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5 10 15 20	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 the same color and texture rather than stitched together from smaller pieces. They made 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 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 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 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
22. B 23. A 24. A 25. C 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. A 31. A