Uncomfortable Bed game

23. Part A: 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 suspense.

• He shows omniscience to produce tension.

23. Part B: 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."" (paragraph 4)

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

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

• "Everything seemed quiet in the château." (paragraph 12) 

24. Part A: 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.

24. Part B: Which sentence from the story best supports the answer in Part A?

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

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

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

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

25. Part A: 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.

25. Part B: 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." (paragraph 7) 

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

• "If they were spying on me, as I supposed, they must . . . .” 

  (paragraph 11)

• "So I made up my mind to go to bed." (paragraph 11)

26. Part A: Which sentence states a 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.

26. Part B: 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."" (paragraph 5)

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

• "For at least another hour I remained awake, starting at the slightest  sound." (paragraph 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." (paragraph 16)