How does the map help the reader understand the information in the excerpt? 1. It explains how far steamers could travel upriver.

2. It shows the Mové’s journey across the equator.

3. It gives visual details of the forests and river banks.

4. It shows the location and the size of the Ogooué River.

Who is ¨ the guilty party¨ at the end of the text, and how do his actions contribute to the storys theme?

What is the central idea of the "allegory of the cave"? a. most men live chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall, and trying to guess the nature of objects reflected by a fire. b. a philosopher is like a prisoner freed from the cave that comes to understand that the shadows are not reality, rather he understands reality by his experience. c. men who allow their experience to be shaped by perceptions and shadows do not know a better life. d. a philosopher must return to share the news of enlightenment with others who will not necessarily accept his good news. part

"and descant on mine own deformity: " what does the word descant mean in this shakespeare play richard iii, act i, scene i?