Question

1. how does the line \we walked out of the warm and cozy kitchen into the hallway of the big house, where it was chilly and draughty and dark\ (paragraph 21) help develop suspense in the story?

a. it hints at how the authors tone changes
b. it marks a change in the narrators mood
c. it confirms that danger is ahead of them.
d. it describes a change in the atmosphere.

1. the narrators shift from thinking the rattlebag story is a harmless \game\ to genuine terror upon seeing the creature is an example of what literary technique?

a. situational irony
b. dramatic irony
c. verbal irony
d. sarcasm

1. read the following sentence from paragraph 16: \he was a precocious child, and was unimpressed by his sisters boyfriends ignorance. you could see it on his face. everybody knows them.\ based on the definition of precocious in the footnotes and the context of the story, what is the boy doing to make the narrator call him precocious?

a. the boy is crying over missing his sister
b. the boy is scared of everything
c. the boy acts like everything is funny
d. the boy acts grown up by telling the narrator his own bedtime story

1. what does the word unsettling mean, as used in paragraph 24?

a. annoying
b. miserable
c. confusing
d. uncomfortable

1. read the following quote from paragraph 24: \ if there was something unsettling about the empty house i would not have admitted it for worlds.\ this suggests that the narrator wishes to appear how?

a. brave
b. quiet
c. scared
d. fun to be around

Explanation:

• Question 6: The text describes a shift from a warm, cozy kitchen to a chilly, draughty, and dark hallway. This is a change in the atmosphere.
• Question 7: Situational irony occurs when there is a discrepancy between what is expected (the story being a harmless game) and what actually happens (genuine terror).
• Question 8: A precocious child is one who acts more mature than their age. Telling a bedtime story is a grown - up activity.
• Question 9: “Unsettling” means causing discomfort or unease. “Uncomfortable” is the closest in meaning.
• Question 10: The narrator not admitting to something unsettling implies they want to seem brave.

Answer:

1. D. It describes a change in the atmosphere.
2. A. Situational Irony
3. D. The boy acts grown up by telling the narrator his own bedtime story
4. D. uncomfortable
5. A. brave