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Perhaps because bats are nocturnal in habit, a wealth of thoroughly unreliable legend has grown up about them, and men have made of the harmless, even beneficial little beasts a means of expressing their unreasoned fears.  Bats were the standard paraphernalia for witches, the females half of humanity stood in terror that bats would become entangled in their hair.  Phrases crept into the language expressing man’s revulsion or ignorance—“Bat’s in the Belfry,” “Batty,” “Blind as a Bat.”

• creepy
• scary
• informational
• exciting

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This word best describes the tone of the passage in which Wiesel describes hearing Juliek playing the violin.

• Outraged
• Sinister
• Melancholy
• Regretful

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"Where would we be without this tradition? Ever since our forefathers landed at Plymouth Rock, we’ve celebrated Thanksgiving without fail, making more than cherished recipes. We’ve made memories."

• logos
• ethos
• pathos

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Which of these is an example of smell?

• red
• heavy
• fresh
• loud

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What is the 'scar' in the novel describing?

• A lagoon
• The crash site
• The mountain
• A gash or wound

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Few people dare to enter the black apartment because

• everything looks frightening there, and an ebony clock makes a strange sound
• without light, no one can see or dance
• it is the room where Prince Prospero wears the masque of the Red Death
• in this room a strange voice can be heard whose origins no one can trace

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When analyzing mood, what most the actual quote show? 

• Quotes must describe an ATMOSPHERE, a FEELING, a POWERFUL IDEA or a CHARACTER’S MOTIVATION. 
• How the reader feels.
• How the author feels.
• Describe how a metaphor or simile compares two unlike things. 

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a writer’s choice of words

• diction

• rhyme scheme

• structure

• tone

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According to Montag, what smells like a perfume?

• gasoline

• kerosene

• lighter fluid

• acetone

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Pretends to see a yellow bird

• Abigail Williams

• Mary Warren

• John Proctor

• Danforth

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