An uncomfortable bed

Why does the narrator first suspect his friends have planned a practical joke?

• Because they are all going to bed at the same time

• Because they are laughing too much at dinner

• Because they have played tricks on him before

• Because they are being overly attentive to him

Which quotation from the story best supports the response in part A?

• ”when I arrived, they gave me a princely reception...”( paragraph 3)

• ”here are people who have more than their share of amusement...”(paragraph 5)

• “Every one seemed to me an object of suspicion...”(paragraph 6)

• “The hour struck for retiring, an the whole household came to escort me...”(paragraph 7)

Which statement describes the narrator’s point of view in the story?

• He shows limited understanding of the situation to produce irony

• He shows omniscience to produce humor

• He shows limited understanding of the situation to produce suspense

• He shows omniscience to produce tension

Select the evidence from the story that best supports the answer to part A?

• “I said to myself:’look out, old ferret! They have something in store for you”( paragraph 4)

• “They must have planned some good joke. Assuredly I am to be the victim of the joke” (paragraph 5)

• “I scented a practical joke in the air, as a dog scents game. But what was it?(paragraph 6)

• “Everything seemed quiet in the chateau”(paragraph 12)

Which sentence beat describes the narrator’s actions that advance the plot?

• he shares that he is fond of practical jokes

• He pretends as though nothing is wrong

• He goes to bed later than the other guests

• He guards against a practical joke

Which sentence from the story best supports he answer in part A?

• “I do not care to know people who are not”(paragraph 2)

• “And I did not want to be caught”(paragraph 11)

• “I dragged all these objects into the very middle of the room, facing he entrance door”(paragraph 11)

• “Then I extinguished all the candles, and, groping my way, I slipped under the bedclothes”(paragraph 11)

In paragraph 6, what is the impact of the phrase an object of suspicion on the tone of the story?

• It helps create a cynical tone

• It helps create a frightening tone

• It helps create a jovial tone

• It helps create a hopeless tone

Which detail has a similar impact on tone as the phrase an object of suspicion?

• “...the whole household came to escort me to my room”(paragraph 7)

• “The shutters, large wooden shutters, were open”(paragraph 10)

• “If they were spying on me, as I supposed, they must....”(paragraph 11)

• “So I made up my mind to go to bed”(paragraph 11)

Which sentence stars a theme the author develops over the course of the story?

• One’s first instincts should always be trusted

• Acting on one’s fears can cause them to come true

• Old friends can quickly turn into new enemies

• The unexpected should always be expected

Which detail best helps to refine the theme he author develops over the course of the story?

• “I thought: ‘here are people who have more than their share of amusement, and apparently without reason”(paragraph 5)

• “I was going perhaps to receive a cold showe-bath from overhead, or perhaps, the moment I stretched myself out, to find myself sinking to the flor with my mattress”(paragraph 11)

• “For at least another hour I remained awake, starting at the slightest sound”(paragraph 12)

• “The precautions I had taken in closing the shutters and going to sleep in the middle of the room had only brought about the practical joke I had been trying to avoid”(paragraph 16)