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Need help with english 9b unit 3 lesson 8 test

12.What does the following quote from "The Cask of Amontillado" reveal about Montresor’s intentions?

"'Pass your hand,’ I said, ‘over the wall; you cannot help feeling the nitre. Indeed it is very damp. Once more let me implore you to return. No? Then I must positively leave you. But I must first render you all the little attentions in my power.’”

A)He is sincerely concerned about Fortunato's well-being.
B)He wants to make sure that Fortunato does not suspect his motives.
C)He hopes Fortunato will prevent him from committing the planned murder.
D)He wants to warn Fortunato that his death is near.

13.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.

14.In "The Raven," which details of the setting contribute least to the poem's mysterious and despairing mood?

A)The room is dimly lit.
B)The room is decorated with busts of ancient gods.
C)The story takes place on a "midnight dreary" during a "bleak December."
D)The heavy purple curtains have an "uncertain" rustling.

16.Read the following line from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells.”
“How they clang, and clash, and roar!”
What effect does the author’s use of onomatopoeia have on the reader?

A)It helps create emotion.
B)It adds to the suspense.
C)It explains the theme of the poem.
D)It allows the reader to remember the poem more easily.

17.In “The Lottery,” how does the fact that boys build a big pile of stones help create suspense?

A)The reader wonders why the boys build a big pile of stones.
B)The reader knows that the pile contains smooth stones of various sizes.
C)The reader knows that the boys also have stones in their pockets.
D)The reader understands that the pile contains many stones.

18.Which quote from "The Lottery" best illustrates the theme that good people can do bad things when conforming to a group’s social expectations?

A)“A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list.”
B)“Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.”
C)“Mrs. Hutchinson said, grinning, ‘Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you, Joe?’”
D)“’It’s not the way it used to be,’ Old Man Warner said clearly. ‘People ain’t the way they used to be.’”

19.Choose the correct type of person for the blank in the following.
Many horror and suspense stories such as “The Lottery” use stereotypical _____ instead of complex individuals because readers readily relate to them.

A)archetypes
B)foils
C)stock characters
D)unreliable narrators

Answer 1

i only know that 17 is A and 18 is B because I have read The Lottery

Answer 2

12. What the quote from "The Cask of Amontillado" reveal about Montresor's intentions is B)He wants to make sure that Fortunato does not suspect his motives

13. unreliable

14. The details of the setting that contribute least to the poem's mysterious and despairing mood are B)The room is decorated with busts of ancient gods.

16. The effect that the author’s use of onomatopoeia has on the reader is B)It adds to the suspense.

17. The fact that boys build a big pile of stones help create suspense because A)The reader wonders why the boys build a big pile of stones.

18. The quote from "The Lottery" that best illustrates the theme that good people can do bad things when conforming to a group’s social expectations is B)“Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.”

19. Many horror and suspense stories such as “The Lottery” use stereotypical C) stock characters instead of complex individuals because readers readily relate to them.

Explanation:

12.- By using warning expression the character shows himself as a not dangerous one.

13. An unreliable narrator has compromised their credibility so the reader doesn't know what to expect from them, a situation that increases the suspense.

14. The other options are more connected to the psychological effects of color and atmosphere.

16. an Onomatopeia represents a word that produces physically the sound of its pronunciation which can make the reader get deeper in the story.

17. The fact of unknowing what is about to happen is one of the basic action for writers to create suspense.

18. The villagers were eager to keep on going with a tradition that carries a lot of violence within even when they were not violent selves.

19. A stock character is an archetype which is easy to relate to and identify in a story without any complications or turns since they are flat characters.