8. The passage suggests that the relationship between 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 culi
(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

Read the paragraph. [1] this year, the linden high school debate team is bigger than ever. [2] neither the students nor the faculty advisor has much experience, but it’s a smart, capable, argumentative group! [3] we’ve tried to make a schedule that allows us to study, prepare, and scrimmage. [4] only one of us are able to practice on thursdays or fridays, which can be inconvenient. [5] even so, we feel prepared and excited for this year’s tournaments. [6] our first debate is on october 10th, and we are excited that it is so soon. which two sentences have subject-verb agreement errors? sentence 2 and sentence 4 sentence 2 and sentence 1 sentence 3 and sentence 5 sentence 4 and sentence 6

Compare and contrast the merits and drawbacks of at least two of the scholarly approaches to literature described in this unit. be sure to mention at least one advantage that each approach has over the other. use one of the readings from this unit in your comparison. your answer should be at least 250 words.

But this, but you – small, pitiful and twiggy – you put me down with wine, you blinded me. come back, odysseus, and i'll treat you well, praying the god of earthquake to befriend you – his son i am, for he by his avowal fathered me, and, if he will, he may heal me of this black wound – he and no other of all the happy gods or mortal men.' few words i shouted in reply to him: 'if i could take your life i would and take your time away, and hurl you down to hell! the god of earthquake could not heal you there! ' at this he stretched his hands out in his darkness toward the sky of stars, and prayed poseidon: 'o hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if i am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home -the odyssey, homer what motivates cyclops to ask poseidon to interfere with odysseus's journey home?