The directions that appear below are the ones that you will receive when you take the final exam for English 004.

1. Sometimes when working with others in a job, at school, or at home we cannot get exactly what we want, and we must compromise--give a little and get some part of what we want in return. Describe an experience in which you or someone you know made a compromise and the difficulties involved. Why is compromise often difficult?

2. Sometimes people feel that they can identify with another person or almost "be" that person and share his or her feelings. Discuss asituation in which you felt this way about either a real person or a fictional character. Show why this was either a good or bad experience for you.

3. In each society there are special events or accomplishments that make young people feel that they have crossed the line into adulthood. Discribe an experience that made you feel like an adult and explain what you learned from it.