**English 4 Honors Segment 2**

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**Question 1:**

"And suddenly I realized I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me, and I had to do it; I could feel their two thousand wills pressing me forward, irresistibly."

Which phrase demonstrates the author's use of imagery?
A. suddenly I realized
B. wills pressing me forward
C. the people expected it
D. shoot the elephant

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**Question 2:**

"To come all the way rifle in hand with two thousand people marching at my heels and then to trail feebly away having done nothing—that was impossible."

The phrases "all the way," "marching at my heels," and "trail feebly away" support what type of word choices?
A. informal
B. formal
C. domain-specific
D. precise

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**Question 3:**

"When I pulled the trigger, I did not hear the bang or feel the kick—one never does when a shot goes home—but I heard the devilish roar of glee that went up from the crowd."

What purpose does the phrase by the em dashes serve in this sentence?
A. the phrase is meant to draw the reader away from the sentence
B. the phrase is meant to qualify the author's actions in relation to his first statement
C. the phrase is meant to restate the same concept as the first phrase
D. the phrase is meant to support the final phrase of the sentence

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**Question 4:**

"I was young and ill-educated, and I had had to think out my problems in the utter silence that is imposed on every Englishman in the East. I did not even know that the British Empire is dying; still less did I know that it is a great deal better than the younger empires that are going to supplant it."

Which phrase demonstrates the author's choice to include literal statements?
A. had to think out my problems
B. the utter silence
C. British Empire is dying
D. going to supplant it

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*Thanks in advance.* (•‿•)​