The Scale of a Story

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1Why is epic appropriate as a noun for this work?A. It is a guarantee that the story is excellent simply because it is long.B. It is a long narrative involving consequential journeys and events across an imagined community's history.C. It is any short announcement written with an enthusiastic tone.D. It is a single descriptive paragraph with no narrative sequence.

2A distinctive period marked by a particular pattern of settlement is an _____.A. instantB. interval markerC. episode titleD. epoch

3Which observation draws a parallel between the two messengers?A. Both must weigh family loyalty against a broader duty, although the consequences differ.B. Both names contain six letters, which proves their moral decisions are identical.C. One messenger lives earlier, so their choices cannot be compared at all.D. Their journeys occur on different pages, so they share no meaningful features.

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