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In addition to referring to the country of Italy, what is the other country in the title "In another country"?
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a place where war occurs
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in "in another country", why does the doctor tell the narrator he will be able to play football again?
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to give him hope that he will recover
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why do the narrator and the other officers go to the hospital every day?
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to receive physical therapy
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how does the major feel about the doctor's advice in "in another country"?
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he does not believe it
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why does the narrator say he got medals?
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he was an american
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which of the following is one theme of "in another country"?
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the tragic heroism of young men
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think about how you would feel in the same situation as the narrator. why does he call the men "hawks"?
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unlike him, they were heroes in battle
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consider what you know of human relationships. Why do the narrator and the young boy injured in his first hour at the front tend to remain companions when three of the other men become less close to the narrator?
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they share the knowledge that neither has really proved himself in battle
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try to identify with the major to understand his reactions. why does he become angry at the narrator>
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his wife has recently and unexpectedly died
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which phrase best describes hemmingway's style?
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simple and detached
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which word best replaces the word detached in this sentence?
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withdrawn
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what did the major mean when he said the narrator's grammar was a disgrace?
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the narrator's grammar was an embarrassment
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when the narrator says the wounded soldiers "were all very polite and interested in what was the matter, and sat in the machines that were to make so much difference", he is being ______
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ironic
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what may have made the soldiers feel detached?
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living with death made them aware of how fragile life is
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identify with the circumstances of the major. why do you think he never misses a day with the machines?
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self-discipline is important to him
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the major's attitude toward the doctor is best described as _____
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indifferent
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hemingway employs a direct, unadorned style of writing in order to
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allow the reader to draw his or her own conclusions
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why does the narrator distinguish himself and the young soldier who was injured within the first hour after arriving at the front from the "hawks"?
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the hawks had done brave things in war; he and the young solder had relatively little war experience
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what attitude do the narrator and the major seem to share regarding the machines?
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lack of confidence
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why did the major become angry after learning of the death of his wife?
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he had not yet accepted the loss
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the major experienced war and escaped death, but his young wife, who lived safely at home, died after a brief illness. Which word best describes the situation?
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ironic
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which of the following statements best describes the theme of "in another country"?
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life is full of loneliness and loss
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which word means almost the same as resign?
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accept
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someone who is detached from society might feel
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isolated
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who participates in the dramatic monologue of "the love song of J alfred prufrock"?
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the speaker and a silent listener
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In "the love song" what two things are compared here? "when the evening is spread out against the sky/ like a patient etherized [asleep] upon a table"?
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the evening and a patient
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"there will be time/ for the yellow smoke that slides along the street/ rubbing its back upon the window panes/ there will be time, there will be time" where is there repetition?
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in the first and last lines
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Whose thoughts and feelings does "the love song" express?
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those of the speaker
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what is the poet's view of love in "the love song"?
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love has disappointed him
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what are the women who are "talking of michelangelo" doing in "the love song"?
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the women are discussing the speaker
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in "the love song" when you slow down and read the lines about michelangelo, what do you notice? " in the room women come and go/ talking of michelangelo"
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the end of the words in the two lines rhyme
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when the speaker says he is "pinned and wriggling on the wall" in "the love song" what image does he create?
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the image of a insect
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why is the speaker afraid of "the eternal footman" who is holding his coat in "the love song"?
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the eternal footman is a symbol of death
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how is repetition used in the lines? "after the sunsets and the door yards and the sprinkled street/ After the novels, after the teacups, after the skirts that trail | along the floor
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the first word of each line is repeated
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which word best replaces digress in this sentence: " i try to focus on one task, but i often digress?"
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wander
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when prufrock describes himself as "full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse" he means that he is ______
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slow to understand things
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"the love song" is written in the form of
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a dramaticmonologue
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what best describes the mood of the evening "spread out against the sky/ like a patient etherized upon a table"?
