Lang quiz

Which of the following best describes the images in the last sentence of the passage (lines 32-43)?

A series of increasingly detailed and implausible events

The author develops the passage primarily through

accumulation of detail

Which of the following is true of the comparisons in lines 11-14 ("they say ... Philadelphia")

They clarify the distinctions between the language of climatologists and that of weather casters.

The author is best described as

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

The first sentence of the passage (lines 1-14) employs all of the following to convey the power and variety of tornadoes EXCEPT

abstract generalization

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

colorful anecdotes

The phrase "as bald as if a cyclonic wind had taken his scalp" (lines 18-19) does all of the following EXCEPT

express concern about the condition of the grandfather

In context, the image of being up under Old Nell's skirt (lines 23-24) is meant to suggest

familiarity

The passage ends on a note of

lighthearted irony

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

overview to illustration

The statement "although ... survived" (lines 7-8) is an admission that

some tornadoes are so powerful that scientists cannot quantify them precisely

Compared with that of the rest of the passage, the diction of lines 1-8 ("Climatologists ... survived") is

technical and specialized

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

they last too short a time