Honors English 9 Final Review – Flashcards
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Wilde
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The Turn of the Screw
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James
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Ethan Frome
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Wharton
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"The Sword and the Stone"
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Malory
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"Sir Launcelot du Lake"
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Malory
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"The Round Table"
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Lerner & Loewe
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Tao te Ching
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Laotzu
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"The Tiger, the Brahmin, & the Jackal"
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Jacobs
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"Everyday Use"
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Walker
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"A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"
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Marquez
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"The Pit and the Pendulum"
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Poe
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"The Bet"
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Chekhov
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"Two Kinds"
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Tan
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"Typhoid Fever"
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McCourt
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"By the Waters of Babylon"
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Benet
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"The Lottery"
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Jackson
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"Boys & Girls"
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Munro
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"With All Flags Flying"
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Tyler
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"Trap of Gold"
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L'amour
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"The First Seven Years"
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Malamud
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"The Cold Equations"
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Godwin
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"No news from Auschwitz"
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Rosenthal
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"RMS Titanic"
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Baldwin
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"Hair"
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Malcolm X & Haley
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Lord Henry
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PODG
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Basil Hallward
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PODG
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Sibyl Vane
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PODG
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James Vane
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PODG
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Alan Campbell
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PODG
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Adrian Singleton
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PODG
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governess
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Turn of Screw
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Mrs. Grose
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Turn of Screw
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Miles
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Turn of Screw
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Flora
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Turn of Screw
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Peter Quint
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Turn of Screw
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Miss Jessel
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Turn of Screw
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Zeena
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Ethan Frome
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Mattie Silver
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Ethan Frome
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Ned Hale
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Ethan Frome
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Wart
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Sword & Stone
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Sir Ector
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Sword & Stone
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Kay
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Sword & Stone
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Merlyn
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Sword & Stone
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Sir Lyonel
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Launcelot
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Morgan le Fay
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Launcelot
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King Bagdemagus
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Launcelot
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Belleus
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Launcelot
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King of North Galys
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Launcelot
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Sir Madore
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Launcelot
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Sir Gahalantyne
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Launcelot
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Sogolon Djata
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Sundiata
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Nare Maghan
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Sundiata
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Sassouma Berete
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Sundiata
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Dankaron Touman
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Sundiata
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Balla Fasseke
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Sundiata
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Gnankouman Doua
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Sundiata
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Farakourou
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Sundiata
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Nounfairi
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Sundiata
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Guenevere
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Round Table
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Page
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Round Table
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God
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Abraham & Isaac
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Maggie
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Everyday Use
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Dee
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Everyday Use
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Hakim-a-Barber
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Everyday Use
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angel
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Enormous Wings
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Pelayo
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Enormous Wings
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Elisenda
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Enormous Wings
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Father Gonzaga
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Enormous Wings
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Spider-girl
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Enormous Wings
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Inquisition
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Pit & Pendulum
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General Lasalle
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Pit & Pendulum
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banker
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Bet
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lawyer
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Bet
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Jing-mei
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Two kinds
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Lindo Jong
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Two kinds
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Waverly
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Two Kinds
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Uncle Tim
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Two Kinds
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McCourt
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Typhoid Fever
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Patricia Madigan
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Typhoid Fever
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Sister Rita
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Typhoid Fever
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Kerry Nurse
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Typhoid Fever
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Seamus
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Typhoid Fever
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John
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Babylon
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Bobby Martin
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Lottery
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Delacroix
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Lottery
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Jones family
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Lottery
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Joe Summers
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Lottery
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Harry Graves
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Lottery
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Old Man Warner
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Lottery
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Hutchinson family
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Lottery
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Adams
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Lottery
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Watsons
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Lottery
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Dunbars
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Lottery
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Baxter Martin
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Lottery
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Laird
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Boys & Girls
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Henry Bailey
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Boys & Girls
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Mr. Carpenter
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Flags Flying
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Clare
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Flags Flying
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Francie
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Flags Flying
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Wetherton
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Trap of Gold
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Feld
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7 years
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Sobel
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7 years
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Max
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7 years
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Miriam
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7 years
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Barton
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Cold Equations
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pilot
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Cold Equations
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Marilyn
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Cold Equations
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EDS
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Cold Equations
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Why are the nobles hesitant to accept Arthur as their king, even though he pulls the sword from the stone?
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too young... not of noble birth
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What finally convinces the nobles to recognize Arthur as their king?
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commoners demand
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Which of the following words best describes the political atmosphere at the New Year's Day tournament?
