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What technique does the author use to build suspense in the excerpt?

A
Odd characters are introduced.
B
The pace of the story quickens.
C
The setting details are intentionally omitted.
D
An unreliable narrator is introduced.
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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?

A
The narrator has established lasting friendships during his stay in Venice.
B
The narrator is not entirely truthful about his reasons for staying in Venice.
C
The narrator is unfamiliar with the Italian culture in Venice.
D
The narrator is satisfied with his studies in Venice.
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Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger," by Washington Irving. When he found I really took an interest in him he threw himself entirely upon my friendship. He clung to me like a drowning man. He would walk with me for hours up and down the place of St. Mark—or he would sit until night was far advanced in my apartment. What does this excerpt reveal about the narrator of the story?

A
It provides an inference drawn by the narrator.
B
It describes what the narrator knows from his past.
C
It provides a criticism voiced by the narrator.
D
It describes what the narrator experiences in the story.
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Which best explains why Irving sets "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger" in a land of “masks and gondolas”?

A
The setting is symbolic of the idea that a life of quiet study is the ideal pursuit.
B
The setting is symbolic of the idea that innocence cannot be outgrown.
C
The setting is symbolic of the idea that ease and affluence are available to all.
D
The setting is symbolic of the idea that appearances can be deceiving.
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Read the excerpt from Irving’s "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger." Often, after we had returned from one of these scenes of revelry, I have entered his room, and found him lying on his face on the sofa: his hands clinched in his fine hair, and his whole countenance bearing traces of the convulsions of his mind. Which of the following statements best describes the effect of narration on the story?

A
The narration suggests mounting helplessness and agony.
B
The narration reflects the friend’s physical discomfort.
C
The narration suggests a physical altercation between the men.
D
The narration reflects the revelry of the carnival.
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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?

A
by depicting the triumph of reason over the irrational
B
by reminding the reader of the presence of evil
C
by introducing a cast of odd characters
D
by describing a scene of blood and gore
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What is most likely required of a young man to be perceived as highly educated during the time period in which "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger" takes place?

A
He needs to travel in order to be exposed to art, music, and culture.
B
He needs to study the behavior of others to appreciate the human condition.
C
He needs to establish important social connections with people of influence.
D
He needs to attend Carnival in the city of Venice in Italy.
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Read the excerpt from a short story. The cave had offered a greater challenge than the group expected. This was not a tourist’s cavern, and there was no stopping to photograph stalagmites—far from it. Each spelunker wore a headlamp, and each had gone so far as to belly crawl through a tight fissure at the urging of their guide. Riya had kept up all afternoon, ignoring her aching legs and the shadows of abundant bats. And now she awaited her turn to walk, legs splayed, across a yawning crevice. Even Old Dot had done it; she could hear the group clapping for her across the darkness. Finding footholds on the left and right, she advanced—one foot, then the other. Reaching ambitiously for jutting rock beyond her grasp, she heard a sickly crumble below and began to fall. How does the excerpt exemplify the ideas King describes in "Danse Macabre"?

A
It allows readers to approach a “forbidden door.”
B
It provides a “single powerful spectacle” for the imagination’s eye.
C
It forces readers to “grapple” with their own mortality.
D
It excites readers with the concept of “magic.”
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Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture." All this was half muttered to myself, as I hastily slipped on my clothes; which having done, I groped my way out of the room, and down-stairs to the drawing-room. Here, after tumbling over two or three pieces of furniture, I made out to reach a sofa, and stretching myself upon it determined to bivouac there for the night. What technique does Irving use to build suspense in the excerpt?

A
The word choice darkens the tone.
B
The outcome of events becomes uncertain.
C
The setting details are intentionally omitted.
D
The pace of the story quickens.
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Which excerpt from "The Masque of the Red Death" best shows Prince Prospero’s self-centeredness?

A
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.
B
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.
C
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.
D
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.
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Read the excerpt from “The Tell-Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allan Poe. The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. What is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt?

A
It emphasizes the narrator’s strengths.
B
It emphasizes the narrator’s spirituality.
C
It emphasizes the narrator’s mental illness.
D
It emphasizes the narrator’s anger.
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Read the excerpt from “The Oval Portrait,” by Edgar Allan Poe. The chateau into which my valet had ventured to make forcible entrance, rather than permit me, in my desperately wounded condition, to pass a night in the open air, was one of those piles of commingled gloom and grandeur which have so long frowned among the Appennines, not less in fact than in the fancy of Mrs. Radcliffe. To all appearance it had been temporarily and very lately abandoned. We established ourselves in one of the smallest and least sumptuously furnished apartments. It lay in a remote turret of the building. Which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story?

A
The narration establishes a dangerous, condemned setting.
B
The narration establishes a lavish, impressive setting.
C
The narration establishes an historically significant setting.
D
The narration establishes a forsaken, foreboding setting.
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Read the excerpt from Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick . Nor a word he spoke; nor did his officers say aught to him; though by all their minutest gestures and expressions, they plainly showed the uneasy, if not painful, consciousness of being under a troubled master-eye. Which best describes the theme Melville develops in this excerpt?

A
the inherent danger of a leader who exhibits signs of distress
B
the problems associated with inexperienced leaders
C
the effectiveness of a leader who sets himself apart from others
D
the importance of obeying a leader under all circumstances
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Which best explains the symbolism behind Melville’s comparison of Ahab to a solid bronze cast in Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick ?

A
Melville is symbolizing the impermanent nature of Ahab’s character.
B
Melville is symbolizing the impolite nature of Ahab’s character.
C
Melville is symbolizing the inflexible nature of Ahab’s character.
D
Melville is symbolizing the intellectual nature of Ahab’s character.
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What technique does the author use to build suspense in the excerpt?

A
quickening the pace of the story
B
intentionally omitting setting details
C
making the outcome of events uncertain
D
darkening the word choice
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Based on Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter , what biased view do Hester Prynne and most of her fellow settlers hold of themselves in relation to the Indigenous population in the area?

A
The see themselves as less knowledgeable.
B
They see themselves as more civilized.
C
They see themselves as simpler.
D
They see themselves as less powerful.
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Read this excerpt from chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter using comprehension strategies. A blessing on the righteous Colony of the Massachusetts, where iniquity is dragged out into the sunshine! What is the meaning of the word “iniquity”?

A
belongings, possessions
B
mistakes, errors
C
wickedness, sin
D
solitude, loneliness
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Which event described in chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter occurs when Hester arrives at the marketplace?

A
Hester hears a remark from the crowd about “Divine Maternity.”
B
Hester is restrained on the scaffolding with arms and face secured.
C
Hester climbs the stairs and stands on the scaffolding.
D
Hester resists serving her sentence in front of the crowd.
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Which of Ahab’s character traits does Melville develop most thoroughly in Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick ?

A
Ahab’s obsessive need for revenge
B
Ahab’s acceptance of his plight
C
Ahab’s reluctance to be at sea
D
Ahab’s respect for nature
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Which best explains why Melville begins Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick with a detailed description of the White Whale?

A
Melville begins the chapter with a description of the White Whale so that readers can understand the whale species.
B
Melville begins the chapter with a description of the White Whale because he wants readers to sympathize with it.
C
Melville begins the chapters with a description of the White Whale so that readers can understand Ahab’s motivation to pursue it.
D
Melville begins the chapter with a description of the White Whale because he wants readers to recognize its lack of intelligence.

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