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The Great Gatsby “But I didn’t call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone—he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him,I could have sworn he was trembling.Involuntarily I glanced seaward—and distinguished nothing except a single green light,minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock.” Question: What mood is created in this passage? Explain your reasoning. (2-3 sentences)

I will show my phone to the webcam, show myself turning it off, and show the webcam that I am putting it somewhere else (visible) but completely out of reach.

(02.04 MC)Read the excerpt from the poem “She Sweeps with Many-Colored Brooms” by Emily Dickinson Then answer the question that follows.She sweeps with many-colored brooms,And leaves the shreds behind;Oh, housewife in the evening west,Come back, and dust the pond!You dropped a purple ravelling in,You dropped an amber thread;And now you’ve littered all the EastWith duds of emerald!And still she plies her spotted brooms,And still the aprons fly,Till brooms fade softly into starsAnd then I come away.Which of the following statements best explains the poet’s use of figurative language?

(01.02 MC)Read the following short story from Myths and Legends of the Great Plains. Then answer the question that follows.   Long ago, in the beginning, Deer had no horns. His head was smooth like a doe’s. Now Deer was a very fast runner, but Rabbit was a famous jumper. So, the animals used to talk about it and wonder which could go the farther in the same time. They talked about it a great deal. They decided to have a race between the two, and they made a pair of large antlers to be given to whoever could run the faster. Deer and Rabbit were to start together from one side of a thicket, go through it, and then turn and come back. The one who came out of the thicket first was to receive the horns.   On a certain day all the animals were there. They put the antlers down on the ground to mark the starting point. Everyone admired the horns. But Rabbit said, “I don’t know this part of the country; I want to look through the bushes where I am to run.”   So, the Rabbit went into the thicket, and stayed a long time. He was gone so long the animals suspected he was playing a trick. They sent a messenger after him. Right in the middle of the thicket he found Rabbit, gnawing down the bushes and pulling them away to make a clear road for himself.   The messenger came back quietly and told the animals. When Rabbit came back, they accused him of cheating. Rabbit said, “No,” but at last they all went into the thicket and found the road he had made. Therefore, the animals gave the antlers to Deer, saying that he was the better runner. That is why deer have antlers. And because Rabbit cut the bushes down, he is obliged to keep cutting them down, as he does to this day.Which part of the story is the rising action?

(02.07 HC)Read the short story. Then respond to the essay question that follows.”Androclus and the Lion”by James Baldwin   In Rome there was once a poor slave whose name was Androclus. His master was a cruel man, and so unkind to him that at last Androclus ran away.   He hid himself in a wild wood for many days; but there was no food to be found, and he grew so weak and sick that he thought he should die. So, one day he crept into a cave and lay down, and soon he was fast asleep.   After a while a great noise woke him up. A lion had come into the cave and was roaring loudly. Androclus was very much afraid, for he felt sure that the beast would kill him. Soon, however, he saw that the lion was not angry, but that he limped as though his foot hurt him.   Then Androclus grew so bold that he took hold of the lion’s lame paw to see what was the matter. The lion stood quite still and rubbed his head against the man’s shoulder. He seemed to say,—   “I know that you will help me.”   Androclus lifted the paw from the ground, and saw that it was a long, sharp thorn which hurt the lion so much. He took the end of the thorn in his fingers; then he gave a strong, quick pull, and out it came. The lion was full of joy. He jumped about like a dog and licked the hands and feet of his new friend.   Androclus was not at all afraid after this; and when night came, he and the lion lay down and slept side by side.   For a long time, the lion brought food to Androclus every day; and the two became such good friends, that Androclus found his new life a very happy one.   One day some soldiers who were passing through the wood found Androclus in the cave. They knew who he was, and so took him back to Rome.   It was the law at that time that every slave who ran away from his master should be made to fight a hungry lion. So, a fierce lion was shut up for a while without food, and a time was set for the fight.   When the day came, thousands of people crowded to see the sport. They went to such places at that time very much as people now-a-days go to see a circus show or a game of baseball.   The door opened, and poor Androclus was brought in. He was almost dead with fear, for the roars of the lion could already be heard. He looked up and saw that there was no pity in the thousands of faces around him.   Then the hungry lion rushed in. With a single bound he reached the poor slave. Androclus gave a great cry, not of fear, but of gladness. It was his old friend, the lion of the cave.   The people, who had expected to see the man killed by the lion, were filled with wonder. They saw Androclus put his arms around the lion’s neck; they saw the lion lie down at his feet and lick them lovingly; they saw the great beast rub his head against the slave’s face as though he wanted to be petted. They could not understand what it all meant.   After a while they asked Androclus to tell them about it. So, he stood up before them, and, with his arm around the lion’s neck, told how he and the beast had lived together in the cave.   “I am a man,” he said; “but no man has ever befriended me. This poor lion alone has been kind to me; and we love each other as brothers.”   The people were not so bad that they could be cruel to the poor slave now. “Live and be free!” they cried. “Live and be free!”   Others cried, “Let the lion go free too! Give both of them their liberty!”   And so Androclus was set free, and the lion was given to him for his own. And they lived together in Rome for many years.In a well-written paragraph of 5–7 sentences, achieve the following: Identify the universal theme of “Androclus and the Lion.” Describe how the theme is universal. Explain how the author developed and delivered the theme to the reader.

