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Question 1

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Who is the author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
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  • Richard Connell
  • James Hurst

Question 2

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What is the theme to "The Cask of Amontillado"?
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  • don't drink
  • Revenge

Question 3

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Who is the protagonist in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
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  • Rainsford
  • General Zarroff

Question 4

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Who is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
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  • Edgar Allen Poe
  • Richard Connell

Question 5

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What is the setting for "The Necklace"?
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  • Italy
  • France during the late 1800's

Question 6

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What is the setting during "The Cask of Amontillado"?
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  • California during concert season
  • Italy during Carnival season

Question 7

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Who is the protagonist of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
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  • Doodle
  • Brother

Question 8

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Who is the antagonist in "The necklace"?
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  • Madame Loisel
  • The necklace

Question 9

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What is the theme of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
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  • Savage qualities of humans
  • Don't hunt in a jungle

Question 10

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What is the theme for "The Necklace"?
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  • Love all and do wrong to none
  • Greed doesn't grant happiness

Question 11

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Who is the author for "The Necklace"?
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  • James Knowles
  • Guy de Maupassant

Question 12

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Who is the author for "The Cask of Amontillado"?
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  • Jimmy King
  • Edgar Allen Poe

Question 13

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Who is the protagonist in "The Necklace"?
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  • Madame Loisel's husband
  • Madame Loisel

Question 14

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What is the setting for "The Most Dangerous Game"?
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  • After World War II on Shiptrap Island in the Caribbean
  • The battlefield during World War II

Question 15

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What is the theme for "The Scarlet Ibis"?
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  • Love everyone
  • Pride can be dangerous

Question 16

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What is the setting for "The Scarlet Ibis"?
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  • Southern America (more than likely NC) on a cotton field
  • a corn field in Montana

Question 17

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Who is the antagonist in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
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  • Rainsford
  • General Zaroff

Question 18

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Who is the antagonist in "The Scarlet Ibis"?
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  • Brother's parents
  • Doodle (he has a disability)

Question 19

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Who is the protagonist during "The Cask of Amontillado"?
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  • Montressor
  • Fortunato

Question 20

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Who is the antagonist for "The Cask of Amontillado"?
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  • Fortunato
  • Montressor

Question 21

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Assonance is________
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  • the repetition sound produced from vowels in the middle of a sentence
  • a word used to be descriptive

Question 22

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Consonance is_____
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  • the literal meaning of a word
  • the repetition sound produced by a consonant letter

Question 23

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denotation is__
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  • the use of the dictionary definition of a word
  • detailed words

Question 24

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connotation is______
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  • a figure of speech
  • detail in a sentence

Question 25

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Alliteration is_______
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  • the repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of the word
  • the repetition of vowels at the BEGINNING of the word

Question 26

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Situational irony is when both the characters and the reader are surprised by an ironic even
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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Imagery is great detail (feel, taste, smell, hearing, etc.)
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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A symbol is an object used to represent a larger concept or idea.
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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Dramatic irony is when the reader knows what is going to happen, but the character do not.
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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The first paragraph of a persuasive essay is the _______________ paragraph.
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  • body
  • introductory

Question 31

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Each body paragraph starts with a__________ sentence.
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  • goofy
  • topic

Question 32

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It is important to address the____________(or opposing side's argument)
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  • counter-claim
  • subject

Question 33

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At the end of your essay, you should leave the reader with a _________________
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  • question
  • lasting impression

Question 34

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Most persuasive essays you will write in grade school are _____ paragraphs long.
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  • 5
  • 7

Question 35

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You should use _________ to support your argument.
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  • evidence
  • quotes

Question 36

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It is important that you consider your ___________ when figuring out how to word things in your info.
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  • audience
  • classmates

Question 37

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You should use a _ tone in an academic paper.
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  • Humerous
  • formal

Question 38

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You should use ___________ words to move from paragraph to paragraph.
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  • transition words
  • semi colons

Question 39

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Dystopia is a magical land where there is world peace.
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  • True
  • False

Question 40

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In 'Fahrenheit 451', Montag's intellectual journey begins when he meets Clarisse.
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  • True
  • False

Question 41

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In 'Fahrenheit 451', Montag often used a phoenix to symbolize books.
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  • True
  • False

Question 42

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Political issues 'Fahrenheit 451' addresses is:
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  • complete control of the government
  • effects of media on the public
  • over use of technology

