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- Use context clues to find the meaning of the underlined word:
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- The priest sank to his knees in ____________________ for all of the victims of the tragedy.
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- D. supplication
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- Instead of being ____________________ about the grade on your paper, read the comments and learn how to do better next time.
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- B. indignant
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- In "Crusaders" the author accuses missionaries of
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- A. stealing souls.
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- During class, the young boy seemed lost in a(n) ____________________ . When the teacher called on him, he did not know the answer.
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- D. reverie
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- According to Hugh Hodge's poem, what is the origin of this "Holy War?"
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- C. belief
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- In "Harrison Bergeron," what was George's handicap?
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- D. He had to wear a radio and bags of weights.
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- Millions of people go into debt each year because of gambling and its insidious lure of easy money.
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- A. intriguing
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- The union representative ____________________ the demands of the employees. By the time she was done talking, she had a list of 15 demands.
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- C. enumerated
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- Which of the following sentences is written in first person point of view?
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- C. I just got a job, but I'm pretty sure I have to receive my working papers before I can start.
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- Use context clues to find the meaning of the underlined word:
- Even though he got the terms he wanted in the contract, his conciliatory approach with the management team has everyone feeling good about the deal.
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- B. civil
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- According to Hythloday in Utopia by Sir Thomas More, all of the following are problems in England except
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- A. a school system that is underfunded
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- What is satirical about Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"?
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- C. It suggests using poor children for food in Ireland.
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- Then the question arises, Why are beggars despised?--for they are despised, universally.
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- C. all around
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- Based on context clues in "Nefarious War," what does the word "nefarious" mean?
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- D. All of the above
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- The definition of motif is
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- A. a recurring idea.
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- The definition of juxtaposition is
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- B. near position.
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- In 1984, why does O'Brien use rats to torture Winston?
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- C. Winston is very afraid of rats.
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- In paragraph five, before providing the details of his proposal, the narrator of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" identifies "another great advantage" of the scheme. What is that advantage?
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- D. Preventing voluntary abortions
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- How does Jack London set the tone for reading in "To Build a Fire"?
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- C. His settings are descriptive.
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- In "Nefarious War" what do these walls built against the Tartars refer to?
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- C. the Great Wall of China
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- Use context clues to find the meaning of the underlined word: It is often necessary to dissimulate when you want to know more about what's happening, but no one will tell you if you seem curious.
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- C. hide under false appearance
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- Define the root word vor-.
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- A. eat
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- When writing a short story, Marcus decides to use reference to the color green for each milestone the character reaches. He wants the reader to sense that milestones are not endings and one must keep going. What literary device is Marcus using?
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- B. motif
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- Charles Dickens and John Steinbeck are authors
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- D. None of the above
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- What problem does the narrator call attention to in the first paragraph of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"?
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- C. Female beggars accompanied by children
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- Charles Dickens
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- B. wrote A Christmas Carol.
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- More's Utopia was based in ___________.
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- D. a New World
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- In "Crusaders" who is the "you" in the first stanza?
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- D. All of the above
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- Use context clues to find the meaning of the underlined word: Sherri just had the audacity to tell me that she didn't like my hair after I had bragged for hours about what a good job the stylist did.
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- A. brashness
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- "Holy War" traces the events back to their origin using
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- A. chronology.
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- Much of the rhythm in "Holy War" comes from the repetition.
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- A. true
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- Joseph Stalin, one of the world’s most notorious sovereigns, is responsible for executing over 3 million Russians during his reign of power.
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- C. kings
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- There have been so many advances in artificial intelligence technology that many people predict that one day computers will be considered sentient beings.
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- B. responsive
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- In "Harrison Bergeron," what was Hazel's handicap?
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- C. She wore weights that limited her athleticism.
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- Define the root word bell-.
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- D. war
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- In the poem "Crusaders," what is implied in the phrase "Christian cross to kneel?"
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- D. All of the above
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- He seldom extracts more than a bare living from the community, and, what should justify him according to our ethical ideas, he pays for it over and over in suffering.
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- A. uphold
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- In the poem "Holy War," who was killed?
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- B. the father
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- All of the following practices occur in Utopia except
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- C. women are equal to men
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- Which characters from Shakespeare's King Lear accompany Lear when he rushes out into the storm?
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- 7802363:B. The Fool ,7802364:C. The Earl of Kent
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- Which character from Shakespeare's King Lear is accused of treason and blinded?
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- D. The Earl of Gloucester
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- Even though you don't know where these places are in the poem "Nefarious War," which words/phrases indicate they are far away?
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- C. 10,000 miles from home
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- Which of the following sentences is written in third person limited point of view?
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- A. Emma had never dated a frog before, so she didn't know what to expect.
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- What is the supposed purpose of Jonathan Swift's ghoulish idea in "A Modest Proposal"?
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- A. to prevent children from being a burden to the public
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- In the speech "Every Man a King," what was Huey Long's nickname?
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- C. Kingfish
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- Understanding the context of a piece of literature is important because
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- A. it helps the reader understand the author's intent and purpose.
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- In the speech "Every Man a King," what period of time in America did Huey Long legislate?
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- B. Civil Rights Movement
- The former pop star agreed to do a reality television show after his popularity as a musician ebbed.
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- A. declined
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- Which is a mark of Chaucer's originality?
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- C. He made the stories fit the tellers.
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- Define the root word cert-.
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- C. sure
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- She layered on the praise to dissimulate her distaste and hidden jealousy of her.
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- C. hide
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- What was one of the social effects of the Black Death?
