We ll never conquer space essay

Course Name: Twelfth Grade English 2: Modern British Literature Student: Aguistin Spaan Course ID: ENGH044060 ID: G87557040 Submittal: 59 Progress Test 3 This Progress Test covers the course materials that were assigned in Units 5 and 6. Although the progress test is similar in style to the unit evaluations, the progress test is a closed-book, proctored test. You may not have access to notes or any of the course materials while you are taking the test. It is important that you do your own work. Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. In the story "Next Term, We'll Mash You," what does the parents' motivation for sending Charles to St. Edward's say about their character? a. b. c. ____ 2. The following description of Charles is an example of indirect characterization: "he stands in the middle of them with shoulders humped, staring down at feet." What does the description say about the character? a. b. c. ____ 3. thanking him for all the support telling his him he wants to follow in his footsteps bowing down and touching his feet What story does the griot, or oral historian, tell in the excerpt from Omeros? a. b. c. ____ 7. it reflects the pointlessness of life. it portrays a realistic conversation. its reaction to war reflects the genre. In what way does Rakesh show his father respect at the beginning of "A Devoted Son"? a. b. c. ____ 6. Gideon’s willingness to sell magic healing to white people. Gideon’s unwillingness to tell the scientist where the healing root is found. Gideon and his people not telling the white people which natives are witches. The conversation between Mrs. A. and Mrs. B. in "That's All" reflects drama of the absurd because a. b. c. ____ 5. He is self-assured. He is intimidated. He wants more attention. The title "No Witchcraft for Sale" refers to a. b. c. ____ 4. They want only the best for their son. They put a large emphasis on education. Their decisions are driven by social climbing. how West Indians came to England in search of opportunity the lives Africans once had before they were slaves the enslaved Africans who were brought to the West Indies Writers within the literary movement the Theater of the Absurd have what attitude about life? a. b. c. that everything is really funny and crazy that human life has no meaning and no purpose that all of life can be compared to a stage ____ 8. In "Come and Go," what do references to "the old way" and "the playground at Miss Wade's" reveal about the relationship of Vi, Ru, and Flo? a. b. c. ____ 9. They have known one another a long time. They don't like one another very much. They are all related. The author of "We'll Never Conquer Space" gives a prediction about space travel and also a. b. c. casts doubt on the existing laws of physics. explaining why we will never develop the ability to communicate between planets. paints a picture of humanity's place in the universe. ____ 10. In the story "Next Term, We'll Mash You," Charles suffers because of his parents' classism because a. b. c. they push him to gain a better education to improve his status. he does not live up to the values of his parents. their social status is placed before his welfare. ____ 11. In "Vergissmeinicht," what theme is suggested by the lines, "For here the lover and killer are mingled/who had one body and one heart"? a. b. c. Love and violence are both powerful impulses in the human soul. All soldiers have a loved one that they had to abandon. War killed the German soldier and his lover. ____ 12. In the essay "I'm Like a Bird," what value does Hornby argue pop music has? a. b. c. It is entertaining. It is enduring. It is disposable. ____ 13. "Naming of Parts" is a poem that lists the parts of a a. b. c. bee. flower. gun. ____ 14. In the essay "We'll Never Conquer Space," why does Clarke argue that colonies established around other stars would be independent of Earth? a. b. c. Aliens on other planets would quickly take over these colonies. They would be too distant in time and space for Earth to control them. People who travel in space would be independent by nature and rebel. ____ 15. As the story "A Devoted Son" progresses, what does Varma think about Veena? Use the following sentence as your guide: "Veena slipped silently out of the room with a little smirk that only the old man saw, and hated." a. b. c. She is friendly and he resents it.