Read the excerpt from part 2 of "flowers for algernon." this then is what i was like. i never knew. even with my gift of intellectual awareness, i never really knew. this day was good for me. seeing the past more clearly, i have decided to use my knowledge and skills to work in the field of increasing human intelligence levels. who is better equipped for this work? who else has lived in both worlds? these are my people. let me use my gift to do something for them. how does charlie’s seeing the past more clearly advance the plot?

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Which quotation best supports the authors’ claim and purpose?

Match each stanza structure to the correct pairs