Which two details the author develop the setting and suggest something about the south?

a) i was told by the physician that a southern climate would improve my health.

b) he was scowling fearfully and i judged that he was concocting a particularly knotty editorial.

c) he was smoking a cigar and trying to think of a word, and in pawing his hair he had rumpled his locks a good deal.

d) when i went on duty i found the chief editor sitting tilted back in a three-legged chair with his feet on a pine table.

e) he wore a ruffled shirt a large seal-ring, a standing collar of obsolete pattern, and a checkered neckerchief with the ends hanging down. date of costume about 1848.

Question 6 (1 point)

Please refer to the excerpt from Tennessee Journalism to answer question 6.

Which TWO details help the author develop the setting and suggest something about the South?

When I went on duty I found the chief editor sitting tilted back in a three-legged chair with his feet on a pine table.

He wore a ruffled shirt a large seal-ring, a standing collar of obsolete pattern, and a checkered neckerchief with the ends hanging down. Date of costume about 1848.

COMPLETED - IC4 Critical Skills Test

Question 1 (1 point)

Refer to the excerpt from Genesis, Chapter 3 and Paradise Lost, Book X to answer questions 1-4.

Which BEST gives the meaning of the phrase sore beset in line 124?

badly troubled

Question 2 (1 point)

Who is meant by thou in line 135?

God

Question 3 (1 point)

... Adornd

She was indeed, and lovely to attract

Thy Love, not thy Subjection,

Which best gives the meaning of this selection from lines 151-153?

Her beauty was supposed to make you love her, not obey her.

Question 4 (1 point)   (This question I got wrong twice)

It is obvious that Milton, in his poem, greatly expands and embellishes the short verses from Genesis. Which choice BEST describes an important way in which he does this?

(The 2 wrong answers are underlined, maybe someone can guess which of the unselected answers is the correct one)

Milton allows Adam and God more space to express their thoughts.  (WRONG)

Milton describes events which are not included in the Genesis narrative.  (WRONG)

Milton slightly changes the action of the drama to make it more suspenseful.

Milton gives much more detail about the actual eating of the forbidden fruit.

Question 5 (1 point)

What does the author suggest about the South, where the story is set, by his choice of details about the setting?

that the South is behind the times and unrefined

Question 6 (1 point)

Please refer to the excerpt from Tennessee Journalism to answer question 6.

Which TWO details help the author develop the setting and suggest something about the South?

When I went on duty I found the chief editor sitting tilted back in a three-legged chair with his feet on a pine table.

He wore a ruffled shirt a large seal-ring, a standing collar of obsolete pattern, and a checkered neckerchief with the ends hanging down. Date of costume about 1848.

Question 7 (1 point)

Which sentence from section 2 uses language that is too informal for this passage?

The rescue center also has a cafeteria for the employees with cool manatee artwork on the walls.

Question 8 (1 point)  (This question I got wrong twice)

Which sentence would serve as the most effective topic sentence for section 6?

(The 2 wrong answers are underlined, maybe someone can guess which of the unselected answers is the correct one)

The manatee is an animal with a unique lifestyle, habitat, and diet.  (WRONG)

Manatees are peaceful creatures that have interesting snouts with whiskers.  (WRONG)

As manatees become more endangered, it is helpful to be able to recognize them.

With a docile nature, manatees are often called sea cows because of their appearance.

Question 9 (1 point)

What type of evidence is used in section 7 to support that manatees are in danger of extinction?

statistics

Question 10 (1 point)

Which sentence would fit the style and tone of section 4?  

If people do their part to be careful in the water, then manatees will stay safe.

*80% CORRECT ANSWERS (2 OF THE 10 ARE INCORRECT)

The correct answers are option D) "When I went on duty I found the chief editor sitting tilted back in a three-legged chair with his feet on a pine table." and option E) "He wore a ruffled shirt a large seal-ring, a standing collar of obsolete pattern, and a checkered neckerchief with the ends hanging down. Date of costume about 1848".

Explanation:

In the short story "Journalism in Tennessee" by Mark Twain, the protagonist is an editor that recently moved to Tennessee and describes the situation and events in the South using an humorous and sarcastic tone. The humorous setting and description of the South are included when the protagonist found the chief editor sitting in a three-legged chair and with an outfit that dated to about 1848. These two details help to create a sarcastic mood in the story and also helps to establish the South as a place where journalism is suffering a precarious situation.