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5. what makes the setting of "the story of an hour" especially important?
( : 3)
the story could only take place in the united states.

in the nineteenth century, women were treated as second-class citizens.

no one dies in train accidents anymore.

the characters use nineteenth-century slang that is hard to understand.

6. what detail in "the story of an hour" is ironic?
(points : 3)
when brently returns, he says the opposite of what he means.

louise feels free because she believes that her husband has died, but in fact he is not dead.

the story was written a century ago, but it still has meaning today.

the doctors think louise has heart trouble, but she doesn't.

7. in "after twenty years," why does "silky" bob return to new york?
(points : 3)
he wants to settle down and raise a family.

he secretly wants to be arrested.

he had promised an old friend that they would meet there.

he wants to persuade jimmy wells to commit a robbery with him.

8. what is the main conflict in "after twenty years"?
(points : 3)
though they are best friends, "silky" bob is a criminal and jimmy wells is a police officer.

bob is angry that "big joe" brady's restaurant is gone.

bob and the first policeman do not like one another.

the second policeman wrongly accuses bob of being a criminal.

9. at the end of "after twenty years," "silky" bob realizes that the first policeman was his old friend jimmy. how does this make him feel?
(points : 3)
he is sad because he has wasted his life in a criminal career.

he responds with strong emotion.

he is excited and glad because his best friend got a good job.

he doesn't care, so he shrugs off the information.

10. the resolution of "the secret life of walter mitty" shows mitty
(points : 3)
finally getting over his habit of daydreaming

realizing for the first time that his wife is a good person

imagining that he is bravely facing a firing squad

dying in a car accident while daydreaming

11. what narrative point of view does "the secret life of walter mitty" use, and how can you tell?
(points : 3)
it is a limited third-person point of view because the narrator uses the pronoun i to describe himself.

it is a limited third-person point of view because the narrative shows only mitty's experiences and thoughts.

it is an omniscient third-person point of view because the narrator knows what all the characters think.

it is an omniscient third-person point of view because the story shows mitty's fantasies.

12. which of the following is a theme of "the secret life of walter mitty"?
(points : 3)
buying puppy biscuit is not very exciting.

mrs. mitty secretly loves her husband.

there is no place for humor in life.

people with boring lives often dream of escaping.

13. after the first drawing in "the lottery," tessie hutchinson shouts to mr. summers, "you didn't give him enough time to take any paper he wanted. i saw you. it wasn't fair! " how does tessie's protest affect the plot of the story?
(points : 3)
it convinces the villagers to abolish the lottery.

it has no effect on the plot.

it creates humor in an otherwise serious story.

it leads mr. summers to redo the drawing.

14. which of the following is a theme of "the lottery"?
(points : 3)
traditions keep people from becoming uncivilized.

people are friendlier in small towns than in big cities.

seemingly ordinary people can do horrible things.

tessie hutchinson meddles in what is not her business.

15. how does the peaceful small-town setting of "the lottery" affect the story's impact?
(points : 3)
it prepares readers for what will happen in the story.

it makes the story's violent ending all the more shocking.

it readers see the humor in the story's events.

it makes the story seem unoriginal