Semester Exam

From the story "Girdle the Earth," Which sentence from the passage would provide evidence for how frustrated and tired the narrator was on Sunday night?

• A. "I went to a steamship company's office that day and made a selection of time tables."

• B. "The idea of a trip around the world pleased me and I added: 'If I could do it as quickly as Phileas Fogg did, I should go.'"

• C. "But ideas did not come that day and three o'clock in the morning found me weary and with an aching head tossing about in my bed."

From the story, "Girdle the Earth." Which sentence from the passage would you quote to show the exact moment that the author came up with the idea of circling the globe in less than 80 days?

• A. "It is sometimes difficult to tell exactly what gives birth to an idea."

• B. "'And why not?' the thought came: 'I need a vacation; why not take a trip around the world?'"

• C. "I had spent a greater part of the day and half the night vainly trying to fasten on some idea for a newspaper article."

What is the best definition of "weary" as used in the following sentence: "But ideas did not come that day and three o'clock in the morning found me WEARY and with an aching head tossing about in my bed."

• A. happy

• B. excited

• C. very, very tired

What is the best definition of "conceived" as used in the following sentence: "Anxiously I sat down and went over them and if I had found the elixir of life I should not have felt better than I did when I CONCEIVED a hope that a tour of the world might be made in even less than eighty days."

• discovered

• died

• thought of

From the story "Girdle the Earth," what do you think the author means when he says, "It is sometimes difficult to tell exactly what gives birth to an idea."

• A. It is hard to tell sometimes what makes you think of an idea.

• B. It is hard sometimes to wonder where babies come from.

• C. It is hard sometimes to wonder why people are the way they are.

What is the best theme for "Girdle the Earth?"

• A. You should not go on a ship around the world in 80 days.

• B. He was jealous of Phileas Fogg.

• C. Anything is possible if you just believe.

From the story "I Wonder." which sentence could you cite from the passage as evidence that the older brothers picked on their younger brother, Youngling?

• A."Once upon a time there was a man who fathered three sons: Peter, Paul, and Youngling."

• B. "'Oh, you're such a child. Go ahead and look. Maybe you’ll finally learn a lesson,' cried out his brothers."

• C. "Many men came to try their luck; but all their hacking and hewing, all their digging and delving, were fruitless."

Which sentence could be quoted from the passage, "I Wonder," to support the idea that the King had a jealous nature?

• A. "All of his neighbors had wells, and the King resented not having one."

• B. "One day the three brothers thought they'd set off to try their hand at winning the untold riches the king was promising."

• C. "King George made it clear he would give untold treasure to the man who could fell the oak, but no one was able to succeed."

What is the best definition of "stout" as used in the following sentence: "Near the man's cottage was the king's palace, and near the palace windows a great oak had sprung up. It was so STOUT and tall that I blocked the sunlight from reaching the castle."

• A. small

• B. tall

• C. fat

What is the best definition of "resented" as used in the following sentence: "All of his neighbors had wells, and he RESENTED not having one. "

• A. happy

• B. felt jealous and mad

• C. loved