Question

elsewhere in the passage, krakauer uses all of the following except: select one: a. simile. b. compound sentences. c. asyndeton. d. personification. e. stylistic fragments. read the passage and answer the questions that follow. i wont claim to be an impartial biographer. mccandlesss strange tale struck a personal note that made a dispassionate rendering of the tragedy impossible. through most of the book, i have tried—and largely succeeded, i think—to minimize my authorial presence. but let the reader be warned: i interrupt mccandlesss story with fragments of a narrative drawn from my own youth. i do so in the hope that my experiences will throw some oblique light on the enigma of chris mccandless. from authors note https://flic.kr/p/2ov4rl7 in this passage from the authors note, the reader can conclude that... select one: a. the author tried but failed to distance himself from mccandless story. b. the author admits his emotional involvement in mccandless story. c. the author admits his authorial intrusions. d. a and b. e. b and c.

Explanation:

1. Analyze first question: No simile, compound - sentences, asyndeton, personification or stylistic fragments in passage.
2. Analyze second question: Author admits emotional involvement and authorial intrusions.

Answer:

1. C. Asyndeton
2. E. B and C