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1.Which of the statements below represents what Mr. Cavor believes about Mr. Bedford in the final chapters of the story?


He believes that Mr. Bedford has stolen the secret for Cavorite.

He believes that Mr. Bedford is living on earth.

He believes that Mr. Bedford intentionally left him on the moon.

He believes that Mr. Bedford will receive his messages.


2.Read the passage below from The First Men in the Moon.


I tried to summon the memory of vivid moments, of tender or intense emotions to my assistance; I felt that if I could recall one genuine twinge of feeling the growing severance would be stopped. But I could not do it.

Which of the following choices could replace the bold word in the passage above without changing its meaning?


appetite

depression

throbbing

detachment


3.Read the passage below from The First Men in the Moon.


I tried to summon the memory of vivid moments, of tender or intense emotions to my assistance; I felt that if I could recall one genuine twinge of feeling the growing severance would be stopped. But I could not do it.

Which of the following choices could replace the bold word in the passage above without changing its meaning?


appetite

depression

throbbing

detachment


4.Mr. Cavor’s comments about Mr. Bedford in his letters cause the reader to question which aspect of Mr. Bedford’s character?


His reliability as a narrator

His omniscience as a narrator

His courage in difficult situations

His business intentions


5.Mr. Cavor’s comments about Mr. Bedford in his letters cause the reader to question which aspect of Mr. Bedford’s character?


His reliability as a narrator

His omniscience as a narrator

His courage in difficult situations

His business intentions


6.Which of the following is a synonym for the word moorings?


anchors

insecurities

meditations

encasements


7.Read this excerpt The First Men in the Moon.


Porters almost invariably accompany them. There are also extremely swift messengers with spider-like legs and 'hands' for grasping parachutes, and attendants with vocal organs that could well nigh wake the dead. Apart from their controlling intelligence these subordinates are as inert and helpless as umbrellas in a stand. They exist only in relation to the orders they have to obey, the duties they have to perform.

What can the reader infer about the Selenite messengers in the passage above?


They feel oppressed by the Grand Lunar.

They do not have lives outside of their jobs.

They obey orders and perform their duties.

They are related to spiders.


8.Read the passage below The First Men in the Moon.


...the mothers of the moon world—the queen bees, as it were, of the hive. They are noble-looking beings, fantastically and sometimes quite beautifully adorned, with a proud carriage, and, save for their mouths, almost microscopic heads.

Which of the following statements can be inferred about the Mothers of the moon world from the passage above?


They are the royalty of the moon.

They have little intelligence.

They are wealthy.

They live in hives.