English 10 Part 1 and 2

Q: Biographies

stories of people\'s lives that are written by other people

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Select the response you feel best answers each question. Functional documents would be used in all of the following activities except

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calling for pizza delivery.

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Biographies

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stories of people's lives that are written by other people

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A warranty or contract helps you to

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be protected as a consumer against poor products

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An employment contract is a document used

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in the workplace

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Which of the following phrases contains alliteration?

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sleepy sam

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The Elizabethan period was named for

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Queen Elizabeth I.

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What is the name for a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not literally true?

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figure of speech

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In a persuasive essay, you should name the issue and your opinion on the issue in the

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opinion statement

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What would be an example of an emotional appeal for a persuasive essay about the dangerous effects of smoking?

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Many young people have watched their grandparents die of lung cancer caused by smoking.

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\"My pillow is soft and fluffy like a cloud\" is an example of a(n)

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simile

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Personification occurs when

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something not human is given human qualities.

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A long narrative poem that tells the adventures of a great hero is called a(n)

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epic

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sonnet

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A fourteen-line poem that usually has a set pattern of rhythm and rhyme

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Nonfiction

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a true story

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ballad

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song-like poem that tells a story.

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A struggle between two opposing forces is called a(n)

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conflict

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Poetry that is written in meter

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Has a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

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Internal rhyme occurs when

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words within a line of poetry rhyme.

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free-verse poem

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should be read using natural rhythm

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When you scan a poem, you discover its

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pattern of rhythm

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What are the events that lead up to the main conflict?

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rising action

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proper order of the elements

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Basic Situation, Complications, Climax, Resolution

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When an author gives clues that something will happen later in the plot, it is called flash-forward.

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false

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Penn Parker, in the article \"Double Daddy\", focuses on ______ .

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men

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Fill in the word that belongs in Linda Dunlap's quote from the article \"Double Daddy\". These men are saying, \"I'm working my tail off to get ahead, for the most part for my family, but I'm not spending time with my _______ . This doesn't make sense.\"

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family

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In \"Double Daddy,\" Brian Wills learned that the most important thing to him is his children.

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true

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In \"The Leap,\" what was the mother's job before the narrator was born?

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trapeze artist

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In \"The Leap,\" the narrator's mother deals with the past in an unusual way. She

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hardly talks about it and has kept very few souvenirs.

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A flashback is a literary device that interrupts the present action in a story to show events that happened at an earlier time.

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true

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Which literary term helps to tell where and when a story will take place?

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setting

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The pronoun \"them\" is what type of pronoun?

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objective case

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Identify whether the correct pronoun is being used in the sentence. If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Anna and he offered us in the audience a thrilling performance.

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true

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When writing an autobiographical narrative, it is important to:

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choose an event about which you have clear memories or strong feelings

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Which of the following is not an important part of the prewriting stage?

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writing your conclusion

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An autobiographical narrative's conclusion should reflect on the meaning of the experience to the writer.

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true

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Hope was dismayed that she could not find _____ glasses.

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her

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What happened to the narrator's mother's first husband in \"The Leap\"?

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He died when lightning struck the tent he was performing in.

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Double Daddy\" refers to the desire of working men to spend more time with their families and avoid the __________ that many fathers feel.

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daddy stress

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The interruption of a story by a scene from the past is called a foil.

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false

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When clues are given that something will happen later in a story's plot, this is called

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foreshadowing

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Identify which pronoun should be used in the following sentence.

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she

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The events leading to the climax of the story are called the

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rising action

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A ______ is a literary device that interrupts present action to show events which occurred in the past.

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flashback

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An autobiographical narrative's introduction should

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provide background information and hint at the experience being written

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Which of the following statements agrees with the expressed theme of \"Double Daddy\"?

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It is difficult to balance work and family.

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In what situation would you use an objective case pronoun?

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when the pronoun is an indirect object

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Which of the following was not a reason that the narrator of \"The Leap\" feels she owes her mother her life?

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Her mother rescued her from a tornado

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In Mama's dream, she meets Dee on a TV show.

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true

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Mama attended school until the eighth grade.

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false

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When Dee arrives, Maggie is overjoyed.

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false

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Dee plans to use the churn top as a table centerpiece.

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true

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Grandma Dee pieced the quilts that Dee wants.

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true

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\"from Hands: For Mother's Day\" uses quilting as a metaphor for the experiences of many African American women.

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true

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According to \"from Hands: For Mother's Day\", quilts are not very important to the lives of African American women.

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false

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A dramatic monologue is a type of poem where the speaker (who is not the poet) speaks to one or more silent listeners.

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true

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In \"Lucinda Matlock,\" a middle-aged Lucinda Matlock looks ahead into her future.

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false

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In both \"from Hands: For Mother's Day\" and \"Lucinda Matlock,\" the women are characterized as strong women who have worked tirelessly, have known only the simplest pleasures, endured pain and grief, and still found much to love in life.

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true

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All of the quilters in these excerpts agree that quilting is

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rewarding

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If you were writing a report on quilting and needed a secondary source, which would you choose?

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An encyclopedia article about quilting.

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An interview with a witness would be considered a secondary source.

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false

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In \"Two Kinds,\" Jing-mei's mother wants very much for her daughter to succeed.

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true

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Jing-mei wants to please her mother, but she becomes angry after not succeeding several times.

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true

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Jing-mei is excited when her mother signs her up for piano lessons, and she puts all of her effort into it.

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false

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Despite being reluctant to play the piano, Jing-mei excels at it and gives a brilliant performance at a local talent show.

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false

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After her mother's death, Jing-mei accepts the family piano as a peace offering.

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true

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Point of view is the vantage point from which a writer tells a story.

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true

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There are only two types of point of view that can be used in a story.

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false

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A first-person narrator may or may not be credible or reliable.

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true

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An omniscient narrator knows very little about the characters in a story and what is going on.

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false

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When using first-person point of view, the story is told using the word \"I.\" This person is also part of the story's action (usually as the main character).

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true

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In a plot, the term sequence refers to the order that events happen.

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true

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Ray Bradbury began writing at age eleven.

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false

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Cause and effect is also known as a climax.

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false

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A time frame for a story is part of the setting.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Two Kinds.\" A character's motivation is his or her reason for behaving a certain way.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Two Kinds.\" Jing-mei wants to please her mother, but she becomes angry and frustrated after not succeeding several times.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Double Daddy.\" In \"Double Daddy\", Brian Wills learns that money and work are not the most important things in life.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Lucinda Matlock.\" In \"Lucinda Matlock,\" the character Lucinda Matlock looks back after death on her ninety-six years of life in the rural Midwest.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"By Any Other Name.\" Santha and her sister Premila eventually grow to love their new school.

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false

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The question below refers to the selection \"Two Kinds.\" Jing-mei eventually grows to love playing piano and performs wonderfully at the recital.

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false

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Writers use plot complications in order to

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intensify the main character's problems.

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In a flashback, a writer

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interrupts the story to show a past event.

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The question below refers to \"The Leap.\" When the narrator says that her mother \"has never . . . bumped into a closet door left carelessly open,\" the narrator is referring to the fact that

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the narrator's mother is blind.

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The theme of a story is an idea or insight about life and human nature that gives the story meaning.

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true

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The theme does not need to be stated in a complete sentence.

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false

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There may be more than one theme in a single story.

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true

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Theme is neither the subject of the story or a summary of the plot.

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true

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Themes are important to all forms of literature.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Catch the Moon.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Luis works for his father because it is one of the conditions for his early release from juvenile hall.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Catch the Moon.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Luis spent time in juvenile hall because he was arrested for breaking and entering.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Catch the Moon.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Luis is in a gang called the Tiburones, which is the Spanish word for \"bad boys.\"

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false

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The following question refers to \"Catch the Moon.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" It is obvious from Luis's actions in the story that he still misses his mother very much.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Catch the Moon.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" One night, Luis goes on a \"treasure hunt\" searching through a mountain of hubcaps for the vintage wheel cover that Naomi wants.

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true

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The following question refers to \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" At the beginning of the story, the narrator is trying to find the courage to go fishing.

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false

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The following question refers to \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Once they get to the dance, Sheila basically ignores the narrator, leaving him behind for an older boy.

