Which tone best matches the historical sections of The Way to Rainy Mountain?A.Angry and criticalB.Lofty and celebratoryC.Factual and detachedD.Imaginative and descriptive

How do the personal narrative sections of The Way to Rainy Mountain stand out from the other two sections?A.They are written more objectively.B.They name specific people.C.They explain how to read the mythical sections of the book.D.They address the reader directly.

What is the tone of this example?The tower rose threateningly against the sky, casting a dark shadow over the countryside.A.Sorry and ashamedB.Calm and peacefulC.Happy and energeticD.Gloomy and frightening

Which line from Momaday's The Way to Rainy Mountain most clearly uses figurative language?A.They had a beautiful child, a little girl whom they would not allow to go out of their sight (22).B.Night was coming on, and they were very tired of riding; they made camp in a great thicket (60).C.And the uppermost branches of the tree seemed very slowly to ride across the blue sky (23).D.A voice spoke to him and said, "Why are you following me? What do you want?" (36)

"The Nose," by Nikolai Gogol. Then answer the question.How does the use of a specific date, time, and place affect the tone of the opening paragraph?A.They add to the strange tone of the story.B.They help the reader understand the characters of the story.C.They create a matter-of-fact tone.D.They contribute to the magical imagery of the story.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this excerpt from Margaret Frink's Journal of the Adventures of a Party of California Gold-seekers:Here we again heard alarming and discouraging accounts of deeds of violence and bloodshed that had recently been committed on the plains, along the route that we were very soon to travel over.Which statement best describes the effect of word choice on the tone of the excerpt?A.Words like "violence" and "bloodshed" give the excerpt a threatening tone.B.Words like "committed" and "deeds" give the excerpt a sinister tone.C.Words like "again" and "along" give the excerpt an anticipatory tone.D.Words like "accounts" and "travel" give the excerpt an exciting tone.