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unsettled
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When Sir Kay brings Sir Ector the magical sword, Sir Kay tells his father that ____________.
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he pulled it from the stone
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Besides his having pulled the sword from the stone, why is Arthur the rightful heir to the crown?
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son of Uther
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Why does Arthur first pull the sword the stone?
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Sir Kay forgot his own
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Sir Ector asks that Sir Kay be made royal ___________.
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senechal
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As a romance hero, Arthur displays the quality of generosity when he ___________.
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forgives the nobles
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One of the elements of a romance is loyalty of the hero or to the hero. This loyalty is shown in all of the following instaces except when ____________.
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Sir Kay lied
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The romance hero Arthur probably evolved from stories about a sixth-century __________.
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warlord
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All of the following words describe Sir Launcelot except ___________.
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indirect
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Why does Sir Launcelot leave Camelot?
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boredom
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Based on details about the 4 queens' behavior, the reader can reasonably infer that they are _____________.
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spoiled
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Sir Launcelot states that he would like to prove that Queen ___________ is _________ than any of the other queens.
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Gwynevere... better
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When does Sir Launcelot not behave like a proper knight?
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falls asleep under apple tree
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What is the most likely reason that Sir Launcelot does not initially fight the 3 round table knights at the end of the story?
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knights do not battle
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During the battle, Sir Launcelot concentrates on separating his __________ from their _________.
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enemies... horses
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In general, each character in "The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake" can be described as being either _____________ or ___________.
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evil... good
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Why do the children of Niani avoid Mari Djata?
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strong arms
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Sassouma's laughter is a reflection of her ___________.
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meanness
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The iron bar kept in the forges is __________ to be Mari Djata on an ___________ occasion.
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destined... important
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What causes Mari Djata to walk?
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to save his mom
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Based on the selection from the epic of Sundiata, which of the following traits was probably valued by the epic's original audience?
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determination
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Which quality shown by the epic hero, Mari Djata, is larger than life?
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strength
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Was Sundiata written in either Latin or Greek then translateed into English?
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no
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In Arthur's vision of walking down a winding, dimly lit road, the hill symbolizes an _______________.
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elusive idea
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What lesson does Arthur learn from being changed into a hawk?
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political borders
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According to Guenevere, what is the main reason for battles?
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battles are fun
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Using a round table solves the problem of ___________.
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envy
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When Arthur states that he is a failure, how does Guenevere respond?
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disagrees
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What is Guenevere doing as she and Arthur walk?
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tapestry
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What is Arthur's first response as he considers why people have battles?
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somebody attacks
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According to Arthur, Merlyn changed him into all of the following animals except a ___________.
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lion
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Arthur proposes a new order of chivalry in which ___________.
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might used for right
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What does Arthur mean when he says "Am I at the hill? Or is it only a mirage?"
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uncertainty
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When Arthur describes his idea as naive and infantile, Guenevere say it's _____________.
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marvelous
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Why is the birth of Isaac miraculous to Abraham and Sarah?
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old
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What quality is not revealed by Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac?
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pride
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Why does God send the angel to stop Abraham from sacrificing Isaac?
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Abraham has proven
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What does Abraham sacrifice on the altar?
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ram
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What does Abraham mean in Hebrew?
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father of many
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How does Abraham's behavior affect his descendants?
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blessed by God
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of "The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal"?
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stupid princes
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What does the tiger do to get the Brahman to let him out of the cage?
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sobs
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Whom or what does the Brahman ask about the justice of the tiger's intentions?
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tree, buffalo, road
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How does the jackal get the Brahman to take him back to the cage?
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pretends not to understand
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When the Brahman returns to teh cage with the jackal, the tiger is waiting to _________ the Brahman and _____________ from the area.
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eat... flee
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In order to make the tiger let his guard down, the jackal does all of the following except?
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not worth eating
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Who ends up in the cage at the end of the story?
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tiger
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Which sentence below best states the mother's view of herself?
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accepts herself
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Maggie's shyness arises mainly from _________.
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trauma
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Dee probably changes her name because __________.
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African roots
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The mother is reluctant to let Dee have the quilts because she _________.
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promised them to Maggie
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What prompts the mother to refuse to give Dee the quilts?
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touched by Maggie's sense of tradition
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How are Maggie and Dee different?
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Maggie is more attractive
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Which of the following characteristics does Dee share with her mother?
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strong-willed
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central conflict of "Everyday Use"
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Dee-wants quilts, Maggie- promised them
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How is the external conflict in "Everyday Use" solved?
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quilts given to Maggie
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How does the neighbor first explain the angel's arrival?
