(1)A
(2)C
(3)C
(4)B
(5)C
(6)C
(7)B
(8)B
(9)B
(10)D
(11)B
(12)C
(13)B
(14)D
(15)A
(16)A
(17)C
(18)B
These are the correct answers. Above and below.
(1)capable of withstanding shock
(2)statement that contradicts itself
(3)having sound happen at the same time as action
(4)crazed thoughts
(5)showing contempt
(6)insultingly disrespectful
(7)did frequent science experiments in the garage and was always a “tinkerer.”
(8)Computers and technology promote exercise for the mind.
(9)an obsession with technology.
(10)it provides an escape from his overly controlling wife.
(11)Eckels stepping on a butterfly and killing it.
(12)After all, these insects move so gracefully, and they think with the sophistication of a computer.
(13)death.
(14)“Then, with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful, Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last.”
(15)Characterization
(16)It was moderately received, mainly because Bushnell claims that the engineers were incompetent.
(17)the electronics industry as his business structure set the stage for the Silicon Valley business model.
(18)narration