Question 43

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Faber from 'Fahrenheit 451' was a:
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  • professor
  • chef
  • masseuse
  • librarian

Question 44

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Beatty from 'Fahrenheit 451' was the key character that found about Montag storing books.
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  • True
  • False

Question 45

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(Fahrenheit 451) Montag tried to memorize the book 'War and Peace'.
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  • True
  • False

Question 46

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(Fahrenheit 451) The goal of the group of men, who live in the woods, is to memorize books, then burn them to cover their tracks.
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  • True
  • False

Question 47

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Events that inspired Bradbury to write Fahrenheit 451 is:
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  • McCarthy trials
  • Salem Witch trials
  • Red Scare (Communist threat to america)
  • The Korean War
  • His own encounter with a police officer ("The Pedestrian")

Question 48

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The primary theme of Fahrenheit 451 was that knowledge is power.
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  • True
  • False

Question 49

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(Questions 49-58: Romeo and Juliet) Romeo is from the Capulet family and Juliet is from the Montague's.
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  • True
  • False

Question 50

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The play is set in Venice, Italy.
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  • True
  • False

Question 51

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The play took place during the Renaissance Era.
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  • True
  • False

Question 52

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The major topics covered in this play are:
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  • Love does not exist
  • Young Love
  • Teenagers know nothing of love
  • Hearts desire
  • Family feuding

Question 53

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Friar Lawrence and the Nurse serve as a go-between for Romeo and Juliet.
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  • True
  • False

Question 54

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Lord and Lady Capulet want Juliet to marry Romeo.
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  • True
  • False

Question 55

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The plan to meet and run away together does not work out because Friar John was unable to get the letter to Romeo because he was sick.
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  • True
  • False

Question 56

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Friar Lawrence agreed to marry the two because he thought it would end the family fued.
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  • True
  • False

Question 57

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What does Shakespeare mean when he calls Romeo and Juliet "star-crossed lovers"?
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  • Aphrodite said it was meant to be.
  • He is not sure himself. He just came up with the term.
  • They are destined (in a good way)

Question 58

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Which of Shakespeare's genres does this play fit into?
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  • Comedy
  • Tragedy
  • Catharsis

Question 59

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(Questions 59-57: Oedipus the King) Who is the Greek god at the heart of the novel?
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  • Apollo
  • Zeus
  • Athena

Question 60

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Thebes is being plagued under Oedipus' rule because the previous king, Laius, was killed and the mysterious murder was unsolved.
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  • True
  • False

Question 61

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Oedipus originally becomes the king because the people of Thebes wanted him to rule over them because he was good looking.
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  • True
  • False

Question 62

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Tyresious is the author of this story.
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  • True
  • False

Question 63

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Hubris (excessive pride) leads to Oedipus' downfall.
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  • True
  • False

Question 64

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Tyresious is the blind prophet that knows the truth about the murder.
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  • True
  • False

Question 65

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The three things that the chorus do/represent is:
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  • they send prayers to gods
  • they are a moral compass
  • side with the opposer to Oedipus
  • represent people of Thebes

Question 66

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Oedipus punishes himself in the end of the story by banishing himself and stabs his eyes out.
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  • True
  • False

Question 67

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Oedipus is concerned for his daughters because he is scared that they will be uneducated pigs.
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  • True
  • False

Question 68

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Catharsis is___________
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  • extreme exaggeration
  • The plot twist
  • The purging of emotion
  • fear

Question 69

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(Questions 69-82: MLA) The purpose of using MLA is to avoid being sued and to get money.
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  • True
  • False

Question 70

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The writers last name and page number go on the upper left hand corner.
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  • True
  • False

Question 71

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The authors and page number go in the parenthesis after a quote.
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  • True
  • False

Question 72

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The last page of the paper that lists all of the sources is called the works-cited page. It cannot be called anything else.
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  • True
  • False

Question 73

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Every works-cited page has a special quote is must follow.
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  • True
  • False

Question 74

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Anyone can write a .com website.
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  • True
  • False

Question 75

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College people can write a .org website.
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  • True
  • False

Question 76

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Only the government can write a .edu website.
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  • True
  • False

Question 77

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Only the government can write a .gov website.
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  • True
  • False

Question 78

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MLA font is Broadway in size 11.
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  • True
  • False

Question 79

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Page margins should be .5 inches.
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  • True
  • False

Question 80

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The title of the paper should be normal.
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  • True
  • False