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take child
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When he visits the angel, Father Gonzago decides the angel is an _________ because the angel doesn't speak _________.
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imposter... Latin
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When the people in the commnity are considering what to do with the angel, which of the following ideas is not put forward?
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circus
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Elisenda considers the angel to be an ___________.
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annoyance
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What does the angel do for Pelayo and Elisenda?
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makes them rich
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In telling the story, the author does not present the perspective of the ____________.
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angel
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Which of the following is the best example of magic realism.
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angel wings & parasites
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What magical element was involved in the healing of the leper?
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sores & sunflowers
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The crime for which the narrator has been condemned to death is never _________.
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made clear
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When the narrator first awakens, he fears that he has been _____________.
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buried alive
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Which of the following statements best explains how the narrator escapes form the bandage that restrains him?
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rats
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The narrator's thirst is aggravated by eating__________.
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spiced meat
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The narrator in this story narrowly escapes death in the form of a pit, a pendulum, and red-hot collapsing ___________.
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walls
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Which of the following statements is the best summary of the narrator's actions upon first awakening?
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explores cell's shape
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What happened at the end of "The Pit and the Pendulum"?
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pendulum=descending, Lasalle saves
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Which of the following images could be viewed as a symbol for hell?
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pit
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Which statement would the lawyer have made before his imprisonment?
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isolation>death
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How does the lawyer appear to the banker when the banker enter the lodge in the middle of the night?
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aged
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The lawyer copes with his isolation by playing ________ and learning six _________.
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music... languages
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The banker's initial response to the lawyer's letter is one of ____________.
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shame
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The lawyer leaves his confinement before the full time is up because he wants to show that he __________ the banker's values.
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rejects
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theme of "The Bet"
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no gambling
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Which of the following is the primary source of the conflict betwen Jing-mei and her mother?
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Jing-mei feels unappreciated
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Jing-mei does not apply herself studiously to her piano lessons because she ________ the _________ from her mother.
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resents... pressure
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The mother immediately gives up her goals for Jing-mei after Jing-mei compares herself to the ____________.
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dead twin daughters
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How does the adult Jing-mei react when her mother offers to give her the piano?
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no acceptance, but pleased
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The mother's plans for Jing-mei indicate that the mother __________ her daughter and wants her to _________.
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loves.... succeed
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The reader can infer from Jing-mei's refusal to cooperate with her mother that the daughter is __________ and ________.
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stubborn & determined
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The mother's ambition for Jing-mei are initially motivated by the mother's beliefs about _________ in America.
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opportunity
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What motivates Jing-mei to keep silent about her performance at the piano recital, never discussing the recital with her mother?
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no desire
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The statue with the cracke dname "ASHING" is probably a structure of __________.
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George Washington
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John encounters all of the following items in the Place of Gods except ___________.
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church
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The many lights that John sees in his dream of the Place of the Gods are actually ___________.
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electrical lights
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Why does John's father want him to withhold the complete truth?
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fears
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John loses his terror of the Place of the Gods because _________.
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people=not gods
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Based on clues in the story, readers can reasonably conclude that the roaming cats once were people's ___________.
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pets
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Based on clues in the story, readers can reasonably conclude that the father punishes John for eating the gods' food because some of it might be __________.
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spoiled
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This story's first-person point of view enables readers to __________.
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experience John
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1-person point of view can best be described as:
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restricted
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At the beginning of the story, the girl's reactions to the business of fox farming can best be describes as"
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objective
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The narrator doesn't want to devote herself to helping her mother because compared with farm work, housework seems __________.
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boring
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When the girl recalls her father Mack shooting, she feels ___________.
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ashamed
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As Flora flees the farm, the girl ____________ that Flora will be slaughtered anyway.
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realizes
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What might a reader decide about farm life after reading this story?
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difficult
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What generalization can the reader make from the narrator's revelation that her nighttime stories have changed to include boys?
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more aware
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How does the narrator's decision to open the gate alter the course of events?
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"just a girl"
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not part climax of "Boys and Girls"
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repeats an image
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Why do you think Mr. Carpenter for many years has dreaded leaving his hosue for good?
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no longer live independently
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Mr. Carpenter approves of the schoolteacher's plan to sit in a chair, eat, and grow fat when she is old because _____________.
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admires her independence
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While Mr. Carpenter is staying with Clara's family, he takes great care to not let anyone else see how __________ he is.
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weak
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Why do you think Francie clings tightly to her grandfather's hand on the trip to the old folks' home?
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not let go
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Mr. Pond lives in the nursing home, even though it was ___________.
