An Uncomfortable Bed

8A. Which statement describes the narrator's point of view in the story?

• He shows limited understanding of the situation to produce irony

• He shows omniscience to produce humor

• He shows limited understanding of the situation to produce suspension

• He shows omniscience to produce tension

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8B. Select the sentence from the story that best supports the answer to part A.

• "I said to myself: Look out, old ferret! They have something in store for you." (para 4)

• "They must have planned some good joke. Assuredly I am to be the victim of the joke." (para 5)

• "I scented a practical joke in the air, as a dog scents game. But what was it?" (para 6)

• "Everything seemed quiet in the chateau." (para 12)

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9A. Which sentence best describes the narrator's actions that advance the plot?

• He shares that he is fond of practical jokes

• He pretends as though nothing is wrong

• He goes to bed later than the other guests

• He guards against a practical joke

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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9B. Which sentence from the story best supports the answer in part A?

• "I do not care to know people who are not." (para 2)

• "And I did not want to be caught." (para 11)

• "I dragged all these objects into the middle of the room, facing the entrance door". (para 11)

• "Then I extinguished all the candles, and groping my way, I slipped under the bedclothes." (para 11)

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10A. In paragraph 6, what is the impact of the phrase an object of suspicion on the tone of the story?

• It helps create a cynical tone

• It helps create a frightening tone

• It helps create a jovial tone

• It helps create a hopeless tone

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10B. Which detail has a similar impact on tone as the phrase, "an object of suspicion"?

• "...the whole household came to escort me to my room." (para7)

• "The shutters , large wooden shutters, were open." (para 10)

• "If they were spying on me, as I supposed, they must..." (para 11)

• "So i made up my mind to go to bed." (para 11)

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11A. Which sentence states the theme the author develops over the course of the story?

• One's first instincts should always be trusted

• Acting on one's fears can cause them to come true

• Old friends can quickly turn into new enemies

• The unexpected should always be expected

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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11B. Which detail best helps to refine the theme the author develops over the course of the story?

• "I thought: here are people who have more than their share of amusement, and apparently without reason."

• "I was going perhaps to receive a cold shower-bath from overhead, or perhaps, the moment I stretched myself out, to find myself shrinking to the floor with my mattress." (para 11)

• "For at last another hour I remained awake, starting at the slightest sound." (para 12)

• "The precautions I had taken in closing the shutters and going to sleep in the middle of the room had only brought about the practical joke I had been trying to avoid." (para 16)

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