Choose the meaning of the bold word for questions 1-5. 1. . those were pterodactyls soaring with cavernous gray wings, gigantic bats of (delirium) and night fever. (“a sound of thunder") (1 point) blindness crazed thoughts hunger spellbound 2. his management style was not very rigid or (hierarchical); as long as someone got his or her job done, almost anything went. (“nolan bushnell") (1 point) poorly led based on pay determined by personality arranged by rank 3. he got a foot on it, lost it, and in the (mayhem) of other boys’ arms and legs, noticed the ball rolling loose. (“nethergrave") (1 point) anxiety confrontation confusion movement 4. the attendant (vaulted) into the car, backed it up with insolent skill, and put it where it belonged. (“the secret life of walter mitty") (1 point) hijacked jumped raced slinked 5. walter mitty the undefeated, (inscrutable) to the last. (“the secret life of walter mitty") (1 point) devilish mysterious notorious stubborn

The bolded words are defined below:

1. . . . those were pterodactyls soaring with cavernous gray wings, gigantic bats of delirium and night fever. (“A Sound of Thunder")

2.  His management style was not very rigid or hierarchical; as long as someone got his or her job done, almost anything went. (“Nolan Bushnell")

3. He got a foot on it, lost it, and in the mayhem of other boys’ arms and legs, noticed the ball rolling loose. (“Nethergrave")

4. The attendant vaulted into the car, backed it up with insolent skill, and put it where it belonged. (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty")

5. Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last. (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty")

1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.

answer: age of the protagonists.

dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by james joyce, published in 1914. they tell the stories of the irish middle class in and around dublin in the early years of the 20th century.

joyce divides the collection into three sections dealing with childhood, adolescence and maturity. therefore, one pattern he uses to organize his stories is the age of the protagonists. the initial stories deal with children, and as the stories continue, they focus on progressively older people.