Analyze the Impact of Author's Choices

How does the author's choice to gradually reveal information about the painting affect the pacing and tension of the narrative?

• It diminishes the impact of the painting's reveal.

• It confuses the reader with too many details.

• It creates a sense of frustration and disappointment.

• It builds suspense by keeping the reader waiting for the full reveal.

How does the author's choice of vocabulary, particularly in describing the painting, contribute to the story's mood?

• It creates a scientific, analytical mood.

• It establishes a romantic, idealized mood.

• It builds an ominous, unsettling mood.

• It generates a humorous, lighthearted mood.

The narrator's attempt to "brush away this allusion" suggests:

• The painting is physically dirty.

• The effect is psychological rather than physical.

• The narrator is allergic to the painting.

• The painting is an optical illusion.

What is the intended effect of comparing the painting to the hypnotic stare of a poisonous reptile (basilisk)?

• to imply that the painting is of a large snake

• to demonstrate that the, though disturbed, the narrator cannot look away

• to make the reader shudder with aversion to reptiles

• to show how the narrator is simply seeing what he wants to see

How does the author’s choice to include paragraph 19 contribute to the meaning of the excerpt?

• by suggesting why Mrs. Wheeler is much less considerate of Ralph’s feelings than she is of Claude’s

• by showing how Claude feels overwhelmed and frustrated by reminders of Ralph’s wastefulness

• by offering information about Ralph’s plans to use the items in the cellar to improve the family’s

  quality of life

• by introducing a conflict that exists between Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler regarding Ralph and his collection

  of objects

To which criterion does the following strand belong? To what extent does the candidate analyse and evaluate how the choices of language, technique and style, and/or broader authorial choices shape meaning in relation to the chosen topic

• Criterion A

• Criterion B

• Criterion C

• Criterion D

Analyze the author's use of sensory details in description. How do these details work together to create a specific mood?

• They build an atmosphere of unease and foreboding.

• They create a sense of nostalgia and comfort.

• They establish a clinical, detached tone.

• They evoke a dreamlike, surreal quality.

Analyze how an author’s choice to start a story in medias res (in the middle of things) affects the reader's experience.

• It provides a detailed background of the characters.

• It immediately engages the reader by creating a sense of urgency and curiosity.

• It simplifies the plot structure.

• It allows for a slow build-up of tension.

How does an author’s choice to use flashbacks in a narrative primarily affect the story?

• It provides background information that enhances the reader's understanding of the current events.

• It speeds up the pacing of the story.

• It introduces new characters.

• It simplifies the plot.

What is the primary purpose of an author using parallel plots in a story?

• To confuse the reader.

• To develop multiple themes simultaneously.

• To focus on a single character's development.

• To shorten the length of the story.