AP Multiple Choice- Touchwood

The narrator suggests that agreeing with Touchwood on a given subject is a way to...

Cause him to alter his original approach

Which of the following is true of the subjective "superfluous" as it is used in line 5?

It reflects Touchwood's point of view

In context, Touchwood's reaction to "An Invitation" is best described as...

Perverse

According to the narrator, when is Touchwood LEAST contented?

When he lacks a specific object to challenge

What is the most likely reason that Touchwood "is inclined to make the tradesman wait for the money"?

He refuses to respond to another's prompting

The use of the second person starting in line 24has which effect?

It involves the reader more intimately in the passage

Lines 27 and 29 primarily serve to...

Imagine and reject possible provocations

In lines 30-31, the narrator uses "any reference to the weather" as an example of....

An inoffensive remark

In lines 40-51, the narrator primarily makes use of which of the following?

A hypothetical scenario

At the end of the passage, the narrator suggests that the person who has had the "accident" will...

Be reluctant to respond to verbal attacks from Touchwood

In the passage as a whole, the speaker's tone can be best described as one of....

Wry amusement

With regard to genre, the passage can best be classified as a....

Character sketch