FINAL EXAM 2024 SOPHOMORE

Question 1

What were two main themes of the book that we analyzed?

Answer 1

Social commentary and historical context.

Question 2

The chapter “Ylla” demonstrated what aspect of the 1940s?

Answer 2

Traditional Gender Roles.

Question 3

In “The shore,” What is the significance in all the settlers being from America?

Answer 3

It demonstrates that the rest of the world is at war.

Question 3

In “The Night Meeting,” What is the main issue of their disagreement in terms of time?

Answer 3

They do not agree who belongs to the future and who belongs to the past.

Question 3

What is the focus of the social commentary in “-and the Moon Be Still as Bright”?

Answer 3

Pollution

Question 4

“Way in the Middle of the Air,” focuses on the subject of what?

Answer 4

Racism.

Question 5

The Primary theme of “Usher II,” Is what?

Answer 5

Censorship is detrimental.

Question 6

The Martians gave Parkhill the deed for how much of Mars?

Answer 6

Half

Question 7

Why is Yll angry in “Ylla,”?

Answer 7

He is jealous.

Question 7

Which expedition finally succeeds in populating Mars?

Answer 7

Fourth

Question 8

How do villagers feel in rocket summer?

Answer 8

They enjoy the weather that the rocket brings.

Question 9

What was Stendahls motivation for wanting revenge on the Moral Climates people?

Answer 9

They burned his extensive library.

Question 9

What was Pikes motivation for wanting revenge on the Moral Climates people?

Answer 9

They burned his movie collection.

Question 10

What inference can be made about Sam and Elmas relationship?

Answer 10

Elma is not happily married to Sam.

Question 11

In “The Long Years,” Hathaway lived among Martians that resembled his family.

Answer 11

False.

Question 12

Hathaway chose to live among ______ after his family died.

Answer 12

Robots

Question 13

The Martian Chronicles ended on what tone?

Answer 13

Hopeful

Question 14

Who wrote the Martian Chronicles?

Answer 14

Ray Bradbury

Question 15

In “There will Come Soft Rains,” is about what?

Answer 15

The family which died in the explosion.

Question 16

The metal spiders that the children play with are replicates of what?

Answer 16

War Weaponry.

Question 17

In “The Million Year Picnic,” when looking at Earth, Dad says, “I was looking for Earthian logic, sense, good government, peace, and responsibility,” His son asks if he found it. “No. I didn’t find it. It’s not there anymore. Maybe it’ll never be there again. Maybe we fooled ourselves that it was ever there.” Describe dad’s view on Earth.

Answer 17

He is frustrated with the choices that were made on Earth.

Question 18

In “The Long Years,” what was Hathaways motivation for burning New New York?

Answer 18

He was signaling the rocket.

Question 19

In “The Watchers,” the message which brought all Americans home was what?

Answer 19

Come home. Come home. Come home.

Question 20

In “Usher II,” the Moral Climates people wanted to do what?

Answer 20

They wanted to clean Mars just like they had cleaned Earth.

Question 21

In “Usher II,” how did the real Mr. Garrett die?

Answer 21

He was bricked in a wall still alive.