Question 81

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(81-91: Great Expectations) This novel takes place during the Victorian era.
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  • True
  • False

Question 82

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Pip goes by Pip because it is a family name.
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  • True
  • False

Question 83

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Magswich is Pip's father.
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  • True
  • False

Question 84

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Biddy marries Joe.
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  • True
  • False

Question 85

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At the end of the novel, Pip's financial is state is that he is heavily in debt.
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  • True
  • False

Question 86

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Estella's parents are:
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  • Magswich
  • Molly
  • Mrs .Joe
  • Jaggers

Question 87

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Who left Miss Havisham at the alter?
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  • Joe
  • Jaggers
  • Uncle Pumblechook
  • Compeyson

Question 88

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The largest life lesson Pip learns towards the end of the novel is that money isn't everything and he should have appreciated what he had when he was younger.
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  • True
  • False

Question 89

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Who else is named Pip in the story?
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  • Biddy and Joe's son
  • Pumblechook's son
  • Compeyson's son
  • Herbert's son

Question 90

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The three characters that are always by Pip's side, even when he isn't at theirs, are Herbert, Joe, and Biddy.
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  • True
  • False

Question 91

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(1-101: Greek Roots) Aut/Auto
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  • self
  • Heat

Question 92

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Dem/Demo
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  • Time
  • People

Question 93

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Cracy
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  • Order
  • Government

Question 94

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Gen/Geno/Genea
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  • madness
  • Race, kind, birth

Question 95

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Chron/Chrono
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  • History
  • Time

Question 96

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Anti
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  • Against
  • Together

Question 97

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mania
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  • Madness
  • Heaven

Question 98

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Ped
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  • Adult
  • Child

Question 99

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Prot/Proto
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  • Original
  • second

Question 100

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Therm/Thermo
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  • Heat
  • feel

Question 101

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(101-111: Wordly Wise chapt 1) Articulate
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  • stutter
  • mumble
  • trip
  • speak clearly

Question 102

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Condolence
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  • Sympathy
  • Anger
  • Aggression
  • Regret

Question 103

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equitable
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  • sleep deprived
  • fear of appliences
  • justified based on what is naturally fair

Question 104

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ameliorate (check all that apply)
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  • to improve
  • make better
  • correct
  • change

Question 105

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exploit (check all that apply)
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  • to be exaggerated
  • to give, or assign
  • to be wrong
  • use to one's advantage

Question 106

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eradicate (check all that apply)
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  • get rid of
  • to save
  • give credit to
  • to fight

Question 107

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lionize (check all that apply)
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  • give money to
  • give nothing to
  • love, show appreciation
  • give great importance to

Question 108

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paucity (check all that apply)
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  • to shoot
  • assign
  • an insufficient amount
  • snap at

Question 109

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relegate (check all that apply)
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  • hand to
  • assign
  • give to
  • take away from

Question 110

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ulterior (check all that apply)
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  • someone's personality
  • to become rich and donate
  • one's physical apperance
  • lying beyond what is openly revealed

Question 111

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(111-124: Grammar) An indirect object answers "to?" and "For?"
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  • True
  • False

Question 112

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There does not have to be a direct object in order to have an indirect object.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 113

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A predicate nominative is the adjective that renames the subject after a linking verb.
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  • True
  • False

Question 114

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An indirect object answers the "to/for whom?" or "to/for what?"
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  • True
  • False

Question 115

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A predicate verb is the noun that renames the subject after a linking verb.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 116

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A gerund phrase ends in -ing and functions like a noun.
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  • True
  • False

Question 117

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An infinitive phrase hast TO + a noun + an adjective + its modifiers.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 118

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A participial phrase ends in -ing, -ed, -en, and some other oddball endings, and functions like a noun.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 119

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The key rule for using a semi colon is_________
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  • when it is separating an independent clause and a list follows.
  • it must go between two independent clauses. The second clause begins with a lowercase letter.

Question 120

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Parallel structure is achieved when_______
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  • a dependent clause and an independent clause are separated.
  • all items in a list/series have the same grammatical structure/part of sentence.

Question 121

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An example sentence of the formula IC, fanboys, IC is: I wanted cake, but my mother wouldn't give me any.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 122

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An example sentence of the formula DC, IC is: When you go to the store, please bring me back cupcakes.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 123

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An example sentence of the formula phrase, IC is: Passing the exit, I had to quickly do a U-turn.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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