1 of 25
Term
Read the selection below from the short story "The Pit and the
Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe and answer the question that follows.
Amid the thought of the fiery destruction that impended, the idea of
the coolness of the well came over my soul like balm. I rushed to its
deadly brink. I threw my straining vision below. The glare from the
enkindled roof illumined its inmost recesses. Yet, for a wild moment,
did my spirit refuse to comprehend the meaning of what I saw. At
length it forced—it wrestled its way into my soul—it burned itself in
upon my shuddering reason. O for a voice to speak!—oh, horror!—
oh, any horror but this! With a shriek I rushed from the margin and
buried my face in my hands—weeping bitterly.
Based on the passage above, which statement best summarizes why
the reader may not be sympathetic to the narrator?
Give this one a try later!
, Clowning, which originated at Poe's writing style is plain and
birthday parties, has transformed simple to read, with few
the lives of many kids. descriptions.
The narrator appears to be The library's geneaology collection
weak minded, which is not an includes manuscripts, pictures,
admirable character trait. maps, and other published sources.
Don't know?
2 of 25
Term
Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows.
When I was a child, my father, an astronaut, taught me the names
and locations of the constellations, galaxies, and planets in the Milky
Way and beyond.
Identify the appositive phrase and the noun it renames or identifie
Give this one a try later!
the role of a woman who has had a becoming an astronomy researcher;
"proper Christian upbringing" goal
an astronaut; father to become a famous astronomer
Don't know?
, 3 of 25
Term
Which excerpt from A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah is an
example of setting?
Give this one a try later!
"Mobimbi, a quarter where the
Neither clowning nor krumping
foreigners who worked for the
requires a strong background in
same American company as
dance.
my father lived . . . ."
The library's geneaology collection
Gramps was coaching the players
includes manuscripts, pictures,
when he received the news.
maps, and other published sources.
Don't know?
4 of 25
Term
Ishmael Beah published a(n) __________ called A Long Way Gone in
order to explore the experience of surviving a civil war.
Give this one a try later!
painful memories to cope with terrible images of war
Term
Read the selection below from the short story "The Pit and the
Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe and answer the question that follows.
Amid the thought of the fiery destruction that impended, the idea of
the coolness of the well came over my soul like balm. I rushed to its
deadly brink. I threw my straining vision below. The glare from the
enkindled roof illumined its inmost recesses. Yet, for a wild moment,
did my spirit refuse to comprehend the meaning of what I saw. At
length it forced—it wrestled its way into my soul—it burned itself in
upon my shuddering reason. O for a voice to speak!—oh, horror!—
oh, any horror but this! With a shriek I rushed from the margin and
buried my face in my hands—weeping bitterly.
Based on the passage above, which statement best summarizes why
the reader may not be sympathetic to the narrator?
Give this one a try later!
, Clowning, which originated at Poe's writing style is plain and
birthday parties, has transformed simple to read, with few
the lives of many kids. descriptions.
The narrator appears to be The library's geneaology collection
weak minded, which is not an includes manuscripts, pictures,
admirable character trait. maps, and other published sources.
Don't know?
2 of 25
Term
Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows.
When I was a child, my father, an astronaut, taught me the names
and locations of the constellations, galaxies, and planets in the Milky
Way and beyond.
Identify the appositive phrase and the noun it renames or identifie
Give this one a try later!
the role of a woman who has had a becoming an astronomy researcher;
"proper Christian upbringing" goal
an astronaut; father to become a famous astronomer
Don't know?
, 3 of 25
Term
Which excerpt from A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah is an
example of setting?
Give this one a try later!
"Mobimbi, a quarter where the
Neither clowning nor krumping
foreigners who worked for the
requires a strong background in
same American company as
dance.
my father lived . . . ."
The library's geneaology collection
Gramps was coaching the players
includes manuscripts, pictures,
when he received the news.
maps, and other published sources.
Don't know?
4 of 25
Term
Ishmael Beah published a(n) __________ called A Long Way Gone in
order to explore the experience of surviving a civil war.
Give this one a try later!
painful memories to cope with terrible images of war
