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