16 of 2016 of 20 Items
Question
What is the effect of Poe's use of alliteration in the following line from "The Bells?"
"What a tale their terror tells"
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Responses
It signals a change to a darker mood.
It signals a change to a darker mood.
It suggests pleasant sounding bells.
It suggests pleasant sounding bells.
It explains the speaker's actions.
It explains the speaker's actions.
It distracts the reader from the poem's message.
It suggests pleasant sounding bells.
17 of 2017 of 20 Items
Question
In “The Lottery,” how does the fact that boys build a big pile of stones help create suspense?
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Responses
The reader wonders why the boys build a big pile of stones.
The reader wonders why the boys build a big pile of stones.
The reader knows that the pile contains smooth stones of various sizes.
The reader knows that the pile contains smooth stones of various sizes.
The reader knows that the boys also have stones in their pockets.
The reader knows that the boys also have stones in their pockets.
The reader understands that the pile contains many stones.
The reader wonders why the boys build a big pile of stones.
18 of 2018 of 20 Items
Question
Which of the following quotes from “The Lottery” best illustrates the story’s theme that following tradition blindly can be hazardous?
(1 point)
Responses
“She snatched a paper out and held it behind her.”
“She snatched a paper out and held it behind her.”
“'Bill,' Mr. Summers said, and Bill Hutchinson reached into the box and felt around, bringing his hand out at last with the slip of paper in it.”
“'Bill,' Mr. Summers said, and Bill Hutchinson reached into the box and felt around, bringing his hand out at last with the slip of paper in it.”
“Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.”
“Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.”
“You'll have to go ahead and I'll catch up with you.”