6)WhatisyourunderstandingofKurtz’slastwords “Thehorror!”
7)Whatisyourunderstandingofthesentence “theyverynearlyburiedme”?
8)DoyouthinktheencounterwithKurtzhaschangedMarlow’slife? Ifso, towhatextent?
: Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue (T) orfalse (F) accordingtowhatyoulearnedandtellwhy.
____ 1)WhenKurtztoldMarlowhewasdying, hedidn’tbelieveitatfirst.
____ 2)Marlowhasneverseenpeople’sdeathbefore, andhopenevertoseeagain.
____ 3)MarlowwastouchedandfascinatedbythedyingmomentofKurtz.
____ 4)OnKurtz’sivoryface, thereistheexpressionofsomberpride, ofruthlesspower, ofcraventerror—ofanintenseandhopelessdespair.
____ 5)DeathhappenedwhenMarlowblewthecandleoutandleftthecabin.
____ 6)ThemanagerliftedhiseyestogiveMarlowaquestioningglancewhichbotheredhimalot.
____ 7)Marlowwasbrutallycallous, becausehefeltnothingwhenheheardthenewsaboutKurtz’sdeath.
____ 8)MarlowdidnotgotojoinKurtzthereandthen, becausehewassoafraidofdeath.
____ 9)Accordingtothenarrator, lifeisthemysteriousarrangementofmercilesslogicforafutilepurpose.
____ 10) Themostyoucanhopefromlifeissomeknowledgeofyourself.
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1)Theenemieswere _____ bythesuddenandunexpectedappearanceofourtroop.
2)Thelawofnaturemightbethe _____ powerintheuniverse.
3)Theoldmanreceivedthedonatedmoneyforhispoorgrandchildwithhis _____ hands.
4)Asaseniorofficialinthegovernment, thebiggestchallengeistoresistallkindsof _____, andkeepclean.
