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explore ideas
probe an issue
solve a problem
make an argument |
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| Define Primary Source. Provide at least 2 examples. |
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A primary source is a first-hand report on any topic or event.
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eye-witness report
autobiography |
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Research paper writing is only for students in school. |
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| When evaluating sources, list 5 criteria for determining whether or not the source is reliable. |
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Is it accurate?
Is it up to date?
Does the author have expertise to be writing on the topic?
Does the publisher affect the information being given?
Is it objective? |
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| a road map to the paper being written. It takes a stand on any argument that others might dispute, and it stays focussed on one topic. |
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The thesis sentence is the last sentence of your introduction |
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| What are 3 questions you can ask yourself to figure out if your thesis is strong? |
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Does it pass the "so what" test?
Does it pass the "How and why?" test?
Does it answer the question given? |
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Identify whether or not the thesis sentence is STRONG or WEAK.
The flight from teaching to research and publishing in higher education is a controversial issue in the academic world. I will show different views and aspects considering this problem. |
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Identify whether or not the thesis sentence is STRONG or WEAK.
Any individual, if he looks deeply enough into his soul, knows what is right and what is wrong .The environment should be protected because it is the right thing to do, not because someone is forcing you to do it. |
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Identify whether or not the thesis sentence is STRONG or WEAK.
Although an important part of one's college education is learning to better understand others' points of view, a persistent danger is that students will be required simply to substitute the teacher's answers for the ones they grew up uncritically believing. |
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True or False?
A margin size of 1.25 is correct MLA formatting |
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True or False?
Times New Roman and Arial are the only acceptable fonts for MLA formatting. |
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True or False?
The list of Works Cited starts on its own page |
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When constructing your Works Cited, entries should be alphabetized according to what first?
a-title of the work
b-author's last name
c-publshing company
d-any of the above are correct |
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| What type of indent is used on the Works Cited page? |
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Regardless of everything we have reviewed about research, who/what has the final call in regards to formatting?
a-the teacher
b-MLA formatting is absolute
c-the assignment
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| D. Both the teacher and the assignment |
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| Murderer on a sinking ship |
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| Frauds; Cheaters in Huck Finn |
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Why doesn't Huck get along with Miss Watson and Widow Douglas?
a-Huck doesn't get along with anyone
b-They want to civilize him, and he wants to remain free
c-Huck's friends tell him to vie the widow a hard time
d-huck would rather live with Pap |
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| B. They want to civilize him, he wants to remain free |
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| What does Huck think about religion-specifically the good place, the bad place, and prayer? |
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| He wants to go to the "bad place" because the "good place" would be boring. he doesn't believe in prayer. |
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What purpose(s) does Huck's death serve?
a-Huck "gets even" with Widow Douglas because she was so mean to him
b-It throws Jim and Pap together so they must depend on each other
c-It gives him total freedom
d-It shows Huck how totally dependent on civilization he has become. |
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| C. It gives him total freedom |
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Which is NOT an example of Man vs. Society?
a-Pap's attitude towards government
b-Jim's not liking slavery
c-Huck's not liking civilization
d-Widow Douglas's attitude toward Huck |
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| D. Widow Douglas's attitude toward Huck |
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True or False?
Huck always portrayed the same person throughout the book |
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True or False?
Sherburn called Buck Harkness only "half" a man, and the rest of them cowards |
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True or False?
Huck did not find out that Pap was dead until the very end of the book |
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True or False?
The Grangerfords thought Huck was a Shepherdson when they first saw him |
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True or False?
Aunt Polly went along with Huck being Tom and Tom being Sid until they explained everything to Aunt Sally |
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True or False?
One reason that Tom Sawyer helped free Jim was because he knew Jim was already free |
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True or False?
Huck is more superstitious that Tom Sawyer is |
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True or False?
Judge Thatcher was the body found in the house floating down by the river |
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Why do Huck and Jim begin their journey down the Mississippi?
a-They've both always wanted to travel the Mississippi
b-People began looking for them on Jackson's Island
c-a storm forces them off the island
d-they just get tired of living on the island and decide to move on. |
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| B. people began looking for them on Jackson's Island |
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Why does Huck want to save Jim Turner?
a-Huck began to think how dreadful it was, even for murderers to be in such a fix
b-Jim is his friend
c-Jim has information Huck needs
d-b&c |
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| A. Huck began to think how dreadful it was, even for murderers to be in such a fix |
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How does Huck send help to the Walter Scott?
a-Huck ties an anonymous message to a brick and throws it in the window by the watchman
b-Huck dresses up as a girl and told Mr. Loftus to send help to the wreck
c-Huck sends word to Widow Douglas via Jim Turner
d-Huck goes ashore and tells a watchman that his family and a member of a prominent, local family are on board the wreck |
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| D. Huck goes ashore and tells a watchman that his family and a member of a prominent, local family are on board the wreck |
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What do we learn aabout Jim from his talking about "King Sollermun"?
a-Jim thinks for himself
b-Jim is compassionate
c-Jim is ethical
d-All of the above |
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Explain the difference between Huck and the hunters.
a-The hunters wanted money; Huck wanted to do the right thing
b-The hunters considered Jim as a property; Huck considered Jim a friend
c-The hunters had Jim's best interest in mind; Huck didn't want to lose his traveling companions
d-both A&B |
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The city Huck and Jim pass in the fog
a-St. Petersburg
b-aboard the Walter Scott
c-Cairo
d-the raft
e-The Grangerfords
f-St. Louis
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"every night we passed towns, some of them away up on black hillsides, nothing buy a shiny bed of lights, not a house you could see. The fifth nigh we passed _________, and it was like the whole world lit up.
a-St. Petersburg
b-aboard the Walter Scott
c-Cairo
d-the raft
e-The Grangerfords
f-St. Louis
g-Pap's Cabin |
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I hadn't seen no house out in the country before that was so nice and has so much style.
a-St. Petersburg
b-aboard the Walter Scott
c-Cairo
d-the raft
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f-St. Louis
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the site of Huck's "symbolic death"
a-St. Petersburg
b-aboard the Walter Scott
c-Cairo
d-the raft
e-The Grangerfords
f-St. Louis
g-Pap's Cabin |
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Where Huck feels "mighty free and easy and comfortable"
a-St. Petersburg
b-aboard the Walter Scott
c-Cairo
d-the raft
e-The Grangerfords
f-St. Louis
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The original settign of the novel, modeled after Twain's hometown of Hannibal
a-St. Petersburg
b-aboard the Walter Scott
c-Cairo
d-the raft
e-The Grangerfords
f-St. Louis
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Where Huck hears two men planning to kill a third
a-St. Petersburg
b-aboard the Walter Scott
c-Cairo
d-the raft
e-The Grangerfords
f-St. Louis
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Why does Huck steal the money from the mattress?
a-The king and duke made him do it
b-the real Wilks brothers made him do it
c-he wanted to return the money to the nieces
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Why doesn't Huck's conscience bother him when he lies so much?
a-his conscience never bothers him
b-he is lying for a good cause
c-he just doesn't think about it
d-a and b |
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Who from Huck Finn is being described?
"The best naturedest old fool in Arkansaw-never hur nobody, drink or sober" |
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Who from Huck Finn is being described?
"She pulled Huck in and shut the door; then she looked in the Testament till she found the paper..." |
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Who from Huck Finn is being described?
"He was most fifty, and he looked it. His hair was long and tanbled and greasy...." |
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Who from Huck Finn is being described?
"He took Huck's reward money and put it out at interest which fetched the boy a dollar a day all the year around." |
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Who from Huck Finn is being described?
"a tolerable slim old maid, with goggles on...." |
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Who from Huck Finn is being described?
"She warn't particular; she could write about anything you choose to give her, Just so it was sadful." |
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Who from Huck Finn is being described?
"Sick Arab-but harmless when not out of his head." |
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Why is Huck upset when Jim is sold?
a-Huck won't get the reward money now
b-Jim will probably tell that he, Huck, is still alive
c-He doesn't like the man to whom Jim is sold
d-He will miss his friend |
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Who is speaking these words from Huck Finn?
"Don't scrunch up like that, Huckleberry. Sit up straight." |
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Who is speaking these words from Huck Finn?
"I reckoned he believed in the A-rabs and the elephants, but as for me, I think different. It has all the marks of a Sunday School." |
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Who is speaking these words from Huck Finn?
"Yes, en I's rich now, come to look at it. I owns myself, en I's wuth eight hundred dollars." |
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Who is speaking these words from Huck Finn?
