Answer:
pausing to check that his listener understands
Explanation:
The passage states, "His friend tries to follow his instructions, but halfway through she cannot remember the next step."
Titus needs to slow down with his instructions since that person cannot do every step all at once as quickly as he is telling her what to do. He needs to slow down and pause once in a while to check that his friend actually understands what needs to be done.
The passage also includes, "His friend is able to complete the next step, but she is stuck again at the following step and becomes frustrated."
Answer:
d: She explains how both she and Peter must deal with bothersome mothers.
Explanation:
Answer: "And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain / Thrilled me-filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;"
Explanation: In "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe, lines that are most effective in creating suspense in this poem are the above mentioned. The alliteration helps readers imagine what the curtains sound like, and the mood that this sound creates is a suspenseful mood. The narrator is reading on a bleak December night to forget that his beloved Lenore is dead. The sudden noise of the curtains fill him with fear, "...filled me with fantastic terrors". He tries to convince himself that it is some visitor and nothing more.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
B is possible but unlikely