(01.01 HC)Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Then answer the question that follows.For a moment the last sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face; her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I listened—then the glow faded, each light deserting her with lingering regret, like children leaving a pleasant street at dusk.What is the effect of the bolded figurative language on the passage?

(01.01 MC)Read the excerpt from The Jester’s Sword by Annie Fellows Johnston. Then answer the question that follows.   But in the night a storm swept down the mountain pass with sudden fury, uprooting trees a century old, and rending mighty rocks with sword thrusts of its lightning. And when it passed Aldebaran lay prone upon the earth borne down by rocks and fallen trees. Lay as if dead until two passing goat-herds found him and bore him down in pity? to their hut.   Long weeks went by before the fever craze and pains began to leave him, and when at last he crawled out in the sun, he found himself a poor misshapen thing, all maimed and marred, with twisted back and face all drawn awry and foot that dragged. One hand hung nerveless by his side. Nevermore would it be strong enough to use the Sword. He could not even draw it from its scabbard.The connotation of the bolded words and phrases creates a certain mood in this passage. Which word best represents that mood?

(01.01 HC)Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Then answer the question that follows.”No… I just remembered that today’s my birthday.”I was thirty. Before me stretched the portentous, menacing road of a new decade.What is the effect of the bolded figurative language on the passage?

(01.02 MC)Read the following short story from Myths and Legends of the Great Plains. Then answer the question that follows.   Long ago, in the beginning, Deer had no horns. His head was smooth like a doe’s. Now Deer was a very fast runner, but Rabbit was a famous jumper. So, the animals used to talk about it and wonder which could go the farther in the same time. They talked about it a great deal. They decided to have a race between the two, and they made a pair of large antlers to be given to whoever could run the faster. Deer and Rabbit were to start together from one side of a thicket, go through it, and then turn and come back. The one who came out of the thicket first was to receive the horns.   On a certain day all the animals were there. They put the antlers down on the ground to mark the starting point. Everyone admired the horns. But Rabbit said, “I don’t know this part of the country; I want to look through the bushes where I am to run.”   So, the Rabbit went into the thicket, and stayed a long time. He was gone so long the animals suspected he was playing a trick. They sent a messenger after him. Right in the middle of the thicket he found Rabbit, gnawing down the bushes and pulling them away to make a clear road for himself.   The messenger came back quietly and told the animals. When Rabbit came back, they accused him of cheating. Rabbit said, “No,” but at last they all went into the thicket and found the road he had made. Therefore, the animals gave the antlers to Deer, saying that he was the better runner. That is why deer have antlers. And because Rabbit cut the bushes down, he is obliged to keep cutting them down, as he does to this day.Which part of the story is the falling action?

The manufacturing overhead budget at Corporation X is based on budgeted direct labor-hours. The direct labor budget indicates that 3,000 direct labor-hours will be required in June. The variable overhead rate is $5 per direct labor-hour. The company’s budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $43,140 per month, which includes depreciation of $3,620 a month. All variable and fixed overhead costs that can be paid in cash are paid in the month incurred. The June cash disbursements for manufacturing overhead on the manufacturing overhead budget will be: