Appeals, Rhetorical Devices, and Figurative Language — Unit test
Question 10 • SC-English 3 Honors
Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War.The discovery that the men we had scorned as peasant guerrillas were, in fact, a lethal, determined enemy and the casualty lists that lengthened each week with nothing to show for the blood being spilled broke our early confidence. According to the excerpt, the soldiers
Answer
A
felt that their efforts were not successful.
B
failed because of their lack of self-belief.
C
showed no apprehension about facing the enemy.
D
were proud of their own strength and determination.
Explanation
The growing casualty lists, combined with “nothing to show for the blood being spilled,” suggest the soldiers felt their efforts were not succeeding. This lack of progress broke their early confidence, so choice A is correct.
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