Short Story 412

All of the following are moods created in the first paragraph of the excerpt OM&S, EXCEPT?

• despair

• fear

• hopelessness

• sadness

What two aspects of the boy's character are revealed in the first paragraph? Select a

• caring & compassionate

• fearless & bold

• dutiful & obedient

• curious & adventurous

Identify the figure of speech in the following lines ""old as erosions in a fishless desert.

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

What is the effectiveness of the the literary device: Old as erosions in a fishless desert"? Choose all that apply

• it is really ineffective because a desert is no place for fish

• it brings up images of absence of food and water.

• a desert tends to be bleak and ravaged just like harsh landscape the man is in

• it shows images of how the desert is eroded

What effect is created by the detailed description of the old man paragraph 2?

• to show us how weak he is

• to show us how strong he is

• to show how he is not as weak as he seems

• to show he was well studied by the narrator

In the final paragraph all of the following might be considered as unexpected by the reader? EXCEPT

• The final paragraph is shorter than the others

• It does not conclude the story.

• it ends with the refusal to be defeated.

• it testifies to the old man's inner strength unlike the other paragraph