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true

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The following question refers to \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The narrator's two main interests at the beginning of the story include fishing and Sheila Mant.

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true

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The following question refers to \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Sheila shows great interest in fishing when the narrator tells her he likes to fish.

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false

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The following question refers to \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Throughout the story, the narrator experiences both internal and external conflict.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" In the story, rivers of mud bury a town after a horrible tornado.

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false

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The following question refers to the story \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town.\" Raul Alferez is in charge of the medical unit of the Red Cross.

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true

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The following question refers to the story \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town.\" Time is racing against the workers trying to free Omaira Sanchez because the waters are rising and she may drown.

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true

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The following question refers to \"\"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The article relates the stories of two survivors - a farmer who is finally pulled from under his collapsed house and a young girl who is buried up to her neck in mud.

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true

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The following question refers to \"The Man in the Water.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The disaster in the story involves the crash of an airplane.

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true

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The following question refers to \"The Man in the Water.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Essays are thought journeys.

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true

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The following question refers to \"The Man in the Water.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" According to Rosenblatt, the disaster was a clash between \"the elements, indifferent as ever,\" and the bridge.

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false

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The following question refers to \"The Man in the Water.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The man in the water passes the lifeline on to other passengers rather than using it himself.

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true

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The following question refers to \"The Man in the Water.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The main idea of \"The Man in the Water\" is that altruism, or the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others, is a powerful part of human nature.

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true

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The following question refers to the story \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town.\" Raul Alferez is

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In charge of the Red Cross medical unit

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The following question refers to the story \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town.\" The village is destroyed when

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an avalanche buries it.

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The following question refers to the story \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town.\" After the eruption, the officials declared national day of

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emergency

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The following question refers to the story \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town.\" Raul Alferez uses what word to describe his and the rescue workers feelings about their tireless and failed attempts to free Omaira Sanchez?

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Useless

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The question below refers to the selection \"Catch the Moon.\" Luis is sent to juvenile hall for six months because he

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breaks into an elderly woman's house.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Catch the Moon.\" Approximately how long ago did Luis begin to get into trouble in school?

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Two years ago

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The question below refers to the selection \"Catch the Moon.\" The Tiburones are a

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gang

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The following question refers to \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant.\" How old is the narrator?

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Fourteen years old

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The following question refers to \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant.\" The narrator loves Sheila because she

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is beautiful and unattainable.

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The following question refers to \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant.\" When the narrator asks Sheila to go to Dixford, she

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asks him if he has a car.

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Select the response that best answers the question. If the statement is true, select \"True\"; if it is false, select \"False.\" The question below refers to the selection \"Catch the Moon.\" Luis's internal conflict is that he clashes with his father about work.

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false

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Select the response that best answers the question. If the statement is true, select \"True\"; if it is false, select \"False.\" The question below refers to the selection \"Catch the Moon.\" Luis's problems start soon after his parents divorce.

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false

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Select the response that best answers the question. If the statement is true, select \"True\"; if it is false, select \"False.\" The following question refers to \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant.\" Sheila Mant is seventeen years old.

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true

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Select the response that best answers the question. If the statement is true, select \"True\"; if it is false, select \"False.\" The following question refers to \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant.\" Sheila is best described as self-centered.

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true

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The following question refers to the readings \"If Decency Doesn't, Law Should Make Us Samaritans\" and \"Good Samaritans U.S.A Are Afraid to Act.\" Select the response you feel best answers the question. Which statement best expresses the writers' main claim in the select \"If Decency Doesn't, Law Should Make Us Samaritans\"?

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There should be a good Samaritan law requiring everyone to help others

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The following question refers to the readings \"If Decency Doesn't, Law Should Make Us Samaritans\" and \"Good Samaritans U.S.A Are Afraid to Act.\" Select the response you feel best answers the question. In \"Good Samaritans U.S.A. Are Afraid to Act,\" what is the author's main claim?

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Americans don't help strangers because they fear being hurt or sued.

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When evaluating an argument, the intent of the author is unimportant.

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False

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The following question refers to \"Lamb to the Slaughter\" and \"R.M.S. Titanic.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" In \"Lamb to the Slaughter,\" Mary becomes upset when she burns the lamb she is making for dinner.

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false

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The following question refers to \"Lamb to the Slaughter\" and \"R.M.S. Titanic.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" In \"Lamb to the Slaughter,\" Mary goes out to the grocer's because she wants to establish an alibi.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Lamb to the Slaughter\" and \"R.M.S. Titanic.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" In \"R.M.S. Titanic,\" the closest ship did not come to the Titanic's rescue because its radio operator had gone to bed just before the Titanic began calling for help.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Lamb to the Slaughter\" and \"R.M.S. Titanic.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" According to the information from \"R.M.S. Titanic,\" the lifeboats were not full because there were actually no lifeboats on board.

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false

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The following question refers to \"Lamb to the Slaughter\" and \"R.M.S. Titanic.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" According to the information from \"R.M.S. Titanic,\" what caused the Titanic to sink was an iceberg that gashed its hull.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Lamb to the Slaughter.\" From Mary Maloney's dialogue, you know that her husband

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is a police officer

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The question below refers to the selection \"Lamb to the Slaughter.\" The real reason Mary goes to the store is that she needs

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an alibi

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The question below refers to the selection \"R.M.S. Titanic.\" The \"dancing spark\" that appears throughout \"R.M.S. Titanic\" symbolizes

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life

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The question below refers to the selection \"The Man in the Water.\" What sets the man in the water apart from others?

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Selflessness

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The following question refers to the story \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town.\" Omaira Sanchez is

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A girl trapped in concrete

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The question below refers to the selection \"Catch the Moon.\" Mr. Cintrón polishes everything that belonged to his wife because

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it is a way to show his love for her

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The question below refers to the selection \"Catch the Moon.\" At one point in the story, Luis cries \"a flood of tears\"

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when he acknowledges how much he misses his mother.

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The question below refers to the selections \"If Decency Doesn't, Law Should Make Us Samaritans\" and \"Good Samaritans U.S.A Are Afraid to Act.\" According to the authors, people ignore the needs of victims for all of the following reasons except

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malicious enjoyment

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The question below refers to the selection \"Catch the Moon.\" Luis tries hard to find the hubcap for Naomi because he wants to upstage his father.

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false

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Despite the situation Omaira Sanchez was facing, she was described as managing to stay lucid.

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true

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The following question refers to theme. If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The theme of a story is an idea or insight about life and human nature that gives the story meaning.

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true

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The following question refers to theme. If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The theme does not need to be stated in a complete sentence.

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false

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The following question refers to theme. If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" There may be more than one theme in a single story.

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true

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The following question refers to theme. If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Theme is neither the subject of the story or a summary of the plot.

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true

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The following question refers to theme. If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Themes are important to all forms of literature.

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true

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Select the response that best answers the question. If the statement is true, select \"True\"; if it is false, select \"False.\" The following question refers to the story \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Aid Slow to Reach Colombian Town.\"Omaira Sanchez tries to free herself by wrapping her hands around the neck of a rescue worker.

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true

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Which word or set of words can be removed from the following sentence to shorten and improve it? Many uneducated citizens who have never gone to school continue to vote for better schools.

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who have never gone to school

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Which word or set of words can be replaced in the following sentence to shorten and improve it? Citizens who knew what was going on voted him out of office.

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citizens who knew what was going on à knowledgeable citizens

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Decreasing the number of words in a sentence is always an improvement.

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false

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Which of the following is not a technique for persuasive writing?

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reductional appeal

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Which type of appeal focuses on the ability to reason and use common sense?

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logical appeal

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Ethical appeals speak to moral values.

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true

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The following question refers to persuasive paper. If you feel the statement is correct, select \"true\"; if you think it is incorrect, select \"false.\" It is acceptable to use first and second person throughout an entire persuasive paper.

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false

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The following question refers to persuasive paper. If you feel the statement is correct, select \"true\"; if you think it is incorrect, select \"false.\" The opening paragraph should grab your reader's attention.

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True

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The following question refers to persuasive paper. If you feel the statement is correct, select \"true\"; if you think it is incorrect, select \"false.\" You should always include a thesis statement in the introduction of your formal persuasive paper.

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True

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The following question refers to persuasive paper. If you feel the statement is correct, select \"true\"; if you think it is incorrect, select \"false.\" A paragraph must be at least three sentences in length.

