<p>i don’t think african conservation is experimental. most of us seem to have it.</p>
<p>what passages did you have?</p>
<p>Someone in another thread said they didn’t have anything about Africans in their CRs, so I’m guessing that’s it. It’s hard to miss a topic about “Africa.”</p>
<p>My answers: Dirge, confound, prattle, oracular, raconteur, technological, prototype, fluctuations, resume… That’s all I can think of at the moment.</p>
<p>I personnally think it has to be the Shakespear/Shaw one.
I hope it is because it was the hardest one on the test to me.
But that dosen’t guarantee anything,just that the test makers are cruel cruel people.:)</p>
<p>precious was an answer i remember putting down for a SC i think… anyone else put that?</p>
<p>i don’t remember technological, prototype, and raconteur. do u remember the questions to those?</p>
<p>yeah i dont remember any of those either</p>
<p>maybe it’s from his experimental</p>
<p>u bet it is lol, did u put down precious for an answeR?</p>
<p>i don’t remember it at all</p>
<p>What did you guys put for the question that was something like this:</p>
<p>“The scientist’s prediction was so accurate that his colleagues that it was _____”</p>
<p>The answer choices were oracular, factitious, out of the ones I can remember.</p>
<p>I don’t remember “precious” anywhere.</p>
<p>Anyway…</p>
<p>Prototype- “Despite her new development was her first attempted, the _____ work successfully” or some crap like that. It was like the very first question on one of the sections.</p>
<p>Technological/Possible- “The introduction of the compass was a ______ invention that made it ______, even inevitable, for European expansion” Other choices were like “mechanical/desirable”</p>
<p>Raconteur- Something about “Along with her abilities as a talented writer, she was a ________ with her powerful anecdotes” Again, not verbatim. But that was definitely the answer.</p>
<p>People who correct grammar:
- defiance OR playful tone*? ** I put playful because they are poking fun… The second passage was from the perspective of one who IS a grammar freak and he even says they are a bit messed up **</p>
<p>The “small group of people” in the first passage would respond to the second passage (“reactions of horror at grammatical mistakes”) with:
-sympathetic understanding* ** I put that, but that was an iffy one**</p>
<p>What is this passage about?
-Characterizing grammar ppl* or exploring their self-perception? I don’t remember that question. We’ll need clarification on this one</p>
<p>How do the two pieces differ?
-not sure but something along the lines of quoting someone… Don’t remember this question</p>
<p>Eye Passage
- Why are the different animals mentioned?
- To show the significance of visible light/eyes* ** I guarantee this is correct**</p>
<p>2) What is the “biological convenience” of visible light?
- It can be perceived by our eyes.* or it has a range of colors ** It can be picked up by our small eyes/advantageous to life**</p>
<p>African quilt:
What does the last line mean?
-epiphany* ** I agree… He dropped his artwork altogether when he saw the quilting because he admired it. it even includes a quote of what he said**</p>
<p>Conservatism
- How do the westerners regard African conservation?
-an unquestionable endeavor.* This was in the beginning of the passage, which said that westerners thought that it was “a moral duty” to conserve the african wilderness. Agreed, that was it</p>
<p>2) Why are Richard Leakey, Goodall, and another archaelogist’s name mentioned in the beginning of the passage?
-To show that they are proponents of a certain approach to conservation.* This was also in the passage; all of them believed that animals must be kept apart from the african natives. ** The answer was the “they are proponents of a certain approach”-- that’s what the whole passage was about. It was talking about an archaic, and ineffective, method still in use **</p>
<p>3) What do the african natives think of the conservation parks?
-The parks are of no use to them.* or they don’t agree to spending money for excapation ** The parks are of no use to the natives, that’s why they hate it **</p>
<p>4) What does the quote from the old guy (“animals must be kept in pristine parks”) demonstrate?
