Question 6 of 10 • FL-1001040-M/J Language Arts 2 B
Read these excerpts from Angel Agnes andThe Summer of the Pestilence.Fiction: Angel AgnesFor awhile Agnes seemed to be wandering, or perhaps she was dreaming; for her eyes were closed as though in slumber, and a smile like she used to smile, flitted over her pale face, as she stretched out her arms to embrace some one.Nonfiction: The Summer of the Pestilence I found that Edmund had come home sick a little while before, with all the symptoms of yellow fever—violent pains in the head and back, a yellow infusion in the eyes, a dark coating down the middle of the tongue, while the edges of the tongue appeared almost raw, and a very rapid pulse.What statement best describes how death is shown in these excerpts?
Answer
A
The nonfictional excerpt shows great interest in scientific details.
B
The fictional excerpt shows great character development.
C
The fictional excerpt is more poetic than the nonfictional excerpt.
D
The fictional excerpt has a stronger plot than the nonfictional excerpt.