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True

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The following question refers to persuasive paper. If you feel the statement is correct, select \"true\"; if you think it is incorrect, select \"false.\" A Works Cited page should be arranged in alphabetical order.

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True

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Which of the following is specific information used to back up an argument?

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evidence

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What is the main idea of a work?

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the message the author is trying to get across to the audience

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What is the disaster that takes place in \"The Man in the Water\"?

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An airplane crashes into a river

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According to the article \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Air Slow to Reach Colombian Town,\" why were there limited supplies and few rescue workers on scene?

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The village was remote and difficult to access

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Where does the article \"Ill-Equipped Rescuers Dig Out Volcano Victims; Air Slow to Reach Colombian Town\", take place?

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Armero, Columbia

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In \"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant,\" what does Sheila do after the dance?

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She rides home with Eric Caswell, leaving the narrator to paddle home on his own

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Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

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having a hard time deciding between two different activities

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In \"Catch the Moon,\" what business does Luis Cintron's father run?

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a junkyard

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What had Luis Cintron done to get in trouble before the events of \"Catch The Moon\"?

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He had been caught breaking into and entering an old lady's home.

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In \"Catch The Moon,\" what does the name of the gang \"Tiburones\" mean in English?

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sharks

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What is the theme of a story?

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the idea or insight about life or human nature that gives a story meaning

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Which word or set of words can be removed from the following sentence to shorten and improve it? The concrete walkway was filled with cracks.

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Nothing should be removed.

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Which word or set of words can be removed from the following sentence to shorten and improve it? It is important to look both ways before crossing the street.

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Nothing should be removed

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In \"Lamb to the Slaughter,\" why is Mary upset?

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Her husband has decided to leave her.

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What does Mary do when she finds out about her husband's plan in \"Lamb to the Slaughter\"?

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She hits him over the head with a frozen leg of lamb.

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In \"R.M.S. Titanic,\" what led to the ship's sinking?

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A collision with an iceberg cut open the hull.

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In \"R.M.S. Titanic,\" why were people reluctant to get on the lifeboats?

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The sea was icy and they did not believe the Titanic could actually sink

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In \"R.M.S. Titanic,\" why did the nearby Californian not come to the rescue?

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The Californian's radio operator had gone to bed early and did not hear the distress call.

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Daryl ate a orange at lunch and two plums at dinner. If you were editing, what would be the correct thing to change?

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Change a to an

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After putting the bowl on the chair, Kristin broke it. Choose the best way to rewrite this sentence to solve the pronoun reference problem.

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After putting the bowl on the chair, Kristin broke the bowl.

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Each student should submit ___ ideas by 2:00 today.

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his or her

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A story can have only one theme.

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false

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Some words and phrases add meaning and variety to sentences and should not be removed when shortening them.

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true

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A persuasive paper should always have a thesis statement in its introduction.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Into Thin Air.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Krakauer feels tired and numb when he finally reaches the summit of Mount Everest.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Into Thin Air.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" As Krakauer first begins his descent, he notices that a blanket of clouds is forming.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Into Thin Air.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Krakauer has to wait at the Hillary Step because he is lost and has no idea where he is.

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false

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The following question refers to \"Into Thin Air.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The other climbers know what has happened to Hall and Hansen because Hall communicates via a two-way radio.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Into Thin Air.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Beck Weathers is one of those who perishes on top of Everest.

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false

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The following question refers to \"Notes from a Bottle.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The narrator is trapped in his apartment building.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Notes from a Bottle.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The narrator explains the cause of the disaster that has struck New York City.

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false

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The following question refers to \"Notes from a Bottle.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The narrator sees the mayor of New York City ride by in a large Chris-Craft cruiser.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Notes from a Bottle.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" At the story's end, the building's residents retreat to the roof.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Notes from a Bottle.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Langford and the narrator escape in a boat.

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false

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The following question refers to \"Through the Tunnel.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The climax of the story comes when Jerry is able to hold his breath long enough to be able to swim through the tunnel.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Through the Tunnel.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" At first, it is not important to Jerry to be accepted by the boys on the beach.

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false

question

The following question refers to \"Through the Tunnel.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Jerry is able to swim through the tunnel on his first day at the beach.

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false

question

The following question refers to \"Through the Tunnel.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The tunnel is a symbol of Jerry's journey from childhood to becoming an adult.

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true

question

The following question refers to \"Through the Tunnel.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Jerry never tells his mother about his accomplishment of swimming through the tunnel.

answer

true

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The following question refers to \"Annabel Lee.\" Select the response you feel best answers the question. Where was \"the kingdom\"?

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by the sea

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The following question refers to \"Annabel Lee.\" Select the response you feel best answers the question. When was \"Annabel Lee\" first published?

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1849

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In \"Annabel Lee,\" Annabel Lee was put to rest in the mountains of her kinsmen's kingdom.

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false

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The following question refers to \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The speaker does not know whose woods he is in.

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false

question

The following question refers to \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The speaker is frightened by the silence of the woods.

answer

false

question

The following question refers to \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The speaker leaves the woods regretfully.

answer

true

question

The following question refers to \"After Apple-Picking.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The speaker in \"After Apple-Picking\" sees various images from the day as he drifts to sleep.

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true

question

The following question refers to \"After Apple-Picking.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The speaker is at peace with the harvest.

answer

false

question

Select the response that best answers the question. The questions below refer to the selections \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" The reader can infer that the speaker in \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\"

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is familiar with the area being described

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Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Through the Tunnel.\" Jerry's mother allows him to go to the beach by the wild bay because she

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does not want to be overly protective

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Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Into Thin Air.\" Krakauer suggests that most tragic events on the mountain are caused by a lack of

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common sense

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Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Into Thin Air.\" When Krakauer sees Fischer on his way down, Fischer's appearance seems to contradict his reputation in that he

answer

seems to be totally out of it

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Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Through the Tunnel.\" As soon as the local boys leave the wild bay, Jerry doesn't go through the tunnel mainly because

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his mother made him promise not to overdo anything

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Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" What seemingly important information does the narrator of this story fail to provide at the beginning?

answer

Why there is a flood in the first place

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Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" What device does Stevenson use to frame the entire story?

answer

The story is supposed to be notes found in a bottle.

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Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" What reason does the writer give for the lack of phones and other services?

answer

The workers are on strike

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Select the response that best answers the question. The questions below refer to the selections \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" Which of the following statements about Frost's poem \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" is not true?

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The speaker is eager to leave the woods.

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Select the response that best answers the question. The questions below refer to the selections \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" The situation described in \"After Apple-Picking\" is

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a dream the speaker has after picking apples all day

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Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Through the Tunnel.\" Jerry is especially fascinated by the local boys at the wild bay because they dive from a rock and swim through an underwater tunnel.

answer

true

question

Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"After Apple-Picking.\" For most of \"After Apple-Picking,\" the speaker is located on a ladder picking apples in a dream.

answer

true

question

Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Through The Tunnel.\" The event that forces Jerry to decide that he will make his attempt to go through the tunnel occurs when he buys a pair of goggles enabling him to see clearly underwater.

answer

false

question

Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Into Thin Air.\" Due to exhaustion and lack of oxygen, Jon Krakauer feels a sense of detachment when he finally makes it to the top of Mount Everest.

answer

true

question

Select the response that best answers the question. The question below refers to the selection \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" In \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,\" the phrase \"miles to go before I sleep\" symbolically means that the nearest hotel is a long way off.

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false

question

The following question refers to \"A Storm in the Mountains.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The storm also makes the speaker feel grateful because he realizes that he is a part of this world.

answer

true

question

The following question refers to \"A Storm in the Mountains.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" You can tell that \"A Storm in the Mountains\" is a prose poem because it is written in paragraph form but uses poetic elements.

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true

question

The following question refers to \"Same Song.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Solzhenitsyn compares watching the storm, sky, and mountains that night to watching poetry in motion.

answer

false

question

The following question refers to \"Same Song.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" \"Same Song\" alludes to the fairy tale \"Snow White.

answer

true

question

The following question refers to \"Same Song.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" Imagery must appeal to all of the five senses at once.

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false

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In \"Eating Together,\" the phrase \"He lay down to sleep like a snow-covered road winding through pines older than him\" tells you about the father. What type of figurative language is this?

