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Which excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture" conveys the playful tone of the passage? The attention of the company was immediately turned to me; if my face had been pale the moment before, it now glowed almost to burning. I tried to laugh, but could only make a grimace; and found all the muscles of my face twitching at sixes and sevens. There is a picture in the room in which I was put last night, that has had an effect upon me the most singular and incomprehensible. "A picture!" said the old gentleman with the haunted head. "A picture!" cried the narrator with the waggish nose. "A picture! a picture!" echoed several voices.

"A picture!" said the old gentleman with the haunted head. "A picture!" cried the narrator with the waggish nose. "A picture! a picture!" echoed several voices.

Which of Ahab's character traits does Melville develop most thoroughly in Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick? Ahab's obsessive need for revenge Ahab's acceptance of his plight Ahab's reluctance to be at sea Ahab's respect for nature

Ahab's obsessive need for revenge

Which excerpt from "The Masque of the Red Death" best shows Prince Prospero's self-centeredness? It was in the eastern or blue chamber in which stood the Prince Prospero as he uttered these words. They rang throughout the seven rooms loudly and clearly, for the prince was a bold and robust man, and the music had become hushed at the waving of his hand. It was then, however, that the Prince Prospero, maddening with rage and the shame of his own momentary cowardice, rushed hurriedly through the six chambers, while none followed him on account of a deadly terror that had seized upon all. When the eyes of the Prince Prospero fell upon this spectral image (which, with a slow and solemn movement, as if more fully to sustain its role, stalked to and from among the waltzers) he was seen to be convulsed, in the first moment with a strong shudder either of terror or distaste; but, in the next, his brow reddened with rage. But the Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious. When his dominions were half depopulated, he summoned to his presence a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from among the knights and dames of his court, and with these retired to the deep seclusion of one of his castellated abbeys.

But the Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious. When his dominions were half depopulated, he summoned to his presence a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from among the knights and dames of his court, and with these retired to the deep seclusion of one of his castellated abbeys.

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture." I began to undress, but in spite of every effort I could not keep myself from stealing a glance every now and then at the picture; and a glance was now sufficient to distress me. Even when my back was turned to it, the idea of this strange face behind me, peering over my shoulder, was insufferable. I threw off my clothes and hurried into bed; but still this visage gazed upon me. What effect does the tone of the excerpt have on the reader? It fosters a belief that the narrator is unreliable. It encourages surprising delight in blood and gore. It inspires confidence that everything will work out fine in the end. It produces shivers down the spine, or a feeling of unease.

It produces shivers down the spine, or a feeling of unease.

Which best explains why Melville begins Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick with a detailed description of the White Whale? Melville begins the chapter with a description of the White Whale because he wants readers to sympathize with it. Melville begins the chapters with a description of the White Whale so that readers can understand Ahab's motivation to pursue it. Melville begins the chapter with a description of the White Whale so that readers can understand the whale species. Melville begins the chapter with a description of the White Whale because he wants readers to recognize its lack of intelligence.

Melville begins the chapters with a description of the White Whale so that readers can understand Ahab's motivation to pursue it.

Read the excerpt from a short story. I stood against the far wall of the shabby lobby avoiding eye contact with the doorman as my dad checked us in for the night. We'd hoped to make it as far as Scranton, but the weather had interfered, leaving us instead at an eyesore of a truck-stop motel. My ear buds were jammed in as far as comfort would allow in a vain attempt to block out the motel's vibe. Still, I could not ignore the looming presence of the doorman. He stood in the dim portico, sweeping and re-sweeping a pile of lint on the floor, watching the parking lot with his watery eyes, and occasionally signaling to the whiskered clerk behind the desk. What technique does the author use to build suspense in the excerpt? The pace of the story quickens. The word choice darkens the tone. Odd characters are introduced. The setting details are intentionally omitted.

Odd characters are introduced.

In Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, what do the circumstances of Roger Chillingworth's arrival in the settlement reveal about the time period in which the novel takes place? Settlers were dependent on Native Americans for all their medical and clothing needs. Settlers had an efficient system of communication in place between their old and new worlds. Settlers charged strangers who arrived in their settlement with trespassing and sentenced them to time in prison. Settlers were dependent on Native Americans for survival in the wilderness beyond the settlement.

Settlers were dependent on Native Americans for survival in the wilderness beyond the settlement.

