Pretest: Unit 2 Question 17 of 24
Click to read the passage from "The Black Cat," by Edgar Allan Poe. Then
answer the question.
What is the effect of beginning a story this way?
O A. The narrator confesses to lying about the story, but the reader
wants to know why.
B. The narrator accuses someone of committing a crime against
him, but does not say which one it is,
C. The narrator makes a startling statement about which the reader
wants to know more.
D. The narrator claims to be insane but sounds rational.
SUN

The following line from "the story of an hour" provides mrs. mallard's view of marriage: "there would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature."which word emphasizes male dominance in marriage?

What does it meam to write about something that went well today and reflect on its causes

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these