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simile

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Who is the speaker in the selection \"Grape Sherbet\"?

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a woman recalling a family gathering on Memorial Day

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The selection \"Eating Together\" has a very upbeat and lively tone.

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false

question

The following question refers to \"The Legend.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The speaker feels very distinct from the man who has been shot.

answer

true

question

The following question refers to \"The Legend.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" In the poem, an old man who is putting his freshly washed laundry in his car is shot and killed intentionally by his son.

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false

question

The following question refers to \"Simile.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The speaker uses personification to describe the deer.

answer

false

question

The following question refers to \"Simile.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The speaker is addressing a person with whom he or she has quarreled.

answer

true

question

The following question refers to \"Simile.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The speaker and another person are compared to deer that are ready for flight.

answer

true

question

Emily Dickinson is known as one of the greatest poets.

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true

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Emily Dickinson wrote her poems on yellow tablets.

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false

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Emily Dickinson lived most of her adult life as a recluse.

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true

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The following question refers to \"since feeling is first.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" A metaphor makes a comparison between two unlike things using \"like\" or \"as.\"

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false

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The following question refers to \"since feeling is first.\" If the sentence is correct, select \"True.\" If it is incorrect, select \"False.\" The speaker wants to enjoy life and live in the moment rather than thinking.

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true

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What is the structure of a sonnet?

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14 lines—three stanzas of four lines each and a concluding couplet

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In \"Ode to my Socks,\" the poet says \"my feet were two fish made of wool.\" This type of figurative language is a:

answer

metaphor

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In the poem \"Remember,\" the author uses \"remember\" repeatedly while listing things which she feels are important to remember. The repeated use of this word is called a redundancy.

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false

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The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" An ambiguous text is open to interpretation.

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true

question

The question below refers to the selection \"Into Thin Air.\" A story contains situational irony when

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something happens that is the opposite of what is expected

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The question below refers to the selections \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" The speaker in \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" is unfamiliar with the location being described.

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false

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Which of the following is an example of irony?

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Weathers is left for dead but returns on his own

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The question below refers to the selections \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" In \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" the speaker describes the sounds he hears while traveling through the woods.

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true

question

The following question refers to \"Same Song\" from Unit4. The words \"mirror, mirror on the wall\" are an allusion to

answer

Snow White

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The question below refers to the selections \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" In \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\", the speaker is initially afraid of being in the woods alone.

answer

false

question

The following question refers to \"We Real Cool.\" The We in the poem's title refers to

answer

dropouts hanging around a pool room

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The question below refers to the selections \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" It is obvious that the speaker of \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" takes the time to think about his life.

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true

question

The following question refers to \"We Real Cool.\" The sentence \"We strike straight\" is an example of alliteration because-

answer

two words begin with the same sound

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The question below refers to the selection \"Through the Tunnel.\" The wild bay symbolizes a new phase of Jerry's life.

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true

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The following question refers to \"Through the Tunnel.\" Which question would readers most likely ask at the end of this story?

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Will Jerry continue to become more independent?

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The question below refers to the selection \"Through the Tunnel.\" Jerry pratices very hard before attempting to swim through the tunnel.

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true

question

The following question refers to \"Same Song\" from Unit4. Both the girl and the boy-

answer

are not pleased with the way they look

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The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" The best description of the mood in this story is darkly humorous.

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true

question

The following question refers to \"Same Song\" from Unit4. The phrase \"cold dark\" appeals-

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to the reader's sense of sight and touch

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The question below refers to the selection \"Through the Tunnel.\" At the end of the story, Jerry tells his mother every detail about what took place during his journey through the tunnel.

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false

question

The following question refers to \"Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?\" What was the author's main purpose in writing this sonnet?

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He wanted to compare someone he loved to a summer's day.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Into Thin Air.\" Situational irony occurs when something happens that is the opposite of what is expected.

answer

true

question

The following question refers to \"Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?\" What is the best paraphrase of line 3: \"Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May...\"?

answer

The wind shakes the buds on the trees

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The following question refers to \"Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?\" What is the meaning of the word temperate in the sonnet?

answer

mild; moderate; self-restrained

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The question below refers to the selection \"Annabel Lee.\" What caused the death of Annabel Lee?

answer

wind that blew out of a cloud

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The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" Subtleties in a literary work are

answer

fine distinctions

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The question below refers to the selection \"Into Thin Air.\" Which word best describes the way Jon Krakauer feels standing atop Mount Everest?

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detachment

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The question below refers to the selection \"Into Thin Air.\" Which of the following items is an example of foreshadowing?

answer

The blanket of clouds Krakauer sees when he turns to take photographs

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The question below refers to the selection \"Into Thin Air.\" Krakauer feels better after Harris turns the valve on the regulator because

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Harris accidentally turns up the flow instead of decreasing it

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The question below refers to the selection \"Into Thin Air.\" After the clouds are sighted, the guides

answer

keep telling everyone to go up the mountain

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The following question refers to \"Annabel Lee.\" Who is the assumed speaker of the poem?

answer

Edgar Allan Poe

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The following question refers to \"Annabel Lee.\" The mood of \"Annabel Lee\" can best be described as

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one of great loss and sadness

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The following question refers to \"Annabel Lee.\" According to the last stanza, what brings dreams of Annabel Lee to the speaker?

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the moon

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The following question refers to \"Annabel Lee.\" Where does the speaker spend most of his time after the death of Annabel?

answer

down by the side of Annabel's grave

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The following question refers to \"Annabel Lee.\" What is the setting of the poem?

answer

a kingdom by the sea

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The following question refers to \"Annabel Lee.\" What word in the poem is a synonym for a tomb or a crypt?

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sepulcher

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The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" What elements in the text indicate that these notes are a kind of diary?

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dates and times are recorded before each entry

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The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" Which of the following events is not an example of subtlety or ambiguity in \"Notes from a Bottle\"?

answer

The water eventually covers the narrator's floor

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The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" The reasons for the celebration at the beginning of the story are ambiguous, which creates what type of mood?

answer

one of dark humor

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The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" Which of the following statements explains why people probably slip out of the narrator's apartment during the party?

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They see the water is rising to his floor

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The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" Which of the following actions is not a prank played by the characters in the story?

answer

setting buckets of water above doors

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The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" What is ambiguous about the way the flood is dealt with?

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There is no clear cause given.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Notes from a Bottle.\" The shift in the mood of the people might be best described as changing from

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carefree to grim

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The question below refers to the selections \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" It can be inferred that the speaker in \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\"

answer

is familiar with the area being described

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The question below refers to the selections \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" The speaker of \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\"

answer

takes time to think about his life.

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The question below refers to the selections \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" and \"After Apple-Picking.\" In \"After Apple-Picking\" the scene described is

answer

a dream the speaker has after picking apples all day.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Through the Tunnel.\" Which statement best expresses the theme of \"Through the Tunnel\"?

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Proving one's worth is never easy.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Through the Tunnel.\" In the end, while eating lunch, Jerry tells his mother

answer

that he can hold his breath for three minutes underwater.

question

Vocabulary Development: If the statement is correct, select \"true.\" If it is incorrect, select \"false.\" A benign dog is harmless.

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True

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Vocabulary Development: If the statement is correct, select \"true.\" If it is incorrect, select \"false.\" You would not want a person's condition to deteriorate.

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true

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Vocabulary Development: If the statement is correct, select \"true.\" If it is incorrect, select \"false.\" You would not want to traverse the path of a skunk.

answer

true

question

Vocabulary Development: If the statement is correct, select \"true.\" If it is incorrect, select \"false.\" If you are consoling a person, you are most likely yelling at them.

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false

question

Vocabulary Development: If the statement is correct, select \"true.\" If it is incorrect, select \"false.\" Something that is minute would be very easy to carry.

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true

question

The reasons characters act in the way they do are called

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motivations

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Choose the word or phrase that most nearly defines the underlined word. Simon Finch's piety was only exceeded by his stinginess.

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Religious devotion

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Choose the word or phrase that most nearly defines the underlined word. In Maycomb County the name Haverfords is synonymous with jackass.

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same

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If two words are synonymous, they have opposite definitions.

