Which statement explains why an author would include a flashback as an element of nonlinear plot development in a story? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses
to create a feeling of suspense or tension about future events
to create a feeling of suspense or tension about future events
to give the reader a hint about what may happen later in the story
to give the reader a hint about what may happen later in the story
to use a central character or event to connect two or more narratives
to use a central character or event to connect two or more narratives
to interrupt the sequence of events as a way to gain the reader's interest
to interrupt the sequence of events as a way to gain the reader's interest
to provide the reader with background information about characters or eventsWith that reflection Gortsby rose to go; as he did so an exclamation of concern escaped him. Lying on the ground by the side of the bench was a small oval packet, wrapped and sealed with the solicitude of a chemist’s counter. It could be nothing else but a cake of soap, and it had evidently fallen out of the youth’s overcoat pocket when he flung himself down on the seat. In another moment Gortsby was scudding along the dusk-shrouded path in anxious quest for a youthful figure in a light overcoat. He had nearly given up the search when he caught sight of the object of his pursuit standing irresolutely on the border of the carriage drive, evidently uncertain whether to strike across the Park or make for the bustling pavements of Knightsbridge. He turned round sharply with an air of defensive hostility when he found Gortsby hailing him.
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Use paragraph 20 from “Dusk” to answer the question.
What is the purpose of the description of the “dusk-shrouded path”?
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It shows that most of the people in the park are feeling anxious.
It shows that most of the people in the park are feeling anxious.
It signals that a new day is taking place in the timeline of the story.
It signals that a new day is taking place in the timeline of the story.
It suggests that it is difficult for Gortsby to see who is in the park.
It suggests that it is difficult for Gortsby to see who is in the park.
It indicates in which time of year the story takes place.
It indicates in which time of year the story takes place.Do you know many of the people round here?” asked the niece, when she judged that they had had sufficient silent communion.
“Hardly a soul,” said Framton. “My sister was staying here, at the rectory, you know, some four years ago, and she gave me letters of introduction to some of the people here.”
He made the last statement in a tone of distinct regret.
“Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?” pursued the self-possessed young lady.
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Use the excerpt from the story “The Open Window” to answer the question.
How does the setting of the room momentarily shift when the aunt enters?
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Responses
It seems to remind Nuttel of his own home and sister.
It seems to remind Nuttel of his own home and sister.
It seems to spin with her movements.
It seems to spin with her movements.
It seems to darken into a deeper tragedy.
It seems to darken into a deeper tragedy.
It seems to become less creepy and more dynamic.
It seems to become less creepy and more dynamic.Use the excerpt from H. H. Munro’s story “The Open Window” to answer the question.
What does the underlined sentence in the excerpt suggest about Framton’s character?
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It suggests that Framton lacks courage in new situations.
It suggests that Framton lacks courage in new situations.
It suggests that Framton is unfamiliar with his surroundings.
It suggests that Framton is unfamiliar with his surroundings.
It tells how Framton could be easily irritated by others.
It tells how Framton could be easily irritated by others.
It suggests that Framton is slightly self-conscious about his shyness.
It suggests that Framton is slightly self-conscious about his shyness.Rosemary had been married two years. She had a duck of a boy. No, not Peter—Michael. And her husband absolutely adored her. They were rich, really rich, not just comfortably well off, which is odious and stuffy and sounds like one’s grandparents. But if Rosemary wanted to shop she would go to Paris as you and I would go to Bond Street. If she wanted to buy flowers, the car pulled up at that perfect shop in Regent Street, and Rosemary inside the shop just gazed in her dazzled, rather exotic way, and said: “I want those and those and those. Give me four bunches of those. And that jar of roses. Yes, I’ll have all the roses in the jar. No, no lilac. I hate lilac. It’s got no shape.” The attendant bowed and put the lilac out of sight, as though this was only too true; lilac was dreadfully shapeless. “Give me those stumpy little tulips. Those red and white ones.” And she was followed to the car by a thin shopgirl staggering under an immense white paper armful that looked like a baby in long clothes. . . .
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Use the excerpt from “A Cup of Tea” by Katherine Mansfield to answer the question.
What does the imagined interaction between Rosemary and the shop attendant over the lilacs suggest about Rosemary?
(1 point)
Responses
Rosemary is dissatisfied with her current life and is seeking change.
Rosemary is dissatisfied with her current life and is seeking change.
Rosemary has a discerning eye that can find details that others miss.
Rosemary has a discerning eye that can find details that others miss.
People tend act as if Rosemary is always right because of her wealth.
People tend act as if Rosemary is always right because of her wealth.
People are frustrated by Rosemary because she is indecisive.“Here we are, my dear,” said the bearer of the white mackintosh, coming in through the window; “fairly muddy, but most of it’s dry. Who was that who bolted out as we came up?”
“A most extraordinary man, a Mr. Nuttel,” said Mrs. Sappleton; “could only talk about his illnesses, and dashed off without a word of good-bye or apology when you arrived. One would think he had seen a ghost.”
“I expect it was the spaniel,” said the niece calmly; “he told me he had a horror of dogs. He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the Ganges by a pack of pariah dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with the creatures snarling and grinning and foaming just above him. Enough to make anyone lose their nerve.”
Romance at short notice was her speciality.
"The Open Window" by H.H. Munro ("Saki")
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Use the excerpt below from H.H. Munro’s “The Open Window” to answer the question.
What does the detail “Romance at short notice was her specialty” reveal about the character Vera, the niece?
(1 point)
Responses
She has a goal of mastering the romance genre.
She has a goal of mastering the romance genre.
She doesn’t enjoy her life.
She doesn’t enjoy her life.
She has many talents and enjoys using them.
She has many talents and enjoys using them.
She likes to embellish and mislead others.
She likes to embellish and mislead others.
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Which statement explains why an author would include a flashback as an element of nonlinear plot development in a story? Select the two correct answers.
to create a feeling of suspense or tension about future events
to provide the reader with background information about characters or events
What is the purpose of the description of the “dusk-shrouded path”?
It suggests that it is difficult for Gortsby to see who is in the park.
How does the setting of the room momentarily shift when the aunt enters?
It seems to darken into a deeper tragedy.
What does the underlined sentence in the excerpt suggest about Framton’s character?
It suggests that Framton lacks courage in new situations.
What does the imagined interaction between Rosemary and the shop attendant over the lilacs suggest about Rosemary?
People tend to act as if Rosemary is always right because of her wealth.
What does the detail “Romance at short notice was her specialty” reveal about the character Vera, the niece?
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