What theme of Richard Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game” comes through in this excerpt?“…We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting."


"The best sport in the world."


"For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar."


"Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?"


"Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney.


"Bah! They've no understanding."


"Even so, I rather think they understand one thing—fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death."



reason versus instinct



violence and bloodshed



helplessness of animals



survival of the fittest

Read this excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death" and answer the question that follows. Here the case was very different, as might have been expected from the duke's love of the bizarre. The apartments were so irregularly disposed that the vision embraced but little more than one at a time. There was a sharp turn at every twenty or thirty yards, and at each turn a novel effect. To the right and left, in the middle of each wall, a tall and narrow Gothic window looked out upon a closed corridor which pursued the windings of the suite. These windows were of stained glass whose colour varied in accordance with the prevailing hue of the decorations of the chamber into which it opened. That at the eastern extremity was hung, for example in blue—and vividly blue were its windows. The second chamber was purple in its ornaments and tapestries, and here the panes were purple. The third was green throughout, and so were the casements. The fourth was furnished and lighted with orange—the fifth with white—the sixth with violet. The seventh apartment was closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries that hung all over the ceiling and down the walls, falling in heavy folds upon a carpet of the same material and hue. . . .And thus were produced a multitude of gaudy and fantastic appearances. What kind of writing does the excerpt represent?expository
descriptive
persuasive
argumentative

True or false?The final e rule only applies when the root word ends with the letter e and the suffix begins with a consonant.

A. false

B. true

Who are the main characters in Nothing But the Truth

Read Abraham Lincoln's Letter to fellow Republican James T. Hale. In this letter, President Lincoln suggests a compromise with the South’s demands to keep the Union from falling apart. Which words best describe Abraham Lincoln's tone in the letter?
A) Nervous and Insecure
B) Bold but Concerned
C)Optimistic but Timid
D) Resigned but Dejected

Which sentences use a colon correctly? Choose all answers that are correct. A. Please pack the following: a sleeping bag, a change of clothes, and a flashlight. B. These books are for: Ralph, Jessica, and Craig. C. Her favorite colors are: green, blue, and purple. D. Our bus will stop in these cities: Knoxville, Atlanta, and Tallahassee. E. Whales primarily consume four sources of food: shrimp, larvae, plankton, and krill.

The phrase "to jump" is an example of a _____. gerund preposition verbal direct object