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peacefulhumorousanxiousangry

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peaceful
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humorous
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anxious
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angry
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game.""You'll have a cocktail, Mr. Rainsford," he suggested. The cocktail was surpassingly good; and, Rainsford noted, the table appointments were of the finest—the linen, the crystal, the silver, the china.They were eating borsch, the rich, red soup with whipped cream so dear to Russian palates. Half apologetically General Zaroff said, "We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. Please forgive any lapses. We are well off the beaten t

c
civilized.
e
educated.
h
helpful.
t
trustworthy.
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game.""I can't believe you are serious, General Zaroff. This is a grisly joke.""Why should I not be serious? I am speaking of hunting.""Hunting? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder."The general laughed with entire good nature. He regarded Rainsford quizzically. "I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war—""Did not make me c

Z
Zaroff has no conscience, while Rainsford does have a conscience.
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Zaroff is an enthusiastic hunter, while Rainsford is indifferent to hunting.
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Zaroff is an inconsiderate host, while Rainsford is a very good guest.
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Zaroff has little hunting experience, while Rainsford has a lot.
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historicaldangerousthrillingbarren

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historical
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dangerous
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thrilling
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barren
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell.When [Rainsford] opened his eyes he knew from the position of the sun that it was late in the afternoon. Sleep had given him new vigor; a sharp hunger was picking at him. He looked about him, almost cheerfully."Where there are pistol shots, there are men. Where there are men, there is food," he thought. But what kind of men, he wondered, in so forbidding a place? An unbroken front of snarled and ragged jungle fringed the shore.H

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go fishing along the shore.
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search for the island’s inhabitants.
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build a camp in the jungle.
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try to swim to a neighboring island.
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three

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analogies
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attitudes
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anecdotes
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examples
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extremes
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Question illustration
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Add more narrative detail.
E
Eliminate characters.
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Add dialogue or a voice-over.
C
Change the ending.
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Read this stanza from "The Raven."Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore?"This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"– Merely this and nothing more.

L
Lenore actually lived.
t
the ghost of Lenore will appear.
t
the raven will fly through the door.
t
the raven is the ghost of Lenore.
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Read this stanza from "The Raven."Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,Soon again I heard a tapping something louder than before."Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice;Let me see, then, what thereat is and this mystery explore–Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;– 'Tis the wind and nothing more."

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the reader knows what is making the noise while the speaker does not.
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the speaker and the reader wait again to find out what is making the noise.
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the tapping gets louder, which foreshadows that the noise is made by a bird.
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the wind gets stronger and makes more noise against the speaker’s window.
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exactly alignedcompletely opposedsimilar in some waysnot at all similar

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exactly aligned
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completely opposed
C
similar in some ways
D
not at all similar
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Read the passage from "Lather and Nothing Else."And so, which will it be? Murderer or hero? My fate hangs on the edge of this razor blade. I can turn my wrist slightly, put a bit more pressure on the blade, let it sink in. The skin will yield like silk, like rubber, like the strop. There is nothing more tender than a man’s skin, and the blood is always there, ready to burst forth. A razor like this cannot fail. It is the best one I have.

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It shows how strong the captain is and how fearful the barber must be.
B
It persuades readers to see the captain’s political point of view.
C
It creates a visual image and shows how easily the barber could hurt the captain.
D
It describes details of an old-fashioned barbershop and creates sympathy for the barber.
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Read the excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else" He went on talking. He evidently took it for granted that I was on the side of the existing regime."The people must have gotten a scare with what happened the other day,” he said."Yes,” I replied, as I finished tying the knot against his nape, which smelt of sweat."Good show, wasn’t it?”"Very good,” I answered, turning my attention now to the brush. The man closed his eyes wearily and awaited the cool caress of the lather.

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The “small talk” shows that the captain is foolish and the barber is afraid.
B
The “small talk” slows the pace, building interest at the beginning of the story.
C
The discussion helps readers feel sympathetic toward Captain Torres.
D
The discussion helps readers understand the barber’s final decision.
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Read the excerpt from "The Raven."On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o'er,But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o'er She shall press, ah, nevermore!

t
to show that the electric light is flickering on and off in the darkened room, which contributes to a frightful mood
t
to emphasize that the light is shining on the spot where Lenore will never sit again, which contributes to a lonely mood
t
to show that the speaker is having trouble seeing even with the light of the lamp turned directly on the chair, which contributes to a mysterious mood
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to emphasize that the light is next to the chair where the speaker is sitting, which contributes to a sad mood
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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game.""Dear me," said the general, quite unruffled, "again that unpleasant word. But I think I can show you that your scruples are quite ill founded.""Yes?""Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong. Why should I not use my gift? If I wish to hunt, why should I not? I hunt the scum of the earth—sailors from tramp ships—lascars, bla

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“But I think I can show you that your scruples are quite ill founded.”
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“Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if needs be, taken by the strong.”
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“Why should I not use my gift? If I wish to hunt, why should I not?”
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“—a thoroughbred horse or hound is worth more than a score of them.”

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