from "The Lifted Veil"

What does the reader learn about the narrator in the first paragraph?

• He is old.

• He is wealthy.

• He is psychic.

• He is content.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The repetition of the word "cursed" establishes a mood of

• gloom

• suspense

• weirdness

• fearfulness

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The phrase "groan under the wearisome burthen of this earthly existence" in paragraph 1 suggests that the narrator's attitude is

• determined

• sarcastic

• despairing

• worried

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What internal conflict does the narrator express in the second paragraph?

• loss of control of his household

• suffocation leading to his death

• desire both to live and to die

• tension among his servants

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The description in paragraph 2 suggests a setting that is

• orderly

• serene

• lavish

• chaotic

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which detail best supports the inference that the narrator does not have much authority?

• His lamp is burning low.

• His two servants are lovers.

• Both servants left the house.

• The scullery-maid is asleep.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the lamp in paragraph 2 symbolize?

• life

• industry

• energy

• hope

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What CONNOTATION does the word "content" have in paragraph 2?

• positive

• ironic

• neutral

• humorous

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Based on details in paragraph 4, the reader can infer that the narrator is

• introverted

• judgmental

• distrustful

• reclusive

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The phrases "hard civility" and "sneering compliment" in paragraph 4 suggest a TONE of

• modesty

• suspicion

• anxiousness

• contradiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4