Question 8(multiple choice worth 3 points) (lc) read the following passage and then select the correct answer to the question below: the world with a thousand moons from chapter 1: thrill cruise by edmond hamilton "we haven't a chance to get that craft," kenniston told him. "i found out that it's under charter to a bunch of rich earth youngsters who came out here in it for a pleasure cruise. a girl named loring, heiress to loring radium, is the head of the party." the jovian swore. "just the ship we need, and a lot of spoiled kids are using it for thrill-hunting! " kenniston had an idea. "it might be," he said slowly, "that they're tired of the cruise by this time and would sell us the craft. i think i'll go up to the terra hotel and see this loring girl." "sure, let's try it anyway," holk or agreed.

which sentence provides the best summary of this excerpt?
lance kenniston and holk or did not have the money to get where they needed to go.
holk or used unacceptable language in public when he was feeling upset or angry.
even though the ship they needed was being used, lance kenniston decided to ask to buy it.
the two men hated mars so much they were willing to do anything to get off the planet.

Even though the ship they needed was being used, Lance Kenniston decided to ask to buy it.

Explanation:

The passage is taken from the text "The World with a Thousand Moons" about a group of aliens planning on how to get a ride out of their planet. This science fiction novella revolves around the attempts of these aliens to get away from their 'dangerous' planet "with a thousand moons".  

The passage from the very first chapter of the novella shows the group of aliens trying to find out plans or ways to get a craft to escape from their planet. When they found out that one craft had been used by a bunch of rich Earth kids on an enjoyment trip, they decided to try their luck and ask the head of the party if she would agree to sell it. For, she is a rich heiress and would not have any trouble buying another.

Thus, the best summary for the given passage is that even if the ship that the aliens desired and needed was used by the kids from earth fr enjoyment, Lance Kenniston still decided to try and buy it.

question:

it's when i'm weary of considerations, and life is too much like a pathless wood where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs broken across it, and one eye is weeping from a twig's having lashed across it open

answer to question #1: the simile that occurs in the text given (lines 43-47) is: ''life is too much like a pathless ''

explanation: a simile is a comparison of one thing with another thing and it is used to make a vivid description. it uses like or as. in the text, we can understand that the person is feeling weary of considerations and because of this, the person compares ''life'' to ''a pathless wood''.

answer to question #2: in this text we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations and compares life to a pathless wood.

explanation: the word frost means coldness and something covered by ice crystals but looking at the comparison made in this text, we can understand that the word frost could mean anger, annoyance and bitterness, due to the fact that the person is stating that he/she is feeling weary of considerations therefore he/she compares life to a pathless wood.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)