1. Write a single sentence summing up Frere-Jones's assessment of Blige's singing. Do not quote anything directly.

2. Write a short paragraph summarizing the origins of the term lame duck.

3. Write a one-sentence summary of the view of the relationship of art and political beliefs expressed in passage C.

4. Write a slightly longer version of the summary of passage C in which you quote part of the sentence "But giving a speech against racism is not the same as writing a novel."

5. Paraphrase Frere-Jones's contrast between Mary J. Bilge and Mariah Carey, focusing on this sentence: "If Carey is 'Good Morning America —all cheer and reliability—Bilge is what comes later: the daytime talk show noisy with recrimination and redemption."

6. Write a short paragraph describing Morris's tone (passage B) Quote no more than three or four phrases in your description.

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