Question 1(multiple choice worth 5 points)

(01.08 lc)

what sense does this excerpt evoke?

earthquakes are eerily quiet—at first, anyway—but this wasn't quiet. this was loud, an incredible roaring sound that was louder than anything i'd ever heard before. the sound was so punishing it drove me to my knees, and i wasn't the only one.
a) touch
b)taste
c)hearing
d) movement

question 2(multiple choice worth 5 points)

(01.08 lc)

what is tone in literature?
a)the audience's reaction
b)the author's attitude
c)the character's mood
d)the reader's feelings

question 3(multiple choice worth 5 points)

(01.08 mc)

select the line from the excerpt that shows a remorseful (sorry) tone?

mom gave me a long hug, and i noticed how thin her arms had gotten, how saggy the skin on her neck was. i always thought of my mother as young, pale, rosy-cheeked and cheerful, peering shrewdly through her metal-rim glasses. now she looked a little like an old woman. i had done that to her. the terrorists had done that to her. the department of homeland security had done that to her.
a) mom gave me a long hug …
b)i noticed how thin her arms had gotten …
c)i had done that to her.
d)the terrorists had done that to her.

question 4(multiple choice worth 5 points)

(01.08 lc)

which word best describes the mood in this excerpt from little brother?

he slammed his hand down on the desk and then pointed his finger at me. "the problem, mr yallow, is that you've been engaged in criminal conspiracy to subvert this school's security system, and you have supplied security countermeasures to your fellow students. you know that we expelled graciella uriarte last week for using one of your devices." uriarte had gotten a bad rap. she'd bought a radio¬jammer from a head¬shop near the 16th street bart station and it had set off the countermeasures in the school hallway. not my doing, but i felt for her.
a)aggressive
b)hopeless
c)suspenseful
d)playful

question 5(multiple choice worth 5 points)

(01.08 lc)

what level of diction is typically found in scholarly works and speeches?
a)formal
b)standard
c)informal
d) practiced

question 6 (matching worth 5 points)

(01.08 lc)

match each statement to the tone it expresses.

match
term
definition

match letter with number

1)i was thrilled that my cousin was coming to stay with us.

2)my heart broke when i saw the children in the hospital.

3)you're so silly; you can't wear pajamas to school.

4)she has no talent; she's a fool if she thinks she'll be cast in the play.

5)the woman bit her fingernails and tapped her foot while waiting for her test results.

a) playful
b) empathetic
c) joyous
d) cruel
e) anxious