Mood and Narrative Techniques in "Lather and Nothing Else” — Quiz Answers

Review the excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else." The lather was drying on his face. I must hurry. Through the mirror, I took a look at the street. It appeared about as usual; there was the grocery shop with two or three customers. Then I glanced at the clock, two-thirty. Which phrases does the author use to quicken the pace and build suspense?

How does writer Hernando Tellez use pacing to create suspense in "Lather and Nothing Else"?

Read the excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else." I went on lathering his face. My hands began to tremble again. The man could not be aware of this, which was lucky for me. But I wished he had not come in. Probably many of our men had seen him enter the shop. And with the enemy in my house I felt a certain responsibility. Which word in this excerpt creates a tense mood?

Read the excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else." I’m sure that with a good strong blow, a deep cut, he would feel no pain. He would not suffer at all. And what would I do then with the body? Where would I hide it? I would have to flee, leave all this behind, take shelter far away, very far away. But they would follow until they caught up with me. "The murderer of Captain Torres. He slit his throat while he was shaving him. What a cowardly thing to do!” And others would say, "The avenger of our people. A name to remember”—my name here. "He was the town barber. No one knew he was fighting for our cause.” How could the internal conflict in this excerpt best be summarized?

Review the passage from "Lather and Nothing Else." The chin was now clean, polished, soft. The man got up and looked at himself in the glass. He ran his hand over the skin and felt its freshness, its newness. The mood of this passage can best be described as

Which line from "Lather and Nothing Else" best shows the resolution of the barber’s inner conflict?

Which line from "Lather and Nothing Else" best reveals internal conflict?

Read the excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else" A little more lather here under the chin, on the Adam’s apple, right near the great vein. How hot it is! Torres must be sweating just as I am. But he is not afraid. He is a tranquil man, who is not even giving thought to what he will do to his prisoners this evening. I, on the other hand, polishing his skin with this razor but avoiding the drawing of blood, careful with every stroke—I cannot keep my thoughts in order. How does the author best create suspense in this excerpt?

Which excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else" is the best example of fast-paced narration?

Review this excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else." I estimated he had a four-days’ growth of beard, the four days he had been gone on the last foray after our men. His face looked burnt, tanned by the sun. I started to work carefully on the shaving soap. I scraped some slices from the cake, dropped them into the mug, then added a little lukewarm water, and stirred with the brush. The lather soon began to rise. "The fellows in the troop must have just about asmuch beard as I.” I went on stirring up lather. Which is true about the pacing in this excerpt?