1. What effect do the punctuation choices in paragraph 9 have on the tone?

Answer choices for the above question

A. The dashes and exclamation marks reveal that the narrator is losing control.

B. The italics make it clear that the narrator’s words aren’t to be trusted.

C. The semicolons introduce a formal tone into an informal speech.

D. The frequent questions reveal the narrator’s attempt to engage the reader.

2. Which phrase from the passage most clearly suggests the narrator’s disturbed mental state at the end of the story?

Answer choices for the above question

A. “but I talked more fluently”

B. “Why would they not be gone?”

C. “It grew louder—louder—louder!”

D. “And still the men chatted pleasantly”