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Literature Summer Reading
questions about huck finn, catcher in the rye, and how to read literature like a professor
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Literature
11th Grade
09/12/2011

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What famous aurthor says that all literature is based off of Huck Finn?
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Ernest Hemingway
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What is Mark Twain's real name?
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Samuel Longhorne Clemens
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Mark tawin was born in _______ in what year?
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hannibal, missouri; 1835
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What was the economic status of Twain? Describe Tawin's education.
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poor family; never formally educated beyond elementary school
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Mark Twain enjoyed watching_____as a child.
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steamboats
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Twain worked as a _____,____and a______.
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printer, reporter, river boat pilot
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Twain eventually moved to ____. In what year did he adopt the name Mark Twain?
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nevada; 1865
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In 1870, Twain got married to a____and he became a_____at the time of his marriage.
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coal heiress; lecturer
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Twain and his wife moved to ______in 1871. How many kids did they have?
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hartfort, connecticut; three kids
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What happened to Twain's wife and two daughters when?
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they died in the 1890s
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Twain lost most of his ____in the 1890s. And his later works had a more _____perspective.
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money; pessimistic
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When did Mark Twain die?
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April 1910
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Twain became well known by publishing the short story known as _____ in 1865.
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the celebrated jumping frog of calveras county
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Which was published first: tom sawyer or huck finn?
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tom sawyer
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How is the story tom sawyer different from huck finn?
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tom sayer did not ask moral questions
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Huck finn is a _____novel. When was it published?
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post civil war novel; january 1885---20 years after end of civil war
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Though the civil war ended, _____is still rampant and Mark Twain notices this by making JIm the head of the novel.
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racism
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How was the novel Huck finn received?
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it was at first praised then ridiculed---it sold more copies than any other of twain's books
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No american novel has been attaked by the public as continuously as _____.
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huck finn
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Huck finn is the ___most banned book of all time.
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fifth
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What makes Huck finn so important?
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it is a picaresque novel
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What does picaresca mean?
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it is spanish for rascal
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What is a picaresque novel?
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a novel about a witty character who is try to get by with many adventures
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Huck finn is also a ____with its thoughtful laughter and irony.
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satire
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What seven things is twain criticizing in in huck finn?
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religion, hypocrisy, slavery, the hierarchy of society, sentimentality, romanticism, man's relationship with man
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_____is a literary movement that focus on the special atmosphere of a particular area, recreating the activities, dialect, appearance, and customs of the characters as well as the environment in which they live.
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local color/regionalism
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What are four examples of regionalism/local color in huck finn?
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huck's dialect, jim's dialect, the river, small town
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What are eight themes portrayed in huck finn?
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man's inhumanity to man, racism, slavery, hypocrisy, child abuse, dishonesty, murder, death as entertainment
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___is usually the honest charchter in Huck finn.
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jim
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When does Huck start to contradict his conscience?
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when he is willing to sacrifice his learned morality for jim's sake
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When does the realist movement begin? did it come before or after the romantic movement?
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later 19th century but flourishes in 20th century; after romantic movement
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When the author attempts to present life as it really is it is called_____.
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versimilitude
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_____is testing the validity of all concepts by their practical results.
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pragmatism
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What is an example of pragmatism in huck finn?
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huck's testing of prayer
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The romantics attempted to ____life and present humanity in_____.
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idealize; favorable light
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Huck represents a ______in the novel and tom represents a _____.
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realist; romantic
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Realist characters are real not_____. They have _____over most of their life.
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royalty; control
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_____is a figure of speech where one piece represents the larger thing.
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synechdoche
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What are two examples of synechdoches?
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all hands on deck; the us won a gold medal
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What are two reasons why the adventures of huck finn is so controversial?
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race; language
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What are five things that make jim a sterotype?
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lack of education, dependence on white characters, superstitious, illogical, over indulgence of white preferences
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Whre wa j.d. salinger born? what was the economic status of his family?
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manhattan new york; wealthy
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What religion did salinger's father come from? his mother?
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jewish father; irish catholic mother
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Salinger, like holden had a strong relationship to _____.
