Nadine Gardiner "The Train from Rhodesia" 1. Which of the following best sums up the major aim of the story? Group of
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Nadine Gardiner "The Train from Rhodesia"
1. Which of the following best sums up the major aim ofthe story?
Group of answer choices
To say something significant about a land and its people
To present in vivid color a commonplace scene in Africa
To suggest the shallowness and thoughtlessness of humanbeings
To say somethinkg about the arrival of capitalism in Africa
Flag question: Question 2
Question 21 pts
2. We are not explicitly told why the train stops.Apparently the reason is that the
Group of answer choices
station is a regular stopping place
train's wheels need to be checked
trains gets water for its engine
Station is a border point between countries
Flag question: Question 3
Question 31 pts
3. The story makes effective use of contrast, includingall of the following except
Group of answer choices
heat and cold
extreme youth and old age
poverty and affluence
pleasure and displeasure
Flag question: Question 4
Question 41 pts
4. The stopping place, we learn contains all of thefollowing except
Group of answer choices
a railroad roundhouse
a brick depot
at least one tin house
native mud huts
Flag question: Question 5
Question 51 pts
5. We are led to believe that the young woman who looks atthe carved lion is
Group of answer choices
a newlywed returning from her honeymoon in Rhodesia
a buyer of native art for a store
an experienced collector of native art
a well-to-do native woman
Flag question: Question 6
Question 61 pts
6. The character most sympathetically and attractivelyportrayed is undoubtedly the
Group of answer choices
young woman
young man
stationmaster
"old boy" who made the lion
Flag question: Question 7
Question 71 pts
7. Which of the following elementsis least important in the story?
Group of answer choices
plot
Theme
characterization
Setting and atmosphere
Flag question: Question 8
Question 81 pts
8. Why does the young woman at first decide againstpurchasing the lion?
Group of answer choices
It is too expensive.
She has one already.
She doesn't want her husband to spend any money.
She decides it would look odd in her home.
Flag question: Question 9
Question 91 pts
9. Why does she feel a deep sense of shame when the youngman hands her the lion?
Group of answer choices
Her sense of decency and values has been offended.
She feels herself guilty of shameless exploitation.
She likes the lion more than she likes the young man.
She had not actually wanted the carved lion.
Flag question: Question 10
Question 101 pts
10. Who speaks -- fittingly-- the last word in thestory?
Group of answer choices
The Train
The "old boy"
The young man
The young woman
1. Which of the following best sums up the major aim ofthe story?
Group of answer choices
To say something significant about a land and its people
To present in vivid color a commonplace scene in Africa
To suggest the shallowness and thoughtlessness of humanbeings
To say somethinkg about the arrival of capitalism in Africa
Flag question: Question 2
Question 21 pts
2. We are not explicitly told why the train stops.Apparently the reason is that the
Group of answer choices
station is a regular stopping place
train's wheels need to be checked
trains gets water for its engine
Station is a border point between countries
Flag question: Question 3
Question 31 pts
3. The story makes effective use of contrast, includingall of the following except
Group of answer choices
heat and cold
extreme youth and old age
poverty and affluence
pleasure and displeasure
Flag question: Question 4
Question 41 pts
4. The stopping place, we learn contains all of thefollowing except
Group of answer choices
a railroad roundhouse
a brick depot
at least one tin house
native mud huts
Flag question: Question 5
Question 51 pts
5. We are led to believe that the young woman who looks atthe carved lion is
Group of answer choices
a newlywed returning from her honeymoon in Rhodesia
a buyer of native art for a store
an experienced collector of native art
a well-to-do native woman
Flag question: Question 6
Question 61 pts
6. The character most sympathetically and attractivelyportrayed is undoubtedly the
Group of answer choices
young woman
young man
stationmaster
"old boy" who made the lion
Flag question: Question 7
Question 71 pts
7. Which of the following elementsis least important in the story?
Group of answer choices
plot
Theme
characterization
Setting and atmosphere
Flag question: Question 8
Question 81 pts
8. Why does the young woman at first decide againstpurchasing the lion?
Group of answer choices
It is too expensive.
She has one already.
She doesn't want her husband to spend any money.
She decides it would look odd in her home.
Flag question: Question 9
Question 91 pts
9. Why does she feel a deep sense of shame when the youngman hands her the lion?
Group of answer choices
Her sense of decency and values has been offended.
She feels herself guilty of shameless exploitation.
She likes the lion more than she likes the young man.
She had not actually wanted the carved lion.
Flag question: Question 10
Question 101 pts
10. Who speaks -- fittingly-- the last word in thestory?
Group of answer choices
The Train
The "old boy"
The young man
The young woman