The following question refers to the selection “the most dangerous game” by richard connell.
which of the following statements is true?
a. whitney’s tales of ship-trap island foreshadow danger.
b. the fact that rainsford smokes a pipe foreshadows his death.
c. the fact that ivan does not speak foreshadows the story of ivan’s youth.
d. rainsford’s construction of traps foreshadows that he is an expert hunter.
what is the climax of the story?
a. the climax is when rainsford figures out a plan to survive.
b. the climax is when rainsford falls off the ship into the ocean.
c. the climax is when rainsford and zaroff come face to face in mortal combat.
d. the climax is when rainsford learns that he will be hunted by zaroff.

Read the excerpt from "annabel lee," by edgar allan poe. and this was the reason that, long ago, in this kingdom by the sea, a wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful annabel lee; so that her highborn kinsmen came and bore her away from me, to shut her up in a sepulchre in this kingdom by the sea. how does the rhythm of the excerpt support the theme of the poem? the rhythm changes on the phrase “a kingdom by the sea,” emphasizing poe’s distrust of a monarchy. the rhythm changes on the phrase “bore her away from me,” emphasizing poe’s desire to be reunited the rhythm changes on the words “chilling” and “sepulchre,” emphasizing poe’s complaint about unexpected death. the rhythm changes on the words “lee” and “me,” emphasizing poe’s fear that his bond with his love is fragile.

Which most closely analyzes the information about briony's dreams of becoming an olympic athlete?

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.