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melancholy
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when eliot describes "the muttering retreats/ of restless nights in one night cheap hotels/ and sawdust restaurats with oyster shells" he is referring to love's
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sometimes sordid surroundings
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what natural association links prufrock's observations of the yellow fog with his thoughts about there being "time yet for a hundred indecisions/.... before the taking of a toast and tea"?
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the similarity between the murky fog and his indecisive thoughts
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in a dramatic monologue, a character addresses
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a silent listener
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when you adjust your reading rate to notice musical poetry, what musical device do you notice in this line from "the love song"? before the taking of a toast and tea
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alliteration
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what sound device is in these lines? Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons/ I have measured out my life with coffee spoons
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end rhyme
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to appreciate the rhythm of the poem, where would you slowdown for word repetition?
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"I grow old... I grow old.../I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"
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in a dramatic monologue, the thoughts and feelings that are expressed are those of the
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character who is speaking
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how does prufrock think others view him?
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as an aging, conventional person of little consequence
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which statement best describes the attitude about human relationships expressed in the poem?
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true understanding between two people is impossible
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what image is suggested by the use of repeated vowel and consonant sounds in the following line from "the love song"? by sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
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blowing wind
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which phrase is most nearly the same in meaning to insidious?
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subtly treacherous
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the word digress means to
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stray from the subject
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which of the following words means the opposite of obtuse?
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insightful
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how is the character of Dexter revealed when he says "there aren't any caddies here except me" in winter dreams?
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by the character's words
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what effect does judy's changing personality have on dexter in winter dreams?
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it makes him fascinated with her
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in winter dreams, how is the character of dexter revealed when the writer says that he was a favorite caddy?
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by the writer's description
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in winter dreams, what inference ca be drawn after dexter sees judy for the first time?
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judy will be important to him
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in winter dreams, what inference can be drawn about judy based on her behavior toward the men on the golf course?
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she doesn't care whom she hurts
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fitzgerald first reveals dexter's reverence for the ideals of high society by
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commenting that dexter reached out for the best
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why is judy jones's beauty important to her character?
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she used it to get what she wants
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why does dexter green quit seeing irene scheerer?
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irene tells dexter she is in love with a man from new york
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after judy jones hits mr hedrick with a golf ball, the reader learns "her glance fell casually on each of the men- then scanned the fairway for her ball" from this the reader can conclude that judy jones was
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concerned more about where her shot lay than about mr hedrick
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which of the following statements best describes the theme of winter dreams?
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a person without dreams or illusions cannot live a full life
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dexter green probably becomes engaged to irene scheerer because of his
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desire for stability
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in winter dreams, how does judy appear when she refused to marry a poor man?
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she seems small-minded
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why does dexter quit his caddying job in winter dreams?
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he wants to be wealthy
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what is a theme of winter dreams?
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physical beauty is unimportant
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why does dexter become engaged to irene scheerer in winter dreams?
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he wants to make judy jealous
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in winter dreams what inference can be drawn about dexter as he weeps at the end of the story?
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he has lost the dreams he once had
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which word best replaces poignant in this sentence: the author's description was so poignant that the cried?
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painful
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why is the following passage a particularly telling characterization? When, as judy's head lay against his shoulder that first night, she whispered " i dont know whats the matter with me. last night i thought i was in love with a man and tonight i think im in love with you-" it seemed to him a beautiful and romantic thing to say. it was the exquisite excitability that for the moment he controlled and owned.
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it reveals the basic thrust of both judy's and dexter's feelings
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judy's alternating indifference and attention to dexter have the effect of
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making her even more desirable to him
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when dexter green first meets judy jones, she is about to be her nurse. the reader learns that dexter believes judy may be justified in beating the nurse. what does this tell the reader?
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judy as a moral child
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upon his second encounter with judy jones, when she hits mr hedrick with a golf ball, dexter green is overwhelmed by her ______
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bad manners
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who is the most important person to judy jones as a young woman?
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her father
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which character trait does dexter establish when he quits his caddying job?
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seeking uattainable goals
