1. Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics for questions 1–3.

Question

He searched doggedly for his favorite socks.
(1 point)
lazily
with great determination on all fours
with agitation
2. The tornado precluded our trip to the zoo. (1 point)
happened after enlivened endangered made impossible
3. I am sick of the reprimands I get from my driver’s ed instructor! (1 point)
warnings scoldings threats routines
4. Match each word to its definition. (2 points)
punishment; revenge
puzzling; obscure
desirable; longed for
prey; target
temperate; soothing
 quarry  retribution  balmy  coveted  cryptic
5. Choose the best answer for questions 9–19.
"The Most Dangerous Game"
How is Zaroff's philosophy on hunting different from Rainsford's?
(1 point)
Zaroff thinks people are no more than animals.
Zaroff thinks that animals deserve no compassion.
Zaroff thinks the world is divided into hunters and the hunted.
Zaroff thinks that big-game hunting is the most fascinating form of hunting.

Answer 1

Zaroff thinks the world is divided into hunters and the hunted.

Answer 2

All the answers please

Answer 3

1. with great determination
2. made impossible
3. scoldings
4.
- retribution: punishment; revenge
- cryptic: puzzling; obscure
- coveted: desirable; longed for
- quarry: prey; target
- balmy: temperate; soothing
5. Zaroff thinks the world is divided into hunters and the hunted.

Answer 4

6. Which of the following in the story is an example of foreshadowing?
(1 point)
Rainsford's turning from hunter to prey
Zaroff's dog falling into the trap set by Rainsford
Zaroff's recounting the beginnings of his hunting activity Whitney's talking of the evil atmosphere of Ship-Trap Island
7. The character of Zaroff serves as a
to the protagonist, sharply contrasting Rainsford's personality.
8. "The Cask of Amontillado"
Montresor sees himself as Fortunato’s ________.
(1 point)
foil friend victim mentor
9. Poe's use of a(n)
to tell the story heightens the uncertainty and sense of horror felt by the reader.
10. “The Bells,” “Annabel Lee,” “The Raven”
In Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Bells,” how does the tone change from the beginning to the end?
(1 point)
from melancholic to scary from cheerful to sinister from peaceful to frenetic from hopeful to embittered

Answer 5

6. Zaroff's recounting the beginnings of his hunting activity
7. foil
8. victim
9. unreliable narrator
10. from cheerful to sinister

Answer 6

11. The poetic device used in the line below is .
"For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams"
12. The phrase "radiant maiden" in the poem "The Raven" is an example of
(1 point)
assonance internal rhyme repetition onomatopoeia
13. "The Lottery"
What technique is used most in "The Lottery" to build suspense?
(1 point)
flashback
foreshadowing
an unreliable narrator withholding of information
14. "The Morning of June, 28, 1948, and 'The Lottery'"
Why do you think people reacted so violently to the publication of “The Lottery”?
(1 point)
It exacerbated the climate of paranoia in the War War II era.
It pointed the finger at the dangers of a small-town mentality.
It suggested that even the most normal people are capable of evil.
It accused American society of being cold-hearted and capable of murder.
15. Many horror and suspense stories such as "The Lottery" use stereotypical
instead of complex individuals because readers readily relate to them.

Answer 7

11. personification
12. repetition
13. foreshadowing
14. It suggested that even the most normal people are capable of evil.
15. characters