PLEASE DO THIS Directions: Read the passages and underline words and phrases that help set the mood. Write down the
mood of the passage and explain your answer.
1. Brett sweated in his chair. The clock in the classroom ticked loudly. Brett looked at the test question
again. He had no clue what the answer was. His teacher paced around the room. Brett felt like the
teacher was circling him, specifically him, not the rest of the class. "Remember, this test determines
your future," the teacher said. Brett read the choices again but they all blurred into a meaningless word
soup. He could not concentrate. The clock kept ticking, and the second hand sounded like a butcher's
knife slamming down on a cutting board. "Time is running out," said the teacher. Brett's heart pounded.
What is the mood of this paragraph?
What are the key words that helped you understand the mood?

In the last letter chris sent to westerberg, he wrote, "this is the last time you shall hear from me," and "if the adventure proves fatal and you don't ever hear from me again . . " do you think chris was suicidal, had a premonition of what might happen, or simply was acknowledging the inherent risks of living in the wilderness? support your opinion with evidence from the book.

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.

Namerican born chinese, the main characters, the monkey king, danny, and jin wang have conflict because they: