<p>Hi everyone. I'm currently cramming Barron's book for SAT II literature (2008 version) and unfortunately encountering some problems with the answers and explanations issued by the book. Since i'm an international student, i have practically no official class for English Literature, thus being unable to resort to anyone for help. By posting this thread, i'm hoping you can help me decode some enigma in this allegedly super-hard book.</p>
<p>First off, p31, Question 38. i don't understand why 'a jar of mixed pickles in a state of agitation' can be a mixed sensory imagery. Rather, i would attribute it to personification since 'agitation' is connotatively used for humans. Also, how come is 'every sort of craft' a hyperbole?</p>
<p>Next, p104, the first and last question regarding 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James undoubtedly have me disturbingly brain-racked. What exactly is 'To impress the right quarter'? Why is it the real motive of the narrator but not other choices, for basically I see no hint of it in the given paragraph? And why is the narrator struggle to make her story seem credible the LEAST to serve to make her seem unreliable?</p>
<p>Please enlighten me! My questions might seem to be ridiculously buffoonish, and you might think I'm not cut out for SAT II Literature, yet the truth is I love this subject so much I'm determined to persist with it till the very end.</p>
<p>Thank you for your attention!</p>