Excerpt adapted from The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexander Dumas
The dock was soon covered with the usual crowd of curious
onlookers, as the arrival of a ship is always a great event in the
town of Marseilles. This was especially true when, like the
Pharaon, it has been built in the city and belongs to a local
shipowner.
Meanwhile the vessel was approaching the harbor, but so
slowly and with such an air of melancholy that the onlookers,
sensing misfortune, began to wonder if an accident happened
on board. However, the experienced seamen among them saw
that if there had been an accident, it could not have happened
to the ship herself, for she had every appearance of being
under perfect control. Standing beside the pilot, who was
preparing to steer the ship through the narrow harbor, was a
young man. With vigilant eyes and rapid gestures, he watched
every movement of the ship and repeated each of the pilot's
orders.
The vague anxiety hovering over the crowd affected one man
so much that he could not wait until the ship entered the
harbor. This man leaped into a small boat and ordered the
boatman to row him out to meet the Pharaon.

Read this excerpt from "ain't i a woman? " by sojoumer truth in which three sentences does she make an emotional appeal to the audience by talking about her personal hardships? well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. {i think that 'twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.} but what's all this here talking about? {that man over there says that women need to be into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. nobody ever me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place} and ain't i a woman? look at me! look at my arm! {i have ploughed and planted, and gathered into bars, and no man could head me! } and ain't i a woman? i could work as much and eat as much as a man - when i could get it - and bear the lash as well! and ain't i a woman? {i have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when i cried out with my mother's grief, none but jesus heard me! } and ain't i a woman? {then they talk about this thing in the head, what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect") that's it, honey.} what's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? if my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?

The brother of a presidential candidate writes an editorial in which he defends this candidate against charges of corruption. in such a circumstance, it is most appropriate for the reader to a) suspect that the candidate may have been framed. b) consider whether the candidate has the best family or not. c) wonder if the writer may be biased, due to his family connection. d) wonder if the writer may be inaccurate, due to wanting to get people to read his column. \

Which of the following is true of theme? a. theme is what readers learn from the character's experiences. b. there is only ever one theme in a story or poem. c. there is usually no hint of a story's theme until the climax. d. theme is developed only through dialogue.