AP Lang Tornado

The passage ends on a note of

lighthearted irony

The author is best described as

a curious individual who seeks out diverse information from a variety of sources

The author develops the passage primarily through

accumulation of detail

The phrase "as bald as if a cyclonic wind had taken his scalp" does all EXCEPT

express concern about the condition of the grandfather

In context, the image of being under Old Nell's skirt is meant to suggest

familiarity

The second paragraph of the passage relies especially on the use of

Colorful anecdotes

the passage implies that unlike hurricanes, tornadoes are not given human names because

they last too short a time

Which of the following best describes the images in the last sentences of the passage

A series of increasingly detailed and implausible events

The first sentence of the passage employs all of the following to convey the power and variety of tornadoes EXCEPT

Abstract generalization

The statement "although...survived" is an admission that

Some tornadoes are so powerful that scientists cannot quantify them

Compared with that of the rest of the passage, the diction of lines 1-8

Technical and specialized

Which of the following is true of the comparisons in lines 11-14

They draw on familiar information to particularize an aspect of tornadoes

When the passage moves from the first paragraph to the second, it also moves from

overview to illustration