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false

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What items does Scout find in the knot-hole of the oak tree?

answer

Chewing gum

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What new teaching system is Miss Caroline introducing?

answer

The Dewey Decimal System

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Walter pours syrup all over his food.

answer

true

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When did the Great Depression occur?

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the 1930s

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The Dust Bowl was:

answer

a drought in the Midwest which devastated farms

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The quote, \"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,\" from To Kill a Mockingbird suggests that you can't understand someone if you do not understand his or her circumstances.

answer

true

question

Why did Atticus shoot Tim Johnson?

answer

He was a mad dog.

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To articulate means to draw a portrait.

answer

false

question

Atticus used to be called \"Ol' One-Shot\".

answer

true

question

Atticus forces Jem to read to Mrs. Dubose to help her get over her morphine addiction.

answer

true

question

Choose the word or phrase that most nearly defines the underlined word. The Radley's predilection to keep to themselves was unforgivable in Maycomb.

answer

Preference

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What event occurs that disrupt the class when Scout and Walter return to school?

answer

Miss Caroline finds a cootie in Burris Ewell's hair

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How do Jem, Dill, and Scout keep the fence from squeaking?

answer

they spit on it

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For which team did Jem want Atticus to play football?

answer

The Methodists

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The word illicitly means

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Not legally permitted

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What did Reverend Sykes do in order to acquire the 10 dollars needed for Helen Robinson?

answer

He closed the doors of the church and wouldn't let people leave until they reached 10 dollars, He called people by name and told them to give, He told all the people who did not have children to give.

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The word contemptuous means to be disdainful

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true

question

The word malevolent means to be gracious.

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false

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Dill's given name was Truman Capote

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false

question

When Jem went back to retrieve his pants, he found them folded and mended.

answer

True

question

Zeebo is Calpurnia's son.

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true

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In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, what does Calpurnia do to make Aunt Alexandra want to fire her?

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She brought the children to her church.

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The word obliquely refers to a body part.

answer

False

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The word infallible means; steady on your feet.

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False

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The word prerogative means; a privilege.

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true

question

Mayellay Ewell is eighteen years old.

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false

question

Mr. Cunningham was protecting Atticus with a shotgun when the group of men arrive.

answer

false

question

Jem, Scout and Dill have Atticus's permission to attend the trial.

answer

false

question

These questions refer to the story, To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout is excited when she learns that Aunt Alexandra is going to stay for a while

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false

question

The Maycomb Missionary Society welcome Aunt Alexandra as one of their own.

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true

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Tom Robinson is left-handed

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false

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Atticus used to say you could tell whether a witness was lying by looking in his/her eyes.

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false

question

Mr. Gilmer implies that Tom is capable of attacking Mayella because he spent 30 days in jail.

answer

true

question

Calpurnia comes to the courthouse to inform Atticus that his supper is ready.

answer

false

question

Jem believes that Atticus has won and the jury will acquit.

answer

true

question

Atticus explains to the children that Bob Ewell threatened him because

answer

Atticus destroyed Ewell's last shred of credibility.

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These questions refer to the story, To Kill a Mockingbird. After Bob Ewell threatened Atticus, Atticus carried a gun for protection.

answer

false

question

Tom is shot seventeen times while trying to escape from jail.

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true

question

Upon hearing the news of Tom's failed attempt to escape from jail, Aunt Alexandra worries about her brother's health.

answer

true

question

These questions refer to the story, To Kill a Mockingbird. Jem is too skinny and young to be on the football team.

answer

true

question

Bob Ewell begins to pester Helen Robinson, so Atticus threatens to have him arrested if he doesn't leave her alone.

answer

false

question

For the Halloween pageant, Scout was dressed in a cornucopia costume.

answer

false

question

Bob Ewell fell on his own knife

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false

question

The children are no longer afraid of the Radley place.

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true

question

Atticus shoots Tim Johnson because he was attempting to lynch Tom Robinson.

answer

false

question

Mr. Avery lands on the mattress he threw from the window.

answer

false

question

Atticus played football for the Methodists.

answer

false

question

Dill went to the picture show 20 times on the five dollars his mother won from the Beautiful Child contest.

answer

true

question

Link Deas writes an editorial berating the town for Tom's death.

answer

false

question

Judge Taylor assigns Atticus the case because he knows Atticus will defend Tom properly.

answer

true

question

Dolphus Raymond drinks whiskey from a brown paper bag.

answer

false

question

Mayella has 7 brothers and sisters.

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true

question

The only position Jem can have on the football team is to carry water.

answer

true

question

Boo Radley murdered his father.

answer

false

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piety

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religious devotion

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malevolent

answer

evil

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What is Atticus's profession?

answer

lawyer

question

infallible

answer

perfect

question

venerable

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respected or admired due to age

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How does the Maycomb Missionary Society react to Aunt Alexandra?

answer

They welcome her, and she fits in well.

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How do Jem, Scout, and Dill watch the trial?

answer

They sneak into the colored balcony.

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What had Tom Robinson been arrested for before?

answer

disorderly conduct

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What does the sheriff say happened to Bob Ewell?

answer

He fell on his own knife.

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What is it about their father that sometimes embarrasses his children

answer

He is old.

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What historical event occurred just before this story takes place?

answer

The stock market crashed.

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Which member of the town does not support Atticus defending Tom Robinson?

answer

Aunt Alexandra

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Mrs. Dubose was addicted to...

answer

Morphine

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Scout feels sorry for Mayella because...

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She feels Mayella is the loneliest person in the world.

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What was once Atticus's nickname?

answer

One-shot Finch

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Who scares the children when they are on their way to the pageant?

answer

Cecil Jacobs

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Who teaches the children how to shoot their air rifles?

answer

Uncle Jack

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Who is hiding in the shadows with a shotgun when the group of men comes to the jail?

answer

Mr. Underwood

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Jem is forced to read to Mrs. Dubose for a month because he...

answer

destroys Mrs. Dubose's camellia plants.

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Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with Atticus because her husband died and she has nowhere to live.

answer

false

question

Most of the people of Maycomb were aware of Atticus's propensity to lie.

answer

false

question

Miss Maudie is devastated when her house burns down.

answer

false

question

At the end of To Kill A Mockingbird, the children are terrified of the Radley home.

answer

false

question

Scout does not understand Mrs. Gates conflicting views of prejudice.

answer

true

question

One of the gifts that Jem and Scout find in the knothole is a broken pocket watch.

answer

true

question

Atticus was a man of great integrity.

answer

true

question

The word impudent often refers to children who talk disrespectfully to adults.

answer

true

question

Bob Ewell threatened Atticus because he felt that Atticus took away Ewell's credibility.

answer

true

question

The only prosecution witnesses called to testify during the trial, besides Mayella Ewell, were Bob Ewell and Sheriff Heck Tate.

answer

true

question

Atticus discusses the Tom Robinson case with his brother Jack, knowing Scout is listening.

answer

true

question

Uncle Jack keeps Scout secret as to why she hit Francis.

answer

true

question

In chapter 6, the boys plan a reconnaissance mission of the Radley place.

answer

true

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In literature, what is a symbol?

answer

something that functions in a story the way you expect but also stands for something more than itself

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In To Kill A Mockingbird, why is Scout surprised that people believe Bob Ewell's accusations about Tom Robinson?

answer

Bob is a known liar

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Symbols are exclusive to literature.

answer

false

question

Choose the word or phrase that most nearly defines the underlined word. The woman's piety was unmatched.

answer

religious devotion

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Choose the word or phrase that most nearly defines the underlined word. The people believed that malevolent forces were at work.

answer

evil

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Choose the word or phrase that most nearly defines the underlined word. He believed his decision-making process to be infallible.

answer

perfect

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Choose the word or phrase that most nearly defines the underlined word. The woman was considered to be venerable by those who knew her.

answer

respected or admired due to age

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In the story \"Geraldo No Last Name,\" where does Geraldo work?

answer

Geraldo works at a restaurant.

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When discussing the elements of style, what does diction refer to?

answer

Diction refers to the words the author chooses.

