey-woolsey covering was found in the colder regions of the country because of the

            warmth it afforded. There was no central heating and most bedrooms did not have

            fireplaces.

 

 

            22. What does this passage mainly discuss ?

               (A) The processing of wool

               (B) Linsey-woolsey bedcovers

               (C) Sleeping habits of colonial Americans

               (A) Quilts made in England

 

 

            23. The word "prominent" in line 3 is closest in meaning to

               (A) isolated

               (B) concerned

               (C) generous

               (A) distinguished

 

 

            24. The author mentions the Revolutionary War as a time period when

               (A) quilts were supplied to the army

               (B) more immigrants arrived from England

               (C) quilts imported from England became harder to find

               (A) people's attitude toward England changed

 

 

 

            25. The phrase "applied to" in line 8 is closest in meaning to

               (A) sewn onto

               (B) compared to

               (C) used for

               (D) written down on

 

            26. The term "linsey-woolsey" originally meant fabric used primarily in

               (A) quilts

               (B) sheets

               (C) clothing

               (D) pillows

 

            27. The word "coarser" in line 13 is closest in meaning to

               (A) older

               (B) less heavy

               (C) more attractive

               (D) rougher

 

            28. The quilts described in the second and third paragraphs

             were made primarily of

               (A) wool

               (B) linen

               (C) cotton

               (D) a mixture of fabrics

 

            29. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that the sleeping habits of most

                Americans have changed since the 1700's in all of the following ways EXCEPT

               (A) the position in which people sleep

               (B) the numbers of bolsters or pillows people sleep on

               (C) the length of time people sleep

               (D) the number of people who sleep in one bed

 

 

            30. The word "afforded" in line 24 is closest in meaning to

               (A) provided

               (B) spent

               (C) avoided

               (D) absorbed

 

 

            31. Which of the following was most likely to be found in a bedroom in

              the colder areas of the American colonies ?

               (A) A linsey-woolsey

               (B) A vent from a central heating system

               (C) A fireplace

               (D) A wood stove