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Which are root words? Select three answers.

Read the excerpt relating to Roger Chillingworth from Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter.“Even if I imagine a scheme of vengeance, what could I do better for my object than to let thee live,—than to give thee medicines against all harm and peril of life,—so that this burning shame may still blaze upon they bosom?”—As he spoke, he laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter, which forthwith seemed to scorch into Hester’s breast, as if it had been red-hot. He noticed her involuntary gesture, and smiled.What does the excerpt reveal about Roger Chillingworth?

Read the excerpt from a short story.At least ten minutes had passed since the last locker door slammed. I had lurked long enough in the deserted shower stall, ruminating on my devious plan. I emerged to see the vacant room I’d anticipated. Within minutes, I had deciphered the locker combination and opened it without witness. This was my chance to reclaim what was rightfully mine, and I felt my heartbeat escalate.Which best describes the tone of the excerpt?

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture."How was this vile nervous fit, for such I now persuaded myself it was, to be conquered? I determined to force myself not to look at the painting but to undress quickly and get into bed. I began to undress, but in spite of every effort I could not keep myself from stealing a glance every now and then at the picture; and a glance was now sufficient to distress me. Even when my back was turned to it, the idea of this strange face behind me, peering over my shoulder, was insufferable. How does the excerpt exemplify Gothic fiction?

Which best explains how Melville uses his description of Ahab in Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick to comment on the nature of people?

Which excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture" conveys the eerie tone of the passage?

Read the excerpt from a short story.I descended the steps to the cellar, reminding myself that the smell of dirt was not to be feared. The earthen walls shone with moisture, and the rows of jarred fruit gleamed. I loathed these errands and doubted my ability to discern a peach from a pear in the dim light. I held a jar inches from my eyes and concluded it was some undesirable green—beans or peas—to be retrieved at a later date. As I mused, something crept stealthily from the shadows, and pounced unexpectedly from the summer’s stash.Which best describes the tone of the excerpt?

Which excerpt from Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter is the best evidence that the stranger in the marketplace wants to keep his true identity a secret?

Read the definition. antisocial: opposing a social normWhat is the prefix of antisocial?

Read this excerpt from chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter using comprehension strategies.But, on one side of the portal, and rooted almost at the threshold, was a wild rose-bush, covered, in this month of June, with its delicate gems, which might be imagined to offer their fragrance and fragile beauty to the prisoner as he went in, and to the condemned criminal as he came forth to his doom, in token that the deep heart of Nature could pity and be kind to him.What is the meaning of this excerpt?

Which event described in chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter occurs when Hester arrives at the marketplace?

Read the sentence.I grimaced as I walked into my apartment and recognized the familiar smell of my roommate’s cooking. Which of the following is the connotation of the word “smell” in this sentence?

In Chapter 3 of The Scarlet Letter, which best describes the magistracy’s main goal with respect to the punishment it delivers to Hester Prynne for her crime?

Read the sentence.From a prior scene, the audience knew that the lead was hysterical because of the contemptible villain.Suffixes help a reader understand the meanings of words. Which words in the sentence have suffixes? Select three answers.

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture."“And now for the haunted chamber,” said the Irish captain, taking his candle.“Aye, who’s to be the hero of the night?” said the gentleman with the ruined head.“That we shall see in the morning,” said the old gentleman with the nose: “whoever looks pale and grizzly will have seen the ghost.”“Well, gentlemen,” said the Baronet, “there’s many a true thing said in jest.”How does the excerpt exemplify Gothic fiction?

Which excerpt from "The Masque of the Red Death" best shows Prince Prospero’s self-centeredness?

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?

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?

Which best explains why Irving sets "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger" in a land of “masks and gondolas”?

Read this excerpt from chapter 41 of Moby-Dick using comprehension strategies.If such a furious trope may stand, his special lunacy stormed his general sanity, and carried it, and turned all its concentred cannon upon its own mad mark; so that far from having lost his strength, Ahab, to that one end, did now possess a thousand fold more potency than ever he had sanely brought to bear upon any one reasonable object.What is the meaning of this excerpt?

In Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick, which belief about society and nature does Ahab’s relationship with the White Whale best demonstrate?

Which best explains why Melville begins Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick with a detailed description of the White Whale?

Read the excerpt from Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick.The White Whale swam before him as the monomaniac incarnation of all those malicious agencies which some deep men feel eating in them, till they are left living on with half a heart and half a lung.What theme of the novel does this excerpt best address?

Which of Ahab’s character traits does Melville develop most thoroughly in Chapter 41 of Moby-Dick?

Read this excerpt from chapter 41 of Moby-Dick.And, when running into more sufferable latitudes, the ship, with mild stun'sails spread, floated across the tranquil tropics, and, to all appearances, the old man's delirium seemed left behind him with the Cape Horn swells, and he came forth from his dark den into the blessed light and air; even then, when he bore that firm, collected front, however pale, and issued his calm orders once again; and his mates thanked God the direful madness was now gone; even then, Ahab, in his hidden self, raved on.Which words from the excerpt best convey the mood?