Question 4(multiple choice worth 10 points)
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read the following excerpt from the article "vision, voice and the power of creation: an author speaks out," by t. a. barron and answer the question that follows:
right now, i am spending a lot of time listening to the voice of a particularly compelling character: the young merlin. in the end, i finally heard the voice of merlin to a surprising source: the haunting, mysterious hooting of a great horned owl outside the window of my colorado home. as i listened to that owl's resonant [echoing] call in the pre-dawn hours one morning, something about it gave me a whole new cadence [rhythm], a whole new sound. and then, a whole new voice.
which adjective supports the author's explicit message about his inspiration for merlin's voice?
young
mysterious
new
whole
question 5(multiple choice worth 10 points)
(mc)
read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows:
if that voice sounds true, don't me. that great horned owl. (or perhaps it was not an owl after all? ) and the children, my own and others, who have never forgotten that a good story can be true. for they understand that the power of imagination is truly the power of creation.
which of the following thoughts is expressed implicitly in the paragraph?
the author does not think that stories are real.
the author wants to his children for merlin's voice.
the author does not believe he thought of merlin's voice on his own.
the author wants the reader to listen to horned owls.