English 12 B workbook 26

Read the sentence. The evanescent quality of Cynthia's rash let us know that she no longer needed immediate medical attention. What is the accurate definition for evanescent as it is used in the sentence?

quickly disappearing

Read the paragraph. Jennifer's grandfather blew out the flame on the big wax "60" candle sitting atop his birthday cake. Then he said, "The older I get, the more I dread the inexorable passage of time." His 8-year-old granddaughter looked at him quizzically and then turned to get a piece of birthday cake from her mother. What option accurately defines inexorable as it is used in the paragraph?

not able to be stopped

If an author includes past events to explain a character's present actions, he or she is using ________. Which option most accurately depicts the device the author is using?

flashback

What options accurately explain common purposes of flash-forward in a story

to characterize the protagonist or antagonist to develop the theme(s) of the story to show a future event that might or will occur

What options accurately explain the purpose for a subplot? (Select all that apply.)

to support the main plot to parallel the main plot