Helllp

1. to which of your senses does the author appeal in this scene? “her frantic pulls on the door only added to the general banging and confusion.”

hearing, touch and sight
smell, touch and sight
taste and hearing
sight, smell and taste

2. what is the overall tone of the short story “the night the bed fell”?

frightening
lighthearted
mysterious
peaceful

3. aunt gracie shoaf had a phobia. she was afraid of burglars. why did she think nothing ever went missing?

she had nothing worth taking
the burglars did not like the smell of the camphor
she frightened them off before they could take anything by throwing shoes down the hallway
all the lights in the house were left on

4. what point of view is “the night the bed fell” told from?

first person
second person
third person omniscient
third person limited

5. “old aunt melissa beall…suffered under the premonition that she was destined to die on south high street, because she was born on south high street, and she married on south high street.” what does this passage tell you about aunt beall?

aunt melissa beall can predict where people will die
aunt melissa beall avoids high street
aunt melissa beall is superstitious
aunt melissa beall live on high street