In “the monkey’s paw,” a stranger comes to the door. how does this scene contribute tension to the rising action of the story? a. the stranger informs the whites that their son’s employer claims no liability for his death. b. the stranger gives the whites 200 pounds as compensation for their son’s accidental death. c the stranger leaves an envelope at the door that contains exactly 200 pounds. d. the stranger brings sad news that the whites’ son was killed in a workplace accident.

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. which choice best describes the conflict in this poem? the winds are rocking the boat. a man is thrown into the sea. a woman doesn’t want to let go of her dead lover. someone is crying in the darkness.

How does the poem’s mood and tone change in each of these stages? odes and elgies

12. involves getting to know and recording information about the characters in story such a physical characteristics action and ways in which they relate others characters and to the plot o a. close reading o b. character mapping o c. note-taking p