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- A. Many women didn't marry
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- What is juxtaposed against the murder of the old man in the "Tell-Tale Heart."
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- B. The narrator's love for the old man
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- What is juxtaposed against the narrator's mad act in the "Tell-Tale Heart."
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- C. His insistence on his sanity
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- What first incited the narrator's madness in the "Tell-Tale Heart"?
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- B. The old man's pale blue eyes
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- In the story "Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator claims he is not mad because
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- B. he can calmly tell the story.
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- In The Canterbury Tales, a few of the pilgrims are women. Which one is NOT featured in the tale?
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- B. The Nun
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- Authors use motifs to:
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- D. represent and support the theme of the story
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- Rhythm in poetry is _______.
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- B. meter
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- How is the house cleaned in the story "There Will Come Soft Rains"?
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- A. robotic mice
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- A motif can be
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- D. All of the above
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- What year does the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" take place?
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- C. 2026
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- The definition of motif is
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- C. recurring idea.
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- In the story "There Will Come Soft Rains," where is everyone?
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- C. dead
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- In the story "There Will Come Soft Rains," what are the "five spots of paint" on the house?
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- B. the family
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- Use context clues to find the meaning of the underlined word: My interest in vampires ebbed after I watched a couple of Japanese zombie movies; they were much more interesting.
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- A. declined
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- What does the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" claim his disease has done to his senses?
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- B. Sharpened them
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- In Chaucer's The Pardoner's Tale, how does the Pardoner try to get money from his traveling companions at the end of the story?
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- C. Offering to pardon them for their sins
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- What event marks the line between the Old English and Middle English periods?
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- B. the Norman invasion
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- Even though he risked his re-election, the politician showed his sagacity when he voted against the popular yet short-sighted bill.
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- A. sound judgment
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- Which of the following is NOT a part of the Three Sinners story in The Pardoner's Tale?
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- B. A net full of trout is found in a pond.
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- What killed as much as half the population of Europe during the Middle Ages?
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- D. The Black Death
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- Which is NOT a characteristic of More's frame narrative, Utopia?
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- D. writing a true journal of his adventures
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- Pall is defined as anything that covers or shrouds.
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- A. true
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- Motif is best described as a recurring idea seen in a literary work.
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- A. true
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- Define the root word arch-.
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- C. first
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- Classify the following point-of-view.
- As I was reading Book II of Utopia, I transported myself to the New World of the 16th century.
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- A. first-person
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- Which of the following sentences is written in third person omniscient point of view?
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- D. The pitcher and catcher both knew that this had to be a good pitch, but they just weren't sure about what type of pitch it should be.
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- Classify the point-of-view.
- Ruth was tired of doing "woman's work." She wanted to be a metalsmith not a weaver. All her husband did was listen to her complain.
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- C. third-person limited
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- Which of the following sentences is written in first person point of view?
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- C. Dave said, "I am not sure if we start school next week or the week after."
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- How does More's Utopia differ from America today?
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- B. landownership
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- A pall of suspicion was cast on him when it was learned that he stood to gain countless millions from the new legislation.
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- B. shadow
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- What author uses tetrameter in most of his stories?
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- A. Dr. Seuss
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- What was the effect of the Norman conquest on the language of Britain?
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- D. The upper class spoke French
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- A foot in poetry:
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- C. represents a sequence of syllables
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- Meter is used by poets to create:
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- A. rhythm
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- What word best describes the narrator at the end of the "Tell-Tale Heart"?
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- D. paranoid
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- Answer true or false. The time in which a story takes place is sometimes relevant.
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- A. true
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- Which of the following sentences is written in third person limited point of view?
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- A. Emma had never dated a frog before, so she didn't know what to expect.
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- In the story "There Will Come Soft Rains," the city gave off a ________ glow.
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- C. radioactive
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- Where does The Pardoner's Tale take place?
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- A. Flanders
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- All of the following practices occur in Utopia except
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- C. women are equal to men
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- When writing a short story, Marcus decides to use reference to the color green for each milestone the character reaches. He wants the reader to sense that milestones are not endings and one must keep going. What literary device is Marcus using?
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- B. motif
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- How does More use satire in Utopia?
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- B. to humorously criticize European government
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- Use context clues to find the meaning of the underlined word: The sagacity of the old man was clear from the advice that he gave; he seemed to understand the philosophers better than anyone else.
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- A. wisdom
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- More's Utopia was based in ___________.
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- D. a New World
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- According to The Pardoners Tale, why do the three rioters question the old man?
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- D. They think he knows the whereabouts of Death.
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- What element of the story "To Build a Fire" has the greatest impact upon the story?
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- B. setting
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- Her suppositions proved true when she found a note from his secretary alluding to their sordid affair.
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- A. theory
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- The definition of motif is
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- A. a recurring idea.
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- Which of the following sentences is written in first person point of view?
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- C. I just got a job, but I'm pretty sure I have to receive my working papers before I can start.
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- When was Utopia written?
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- B. during early European exploration
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- The furrows in his brow have been made deeper with the stresses of being president.
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- B. wrinkles
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- Mockery is best defined as ridicule, contempt, or derision.
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- A. true
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- Where is the story To Build a Fire set?
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- A. the Yukon Trail
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- According to Hythloday in Utopia by Sir Thomas More, all of the following are problems in England except
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- A. a school system that is underfunded
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- In The Pardoners Tale, why does the rioters' eventual plan prove fatal?
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- B. Greed makes them treacherous toward one another.
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