"It was 'lection day, and I was just about to go and vote myself if I warn't too drunk to get there..." |
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Who is speaking these words from Huck Finn?
"well....a feud is this way; A man has a wuarrel with another man, and kills him...." |
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Who is speaking these words from Huck Finn?
"The idea YoU lynching anybody! It's amusing...." |
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Who is speaking these words from Huck Finn?
"Dog my cats ef it ain't the powerfulest dream I ever see. En I hain't ever had no dream b'fo dat's tired me like dis one." |
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Who is speaking these words from Huck Finn?
"Come out here and meet the main you've swindled. You're the hound I'm after..." |
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Who is speaking these words from Huck Finn?
"Kill the women? No, nobody ever saw anything in books like that...." |
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Who is speaking these words from Huck Finn?
"I don't believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks does for their'n." |
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Air
a-to ponder
b-characterized by a decided purpose
c-very heavy, unwiedly from weight
d-moderation or self-restraint in action or statement
e-lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
AB-arrogant, excessively proud and vain
AC-to make public utterance
AD-to cause on to become confused
AE-shameless, insolent, disrespectful
BC-exalted, noble, uplifting
BD-colors
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Blithe
a-to ponder
b-characterized by a decided purpose
c-very heavy, unwiedly from weight
d-moderation or self-restraint in action or statement
e-lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
AB-arrogant, excessively proud and vain
AC-to make public utterance
AD-to cause on to become confused
AE-shameless, insolent, disrespectful
BC-exalted, noble, uplifting
BD-colors
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Brazen
a-to ponder
b-characterized by a decided purpose
c-very heavy, unwiedly from weight
d-moderation or self-restraint in action or statement
e-lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
AB-arrogant, excessively proud and vain
AC-to make public utterance
AD-to cause on to become confused
AE-shameless, insolent, disrespectful
BC-exalted, noble, uplifting
BD-colors
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Confound
a-to ponder
b-characterized by a decided purpose
c-very heavy, unwiedly from weight
d-moderation or self-restraint in action or statement
e-lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
AB-arrogant, excessively proud and vain
AC-to make public utterance
AD-to cause on to become confused
AE-shameless, insolent, disrespectful
BC-exalted, noble, uplifting
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Hues
a-to ponder
b-characterized by a decided purpose
c-very heavy, unwiedly from weight
d-moderation or self-restraint in action or statement
e-lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
AB-arrogant, excessively proud and vain
AC-to make public utterance
AD-to cause on to become confused
AE-shameless, insolent, disrespectful
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Ponderous
a-to ponder
b-characterized by a decided purpose
c-very heavy, unwiedly from weight
d-moderation or self-restraint in action or statement
e-lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
AB-arrogant, excessively proud and vain
AC-to make public utterance
AD-to cause on to become confused
AE-shameless, insolent, disrespectful
BC-exalted, noble, uplifting
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Resolute
a-to ponder
b-characterized by a decided purpose
c-very heavy, unwiedly from weight
d-moderation or self-restraint in action or statement
e-lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
AB-arrogant, excessively proud and vain
AC-to make public utterance
AD-to cause on to become confused
AE-shameless, insolent, disrespectful
BC-exalted, noble, uplifting
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Stealthy
a-to ponder
b-characterized by a decided purpose
c-very heavy, unwiedly from weight
d-moderation or self-restraint in action or statement
e-lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
AB-arrogant, excessively proud and vain
AC-to make public utterance
AD-to cause on to become confused
AE-shameless, insolent, disrespectful
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Sublime
a-to ponder
b-characterized by a decided purpose
c-very heavy, unwiedly from weight
d-moderation or self-restraint in action or statement
e-lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
AB-arrogant, excessively proud and vain
AC-to make public utterance
AD-to cause on to become confused
AE-shameless, insolent, disrespectful
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Temperance
a-to ponder
b-characterized by a decided purpose
c-very heavy, unwiedly from weight
d-moderation or self-restraint in action or statement
e-lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful
AB-arrogant, excessively proud and vain
AC-to make public utterance
AD-to cause on to become confused
AE-shameless, insolent, disrespectful
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Works often focused on the "little man" who cannot quite assert himself.
