Unit 4 Test Part 2

Invisible Man

It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with: That I am nobody but myself. But first I had to discover that I am an invisible man!

Go Tell It on the Mountain

That moment gave him, from that time on, if not a weapon at least a shield; he apprehended totally, without belief or understanding, that he had in himself a power that other people lacked; that he could use this to save himself, to raise himself; and that, perhaps, with this power he might one day win that love which he so longed for. 

Based on these excerpts, what is one theme that Invisible Man and Go Tell It on the Mountain share?

• Intelligence can help people advance in life.

  
  

• Understanding one's inner self leads to growth.

  
  

• Children sometimes have to take care of themselves.

  
  

• Expectations often conflict with the reality of a situation.

  
  

In both Invisible Man and Go Tell It on the Mountain, the authors develop the protagonists by describing their 

• reactions to uncomfortable situations.

  
  

• conversations with family members.

  
  

• experiences with authority figures in school.

  
  

• wishes and hopes for the future.

  
  

In context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 2 (reproduced below)?

The book is set in the year 2044, the protagonist, Wade Watts, seeks a fortune in a worldwide virtual reality game.

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• The book is set in the year 2044: the protagonist, Wade Watts,

  
  

• The book is set in the year 2044 the protagonist, Wade Watts,

  
  

• The book is set in the year 2044, and the protagonist, Wade Watts,

  
  

In context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentences 4 and 5 (reproduced below)?

This first-person point of view allows the readers to connect with Wade. It calls into question Wade's reliability as a narrator.

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• This first-person point of view allows the readers to connect with Wade, questioning

  
  

• This first-person point of view allows the readers to connect with Wade. However, it also calls into question

  
  

• This first-person point of view allows the readers to connect with Wade, and it calls into question

  
  

Which sentence, if included after sentence 9, would best develop ideas in the paragraph?

• Other players lack his understanding of the game's logic.

  
  

• Only he has the ability to play a video game perfectly.

  
  

• His desire to win drives him to give the game his full attention.

  
  

• The ability to solve puzzles is recognized as a sign of intelligence.

  
  

Including a paragraph about which of the following would most strengthen the writer's argument?

• how the end of the novel resolves conflicts in Wade's life in and out of the game

  
  

• details about Wade's character and narration in the film adaptation of the novel

  
  

• how Wade's approach to the virtual reality game differs from that of other players

  
  

• details that suggest a different interpretation of the events Wade describes