The Elephant - Sturm

40) Which of the following contributes LEAST to the dramatization of the author's confrontation with the elephant?

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41) The figure of speech MOST frequently employed by the author is

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42) All of the following aspects of the 'dialogue' of the passage augment the tension of the episode EXCEPT

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43) The author marks the duration of the encounter by which of the following?

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44) The author's internal response to the instructions given by Blix in lines 6-8 is BEST labeled

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45) In her description of the insect life that infests her clothing (lines 30-41), the author makes significant use of

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46) Blix's look of embarassment - "like a child caught stealing eggs" (line 59) --and his subsequent look of "ineffable sadness" (line 65) are likely brought on by which of the following?

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47) Which of the following does NOT contribute to the disarmingly passive nature of the elephant?

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48) The solitary sentence, "It occurred to me that this was the instant to shoot" (lines 83-84), primarily reveals the author's

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49) Which of the following BEST exemplifies the use of 'gallows' humor?

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