Read the following paragraph and answer the questions about it that appear below:

The skies overheard were gray and overcast. Even though it was the middle of April, I felt a chilling wind. I pulled the collar of my jacket up around my ears, but they still stung. My mother looked down at me, she was worried that I was so upset. I heard the creaking of wood as they lowered the coffin into the grave. Tears slid down my face. Even though I was only a child, I understood that I would never see my dog Binkle-Boo again.

1			What would you say is the dominant impression that the author is striving for?
			A)	sadness
			B)	comedy
			C)	peace and contentment
			D)	chaos and confusion
2			Which of these does the paragraph lack?
			A)	sound details
			B)	taste details
			C)	sight details
			D)	specific details
3			What is wrong with the sentence "My mother looked down at me, she was worried that I was so upset"?
			A)	sentence fragment
			B)	spelling mistakes
			C)	apostrophe use
			D)	comma splice
4			Are there any details the author should leave out?
			A)	the month
			B)	the dog's name
			C)	what the coffin is made of
			D)	the weather
5			How could you explain to the author why he should take out the name of the dog?
			A)	You shouldn't include too many specific details
			B)	You should always leave out names when you write descriptions
			C)	Binkle-Boo sounds stupid
			D)	It is a detail that does not relate to the dominant impression
6			What kind of language is "tears slid down my face"?
			A)	Concrete
			B)	Abstract
			C)	Vague
			D)	General
7			When reading over the final draft of your description, make sure
			A)	that you haven't accidentally written a story instead of a description.
			B)	that your description includes lots of narrative details.
			C)	that it is not weighed down with specific details.
			D)	that there is a good mix of concrete and highly abstract details.
8			Which of the following is a good prewriting technique for writing a description?
			A)	Create and fill in a sensory chart
			B)	Visit the place you are describing and take notes
			C)	Try to determine the dominant impression of the subject you are describing
			D)	All of the above
9			Which of the following is a good way to think of the dominant impression?
			A)	as a tool that is not useful when writing description
			B)	as the topic sentence of a description
			C)	as the most important sensory detail in a paragraph
			D)	none of the above
10			Which of the following can you ignore when doing your final proofreading?
			A)	spelling
			B)	sound-alike words
			C)	sentence fragments
			D)	none of the above