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It is believed that Geraldo is from Mexico.

answer

true

question

Choose the sentence that is complete and grammatically correct. A. Cisneros's The House on Mango Street (1984) is a beautiful book. B. Cisneros's The House on Mango Street (1984) a beautiful book. C. Cisneros's, The House on Mango Street, (1984) is, a beautiful book. D. The House on Mango Street (Cisneros's) is a beautiful book.

answer

Cisneros's The House on Mango Street (1984) is a beautiful book.

question

Choose the sentence that is complete and grammatically correct. A. Consists of stories, sketches, and vignettes about family, friends houses, and neighborhood. B. It consists of stories, sketches, and vignettes about family, friends' houses, and neighborhoods. C. It consists of stories, sketches, and vignettes about family, friends houses, and neighborhoods. D. Consisting of stories, sketches, and vignettes about family, friends houses, and neighborhoods.

answer

It consists of stories, sketches, and vignettes about family, friends' houses, and neighborhoods.

question

The following sentence can be completed by adding the word \"are.\" A young girl (Esperanza Cordero) the narrator.

answer

false

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In the story \"Night Calls,\" what is Marlene's special talent?

answer

Marlene can imitate animal calls.

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In the story \"Night Calls,\" what happens to the plan to find a mate for the bird?

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The plan fails. They never find a mate for the heron.

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The story \"Night Calls\" occurs in a wildlife reserve in the Amazon.

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false

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The classy New Yorkers show complete disdain to the angels in \"Sonnet for Heaven Below.\"

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false

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The people in the poem \"Sonnet for Heaven Below\" are literally angels that now live in the subway.

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false

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In the poem \"Sonnet for Heaven Below,\" Calcutta and Maconda are imaginary villages used in the fiction of Garcia Marquez.

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false

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An allusion is a reference, in a literary work, to another work by an author.

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true

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Magic realism refers to work that includes reality with touches of fantasy.

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true

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Mark the answer true if the subject and verb agree in number. Mark the answer false if the subject and verb do not agree in number. Most of the children in that elementary school lives in this neighborhood.

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false

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Mark the answer true if the subject and verb agree in number. Mark the answer false if the subject and verb do not agree in number. The layout on these pages of the newspaper look too crowded to me.

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false

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Mark the answer true if the subject and verb agree in number. Mark the answer false if the subject and verb do not agree in number. Monica, together with Sally and Heather, have prepared a slide show.

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false

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Mark the answer true if the subject and verb agree in number. Mark the answer false if the subject and verb do not agree in number. The colors in the painting appears particularly vibrant in this light.

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false

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Mark the answer true if the subject and verb agree in number. Mark the answer false if the subject and verb do not agree in number. One of their grandmothers, their mother's mother, are a professor of music at the university.

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false

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The question below refers to the selection \"Sonnet for Heaven Below.\" Which of the following statements is the best example of magic realism?

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Angels run around, don't shave or bathe

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The question below refers to the selection \"Sonnet for Heaven Below.\" Why were the Angels tired?

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Long hours with no pay

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The question below refers to the selection \"Sonnet for Heaven Below.\" The New Yorkers look down on the angels

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because of their shabby gossamer shoes

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The question below refer to the selection \"Geraldo No Last Name.\" The relationship between Marin and Geraldo is one of...

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acquaintances.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Geraldo No Last Name.\" The narrator imagines that Geraldo's family...

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is wondering what happened to him.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Geraldo No Last Name.\" Which sentence states a theme of \"Geraldo No Last Name?\"

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Even someone you have met only recently can have a strong impact on your life.

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A writer's style refers to the way he or she

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use language to express feelings and ideas

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The question below refer to the selection \"Night Calls.\" The first scene in the story takes place in the

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past, as the daughter returns home to visit her father.

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The question below refer to the selection \"Night Calls.\" What happens to the red-crested heron in the story?

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The father frees it from its cage, but the bird dies in the wild.

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Which of the following sentences from \"Night Calls\" includes a figure of speech?

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\"I felt like a thief and moved a little closer to the window.\"

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The question below refer to the selection \"Night Calls.\" Marlene learns about the father's relationship to the red-crested night heron from reading entries in his journal.

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false

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The question below refers to the selection \"Sonnet for Heaven Below.\" The angels sing hoarsely because of french fries and coca cola.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Sonnet for Heaven Below.\" The angels are spared total disdain from the New Yorkers because they are not tourists.

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true

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The question below refer to the selection \"Geraldo No Last Name.\" When the narrator states that Marin can do salsas, she means that Marin can dance popular dances.

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true

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The question below refer to the selection \"Night Calls.\" The story is told from the perspective of the daughter of a caretaker for the Modder River Wildlife Sanctuary.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?\". Paul's character is best described as

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young, impressionable, and afraid.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?\". Paul would like his father to see him as

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unafraid

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\"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?\" takes place during the Korean War.

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false

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All of the following words describe Sir Launcelot except

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cautious

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Sir Launcelot does not accept Morgan le Fay's offer to choose one of the four Queens as his paramour because he is already married to Gwynevere.

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false

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When Sir Launcelot encounters the three knights from the Round Table at the tournament, he sends them to King Arthur for help.

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false

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King Arthur is based on a Celtic chieftain.

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true

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As king of Athens, Theseus refuses to help fight the Thebans.

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false

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Theseus and Ariadne get married and return to Athens together.

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false

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Theseus is the son of King Aegeus of Athens.

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true

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Theseus slays a monster called the Minotaur.

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true

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When Aegeus heard of Theseus's accomplishments, he agreed with Medea to poison him.

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true

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Sigurd's mother tries to prevent him from leaving on his quest.

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false

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Sigurd is the son of the god Odin.

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false

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Sigurd is trained by a dwarf named Regin.

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true

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Sigurd's sword is made from the shattered pieces of his father's sword.

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true

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At the end of the story, Sigurd kills both the dragon and Regin.

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true

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State whether the following source is primary or secondary. Biography

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secondary

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State whether the following source is primary or secondary. Oral histories and autobiographies

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primary

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An encyclopedia entry is a secondary source.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Night Calls.\" The narrator of the story is

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The daughter of a caretaker for the Modder River Wildlife Sanctuary.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Sigurd, the Dragon Slayer.\" Sigurd learns from his experience with Regin that

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greed corrupts.

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The question below refers to the selection \"The Sword in the Stone.\" Why are the nobles hesitant to accept Arthur as their king, even though he has pulled the sword from the stone?

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They say that Arthur is too young and not of noble birth.

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The question below refers to the selection \"The Tale of sir Launcelot du Lake.\" Sir Launcelot leaves Camelot because he

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is bored

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When you use a historical approach to analyze a story, you

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think about the story in relation to the time period in which it is written.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Sonnet for Heaven Below.\" The statement \"angels run around, don't shave or bathe\" is an example of magic realism.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Geraldo No Last Name.\" Marin and Geraldo meet for the first time the night Geraldo dies.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Where Have you gone, Charming Billy?\". Paul's character is best described as cynical and defeated.

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false

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A primary source is the first source you find when conducting research.

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false

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An encyclopedia is considered to be a primary source of information.

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false

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What kind of doctor does Marin think might have been able to save Geraldo?

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A surgeon.

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In the story \"Night Calls,\" how does the narrator's life change just before her eighth birthday?

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The narrator's mother dies.

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In the story \"Night Calls,\" why is the red-crested night heron sent to the Modder River sanctuary?

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The heron is sent to the sanctuary for protection.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?\". Paul imagines Billy's family receiving

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a telegram.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?\". Both the author and Paul Berlin

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served in the military during the Vietnam War.

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Sir Launcelot does not behave like a knight when he

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falls asleep under an apple tree at noon.

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In the story \"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?\", what was Paul's reaction to his first day at war?

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strong fear

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The tone of a story represents

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the author's attitude toward the characters or subject.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Sonnet for Heaven Below.\" Why did the angels start sleeping in the tunnel?

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Subway magic turned the tunnel into mattresses

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The question below refers to the selection \"Geraldo No Last Name.\" A reviewer of this story's content would most likely describe the sentences as

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short and to the point.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Night Calls.\" During the story, the father's character goes from

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distant to expressive

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A primary source is

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written by someone who participated in the events described.

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The question below refers to the selection \"Sigurd, the Dragon Slayer.\" Regin tells Sigurd to slay the dragon and then to

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roast the dragon's heart for Regin to eat.

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The question below refers to the selection \"The Sword in the Stone.\" Why does Arthur first pull the sword from the stone?

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He intends to give it to Sir Kay, whose sword is missing.

