Which of the following lines from the selection includes descriptive details that contribute to the mood? a. “in feeling my way i had found many angles” b. “the angles were simply those of a few slight depressions” c. “the entire surface of this metallic enclosure was [covered] in . . hideous and repulsive devices” d. “in its size i had been greatly mistaken.”

Read the excerpt from “the railroad earth.” o well anyway i'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and sherman will like me some day, and anyway another day another dollar. the narrator of this excerpt can best be described as friendly. optimistic. wealthy. intelligent.

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.

Postreading strategies are used before reading a text. when reading for specific information. when reading for general meaning. after reading a text.