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new york
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Salinger attended both public and private schools on the _____. how did he do in shcool?
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west side; flucked out repeatedly
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Salinger switched to what school?
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valley forge military academy
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Salinger breifly attended college at _____in pennsylvania and ______ in new york, but he didn't stay at eacther school long. why?
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ursinus college; new york university; left school to work on cruise ship
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Ursinus college referred to salinger as "____".
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the worst english student in the history of the college
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First salinger attended nyu, then he worked on cruise then he became a ______and then whent to ______
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meat importer in vienna; ursinus college
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When did salinger stop being a meat importer?
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february 1938
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In 1939, Salinge atteneded an evening writing class on_____at what university?
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short stories; columbia university
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Salinger's teacher, ______was founder and editor of story magazine.
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whit burnett
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Salinger's first short story was published in what magazine in 1940?
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story magazine
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What were three other magazines that published salinger?
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saturday evening post, cosmopolitan, new yorker
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What did Salinger do in 1942?
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he was drafted into the army signal corps in WWII
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how long did salinger serve in the army?
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until 1945
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Salinger also served in____.
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counter intelligence corps
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Who did salinger meet at war?
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hemingway
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Salinger participated in what three major politcal events?
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d-day at utah beach; liberation of france; and the battle of the bulge
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When did salinger publish his first holden story?
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1942
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When was catcher in the rye published?
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1951
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What were three other volumes published by saligner?
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nine stories, franny and zoey, and glasses
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Who did Salinger marry? When? did he have kids?
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claire doublgas; 1955; two children
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Salinger became an _____as he got older.
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intrevert
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Salinger's marraige lasted for___years. What possibly caused the marriage to go downhill?
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ten; his interversion
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Where did Salinger move after his divorce? Why?
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moved to cornish, new hampshire; to get out of the new york eye
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Salinger seemed to be social with _____but he avoided ____and _____at all times.
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friends; publicity; celebrity
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Salinger continued to ____until death. When did he die? Where?
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write; jnauary 28, 2010; home
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_____was the first distinctly american theatrical form.
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blackface minstrelsy
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What does blackface minstrelsy mean
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white entertainers put on black faces and imitated slaves in the south and ex slaves in the north
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_____is an elaborate metaphor that is usually exagerrated.
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conceit
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A____is a recurring subject theme or idea.
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motif
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What is another word for a tragic flaw?
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hamartia
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A_____is when you substitue one frace for another.
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euphemism
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A____is a sad poem or song.
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elegy
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What does the museum of natural history represent?
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it always stays the same which is comfort for holden because he is going through a time of indecision
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What does the charac
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What does the carrousel represent?
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all of the kids are riding horses on the carousel and they try to reach for the gold ring that represents adulthood; if they reach the ring successfully that means they have reached adulthood successfully but if they fall off they will be like holden with the indecision
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What does the red hunting cap represent?
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holden puts it on when he is insecure and alone--it comforts him. the hat is also like allie because allie has read hair. overall the hat represents true self
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What is said to be the climax of catcher in the rye?
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when holden watches phoebe ride the carrousel
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What two famous literary figures is holden compared to in cather in the rye?
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hamlet and huck finn
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Robert frost was born in san francisco but was associated with ______.
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new england
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Who owns jim at the beginning of huck finn?
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miss watson
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The duke and the dauphin pretend to be the brother of ____.
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peter wilkes
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____dies trying to save thomas luck's life.
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kentuck
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Holden buys _____for pheoebe but breaks it.
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little shirley beans
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At the end of huck finn, tom says he's ___.
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sid
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What were the two feuding families in huck finn?
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gragerfords and shepherdsons
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Who wrote luck of roaring camp?
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brett harte
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language that appeals to the senses:____.
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imagery
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What game do jane and holden play?
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checkers
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What is the name of the play in huck finn?
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royal nonsuch
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What are the two poems by robert frost studied in class?
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nothing gold can stay; the road less traveled
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What is the name of holden's teacher who hits on him?
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mr. antolini
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Who kills Bogs and stares down a mob?
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sherburn
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Who does holden actually go on a date with?
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sally
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