Choose the correct vocabulary word for the blank in the following sentence. Someone left me a _____ message on my voicemail; I had no idea what it meant.(1 point) Responses cryptic cryptic boisterous boisterous petulant petulant jovial
9 answers
cryptic
Which of the following statements by General Zaroff from "The Most Dangerous Game" adds to the suspense of the story?(1 point) Responses "After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there." "After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there." "I was about to have my dinner when you came. I'll wait for you." "I was about to have my dinner when you came. I'll wait for you." "I've read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet, you see." "I've read your book about hunting snow leopards in Tibet, you see." "To date I have not lost."
"To date I have not lost."
In "The Most Dangerous Game," the character of Zaroff serves as a(n) _____________ to the protagonist, sharply contrasting Rainsford's personality.(1 point) Responses foil character foil character internal character internal character external character external character middle character
foil character
What does the following quote from "The Cask of Amontillado" reveal about the relationship between Montresor and his servants? I had told them that I should not return until the morning and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned. (1 point) Responses He knows his servants are disobedient. He knows his servants are disobedient. He is afraid of being robbed by his servants. He is afraid of being robbed by his servants. He wants his servants to enjoy the carnival He wants his servants to enjoy the carnival He is trying to punish his servants.
He knows his servants are disobedient.
In the short story, "The Cask of Amontillado," Poe's use of a(n) ___________ narrator to tell the story heightens the uncertainty and sense of horror felt by the reader.(1 point) Responses unreliable unreliable honest honest accurate accurate steadfast
unreliable