Directions: Read the passage, and answer the question that follows. A Versatile Filmmaker. Few people would contradict that statement that Buster Keaton was a legendary filmmaker. He started making films when the industry was new. Though he would eventually transfer his career to movies, Keaton was first a stage performer. He knew how to sing, dance, play instruments, perform magic, tumble, and fall. His years of experience taught him what was funny, so Keaton wrote scripts, too. When he arrived in California in 1917, Keaton took apart a camera to see how it worked, and soon he was off and running! By 1928, he had made 31 short movies that audiences loved. He was often called "The Great Stoneface" for good reason–the expression on his face never seemed to change, as if it were made of stone. Buster Keaton was so versatile that he not only performed in his movies but also wrote and directed them. He took responsibility for technical flaws, too. Today, if takes a huge crew to get a movie into production, but Buster Keaton was a crew all by himself. Top right, a portrait of Buster Keaton during filming. Bottom left, a portrait of Buster Keaton and a woman during filming.

What do the photographs tell the reader about how long ago Buster Keaton was making films? Explain your answer.

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.