Answer:
A. In paragraph 1, the mood is cold and dark, dreary.
B. In paragraph 2, the feeling is more upbeat and refreshing.
2. In paragraph 1, you have words such as little hands clamoring to escape prison, lifeless company, and boney exposed ankles.
In paragraph 2, you have words such as revitalized by the fresh surge of oxygen, dancing leaves tickled her ankles, She laughed until tears of delight trickled down her prematurely-aged cheeks, and for the first time in her life, she was happy.
3. The setting is an abandoned park.
4. If the setting helps to set the mood of the story and characters.
It means <span>the hatred of marriage.</span>
As an avid runner, I cannot imagine how I would successfully cope with life’s challenges without going running, which helps me clear my mind of stressful thoughts.
10.Review the sentence.Kayla strutted through the hallways of her school.
Which best analyzes the meaning created by the underlined word?
Answer Choice Options:
A.it hints that Kayla is upset
B.it suggests that Kayla is confident
C.it suggests that Kayla was in a hurry
D.it implies that Kayla was nervous\
11.Which is NOT a characteristic of a short story?
Answer Choice Options:
A.Plot
B.Theme
C.Setting
D.Rhymed Couplets
12.Which is an example of a man versus man conflict?
Answer Choice Options:
A.Della is sad that she cannot buy Jim the gift she would like to for Christmas.
B.Della can't fix the broken buzzer in the entryway.
C.Della is upset with herself for not saving more money
D.Jim is frustrated that his employer has reduced his pay.
13. In "The Necklace," Mathilde does not not have any appropriate jewels to wear to the ball.
Which best analyzes how this conflict develops the plot?
Answer Choice Options:
A.It serves as the falling action of the story because it shows that Mathilde will have to get used to her place in life.
B.It resolves the main conflict of the story by showing that Mathilde is vain.
C.It serves as one of the main conflicts because it leads Mathilde to borrow the infamous necklace.
D.It is the climax of the story since the reader is most excited at this point.
14.Which best describes the culture of the society depicted in "The Necklace"?
Answer Choice Options:
A.In this society, wealth is a sign of one's importance and social standing.
B.In this society, only wealthy people are considered physically beautiful.
C.In this society, only wealthy people are able to find true love.
D.In this society, wealth is a sign of superior intelligence.
15.Which point of view would you use to speak as though you were one of the characters in the story?
Answer Choice Options:
A.Second Person
B.Third-person omniscient
C.First Person
D.Third person
16.Review the sentence.
Daphne had the ability to agitate her sister to the point that fists would fly.
Which explains how the underlined term contributes to the meaning of the sentence?
Answer Choice Options:
A.it means "irritate"; it shows that Daphne's behavior causes her sister's reaction.
B.It means "delight"; it shows that the author is using a very sarcastic tone
C.it means "tickle"; it shows that Daphne's sister is extremely ticklish
D.it means "help"; it shows that Daphne's sister has anger'management issues.
17.Which identifies the irony at the conclusion of "Charles"?
Answer Choice Options:
A.No other parents attend the PTA meeting; Laurie's mom is there alone.
B.There is no child named Charles in kindergarten; it is Laurie who has been disruptive in class.
C.The kindergarten teacher does not think that Charles has been disruptive at all; Charles is her favorite student
D.Charles's mother is the nicest and most responsible parent at the PTA meeting; it is Laurie's mom who is rude.
18.Which best explains how the beginning of the play "The Necklace" differs from that of the short story?
Answer Choice Options:
A.In the play, Madame Loisel is shopping for jewels.
B.In the short story, there is no Monsieur Loisel.
C.In the play, Madame Forestier is visiting Mathilde.
D.In the play, Madame Forestier has sent over a necklace for Mathilde to borrow.
(for questions such as these only you can answer them, I can only guess because I haven't read the story)
19.Which is a characteristic of a short story?
Answer Choice Options:
A.multiple plots and subplots
B.rhymed couplets
C.theme
D.diagrams
20.Review the scenario. Lisette is writing a story set in the middle of a hurricane.
Which best explains how Lisette can create a believable setting?
Answer Choice Options:
A.She could state the theme of the story outright.
B.she could describe the fierce rain and winds and the frightful sounds.
C.Should could write the story from the point of view of a young girl.
D.She can use the characters' dialogue to express their fears.
21.Which point of view features the pronouns he, she, they and the narrator is not a part of the story?
Answer Choice Options:
A.First person
B.Second Person
C.Third Person
D.Fourth Person
22.Which sentence uses the word dialogue correctly?
Answer Choice Options:
A.I want to add a bit of dialogue to my sculpture.
B.I am going to dialogue my room after school.
C.That story had really funny dialogue between the mother and daughter.
D.Can you dialogue the speech later tonight?
The answers are bolded, but remember that with the questions about the story's plot, I haven't read the story "Mathilde" or "Charles" so I gave my best on them.
Good luck! Hope this helps!
