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Which phrase is LEAST effective at creating the creepy mood of the story?

• "especially unpleasant."
• "baleful (sinister) atmosphere."
• "it was an old building with an old elevator."
• "ominous, clanging finality."

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The tone of a passage is:

• the general feeling created by the writer.

• the length of the selection.

• the type of selection.

• the lesson given in the selection.

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Setting can give clues about a story's _____. 

• plot
• conflict
• mood
• all of the above

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The tone of a passage, poem, or song is...

• how you feel after you read or listen to the piece
• the author's attitude toward their work

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Author’s tone is most closely related to

• emotion

• capitalization

• punctuation

• objective

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What type of tone does the title and beginning of story set?

• Happy

• Gloomy

• Sad

• Ecstatic

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The author’s attitude about their topic, characters or audience.

• Mood

• Setting

• Tone

• Diction

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Decide what the tone of the following sentence is:

The apple cider spilled to the kitchen floor, leaving a thick, sticky mess.

• Postive

• Negative.

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What is mood?

• The overall feeling the audience/reader is meant to have

• How the characters in a text feel

• What the author thinks about a subject

• How the author persuades the reader

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What is the mood of the following sentence:

If you want to pass eighth grade, you should study hard for all of your exams and do all of your homework.

• Indicative mood

• Interrogative mood

• Conditional mood

• Imperative mood

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