a-Charlotte Perkins Gilman
b-Ernest Hemingway
c-James Thurber |
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Life ended through suicide (2 writers)
a-Charlotte Perkins Gilman
b-Ernest Hemingway
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A mediocre student who did poorly in English
a-Charlotte Perkins Gilman
b-Ernest Hemingway
c-James Thurber |
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Wrote on the injustices of women and danger of the "rest cure"
a-Charlotte Perkins Gilman
b-Ernest Hemingway
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One of the great American humorists of the twentieth century
a-Charlotte Perkins Gilman
b-Ernest Hemingway
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This writer's vision centers on the disillusionment with the conventions of an optimistic, patriotic society, and a belief that the essence of life is violence from which there is no refuge.
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In all his fantasies, Walter Mitty imagines that he is a(n)-
a-outlaw who narrowly escapes from authorities
b-man who shows control in tough situations
c-person who knows exactly how to follow orders
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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship of Mr. and Mrs. Mitty?
a-she is deeply in love wiht him, but he no longer loves her
b-he makes all the decisions and she meekly goes along with them
c-she is domineering, and he submits to her wishes
d-he is realistic, and she lives in a fantasy world |
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Why is it so important that Walter remember to pick up puppy biscuits?
a-he does not want to drive back into town
b-he promised his wife he would
c-he does not want to be yelled at
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What do you learn about Mrs. Mitty from the way she treats Walter?
a-she wishes Wlater had acted on his dreams
b-she is angry that Walter quit being a pilot
c-she thinks that Walter has to be told what to do
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When Walter imagines being questioned about his gun, he sees himself as-
a-arrogant and fearless
b-frightened and intimidated
c-confused and depressed
d-excited and hysterical |
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Thurber's descriptions of Mitty's fantasies can be seen as PARODIES because they-
a-humoroously mimc real life
b-humorously imitate action-adventure stories
c-seriously criticize modern drama
d-seriously imitate mystery novels |
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Which of the following details is part of one PARODY in the story?
a-Walter waits for his wife to get her hair done
b-Walter asks for puppy biscuits at the grocery store
c-Walter attempts to take the chains off his car
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Which detail of parody in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" involves irony?
a-Mitty imagines himself as the brave commander of an airplane
b-Mitty's response to the pressures of life is to retreat into fantasy
c-Mitty, who has been defeated by life, imagines himself as "Mitty the Undefeated"
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Walter's courtroom drama is triggered by-
a-his sudden recollection of what he needs at the store
b-his overhearing a newsboy talking about a trial
c-an article he reads in the hairdresser's shop
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What is the cause of Walter's daydreams?
a-his experience as a bomber pilot
b-his dissatisfaction with his life
c-his desire to finish medical school
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Why does Walter imagine that he is facing a firing squad?
a-he feels bombarded by Mrs. Mitty's demands
b-he has broken a law about smoking in public
c-he forgot to pick up everything on his list
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What happens to Harry at the end of the story?
a-he dies
b-he goes to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro
c-he lives
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Where does Harry mention he has traveled to in the past?
a-London
b-Rome
c-Capri
d-Paris |
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Who is Compton?
a-Harry's father
b-Harry's brother
c-Harry's servant
d-Harry's pilot |
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What does Harry blame for his lack of accomplishment in writing?
a-Helen
b-Drink
c-Sloth
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What is Harry dying of?
a-weak heart
b-blood loss
c-dysentery
d-gangreene |
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What kind of animal are we told is near the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro?
a-Leopard
b-Vulture
c-Hyena
d-Antelope |
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What animals are gathering around Harry at the beginning of the story?
a-Hyeneas
b-Leopards
c-Vultures
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What kind of animal takes on the shape of death, or so it seems to Harry?
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b-Wildebeest
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| The pretentious expression, "I'm p-paralyzed with happiness," is spoke by-- |
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| What was Gatsby's real name? |
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| Gatsby's real name is James Gatz |
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| Myrtle Wilson's nose is broken by-- |
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| Nick left his home to come to New York in an effort to-- |
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| In what year is The Great Gatsby set? |
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| The character who, according to Gatsby, "fixed the world series" is-- |
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| Where did Gatsby study after the war? |
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| Why does Daisy cry over Gatsby's shirts? |
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| she is realizing what she could have had if she had not married Tom |
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| What does Klipspringer want form Gatsby's house? |
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