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Which piece of text evidence best reveals internal conflict?“I would have to shave his beard just like any other”“Seeing to it that the blade did not slip in the small whorls” “Taking care that the skin was left clean, soft, shining”“I was secretly a revolutionary, but at the same time I was a conscientious barber”

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“I would have to shave his beard just like any other”
B
“Seeing to it that the blade did not slip in the small whorls”
C
“Taking care that the skin was left clean, soft, shining”
D
“I was secretly a revolutionary, but at the same time I was a conscientious barber”
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anxiousnessconcern✔ calmnessexcitement

A
anxiousness
B
concern
C
✔ calmness
D
excitement
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A
anxious
B
concerned
C
calm
D
excited
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How does the word tranquil relate to the overall mood of the passage?Tranquil describes Torres as calm, which is the opposite of how the narrator feels.Tranquil describes Torres in a way that is appropriate to describe a person under stress.Tranquil describes Torres as very calm for a person who has never been to a barber before.Tranquil describes Torres in a way that shows the narrator is lying about what Torres is like.

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Tranquil describes Torres as calm, which is the opposite of how the narrator feels.
B
Tranquil describes Torres in a way that is appropriate to describe a person under stress.
C
Tranquil describes Torres as very calm for a person who has never been to a barber before.
D
Tranquil describes Torres in a way that shows the narrator is lying about what Torres is like.
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What mood is created through the protagonist’s inner monologue?The narrator’s conflicting thoughts give this passage a meditative mood. The narrator’s inner thoughts give this passage a tranquil mood. The narrator’s conflicting thoughts give this passage a fitful mood. The narrator’s inner thoughts give this passage a depressed mood.

A
The narrator’s conflicting thoughts give this passage a meditative mood.
B
The narrator’s inner thoughts give this passage a tranquil mood.
C
The narrator’s conflicting thoughts give this passage a fitful mood.
D
The narrator’s inner thoughts give this passage a depressed mood.
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How does the figurative language "a sea of blood” affect the story? Check all that apply.It creates an image in the mind of the reader.It creates a patriotic mood.It develops the internal conflict.It develops the external conflict.It creates a suspenseful mood.

A
It creates an image in the mind of the reader.
B
It creates a patriotic mood.
C
It develops the internal conflict.
D
It develops the external conflict.
E
It creates a suspenseful mood.
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Which quotation best concludes how the protagonist resolves his internal conflict?“I am only a barber. Each one to his job. That’s it. Each one to his job.”“My fate hangs on the edge of this razor blade.”“But I’m shaking like a regular murderer.”“He should let it grow like some poets, or some priests.”

A
“I am only a barber. Each one to his job. That’s it. Each one to his job.”
B
“My fate hangs on the edge of this razor blade.”
C
“But I’m shaking like a regular murderer.”
D
“He should let it grow like some poets, or some priests.”
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What is the feeling associated with the word tranquil?

Answers:
Selection 1:calmness
Selection 2:anxious

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