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The question below refers to the selection \"The Sword in the Stone.\" Besides pulling the sword from the stone, what else makes Arthur the rightful heir to the crown?

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He is the son of King Uther.

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The question below refers to the selection \"The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake.\" Based on details about the four queens' behaviors, the reader can infer that the queens are

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spoiled and used to getting what they want.

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The question below refers to the selection \"The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake.\" During the battle, Sir Launcelot concentrates on

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separating his enemies from their horses.

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The question below refer to the selection \"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?\". Which of the following statements best describes the story's theme?

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Fear is a powerful enemy.

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In writing his speech, Martin Luther King, Jr., hoped to

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persuade Americans to stop the war in Vietnam.

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The question below refers to the selection \"The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake.\" Sir Launcelot does not behave like a knight when he accepts the offer of the daughter of King Bagdemagus.

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false

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Mark the answer true if the subject and verb agree in number. Mark the answer false if the subject and verb do not agree in number. Not one of our animals are very well-behaved.

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false

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Mark the answer true if the subject and verb agree in number. Mark the answer false if the subject and verb do not agree in number. The highlight of the banquet were the awards.

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false

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A history text is a primary source.

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false

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An eyewitness account is a primary source.

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true

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The writer's style refers to the way writers use language to express feelings and ideas.

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true

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The question below refers to the selection \"Night Calls.\" \"I felt like a thief and moved a little closer to the window\" is an example of figurative language.

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true

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The question below refer to the selection \"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?\". Paul's situation is unique compared to his fellow soldiers because this is his first war experience.

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true

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What did Shakespeare call the Globe Theatre?

answer

The Wooden O

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The female roles were performed by

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adolescent boys.

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Actors were well respected and highly paid.

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False

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Julius Caesar was written in

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blank verse.

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Shakespeare used historical documents as a basis for his play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

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true

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A monologue is when a character reveals thoughts and feelings. The character is alone on stage when delivering it.

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false

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A dialogue is a conversation the characters have on stage.

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true

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What happens after Caesar is offered the crown?

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He turns it down.

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At the end of Scene 2, what is Cassius planning to do in order to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar?

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Cassius plans to throw letters (supposedly written by ordinary citizens) into Brutus's house.

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Marullus scolds the workers for cheering Pompey's victory over Caesar in Scene 1.

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False

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In his soliloquy at the beginning of Act II, what reason does Brutus give for killing Caesar?

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that he is serving the public good by preventing Caesar's ambition from becoming tyrrany

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When Lucius says the conspirators' \"hats are plucked about their ears,\" what is he suggesting?

answer

Their hats are pulled low to conceal their faces.

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When Brutus says, \"Give a guess how near to day,\" he is asking to be told what time it is and how soon it will be morning.

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true

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Why is Portia restless in Scene 4?

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She knows of the plan to assassinate Caesar.

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When Cassius speaks to Brutus about Mark Antony, how does Brutus react?

answer

He claims that Antony is no threat and should not be killed.

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The idiom \"stand on ceremony\" means to ignore ceremony and do things your own way.

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false

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Judging from the events in Act I, the political mood and behavior of the Romans is best described as

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fickle and changeable.

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Which line from Act I foreshadows what will happen to Caesar?

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\"Beware the ides of March.\"

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Cassius states, Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. From this quote, you can infer that Cassius

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thinks that it is up to them to change what they do not like.

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Who are the most loyal supporters of Caesar in Act I?

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The common people.

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At the end of Scene 2, Cassius plans

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to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar.

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In Scene 3, Shakespeare uses a violent storm and other unusual natural events to suggest

answer

the onset of chaos in Rome.

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When Brutus delivers a soliloquy in Scene 1, he does all of the following things except

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address Portia.

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Act II includes the rising action of the play, which is

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a series of complications in the plot.

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Caesar's initial decision to stay at home rather than to go to the Senate is a response to

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the concerns of Calphurnia.

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As Caesar decides whether or not to go to the Senate, he says, Mark Antony shall say I am not well, And for thy humor, I will stay at home. When Caesar refers to humor, he means

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mood.

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Brutus compares Caesar to a newly hatched serpent to show that Caesar is

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capable of becoming a tyrant.

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An attempt to warn Caesar of the conspiracy occurs in the form of a

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letter from Artemidorus.

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After much argument, Brutus is able to convince Cassius that Caesar must be killed.

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fasle

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What does Mark Antony do after Caesar's assassination?

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He speaks publically, turning the crowd against the conspirators

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Why do Brutus' attempts to justify the killing of Caesar fail?

answer

Mark Antony speaks out against him.

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When Caesar says \"Et tu, Brute?\", he is expressing surprise that even his friend Brutus is part of the conspiracy to kill him.

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true

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In his attitude toward Lepidus, Antony is characterized as

answer

arrogant.

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Why do Brutus and Cassius decide to continue their discussion in private?

answer

They do not wish the soldiers to hear their discourse.

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As Act IV begins, Antony is the Emperor of Rome.

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False

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\"Brutus was the last to raise his dagger and plunge it into Caesar's cloak, narrowly missing the watch in his pocket.\" In the preceding sentence, the anachronism is the

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watch.

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In the falling action of Act IV, main characters

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fall deeper into disaster.

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Brutus is troubled by the fact that Portia has joined his enemies.

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false

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All of the action in Act V takes place during the span of

answer

a single day.

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Whose name does Cassius invoke as he is dying?

answer

Caesar

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Lucilius convinces Mark Antony's soldiers he is Brutus, only to be discovered as an impostor when Antony arrives.

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true

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What is Brutus' fate?

answer

He kills himself with Strato's help.

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Why does Mark Antony claim that Brutus was the most noble of the conspirators?

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He was driven by a desire to protect Rome, while the others were motivated by greed and jealousy.

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A tragic hero's downfall is often caused by a flaw in his character, such as being too trusting.

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true

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Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

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true

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Caesar decides to go to the Senate because Decius calls him a coward for not going.

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false

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The person who first prevents Caesar from reading Artemidorus's letter is Cicero.

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false

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At the end of Scene 2, Cassius plans to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar by bribing him.

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false

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Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a complete work of fiction.

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False

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The female roles were performed by women who worked at the local inns.

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False

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A soliloquy is a long speech spoken by one character to other characters onstage.

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false

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The majority of Shakespeare's plays are written in blank verse.

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true

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Brutus omits the word \"good\" after the word general when he says \"But for the general.° He would be crowned.\"

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true

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As Act IV begins, Antony is part of a triumvirate that is ruling Rome.

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true

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At the beginning of Scene 2, Brutus is uneasy because

answer

he is beginning to doubt Cassius's honesty.

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An issue that stands between Cassius and Brutus is

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Cassius's taking of bribes.

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Which of the following best paraphrases these lines about Cassius: \"Such men as he be never at heart's ease/Whiles they behold a greater than themselves\"?

answer

Men like Cassius never feel at ease when they know that someone is more powerful.

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What leads to the downfall of a character in a tragedy?

answer

a tragic flaw

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Sets, lights, costumes, and props fall into the category of

answer

scene design

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What is ironic, or surprising, about Brutus's suicide?

answer

At the beginning of Act V, he claimed that suicide was cowardly and vile.

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The character who most closely fits Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is

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Brutus, because he is noble but flawed and causes his own downfall.

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The climax of the play occurs when

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Brutus dies.

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When we first see Brutus, he appears to be

answer

at war with himself

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Act 1, the exposition, includes all of the following elements except

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a series of complications during characters' attempts to resolve conflicts.

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The protagonist is the character who

answer

drives the action.

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Cassius, as a foil, influences Brutus in all of the following actions except the

answer

decision that Antony should also be murdered.

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Shakespeare builds suspense by having Calphurnia do all of the following things except

answer

give a speech telling of her dream of Caesar's assassination.

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The conspirator who first prevents Artemidorus from warning Caesar is

answer

Decius.

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Caesar's dying words express

answer

surprise that Brutus is one of the assassins.

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Immediately after Caesar's death, Antony sends a servant to Brutus to

answer

declare his love for Brutus and to ask for an explanation.

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The reaction of plebeians to the speeches by Brutus and Antony may best be described as

answer

fickle.

