B.
PART B: Which TWO quotes from the story best support the answer to Part A?
A. "he began to talk, the little family circle regarding with eager interest this visitor
from distant parts, as he squared his broad shoulders in the chair and spoke of
strange scenes and doughty deeds" (Paragraph 13)
"I won't,' said his friend doggedly. I threw it on the fire. If you keep it, don't
blame me for what happens. Pitch it on the fire again, like a sensible man."
(Paragraph 42)
"Likely,' said Herbert, with pretend horror. Why, we're going to be rich, and
famous, and happy. Wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can't
be henpecked." (Paragraph 52)
"Mr. White dropped his wife's hand, and rising to his feet, gazed with a look of
horror at his visitor. His dry lips shaped the words, 'How much? / Two hundred
pounds,' was the answer." (Paragraphs 93-94)
"But the days passed, and expectation gave place to resignation — the hopeless
resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled, apathy. Sometimes they hardly
exchanged a word, for now they had nothing to talk about, and their days were
long to weariness." (Paragraph 97)
"Go and get it and wish,' cried the old woman, quivering with excitement."
(Paragraph 117)
F.

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you