Author's Craft / Language - Attempt 3

How does the author's language affect the reader's attitude toward travel?

• By describing how an individual can find life in the wilderness

• By suggesting that people who travel enjoy life more fully

• By conveying how the sights and sounds of travel are appealing

• By showing travel can bring amazing experiences and memories

What does the word trekking mean?

• a steep path

• a person who travels from place to place

• a long journey on foot

• a difficult or laborious walk

How does the author’s use of language in lines 17 through 20 emphasize a theme in the poem?

• By exaggerating the power of the earth

• By contrasting the earth and the light of the sun

• By showing the earth is our home

• By suggesting we need to take care of the earth

Which statement best explains the irony in the dialogue?

• Edel confronts Maryna, which only makes the situation worse.

• Edel discovers that Maryna is a traitor.

• Edel fails to see Maryna as a true friend.

• Edel gets upset with Maryna, but she is the one who spread the lies.

How does the language contribute to the mood of the dialogue?

• It reveals a feeling of anger.

• It creates a sense of hope.

• It suggests feelings of confusion.

• It emphasizes a sense of suspense.

Which quotation best conveys how Raya is feeling?

• "Raya slammed her book closed in frustration; "

• "Evidence was now showing that her results were unusable"

• "She needed a final project to submit as her capstone project"

• "She hustled out of the room in search of the professor"

Read this sentence from the story.

"She’d have to go back to the drawing board."

How does the idiom reveal Raya’s next steps?

• By suggesting Raya needs to draw a new plan

• By supporting the idea that Raya will have to work hard

• By emphasizing Raya’s need for help

• By showing Raya will have to start over