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The word 'dictator' originally referred to any leader who was a tyrant.

answer

False

question

An iamb is a two syllable word.

answer

false

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Because of Pindarus, Brutus kills himself.

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false

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Brutus's soliloquy at the beginning of Act II reveal his true feelings about his wife.

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false

question

All of the action in Act V takes place during the span of one day.

answer

true

question

Pindarus misinterprets Titinius celebration for him being captured.

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true

question

At the end of Scene 2, Cassius plans to persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy against Caesar.

answer

true

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The following question refers to \"Writing a Research Paper\" in Unit 3: According to your textbook, the word research can be defined as

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the unearthing of information that will help to answer complex questions

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The following question refers to \"Writing a Research Paper\" in Unit 3: What is the basic purpose of a research paper?

answer

to inform

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The following question refers to \"Writing a Research Paper\" in Unit 3: After selecting a subject, you should focus on one piece of information to avoid having an information overload.

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false

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The popular television show CSI is a good resource for a research paper on forensic investigators.

answer

false

question

Wikipedia is a reliable source.

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false

question

A good way to determine if a source has appropriate information is by checking the table of contents.

answer

true

question

The information provided by an expert in the field is a reliable source.

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true

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A documentary on the medical profession is a reliable source.

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true

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When evaluating an Internet source, your must consider the credentials of the author of the source.

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true

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If the url address ends with .com, the website is automatically considered to be reliable.

answer

false

question

A good indicator that the website is reliable is that it presents facts from only one side of an issue.

answer

false

question

It is acceptable to only use sources found on the Internet for your research.

answer

false

question

Broad generalizations indicate a lack of reasonableness.

answer

true

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The following question refers to \"Participate in a Job Shadow\" in Unit 3: When shadowing for a job, which of the following is not a tip on how you should behave?

answer

Arrive fashionably late—five minutes at the maximum. This shows that you are important and that you were most likely busy with other career components.

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The following question refers to \"Participate in a Job Shadow\" in Unit 3: Unless otherwise directed, you should always use the person's formal title. Which of the following is not an example of a formal title?

answer

J. K. Rowling

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The following question refers to \"Participate in a Job Shadow\" in Unit 3: The most logical way to present your synthesis of information for your job shadow report is to present the material chronologically.

answer

true

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This question refers to \"Submitting Your Job Shadow Report\" in Unit 3: The hardest thing a writer can do is to proofread his/her own work. For this portion of your project, you might want to ask whom to look for any grammatical mistakes?

answer

a family member

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This question refers to \"Submitting Your Job Shadow Report\" in Unit 3: Correct the four mistakes in the following sentence. Bold all of your corrections: she reseeved her allowance from her father after she completed her chores: mowing the grass, watering the flours, and feeding the puppy

answer

She received her allowance from her father after she completed her chores: mowing the grass, watering the flowers, and feeding the puppy.

question

This question refers to \"Submitting Your Job Shadow Report\" in Unit 3: Since this is a report of a job shadow, you should avoid using descriptive language, as you should focus on providing only the facts.

answer

false

question

The following question refers to \"Writing a Research Paper\" in Unit 3: When you use information that is not your original ideas or words, you incorporate a parenthetical citation. What information is necessary for a proper parenthetical citation?

answer

The author's last name and the page number in parentheses at the end of the piece of information or quote. For example: (Twain 690).

question

The following question refers to \"Participate in a Job Shadow\" in Unit 3: What is the most logical reason to shadow a career?

answer

to explore multiple careers to discover your interests and future goals

question

The following question refers to \"Participate in a Job Shadow\" in Unit 3: Before job shadowing, it is best to ask the professional if there is a dress code in his/her work environment. What is a dress code?

answer

rules regarding what employees can and cannot wear in the working environment

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The following question refers to \"Participate in a Job Shadow\" in Unit 3: The best place to locate an individual to job shadow is:

answer

within your family, within your circle of friends, within your field of interest

question

This question refers to \"Submitting Your Job Shadow Report\" in Unit 3: The first step of submitting your job shadow report is to revise. How does the lesson define \"revising\"?

answer

Read your report and ask yourself, does this meet the criteria of the assignment?

question

This question refers to \"Submitting Your Job Shadow Report\" in Unit 3: Something to keep in mind when asking someone close to you to proofread your work is that he/she may not want to point out your mistakes. Why?

answer

He/she most likely does not want to hurt your feelings.

question

Wikipedia is not a reliable source.

answer

true

question

Information found on the Internet is the most accurate information because it can be updated easily.

answer

false

question

It doesn't matter if there are grammatical mistakes on the website. The Internet is an informal atmosphere.

answer

false

question

When researching the career field of a lawyer, the novel The Firm is a good source.

answer

false

question

The following question refers to \"Participate in a Job Shadow\" in Unit 3: After you have completed your job shadow, you should write down your impressions as soon as possible.

answer

true

question

This question refers to \"Submitting Your Job Shadow Report\" in Unit 3: One way to check that your job shadow report fulfills all requirements is to print out the rubric and highlight elements in the report that meet the content criteria.

answer

true

question

This question refers to \"Submitting Your Job Shadow Report\" in Unit 3: The hardest thing a writer can do is to proofread his/her own work.

answer

true

question

What does it mean to edit your job shadow report?

answer

to prepare the paper for publication by ensuring that the paper reads smoothly and is well organized, to add information that is relevant to the job shadow report, to delete any listings of details or repetitive information, as this makes the report cumbersome

question

The following sentence is an example of _________. In The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare's characters discover that love is blind. Many people can look past the faults and flaws of a person when they are in love.

answer

a paraphrase

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When you synthesize information, you do what?

answer

Bring together all of the information from the multiple sources that you have consulted

question

The rough draft you are writing for this lesson is an essay on what you want to be when you grow up.

answer

false

question

When revising a rough draft, the only changes you should be making are corrections in grammar.

answer

false

question

An article written in 1979 about teaching in public schools is valid because not much has changed in education.

answer

false

question

Research papers and their Works Cited lists are normally single-spaced in order to fit the most information into the smallest area.

answer

false

question

By combining sentences into complex sentences, you can make your ideas flow smoothly and increase sentence variety.

answer

true

question

A formal outline is divided into main points and subpoints. It can be either balanced or unbalanced, depending on the goals of the essay.

answer

false

question

When you draft your essay, you need to give credit to any writer from whose work you have gathered specific information, even if you do not directly quote the information.

answer

true

question

You do not need to give credit for specific dates, as they can be considered common knowledge.

answer

false

question

The thesis is the most important part of your introduction. It establishes the point and focus of the paper.

answer

true

question

Even though there is no debate that a research paper needs a clear, concise thesis statement, there is a difference of opinion about where the thesis statement should appear in the introduction paragraph.

answer

true

question

When giving credit within a paper when the source that you are using does not have an author, what information should you place within the parenthetical citation at the end of the idea?

answer

the title or a shortened form of it and a page number

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For this course, the thesis statement should be either the ___ or ___ sentence of the introduction paragraph.

answer

first or last

question

A research paper has a specific format. What is this format?

answer

It is a combination of your own work intertwined with facts, examples, anecdotes, details, opinions, statistics, reasons, and/or explanations.

question

To make sure that your paper shows your best efforts, the textbook suggests that you should read your paper at least how many times?

answer

2

question

Who puts the blanket on Scout's shoulder on the night of the fire?

answer

Boo Radley

question

Before the story begins, the only person who knows the identity of the future king of Britain is

answer

merlin

question

The style of the research paper should be

answer

formal.

question

Which of the following steps is an example of synthesizing?

answer

Combine the ideas from two sources to create a new work.

question

Antony's funeral speech reveals that he

answer

is upset over the assassination of Caesar

question

The first step of conducting research is to select an area or subject based on the historical or biographical background of a literary topic.

answer

true

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The works within your Works Cited page should be in the order that you utilized them within your paper.

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false

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Imagery is an element that contributes to the creation of mood in a story.

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true

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Theseus is the son of King Odin of Athens.

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false

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As king of Athens, Theseus refuses to help fight the Thebans.

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false

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Writers use a character's actions to establish their writing style.

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false

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At the end of the story, Arthur banishes the nobles who did not accept him as the rightful king.

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false

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Aunt Alexandra comes to help Atticus with his children because she wants to help him with the case.

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false

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