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which of the following is not a key feature of the short story?
a.) portraying fiction
b.) incorporating a limited number of characters
c.) having fewer than 1,500 words (my answer)
d.) emphasizing mood
e.) creating unity of effect
in "desiree's baby," kate chopin writes that desiree perceives "an air of mystery among the blacks." this is a detail of the plot feature of
a.) exposition
b.) rising action (my answer)
c.) climax
d.) falling action
e.) denouement
which of the following quotes from "desiree's baby" is an example of indirect characterization?
a.) "for the girl grew to be beautiful and gentle, affectionate and sincere, - the idol of valmonde."
b.)"monsieur valmonde grew practical and wanted things well considered: that is, the girl's obscure origin."
c.) "marriage, and later the birth of his son had softened armand aubigny's imperious and exacting nature greatly."
d.)"desiree was miserable enough to die."
e.)"as white as la blanche'" (my answer"