2.12 Unit Test : Theme and Characters

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story Which Quotation from the story "Hamadi" by Naomi Shabib Nye best supports the theme that humans carry on when things don't go as planned ?

"He had to come to the United States on a boat when he was eighteen years old and he had never been married"

Which statements describe ways that Tessa grows over the course of the narrative ?

- Tessa learns that she can still produce good work if she remains flexible : true - Tessa realizes that a person need not have an "exotic outside perspective" to teach her a useful lesson : true - Tessa develops better camera techniques over the course of the film camp : false - Tessa becomes a more useful partner by the end of the narrative : false

Which statements best describe how Tessa interacts with Varick over the course of the narrative ?

- Tessa tolerates Varick, but she does not think too highly of him initially : true - Eventually, Tessa realizes that Varick has been a valuable partner : true - Tessa accepts advice from Varick throughout the narrative : false - Tessa tries to help Varick excel, but he does not take her advice : false

Which phrases are prepositional phrases that can be added to this sentence ? Kenny played video games.

- Yes : with his friends, - No : last night, and won, exciting and challenging

Which sentence combines these two sentences through the use of an appositive ? My younger brother is a baseball player. His name is James.

James, my younger brother, is a baseball player

Part A : Which statement best describes the type of conflict Malik overcomes? Part B : Which line from the text best demonstrates that Malik has overcome the conflict in Part A

Malik vs. himself : he must learn how to find joy in circumstances he cannot change "he was more than ready for his next adventure,"

Part A : How do Tessa and Varick interact in the scene in paragraph 4 ? Part B : Which detail in the text best supports the analysis of Tessa and Varick's interaction in paragraph 4 ?

Varick gives Tessa advice, which she rejects because because it does not fit her predetermined plan Tessa becomes frustrated with Varick's advice and reminds him that her film doesn't involve storms

Select all the words that are part of the prepositional phrase in this sentence Waiting for thirty minutes made the whole family quite impatient

for thirty minutes

What is the function of the noun phrase "one of Mark Twain's most famous books" in this sentence ? The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of Mark Twain's most famous books

predicate nominative

Part A : Which statement is central to a theme in this narrative ? Part B : Which line from the text best reflects the theme from part A ?

roll with the punches "through it all, Varick urged her to change it up and capture some of the fascinating skyscapes provided by the uncooperative weather,"

Which underlined phrase is an adjective phrase ?

the gentle and cautious fireman rescued the kitten

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story What is the effect of the author's choice to use the third-person limited point of view in the story "Hamadi" by Naomi Shibab Nye

the reader learns the thoughts and motivations of the main character only