Question

1. which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the meaning of forlorn? base your answer on the meaning of forlorn. a. a soccer team that has just won a game b. an abandoned dog sitting alone in the rain c. a busy man on a city street who has just missed a bus d. a teenage babysitter watching two young children play analyze the text directions: identify the choice that best answers the question. 9. the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b. part a in “dark they were, and golden - eyed,” what does the constant wind on mars most likely represent? a. the power of the environment to completely change the earth people b. the sadness that mr. bittering feels when he cannot return to earth c. the very hot weather on mars that disturbs the earth people d. the destruction of the earth people’s settlement on mars part b which quotation from “dark they were, and golden - eyed” best supports the answer to part a? a. the wind blew as if to flake away their identities. at any moment the martian air might draw his soul from him, as marrow comes from a white bone. b. “even the house. the wind’s done something to it. the air’s burned it. the fog at night.” c. the nights were full of wind that blew down the empty moonlit sea meadows past the little white chess cities lying for their twelve - thousandth year in the shallows. d. the captain looked at the room, the dusty windows, the blue mountains rising beyond, the canals moving in the light, and he heard the soft wind in the air. he shivered.

Explanation:

For question 8, "forlorn" means pitifully sad and abandoned. An abandoned dog sitting alone in the rain best fits this meaning. For question 9 Part A, in the story, the constant wind on Mars represents the power of the environment to change the Earth - people, as it affects their identities and existence. For Part B, the quote "The wind blew as if to flake away their identities. At any moment the Martian air might draw his soul from him, as marrow comes from a white bone." best supports the idea that the wind represents the transformative power of the environment.

Answer:

1. B. an abandoned dog sitting alone in the rain
2. Part A: A. the power of the environment to completely change the Earth people

Part B: A. The wind blew as if to flake away their identities. At any moment the Martian air might draw his soul from him, as marrow comes from a white bone.