-An obsolete position (it has been proven untrue.)* ** I put this as well… In context of the whole passage it makes sense, but this is one of those iffy ones for me again**</p>
<ol>
<li>In context, what does “hold” mean? (“western notions of conservation don’t hold in Africa”)</li>
<li><p>The answer is “Apply”. ** agreed**</p></li>
<li><p>Why are American and African parks different?
-They were created for different purposes.* The American parks preserve wilderness, while the African ones keep huge mammals ** I don’t remember which I put. Both of these sound good, it may be the same answer.**</p></li>
</ol>
<p>7) How would the statement “conservation in Africa does not include the africans” be proven untrue?
- if we found out that unacknowledged african conservationists HAD participated in the construction of the parks* Agreed, if the local Africans took part in the policies</p>
<p>8) What is the statement “The methods of conservation are now more sophisticated than they were 25, even 5, years ago”?
-“an assertion without evidence”. The author never explained how conservation had improved.* Another iffy question. I don’t remember what I put for this</p>
<p>9) What does “coat of paint” mean in context? (New methods of conservation may not be really new, just the traditional ones with a new coat of paint. In that case, the cracks will show in a few years.)
-“To disparage an approach”* **I believe this is what I put. It’s to show that the current approach sucks, need a new one **</p>
<p>Shakespeare:
What would be analogous to the inspiration (inspiration or get you hat wet… etc.) shaw describes?
- An antislavery novel that galvanizes the abolition movement* OR greek tragedy ** I GUARANTEE the answer is Antislavery movement. A Greek tragedy does not inspire one to take up a moral cause to “die for.” A Greek tragedy teaches you the follies of mankind by making a main character experience a downfall.**</p>
<p>the question people wanna ask: “Who’s better?”
- author 2 would criticize it as unimportant? idk the specific ans. I thought the question was “what is the author implying by saying that the adjectives beg the question…” And the answer I chose was “That one is a better writer (obviously Shakespeare)”</p>
<p>There was 1 question which i put “they write different types of plays,” dun remember the question.Agreed, Different artistic styles</p>
<p>How would the author of the second passage regard Shaw’s idea of plays?
-too restrictive for effective social commentary OR too cerebral for accomodating poetic impulses* **This was a close one. I put too cerebral for poetry. The second passage advocates artistry above legalistic principles/“has to make sense and have morals”. The FIRST passage is talking about social commentary and how Shakespeare sucks at it, not the second. **</p>
<p>How do the two authors see Shakespeare?
- The first is mixed; the second praises his artistry or both are ambiguous*I put mixed/praises artistry as well</p>
<p>Woman fishing in Alaska; moved from New Hampshire passage
Why does the narrator feel that she “was too late”?
- Most of the wilderness in the East had disappeared by then.* Agreed</p>
<p>How do the parents live/feel?
-They live in serene contentment.* Again, kind of a toughy. I put this as well. Though it is an urban scenario and quite rowdy… The question asks how the PARENTS FEEL, not what the atmosphere is. The parents are happy the way things are, they believe they’ve got the better end of the bargain than their family back in Sweden (or wherever). They have their lake to skate on. Dad has a nice job, etc.</p>
<p>What do the lines (something about the sea pounding at my door ) portray?
- Vivid imagery* Agreed, I can guarantee this one. It appeals to taste (salmon flavor), sound (pounding at door), and visual (forget what it was… but it was there)</p>
<p>What is the feeling of the last sentence?
- musing contentment/happiness or a reminescent thought* Musing contentment. It’s not reminiscent, she’s telling how it is. She’s thinking about the whole thing (musing) and she tells how she’s rewarded and satisfied with her living.</p>
<p>What does the description of the narrator’s house do?
- Shows how unusual her lifestyle is* or Shows how difficult her life is. I put unusual rather than difficult. She talks about how a bear stepped on her pot and how it’s not your typical home.</p>
<p>What is the line “my father’s people” for?
