What motivates the narrator in ralph ellison's "the black ball" to stretch the truth, or tell lies, throughout the story? (1 point) it is a fun diversion. it is a survival mechanism. it is a way to create havoc for others. it is a means of maintaining self-respect

In edgar allen poe's "masque of the red death", what object is kept in the black room?

In descriptive writing, the conclusion should introduce a new idea return the discussion to the general level use a quotation explain why the essay was effective

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.