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not his choice
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What is not a theme of "With All Flags Flying"?
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Carpenter=bitter
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How does Mr. Carpenter's desire to remain independent conflict with his wish not to burden his family?
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family feels obligated
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In the 3-person limited point of view, the narrator focuses on one character's thoughts, actions, and feeling. In this story that character is _____________.
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Mr. Carpenter
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Which of the following insights does the reader learn because the story is told from the 3rd-person limited point of view?
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Lolli Simpson
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The greatest physical danger posed to miners by the granite tower is the __________ that it might collapse.
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chance
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Wetherton knows that to escape the trp of gold he must not let __________ overwhelm his __________ caution.
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greed... natural
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Wetherton's fears that the tower has moved are confirmed by fresh _________ at the bottom of the __________ on the exterior wall.
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silt... crack
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Leaving the tunnel, Wetherton kicks loose a small chunck of quartz because he _________ to remain cautious.
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forgets
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After Wetherton discovers the pile of fresh silt, he works more __________ than ever before.
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fervishly
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antagonist of "Trap of Gold"
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setting
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Feld promotes a marriage between Miriam and Max becuse Feld _______ Max's pursuit of an __________.
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admires... education
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Sobel quits his job at Feld's shop because he is ________ about Feld's _________ attempting.
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furious... matchmaking
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After Sobel quits, Feld is ________ to find an assistant as ________ as Sobel.
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unable... reliable
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Sobel claims Miriam recognizes his love for her because of their mutual love of ___________.
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literature
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By returning to work at the shop, Sobel shows that marriage to Miriam is worth a _________ to him.
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great deal
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What is the best example of how Feld's culture differs from modern American life?
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suitable husband
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Is the protagonist in "The First 7 Years" always likeable?
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no
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How can Sobel be considered the antagonist in the story?
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conflict with Feld
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The rule regarding EDS stowaways is based on __________.
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physical laws
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On first discovering who the stowaway is, Barton is shocked because he had expected to find a ____________.
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male stowaway
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When Marilyn first realizes the gravity of her situation, she asks Barton a series of _________, seeking hope.
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questions
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Barton chooses to jettison Marilyn because not doing so means death for both of them and the ____________.
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men on Wodon
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While waiting to be jettisoned, Marilyn experiences all of the following feelings except:
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hatred
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Barton waits until the last possible minute to jettison Marilyn because is trying to devise a ________ to keep her ________ on board.
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plan... safely
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Tom Godwin boosts the level of suspense by repeatedly referring to the __________.
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time
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As a contrast to the horrors of the concentration camp, Rosenthal describes the ___________.
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sun, trees, grass
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What is Rosenthal's purpose in writing "No News from Auschwitz"?
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won't be forgotten
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Rosenthal concludes his essay by ________ his ___________ paragraph.
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echoing... opening
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The tone of Rosenthal's essay can best be described as __________.
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muted
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situational irony in "No News from Auschwitz"
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daises growing in ruined chambers
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Rosenthal's opinion about Auschwitz
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forefront of our minds
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All of the following items describe subjective writing except that it uses only inforation that can be ____________.
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verified
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What is not a grave mistake that contributed to the Titanic disaster?
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Carpathia did not pick up
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When Colonel John Jacob Astor heps his wife into a lifeboat and says that he will join her later, it is an example of ____________ irony.
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verbal
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What could First Operator Phillips have done to prevent the disaster?
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listened
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When the Titanic nearly crashes in to the steamer New York, it is an example of _____________.
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foreshadowing
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Mr. Ismay's opinion about the Titanic can best be described as ___________.
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arrogant
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Who warns the Titanic about ice?
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Californian
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How does "R.M.S Titanic" end?
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Carpathia brings survivors
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Shorty shows support for his friend through all of the following actions except _____________.
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assembling an audience
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Shorty shows all of the following toward his friend except __________ over his ___________.
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anger... cursing
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Which of the following is not an experience of the narrator while getting his conk?
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regret
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Which of the following statements best describes what the narrator learns from his experience?
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accept himself
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The narrator reveals that despite his misgivings, he continued to get _________ for many years.
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conks
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By the end of "Hair", we can infer from the writer's tone that he is _____________.
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angry
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What word does the writer use to indicate a change in tone at the end of the selection?
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ridiculous, stupid
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In interpreting tone, the reader should pay special attention to the writer's _____________.
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choice of words
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compares 2 things that have nothing in common on a literary level with no connecting words
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metaphor
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type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human
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personification
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figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using a connective words
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simile
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representation
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symbolism
