English I Unit 6 S-G Review

According to “The Nuclear Tourist,” why do some people come back to the Chernobyl area to live?

• They want to return home despite the danger.

• They find the possibility of danger to be a thrill.

• They want to live in an area with few other people.

• They don't believe the radiation levels can harm them.

What does “The Nuclear Tourist” suggest is the part of Chernobyl that has been most affected by the nuclear accident and its aftermath?

• the outdoor air

• the flora and fauna

• the earth that was once topsoil

• the atmosphere high above the area

What does the speaker in "The Powwow at the End of the World" hope to be doing at the end of the world?

• fishing for salmon in the Columbia River

• working to save the Grand Coulee Dam

• traveling home to be with family

• celebrating his heritage

In "A Song on the End of the World," what is the white-haired old man doing as he makes his prophecy about the end of the world?

• He is singing a heartfelt song.

• He is looking for mysterious signs.

• He is completing a remarkable task.

• He is engaged in an everyday activity.

In the long sentences of "The Powwow at the End of the World," the speaker repeatedly mentions the theme of forgiveness. What do the events, details, and images most clearly suggest that he feels needs to be forgiven? Choose two options.

• lack of flood control

• lack of hydroelectric power

• destruction of the environment

• loss of Native American traditions

• the rapidly declining salmon population

According to “The Myth of the War of the Worlds Panic,” why was Welles’s broadcast heard by far fewer listeners than people believe today? Choose two options.

• Very few households owned radios during the early to middle twentieth century.

• Newspapers had no way to estimate how many people were listening to the broadcast.

• One of the most popular national programs was airing on another station at the same time.

• Only a small percentage of people surveyed that night said they were listening to the play.