(01.02 MC)In the following excerpt from “The Terrible Old Man” by H. P. Lovecraft, which type of conflict is most evident?Waiting seemed very long to Mr. Czanek as he fidgeted restlessly in the covered motor-car by the Terrible Old Man’s back gate in Ship Street. He was more than ordinarily tender-hearted, and he did not like the hideous screams he had heard in the ancient house just after the hour appointed for the deed. Had he not told his colleagues to be as gentle as possible with the pathetic old sea-captain? Very nervously he watched that narrow oaken gate in the high and ivy-clad stone wall. Frequently he consulted his watch, and wondered at the delay.

(02.01 LC)If a student uses an additional explanation or summary of information in the text to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, they are using which type of context clue?

(02.03 MC)Read the excerpt. Then answer the question that follows.O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome,Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oftHave you climbed up to walls and battlements,To towers and windows, yea, to chimney tops,Your infants in your arms, and there have satThe livelong day, with patient expectation,To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome.How do these lines by Marullus characterize the people of Rome?

(01.05 MC)Amanda is writing the thesis statement for a literary analysis essay. Her essay examines how a story set in a theme park influences the mood of the text. Read her thesis statement and answer the question that follows.I will tell you how mood is developed through setting in the short story “Lend Me Your Ears.”What should Amanda most focus on when revising her thesis statement for formal language?

(02.04 LC)In Act II of Julius Caesar, what does Brutus mean when he says, “And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg, Which, hatched, would, as his kind, grow mischievous?”

Instructions: Read the excerpt and then complete the short answer question.  [1] Just then they heard the children calling, “Daddy, Mommy, come quick—quick!” They went downstairs in the air flue and ran down the hall. The children were nowhere in sight. “Wendy? Peter!” [5] They ran into the nursery. The veldtland was empty save for the lions waiting, looking at them. “Peter, Wendy?” The door slammed. “Wendy, Peter!” [10] George Hadley and his wife whirled and ran back to the door. “Open the door!” cried George Hadley, trying the knob. “Why, they’ve locked it from the outside! Peter!” He beat at the door. “Open up!” He heard Peter’s voice outside, against the door. [15] “Don’t let them switch off the nursery and the house,” he was saying. Mr. and Mrs. George Hadley beat at the door. “Now, don’t be ridiculous, children. It’s time to go. Mr. McClean’ll be here in a minute and…” And then they heard the sounds. [20] The lions on three sides of them, in the yellow veldt grass, padding through the dry straw, rumbling and roaring in their throats. The lions. Mr. Hadley looked at his wife and they turned and looked back at the beasts edging slowly forward crouching, tails stiff. [25] Mr. and Mrs. Hadley screamed. And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar. “Well, here I am,” said David McClean in the nursery doorway, “Oh, hello.” He stared at the two children seated in the center of the open glade eating a little picnic lunch. Beyond them was the water hole and the yellow veldtland; above was the hot sun. He [30] began to perspire. “Where are your father and mother?” The children looked up and smiled. “Oh, they’ll be here directly.” “Good, we must get going.” At a distance Mr. McClean saw the lions fighting and clawing and then quieting down to feed in silence under the shady trees. He squinted at the lions with his hand tip to his eyes. [35] Now the lions were done feeding. They moved to the water hole to drink. A shadow flickered over Mr. McClean’s hot face. Many shadows flickered. The vultures were dropping down the blazing sky. “A cup of tea?” asked Wendy in the silence.   Glossary Veldt: (noun) An extensive, treeless grassland of southern Africa. An extensive, treeless grassland of southern Africa.   Mood and Atmosphere Analysis  Instructions: Analyze the text above and fill out the following question in detail.  In a few complete sentences, how does the atmosphere of the excerpt contribute to the mood?

(02.03 MC)Read the excerpt. Then answer the question that follows.O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome,Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oftHave you climbed up to walls and battlements,To towers and windows, yea, to chimney tops,Your infants in your arms, and there have satThe livelong day, with patient expectation,To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome.How do these lines by Marullus characterize the people of Rome?

Instructions: Read the excerpt and then complete the short answer question.  [1] Just then they heard the children calling, “Daddy, Mommy, come quick—quick!” They went downstairs in the air flue and ran down the hall. The children were nowhere in sight. “Wendy? Peter!” [5] They ran into the nursery. The veldtland was empty save for the lions waiting, looking at them. “Peter, Wendy?” The door slammed. “Wendy, Peter!” [10] George Hadley and his wife whirled and ran back to the door. “Open the door!” cried George Hadley, trying the knob. “Why, they’ve locked it from the outside! Peter!” He beat at the door. “Open up!” He heard Peter’s voice outside, against the door. [15] “Don’t let them switch off the nursery and the house,” he was saying. Mr. and Mrs. George Hadley beat at the door. “Now, don’t be ridiculous, children. It’s time to go. Mr. McClean’ll be here in a minute and…” And then they heard the sounds. [20] The lions on three sides of them, in the yellow veldt grass, padding through the dry straw, rumbling and roaring in their throats. The lions. Mr. Hadley looked at his wife and they turned and looked back at the beasts edging slowly forward crouching, tails stiff. [25] Mr. and Mrs. Hadley screamed. And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar. “Well, here I am,” said David McClean in the nursery doorway, “Oh, hello.” He stared at the two children seated in the center of the open glade eating a little picnic lunch. Beyond them was the water hole and the yellow veldtland; above was the hot sun. He [30] began to perspire. “Where are your father and mother?” The children looked up and smiled. “Oh, they’ll be here directly.” “Good, we must get going.” At a distance Mr. McClean saw the lions fighting and clawing and then quieting down to feed in silence under the shady trees. He squinted at the lions with his hand tip to his eyes. [35] Now the lions were done feeding. They moved to the water hole to drink. A shadow flickered over Mr. McClean’s hot face. Many shadows flickered. The vultures were dropping down the blazing sky. “A cup of tea?” asked Wendy in the silence.   Glossary Veldt: (noun) An extensive, treeless grassland of southern Africa. An extensive, treeless grassland of southern Africa.   Mood and Atmosphere Analysis  Instructions: Analyze the text above and fill out the following question in detail.  In a few complete sentences, how does the atmosphere of the excerpt contribute to the mood?

(02.04 MC)Which literary element is most present in the following lines by Artemidorus?Caesar, beware of Brutus, take heed of Cassius, come not near Casca, have an eye to Cinna, not Trebonius, mark well Metellus Cimber. Decius Brutus loves thee not. Thou hast wronged Ligarius. There is but one mind in all these men, and it is bent against Caesar. If thou beest not immortal, look about you. Security gives way to conspiracy. The mighty gods defend thee!

(02.05 MC)Why is Act III considered the climax of Julius Caesar?