- Gives insight into narrator’s history OR Accounts for misgivings of father about her profession??* It’s misgivings for her profession. She’s explaining why her dad thinks “it’s better to be a surgeon than a fisherman” because he was raised where there was hard labor. Insight into narrator’s history does little to assert the passage’s meaning… It’s not really even her history and affects her little, it affects her parents though-- it is their history</p>
<p>In the line where the father says “I would rather do a few surgeries for the money”, why would the narrator view this comparison as inappropriate?
- Positive things besides money resulted from her work OR Her income had no bearing on her standard of living.** Ooh… Another close call. But I put “positive rewards other than money” because she lists all her reasons for why she does it-- not for the money but because of the life she gets to live (close to nature and all). Her income doesn’t control her standard of living, really. She lives that way by choice, not because of lack of money.</p>
<p>What is the narrator’s assumption about her parents “wonderment” at her lifestyle?
- They dislike a nonurban lifestyle* OR They have a fear of hardships OR They appreciate basic comforts It’s not the “nonurban lifestyle.” The parents like the wilderness, the dad goes fishing and cleans up the lake every now and then. But he’s content with his life as a surgeon. But I don’t remember what I exactly put for this… maybe if I had more exact answer choices I could remember</p>
<p>Marriage passage
- What do the words “seem” and “nothing about it” show? (Beginning of passage.)
- The father has a limited sense of what is going on.* Agreed</p>
<p>2) What does the word “automatically” imply? (The family automatically set a place for Jim at their dinner table.)
- That Jim regularly visits the house and is a frequent guest****Agreed**</p>
<p>3) In context, what does “Jim even helped them decide what color to paint the wall” mean?
- That this is something usually reserved for the family. Shows that Jim is getting to be part of the family.** Agreed</p>
<p>4) What does it mean when the father says “Reception?” in response to a question from his wife about the reception:
-He is surprised by the question, didn’t know that there would be a reception** Agreed</p>
<p>5) The father feels:
-irrelevant** Agreed</p>
<p>6) When the daughter says to him, “Please don’t wear one of your hats to the wedding,” what does this suggest?
-That his mode of dress embarrasses her.* Disagree… Family likes to control his public appearance. He’s nothing but a hassle to them, completely irrelevent. I don’t remember there being anything supportive of her “embarassment” of her father at all. But what he seems to be is someone who’s left out of their conversations-- a pushover. They dictate what is going on.</p>
<p>the short passage about the girl working in a tea room
What was the purpose of the first sentence (she still hasn’t asked to move out of the flat)
-contrast past with present* I do not remember anything about a girl in a tea room</p>
<p>what was the purpose of the parenthetical statement (just onec i want to feel but not think like i don’t know which way is up)
-support for choosing job or choice of 16 yr old Same… don’t remember this passage. In need of refreshment.</p>
<p>SCs:
- Adolescence vs adult: respite OR sanctuary? I think I put solace
- the star one: fluctuations OR palpitations? Guarantee fluctuations. It talks about light at regular intervals (dimming and brightening)
- “élan/technique” (confirmed) Yep
- there was a question with confound and extrapolate Confound… can’t remember the question, else I’d tell why
- Prattle (confirmed) ** Definitely**
- there was one with invoke and something elseI don’t remember invoke</p>
<p>DCpage: I put oracular because it means prophetic</p>
<p>That’s what I thought, but sadly I put factitious. Do you remember what section that question was in?</p>
<p>Sorry, no idea which section it was in.</p>
<p>i got about 5-6 wrong already.</p>
<p>about 2 or 3 of which were from the african conservationist one. :(</p>
<p>i think i got 2-3 sentence completion wrong as well.</p>
<p>which section didnt count?</p>
<p>Its been posted on collegeboard that our experimental was section 3, the second cr section. Anyone remember which was on that section (shakespeare or not?)</p>
<p>uhh i think it was shakespeare or the fisherman girl one.</p>
<p>did anyone have the consumerism one… it talked about “kitchen debate” and world war 2</p>
<p>nope. nicole did u have shakespeare/african conservatism/fishing tho?</p>
<p>i had a chess one in sec2.</p>