26
QuizMultiple Choice

Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 26 • FL-1001040-M/J Language Arts 2 B

Read these excerpts from Fever 1793 and The Summer of the Pestilence.Fiction: Fever 1793A violent thunderstorm on Sunday cleared the air for a few hours, but when the sun came out Monday, it baked the streets until the rainwater rose in ghostly plumes of steam. I felt like a noodle over-boiled in the stewpot. And the bells continued to toll.Nonfiction: The Summer of the Pestilence During dry, warm days, the fever has seemed to spread but slowly; but when these chill northeasterly storms have come, it has taken whole sections of the city in a night.In what way do the excerpts reveal setting?

Answer
A
Both use a character’s point of view to show setting.
B
Both use descriptive details to show setting.
C
Both use figurative language to show setting.
D
Both use facts to show setting.
Previous
Next
Read these excerpts from Fever 1793 and The…