8. The passage suggests that the relationship berween ancient Egyptians and their ships is
(A) important but not fully understood by
archaeologists
(B) less important than the Egyptians' interest
in gold
(C) best understood by studying miniature
ships
(D) important primarily for understanding
funeral rituals
9. The two 4,600-year-old ships were
(A) used for hunting and fishing
(B) used to transport people across canals
(C) made of papyrus rather than wood
(D) much larger than other ancient Egyptiar
ships
10. The ancient Egyptians placed drawings of
ships in their tombs because
(A) water travel was important in their cult
(B) pictures of the sea were considered a
peaceful decoration
(C) there was no room for miniature ships
the tombs
(D) they did not believe in displaying
drawings of other objects

4. at the conclusion of frankenstein, robert walton has an encounter with the monster, who arrives after victor frankenstein has died. perhaps surprisingly, the monster mourns his creator and expresses remorse over the fate that victor suffered. the monster pledges to destroy himself and then departs, disappearing as he goes further north. how does the monster’s behavior and attitude in this part of the novel affect the way readers view him? is he sympathetic? is he more hateful because it is only after victor has died that he relents? how does the change in the monster fit with the theme of duality in the novel?

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

1according to the passage, carol-ann normandin had all of the following symptoms except