Read the following excerpt from a biography on Mark Twain and answer the question. 1Samuel Langhorn Clemens, Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30,1835. 2The experience of his life prepared him as a writer, an American writer. 3He worked as a printer, then apprenticed himself as a river pilot on the Mississippi, and eventually became one of the best. 4He worked at mining activities in Nevada. 5In 1862, he took a position on the Virginia City Enterprise where he first used the name Mark Twain, which was a riverboat pilot expression.6He went to the West Coast and worked for a while on the San Francisco newspaper, Morning Call. 7After leaving there, he went to Calaveras County to try his hand at mining. 8In 1865, he was asked by Artemus Ward to write a humorous sketch. 9He signed it "Mark Twain," and his reputation began on the eastern seaboard. 10In 1866, he was sent by the Sacramento Union to Hawaii. 11Unexpectedly, in 1867, he sailed abroad and wrote letters that were to become the book, The Innocents Abroad. 12With that book he became the most famous humorist of his time. 13In July, 1869, The Innocents Abroad was published. 14On February 2,1870, he married Olivia Langdon.

What is the denotation of "sketch" in sentence 8?

A. a drawing
B. a piece of writing
C. a place to draw
D. an outline

What effect does this excerpt have? the line of the horizon was clear and hard against the sky, and in one particular quarter it showed black against a silvery climbing [glow] that grew and grew. at last, over the rim of the waiting earth, the moon lifted with slow majesty till it swung clear of the horizon and rode off, free of *moorings; and once more they began to see surfaces—meadows wide-spread, and quiet gardens, and the river itself from bank to bank, all softly disclosed, all washed clean of mystery and terror, all radiant again as by day, but with a difference that was tremendous. their old haunts greeted them again in other *raiment, as if they had slipped away and put on this pure new apparel and come quietly back, smiling as they shyly waited to see if they would be recognized again under it. fastening their boat to a willow, the friends landed in this silent, silver kingdom, and patiently explored . . then a change began slowly to declare itself. the horizon became clearer, field and tree came more into sight, and somehow with a different look; the mystery began to drop away from them. a bird piped suddenly, and was still; and a light breeze sprang up . . rat . . sat up suddenly and listened with a passionate intentness. mole, who with gentle strokes was just keeping the boat moving while he scanned the banks with care, looked at him with curiosity.

Select the correct answer. which theme is evident in this excerpt from alfred lord tennyson’s narrative poem “the charge of the light brigade”? “forward, the light brigade! ” was there a man dismayed? not though the soldier knew someone had blundered. theirs not to make reply, theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die. into the valley of death rode the six hundred. a. the folly of ambition and greed b. the inability of humans to face death c. the heroism of unquestioning sacrifice d. the futility of obedience

Which of the fallowing is true about plays