Which excerpt from chapter 41 of Moby-Dick conveys the agitated tone of the chapter? Nor was it his unwonted magnitude, nor his remarkable hue, nor yet his deformed lower jaw, that so much invested the whale with natural terror. He had several times been known to turn round suddenly, and, bearing down upon them, either stave their boats to splinters. And then it was, that suddenly sweeping his sickle-shaped lower jaw beneath him, Moby Dick had reaped away Ahab's leg. The White Whale swam before him as the monomaniac incarnation of all those malicious agencies which some deep men feel eating in them.

The White Whale swam before him as the monomaniac incarnation of all those malicious agencies which some deep men feel eating in them.

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture." The expression was that of agony—the agony of intense bodily pain; but a menace scowled upon the brow, and a few sprinklings of blood added to its ghastliness. Yet it was not all these characteristics—it was some horror of the mind, some inscrutable antipathy awakened by this picture, which harrowed up my feelings. What technique does Irving use to build suspense in the excerpt? The pace of the story quickens. The word choice darkens the tone. Odd characters are introduced. The setting details are intentionally omitted.

The pace of the story quickens.

Read this excerpt from "The Mysterious Stranger" using comprehension strategies. The romantic character of the place delighted me; I was very much amused by the air of adventure and intrigue that prevailed in this region of masks and gondolas; and I was exceedingly smitten by a pair of languishing black eyes, that played upon my heart from under an Italian mantle. So I persuaded myself that I was lingering at Venice to study men and manners. At least I persuaded my friends so, and that answered all my purpose. What statement best describes the narrator in this excerpt? The narrator is satisfied with his studies in Venice. The narrator is not entirely truthful about his reasons for staying in Venice. The narrator has established lasting friendships during his stay in Venice. The narrator is unfamiliar with the Italian culture in Venice.

The narrator is not entirely truthful about his reasons for staying in Venice.

Which best explains why Irving sets "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger" in a land of "masks and gondolas"? The setting is symbolic of the idea that a life of quiet study is the ideal pursuit. The setting is symbolic of the idea that innocence cannot be outgrown. The setting is symbolic of the idea that ease and affluence are available to all. The setting is symbolic of the idea that appearances can be deceiving.

The setting is symbolic of the idea that appearances can be deceiving.

Read this excerpt from chapter 41 of Moby-Dick using comprehension strategies. If such a furious trope may stand, his special lunacy stormed his general sanity, and carried it, and turned all its concentred cannon upon its own mad mark; so that far from having lost his strength, Ahab, to that one end, did now possess a thousand fold more potency than ever he had sanely brought to bear upon any one reasonable object. What is the meaning of this excerpt? Though Ahab is physically weakened, his insanity has strengthened his will for revenge. Ahab's anger has increased his physical strength, and he expects to do battle. Ahab has always been somewhat mad, but his insanity has recently flourished. Though Ahab has lost his ability to seek revenge, he still harbors anger and resentment.

Though Ahab is physically weakened, his insanity has strengthened his will for revenge.

Which excerpt from Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter is the best evidence that the stranger in the marketplace wants to keep his true identity a secret? When he found the eyes of Hester Prynne fastened on his own, and saw that she appeared to recognize him, he slowly and calmly raised his finger, made a gesture with it in the air, and laid it on his lips. By the Indian's side, and evidently sustaining a companionship with him, stood a white man, clad in a strange disarray of civilized and savage costume. A writhing horror twisted itself across his features, like a snake gliding swiftly over them, and making one little pause, with all its wreathed intervolutions in open sight. There was a remarkable intelligence in his features, as of a person who had so cultivated his mental part that it could not fail to mould the physical to itself, and become manifest by unmistakable tokens.

When he found the eyes of Hester Prynne fastened on his own, and saw that she appeared to recognize him, he slowly and calmly raised his finger, made a gesture with it in the air, and laid it on his lips.

In Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick, which belief about society and nature does Ahab's relationship with the White Whale best demonstrate? a belief that man is inferior to nature a belief that man is in harmony with nature a belief that man is superior to nature a belief that man is not connected to nature

a belief that man is superior to nature

Read the sentence. The coded log book proved decipherable with the help of a few simple equations. Based on the suffix, -able, what does the word "decipherable" mean? able to be seen able to be counted able to be understood able to be discussed

able to be understood

Which are root words? Check all that apply. anti con cred graph post vis

anti con graph

Read the excerpt from "The Mysterious Stranger." He seemed to be tormented by some strange fancy or apprehension. In spite of every effort to fix his attention on the conversation of his companions, I noticed that every now and then he would turn his head slowly round, give a glance over his shoulder, and then withdraw it with a sudden jerk, as if something painful had met his eye. How does the excerpt exemplify Gothic fiction? by describing a scene of blood and gore by reminding the reader of the presence of evil by depicting the triumph of reason over the irrational by introducing a cast of odd characters

by reminding the reader of the presence of evil

A job application would most likely use what type of language? formal informal jargon casual

formal

Based on Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, in the time period in which Hester lived, a crime such as hers would bring dishonor to only herself. herself and her child. herself, her husband, and her child. herself and her husband.

herself, her husband, and her child.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick. It was one of those less lowering, but still grey and gloomy enough mornings of the transition, when with a fair wind the ship was rushing through the water with a vindictive sort of leaping and melancholy rapidity, that as I mounted to the deck at the call of the forenoon watch, so soon as I leveled my glance towards the taffrail, foreboding shivers ran over me. Reality outran apprehension; Captain Ahab stood upon his quarter-deck. Which of the novel's themes is best developed in this excerpt from Chapter 28 of Moby Dick? man's ability to outsmart fate man's harmony with nature man's control over nature man's inability to alter fate

man's inability to alter fate

Read the excerpt from a short story. From the porch, the cabin looked as quaint and rustic as the website had promised. I hoisted my duffel to my hip, unlocked the door with the key I'd been sent, and stepped into the warm air of the mountain home. The floorboards creaked a welcome as I investigated. I admired the piney living room, noting the stone hearth and the dappled afternoon light on the walls. Then I made my way toward the sole bedroom at the end of the hall. I glanced at the eyelet bedcover, the mantle clock, and the antique mirror. Wait. I glanced again at the mirror and impulsively brushed my hair from my eyes, balking at the coloring of the wayward wisps. How could it be? My hand touched my skin—the image I faced was a much older version of myself. I backed away, watching my wrinkled face retreat. I tripped on the doorjamb, stubbed my toe on an errant nail, and nearly toppled over my own luggage as I lunged for the door. What technique does the author use to build suspense in the excerpt? darkening the word choice quickening the pace of the story intentionally omitting setting details making the outcome of events uncertain

quickening the pace of the story

Read the excerpt from Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick. The White Whale swam before him as the monomaniac incarnation of all those malicious agencies which some deep men feel eating in them, till they are left living on with half a heart and half a lung. What theme of the novel does this excerpt best address? nature's indifference to man man's indifference to nature the self-destructive nature of obsession the personal empowerment that comes from obsession

the self-destructive nature of obsession

Read the excerpt from the beginning of Chapter 1 of Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. SQUIRE TRELAWNEY, Dr. Livesey, and the rest of these gentlemen having asked me to write down the whole particulars about Treasure Island, from the beginning to the end, keeping nothing back but the bearings of the island, and that only because there is still treasure not yet lifted, I take up my pen in the year of grace and go back to the time when my father kept the Admiral Benbow inn and the brown old seaman with the sabre cut first took up his lodging under our roof. Which best explains why the narrator mentions the gentleman's names in the opening sentence? to establish credibility, suggesting many want to hear his tale to foreshadow the story's ending, as personalities are revealed to give background information on his father's occupation to help the reader visualize the inhabitants of the inn

to establish credibility, suggesting many want to hear his tale

Which best explains why Melville refers to Captain Ahab as "supreme lord and dictator" in the first paragraph of Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick? to show that Captain Ahab trusts his men to make decisions for him to show that Captain Ahab distributes power equally among his crew to show that Captain Ahab is the only decision maker on board the ship to show that Captain Ahab is the only person allowed to work on deck

to show that Captain Ahab is the only decision maker on board the ship

Read this excerpt from chapter 41 of Moby-Dick. And, when running into more sufferable latitudes, the ship, with mild stun'sails spread, floated across the tranquil tropics, and, to all appearances, the old man's delirium seemed left behind him with the Cape Horn swells, and he came forth from his dark den into the blessed light and air; even then, when he bore that firm, collected front, however pale, and issued his calm orders once again; and his mates thanked God the direful madness was now gone; even then, Ahab, in his hidden self, raved on. Which words from the excerpt best convey the mood? tranquil tropics left behind calm orders raved on

tranquil tropics