Literature Theme Analysis Quiz

The narrator becomes faint and drifts in and out of consciousness from the shock, not quite sure what is real and what is not.

<p>It offers a limited perspective that increases suspense.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hunger</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They had devoured...all but a small remnant of the contents of the dish.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author describes the slow descent of the pendulum, creating suspense by showing how little chance the narrator has of escape from its steady, mechanical path.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inch by inch — line by line — with a descent only appreciable at intervals that seemed ages — down and still down it came!</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Everything that has taken place in the past is intricately connected, and one small action can have major consequences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'The stomp of your foot, on one mouse, could start an earthquake, the effects of which could shake our earth and destinies down through Time, to their very foundations.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Travis stresses how delicate the balance between the past and the future is by discussing how small changes can have big consequences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eckels carelessly steps off the Path out of fear, and disrupts the past in a way that will likely impact the future.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author describes all the different ways things could go wrong if the men interfered with the past.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During the Holocaust, Mandelbaum had the good fortune to escape the gas chamber because he had experience as an electrician.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'It's a matter of being vigilant, a matter of trying to do as much as you can in order to enlighten people [about] how dangerous it is when you become a bystander.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Starved</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stuffing paper...to fatten their cheeks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Aztecs participated in sacrificial rituals to honor the gods and maintain their way of life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Gods were then 'fed' and 'nourished' with sacrificed blood and flesh, which ensured the continued balance and prosperity of Aztec society.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Model</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Images of gods.</p> Signup and view all the answers