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Option 1: Name your file Last, First ENC 1102-28 Final Exam Option 1 In this exam, you will write a textual analysis essay based on Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Lottery Ticket.” Your essay must demonstrate your ability to identify and analyze literary elements, support your claims with textual evidence using MLA 9th edition citation format, and develop a focused, well-organized argument. Essay Requirements Length: 500–700 words (body text only; Works Cited page not counted) Format: MLA 9th edition — double-spaced, Times New Roman 12pt, 1-inch margins Structure: Introduction → Body Paragraph 1 → Body Paragraph 2 → Conclusion → Works Cited Citations: At least two MLA in-text citations per body paragraph Source: The story itself is your primary source Chekhov, Anton. “The Lottery Ticket.” Short Stories by Anton Chekhov, translated by Constance Garnett, The Macmillan Company, 1921, pp. 1–8. Project Gutenberg, https://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lottery.html  Option 2: Name your file Last, First ENC 1102-28 Final Exam Option 2 Essay Question Should state lotteries be banned? Viewpoint 1: Yes — lotteries exploit the poor and add to national economic troubles. Source: Grane, Julieta. “The Dark Side of the Lottery.” Viewpoint 2: No — lotteries raise revenue and offer an opportunity for financial prosperity. Source: de Visé, Daniel. “States Are Big Winners on Lottery Obsession.” Instructions Using the two SIRS Issues Researcher articles provided, write a four-paragraph position essay that addresses both sides of the debate on state lotteries. Your essay must present both viewpoints fairly and support each with textual evidence cited in MLA format. All formatting must follow MLA 9th edition conventions: Times New Roman 12pt, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, and a properly formatted header. Requirements Length: 500–700 words (body text only; Works Cited page not counted) Structure: Introduction → Viewpoint 1 Paragraph → Viewpoint 2 Paragraph → Conclusion → Works Cited At least one MLA in-text citation per viewpoint paragraph Both sources must appear on the Works Cited page Sources must be accessed through ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher de Visé, Daniel. “States Are Big Winners on Lottery Obsession.” USA TODAY, 09 Sept. 2025. ProQuest; SIRS Issues Researcher, https://go.openathens.net/redirector/tcc.fl.edu?url=https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/document/3257590538?accountid=14233Links to an external site. Grane, Julieta. “The Dark Side of the Lottery.” University Wire, 05 Dec. 2022. ProQuest; SIRS Issues Researcher, https://go.openathens.net/redirector/tcc.fl.edu?url=https://explore.proquest.com/sirsissuesresearcher/document/2772168025?accountid=14233 

You must draw the Lewis Dot Structure for the following compound on your scratch paper, and place a box around the entire structure. On your scratch paper, write the question number, and then draw and box the structure. Note that the five questions which follow this on are based on that structure, and the information used in determining that structure. BeAtF For clarification, the three elements comprising the imagined compound are beryllium (Be), astatine (At), and fluorine (F); with beryllium serving as the central atom in the compound ‘skeleton’. Astatine is a Group 17 element. After you have drawn the structure, answer the following question TRUE or FALSE:  I have drawn and boxed the required structure on my scratch paper?

Consider the molecule, SeOS  SeOS(1).png Se, selenium, is a Group 16 element (Group VI, on older periodic charts). Is the material polar? And if so, why?

Use common logarithms or natural logarithms and a calculator to evaluate to four decimal placeslog821

Use properties of logarithms to condense the logarithmic expression. Write the expression as a single logarithm whose coefficient is 1. Where possible, evaluate logarithmic expressions.log26 – log23

Consider the molecule, SeOS  SeOS(1).png Se, selenium, is a Group 16 element (Group VI, on older periodic charts). What are the number Need, Available, and Shared electrons, respectively? (For the answer choices: N refers to Need, A refers to Available, and S refers to Shared)

Solve the logarithmic equation. Be sure to reject any value that is not in the domain of the original logarithmic expressions. Give the exact answer.log4(x + 2) + log4(x – 4) = 2

Consider the chemical species BeAtF BeAtF For clarification, the three elements comprising the imagined compound are beryllium (Be), astatine (At), and fluorine (F); with beryllium serving as the central atom in the compound ‘skeleton’. Astatine is a Group 17 element. What is the electronic geometry about the central atom?

For the following reaction, the enthalpy change when 24.2 g of carbon is reacted with oxygen is _______ kJ. C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g)        ∆H = –394 kJ/mol Note for answer: NUMBER ONLY: write numerical answer to the 3 sig figs.  NO UNIT: Do not include a unit.  SIGN: If the number is negative, include a dash immediately in front of the digits. If the number is positive, merely write the number without a + sign. For example: -17 to denote ‘negative seventeen’. For example: 17 to denote ‘positive seventeen’ [BLANK-1]

Consider the following equation, in which all numbers were derived from measurements (i.e., none of the numbers is exact.  Solve the equation, and write the answer to the correct number of significant figures. 1.234 (104.2 – 10.20)   =   ?                         5.432 [BLANK-1]