PART B: Which two quotes from the text best support the answer to Part A? A. “Each of these periods produces notable historic events and social trends, and in S&H’s theory, these events and trends indelibly shape the people who had witnessed or were part of them.” ( Paragraph 3) B. “…they’ve concluded that societal mood and behavior have been repeatedly passing through a cycle of four stages.” ( Paragraph 6) C. “The patterns… are strong enough to support a measure of predictability.” ( Paragraph 13) D. “Which is what the authors did in 1997, when they predicted that the next 4th Turning—the ‘Crisis’ in which we’re now—would begin .somewhere around 2005’…” ( Paragraph 14) E. “The theory has been influential also in the fields of generational studies, marketing, and business management literature.” ( Paragraph 16) F. “The truth about generational generalizations is that they’re generally unsatisfactory.” ( Paragraph 17)

Ineed . read the passage, and choose the three (3) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. your sister has a new boyfriend. the first time you meet him, he corners you and talks to you for an hour about football, a subject in which you have no interest at all. you come away with the impression that he is an inconsiderate bore. the next two times you see him, however, he says not a word about football. he participates in the general conversation and makes some witty and intelligent remarks. what is your impression of him now? do you find him likable and interesting on the basis of the last two encounters? do you average out the early minus and the later plus and come out with a neutral zero? neither is likely. what is likely is that you still think of him as an inconsiderate bore. psychological research suggests that first impressions, as our mothers and fathers told us, are quite lasting. 1. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is positive. 2. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is neither positivenor negative. 3. the selection suggests that it’s a good idea to make good firstimpressions. 4. the selection suggests that it can be difficult to remain objective aboutothers. 5. first impressions tend to be fair and balance