Exams Monday

L and J are dictating their answers and I'm typing them, T is typing his own.

L - Year 3.5

Tell about the fall of Jericho: One time God told Joshua to take the agreement of the Lord to the city of Jericho and to march around the city 1 time a day for 7 days. And then on the 8th day, march around the city 7 times and then blow your trumpets and shout. So they marched around the city 7 times a day and then they blew their trumpets and they shouted and the walls just collapsed. They went in and they took everything and sacrificed it all to the Lord. But the house of the lady who helped the two spies, her house was still left standing. But one guy took some stuff that was supposed to be sacrificed to the Lord and he kept it for himself and buried it. But Joshua found out and he put they guy to death and all his household and all his belongings.

Writing
I'd like to be a lighthouse
All scrubbed and painted white.
(We tried this as a prepared dictation first, and he got all the words correct except painted; then we tried it as copywork, which is what I had originally intended to do.)

Tell about how Jasper found Phronsie. One time Phronsie was lost and Ben went out to look for her down in badgertown and he met a boy on the way and a big black dog, and next to the boy and sleeping was Phronsie and Ben jumped down and asked how he found her. And he said that he saw an organ man and he had a monkey and a little girl was following him crying and prince ran at the guy and chased him off and then he just took the little girl and the little girl kept saying that she wanted Polly. And then she cried herself to sleep.

If you have $52 and you buy lunch for $6 and a Playmobil castle for $38, how much money do you have left? $8

J - Year 6

What were the blessings for obeying and curses for not obeying that Moses spoke to the Israelites? (Deut) - if they obeyed then they would prosper, they world destroy all their enemies, they'd live good lives and they'd be able to just do what they needed to do without too much trouble. But if they disobeyed they would be scattered to the ends of the earth, they would be imprisoned and taken captive, their lands would be ruined their cattle and sheep would be taken bu other nations and everything would go *bad.*

Tell about Mark Antony's death, and the events that surrounded it. After Julius Caesar's death Mark Antony took control and he was keeping the will of Julius Caesar and he was doing whatever he wanted because nobody else had the will, so he was able to do whatever he liked. So when Octavian came, he was kind of surprised when he was trying to claim the throne, but they made an alliance against Brutus. They went with an army to do battle against him because, evidently, he had raised an army himself. They defeated Brutus and then they split the Roman Empire, but Octavian got wind that Antony was trying to take conrtrol of his half of the Roman Empire. And while all this was going on, Antony had fallen in love with Cleopatra. And then of course he went to Egypt with her. While he was gone, Octavian came down with an army and started taking some of the cities away from Antony, so Antony raised his own army and went to fight Octavian but Octavian defeated him in the first battle and then the second which was near to Egypt, Antony, while looking at the enemy forces, saw his entire fleet and cavalry join the enemy army. And so he went down to the palace 'cause he thought Cleopatra had arranged it so he'd be defeated. Cleopatra was scared because she thought he'd kill her so she fled to her unfinished tomb and she sent word to Antony that she would kill herself if he didn't calm down. But the messenger was a little confused and said that she had already killed herself, and so Mark Antony stabbed himself and died, leaving the Roman Empire for Octavian.

How do animals die? OR tell as much as you about an animal that lives in the sea. We always picture animals dying a cruel death at the hand of some other animal or at the hand of man but really ost of them die a peaceful death by going deep into the heart of the woods and going to sleep thinking that they're just overly tired and just not waking up.

If you buy a table for $37 and 8 chairs at $11.95 each, how much will that cost? $132.60

T - Year 10

Briefly sketch the change in attitudes towards slavery that led to the Civil War.

The moral difficulty with slavery was recognized at the framing of the Constitution. Abolitionist feelings were there all along, and Congress received anti-slavery petitions in its earliest days. But although many people saw slavery as an evil, the practical problems of economics and diplomacy (if it may be so called) with the South for a long time outweighed their moral feelings. Also, few people wanted freed black slaves mingling with the white population. There were a couple of plans for deporting freed slaves back to Africa, or to a newly-made black colony or nation. But such plans depended on slave owners giving up their slaves freely—which few did. There were also ideas of the government buying slaves from their owners and freeing them—which was accomplished in one of the Northern states with a small slave population and willing owners, but this idea was not practical in the South. All such plans depended on gradual abolition. There was, however, another group which called for immediate abolition. This was at first a very small portion even of abolitionists. But this portion—and the whole abolitionist movement—grew. They published pamphlets (viewed as “incendiary” in the South) and flooded Congress with thousands of petitions about slavery.

Politically, slavery was mostly discussed in connection with the new western states. Should slavery be allowed in them? Different parties took different sides: some said yes, some said no, some said to let the people of the new states decide when they were annexed. Lincoln and Douglas debated on this subject. And it was when Lincoln—an openly anti-slavery candidate—became President that the Southern states, starting with South Carolina, left the Union.

Briefly trace or sketch Kinglake's journey (so far) on a map. (No text to post here)

Compare Dr. Jekyll with Dr. Frankenstein OR compare Mr. Hyde with Frnkenstein's monster.

Both men grew up loved and respected. Both had a scientific curiosity which led them to make great discoveries. Both had weaknesses which are mentioned in their stories: the young Frankenstein was ambitious, and the respectable Jekyll had a taste for less respectable pleasures. They both tried to play God and failed. (Like many people, they did not understand that what one can do is not always what one should do. The ability to create life does not make it right, just as the ability to kill does not make murder right. Other things must decide the moral question.)

The two men had very different views of the world: when Frankenstein created his monster, he built him a physical body and gave no thought to the soul; but when Jekyll did his experiment, it was with the understanding that the physical body is only a mutable expression of the soul. Frankenstein made his monster in a fit of excitement, while Jekyll was careful and cool-headed. And when their monsters were finished, Frankenstein was overcome with horror, but Jekyll embraced his new creation—as he said, “this also was me.” Frankenstein tried to ignore what he had done, but Jekyll accepted it and continued to become Hyde fairly often; and when the two men came to their second trial, Jekyll gave in and turned Hyde, but Frankenstein destroyed the beginnings of his second monster.

Frankenstein was simply thoughtless, and learned from his mistake, but Jekyll deliberately sought to free his evil side and continued in his choice. And just look at the results: at the end of their stories, Frankenstein dies sad and miserable; but Henry Jekyll does not exist.

If a man made an 8% profit amounting to $800 from selling his house, what did he sell his house for? $10,000

Describe Walden Pond. Walden Pond is a large pond connected to several others in the area by means of some underground waterway. It is (or was) surrounded by the forest, which sometimes reaches right to the edge of the water. However, the water level fluctuates over many years, and when it is lower there is a large beach between it and the trees. The water itself is exceptionally clear, and in the shallower parts you can often see right to the bottom. The deepest parts may be a hundred feet below the surface.

The pond has good fishing. It has also other inhabitants: Thoreau told of one afternoon he spent in his boat chasing a loon, which was an excellent diver and stayed well away from him the whole time. The pond has its own oddities too: at one time, before someone dragged them out, there were several logs sticking up in the middle of the pond; and Thoreau also told of small piles of stones, of unknown origin, which could be seen at the bottom on clear days. Thoreau also said that for clearness of water and brightness of sand no other pond in the area could rival Walden. True? Certainly in the book.