Question

viviene daley end of semester exam dec : 2025

1. which of the following statements best explains how indar comes to feel about his

picture of home?
a. he comes to understand that no one really has homes anymore.
b. he realizes that he can achieve his dream of a quiet place to call home if he
just keeps working hard.
c. he believes that his idea of home is no longer possible, due to the changing,
modernized world.
d. he recognizes that home is wherever he decides to put down roots.

1. which sentence from the excerpt best supports the correct answer to question 5?

answer choices for the above question
a. “‘and i understood that london wasn’t simply a place that was there, as
people say of mountains, but that it had been made by men, that men had given
attention to details as minute as those camels.’”
b. “‘home—what for?’”
c. “‘for someone like me there was only one civilization and one place—london,
or a place like it.’”
d. “‘i began to understand at the same time that my anguish about being a man
adrift was false, that for me that dream of home and security was nothing more
than a dream of isolation, anachronistic and stupid and very feeble.’”

1. which of the following inferences about the relationship between indar and those of

his community is best supported by the excerpt?
a. he remains an activist for members of his community, naming himself as a
great man.
b. he has decided to focus on serving himself, rather than having a sense of duty
to his countryman.
c. he has withdrawn himself from the plight of his countrymen because he can
no longer stand their pain.
d. he does not think about his community.

Explanation:

Question 5

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The idea that "no one really has homes anymore" is too extreme and not supported by typical literary themes about home.
• Option B: The text (implied from the excerpt context, likely from a literary work) doesn't suggest home is achievable through hard work here; instead, it's about the changing world affecting home.
• Option C: In many literary explorations of modernization, characters often find their traditional idea of home obsolete. This matches the theme of a changing, modernized world making the old idea of home impossible.
• Option D: The idea that home is "wherever he puts down roots" is more of a flexible, positive view, but the context (from the excerpt's related question 6) and typical themes here point to a more pessimistic view of home in a modern world.

We need to find a sentence that supports the answer to question 5 (Option C: home idea is impossible due to modern world).

• Option A: Talks about London being man - made, not about home.
• Option B: A short question about home, not supporting the idea of home being impossible.
• Option C: Talks about civilization and a place like London, not about home being impossible.
• Option D: Says the dream of home and security is "anachronistic" (out of time, obsolete) and "feeble", which supports the idea that the old idea of home is impossible in the modern world.

We analyze each option:

• Option A: There's no indication he's an activist or names himself a great man.
• Option B: The excerpt (implied context) likely shows he shifts focus to himself, as the other options are less supported. He abandons a sense of duty to his countrymen (community) to serve himself.
• Option C: The reason given (can't stand their pain) is not implied; it's more about self - focus.
• Option D: Saying he "does not think about his community" is too extreme; he likely thinks about it but chooses self - service.

Answer:

C. He believes that his idea of home is no longer possible, due to the changing, modernized world.

Question 6