PART A: Which of the following best summarizes a theme in the story?
A. Love, especially when it is immoral, cannot overcome true evil.
B. Everyone has the capacity for evil, but it takes strength to forgive rather than
take revenge.
C. Revenge is justified when a person is betrayed by someone they trusted.
D. Industrial progress degrades one’s humanity and respect for life.
2. PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “‘None of these men of iron have,’ he said sententiously. ‘They have no hearts.’”
(Paragraph 4)
B. “Raut half fancied still that the incident was trivial after all. But Mrs. Horrocks
knew her husband better” (Paragraph 35)
C. “Was he deluding himself with his own fancies, or had Horrocks actually held
him back in the way of the train? Had he just been within an ace of being
murdered?” (Paragraph 67)
D. “Abruptly, at the sight, the ironmaster’s anger passed. A deadly sickness came
upon him… His sanity returned to him.” (Paragraph 91)
3. Compare the attitudes of Mr. Horrocks, Mrs. Horrocks, and Mr. Raut towards the ironworks
company. What do these attitudes reveal about their characters? Cite evidence from the
text in your answer.

Read this statement: "but old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs." how is this statement related to figurative language? this statement demonstrates personification. this statement demonstrates a hyperbole. this statement demonstrates a onomatoepia. this demonstrates a simile.

Which excerpt from "the cask of amontillado" best infers what will be fortunato's downfall? the gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode he had a weak point --this fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. "nitre," i replied. "how long have you had that cough? " "my friend, no; i will not impose upon your good nature. i perceive you have an engagement. luchresi--" which of the excerpts below is an example of foreshadowing? how remarkably well you are looking to-day. but i have received a pipe of what passes for amontillado… "i have my doubts," i replied; "and i was silly enough to pay the full amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. there were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honour of the time. i had told them that i should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. i broke and reached him a flagon of de grave. he emptied it at a breath. his eyes flashed with a fierce light. he laughed and threw the bottle upwards with a gesticulation i did not understand. which excerpt from "the cask of amontillado" best summarizes the overall theme of the story? "for the love of god, montresor! " "yes," i said, "for the love of god! " he had a weak point --this fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. a wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. it is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong. he turned towards me, and looked into my eves with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication. which excerpt from "the cask of amontillado" presents the reader with the initial conflict of the story? "i have my doubts," i replied; "and i was silly enough to pay the full amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. you were not to be found, and i was fearful of losing a bargain." the thousand injuries of fortunato i had borne as i best could, but when he ventured upon insult i vowed revenge. he had a weak point --this fortunato --although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared. he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. "the nitre! " i said; "see, it increases. it hangs like moss upon the vaults. we are below the river's bed. the drops of moisture trickle among the bones. come, we will go back ere it is too late. your cough --"

Which would be the most credible source for researching the effects of smoking? letter from your grandfather web page about someone’s lung cancer report prepared by a tobacco company research article in a scientific journal