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This was Addie’s profession before she married Anse.

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What is a What is a teacher?teacher?

This is the study of This is the study of word origins.word origins.

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What is What is etymology?etymology?

The term “chiasmus” is The term “chiasmus” is derived from this Greek derived from this Greek

letter.letter.

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What is “X”?What is “X”?

With his self-With his self-proclaimed identity as proclaimed identity as one who “observes” one who “observes”

and “knows,” Faulkner and “knows,” Faulkner is most like this is most like this

character.character.

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Who is Who is Darl?Darl?

Since Since As I Lay DyingAs I Lay Dying mocks the heroic mocks the heroic narrative, it also narrative, it also

belongs to this genre – belongs to this genre – like Swift’s “Modest like Swift’s “Modest

Proposal.”Proposal.”

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What is satire?What is satire?

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Even though James Even though James ordinarily was not (A) ordinarily was not (A) oneone to volunteer, (B) to volunteer, (B) himhim and Sandra spent and Sandra spent all day Saturday (C) all day Saturday (C) helpinghelping out (D) out (D) atat the the soup kitchen. (E) soup kitchen. (E) No No errorerror..

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What is (B)?What is (B)?

The incidence (A) The incidence (A) of errorof error in the recent census (B) in the recent census (B) performed byperformed by the federal the federal government (C) government (C) werewere small small (D) (D) even byeven by modern modern standards. (E) standards. (E) No errorNo error..

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What is (C)?What is (C)?

Experience (A) Experience (A) havinghaving taught the homeowners that taught the homeowners that (B) (B) to plantto plant grass seed in grass seed in the (C) the (C) shadiest partshadiest part of their of their yard is a waste (D) yard is a waste (D) of bothof both time and money. (E) time and money. (E) No No errorerror..

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What is (A)?What is (A)?

Japan’s climate is Japan’s climate is similar to the similar to the northeastern coastnortheastern coast of the United of the United States.States.A. Similar to the northeastern coastA. Similar to the northeastern coastB. Similar to the northeastern coast’s B. Similar to the northeastern coast’s climateclimateC. Similar to that of the northeastern C. Similar to that of the northeastern coastcoastD. Like the northeastern coastD. Like the northeastern coastE. Like being on the northeastern coastE. Like being on the northeastern coast

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What is (C)?What is (C)?

The speaker noted similarities The speaker noted similarities between Jackson’s primary campaign between Jackson’s primary campaign with what happened in Kennedy’s with what happened in Kennedy’s primary campaign.primary campaign.A.A.With what happened in Kennedy’sWith what happened in Kennedy’sB. And Kennedy’sB. And Kennedy’sC. And that of Kennedy’sC. And that of Kennedy’sD. And also Kennedy’sD. And also Kennedy’sE. With Kennedy’sE. With Kennedy’s

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What is (B)?What is (B)?

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Due to the ___________ Due to the ___________ nature of his crime – nature of his crime –

bringing four guns into the bringing four guns into the basketball arena – Gilbert basketball arena – Gilbert

Arenas was suspended Arenas was suspended indefinitely by the NBA. indefinitely by the NBA.

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What is grievous?What is grievous?

Tasha hoped that Talia Tasha hoped that Talia would continue to be would continue to be

____________ to the fact ____________ to the fact that she regularly stole that she regularly stole

her sister’s money when her sister’s money when she wasn’t looking.she wasn’t looking.

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What is What is oblivious?oblivious?

Kevyn enjoys camping Kevyn enjoys camping because when he is in the because when he is in the woods and gazes towards woods and gazes towards the heavens, he is amazed the heavens, he is amazed by the _________ stars that by the _________ stars that

light up the night sky.light up the night sky.

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What is What is innumerable?innumerable?

As Jay Gatsby was primarily As Jay Gatsby was primarily concerned with flouting his concerned with flouting his

affluence, many of his affluence, many of his photo frames in his home photo frames in his home were ____________, rather were ____________, rather than plated with silver or than plated with silver or

bronze.bronze.

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What is gilded?What is gilded?

Because of the __________ Because of the __________ of my pupils after a of my pupils after a recent visit to the recent visit to the

optometrist, I was nearly optometrist, I was nearly blinded by the sun when I blinded by the sun when I

went outside.went outside.

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What is What is dilation?dilation?

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This was Upton This was Upton Sinclair’s primary Sinclair’s primary concern in writing concern in writing

The JungleThe Jungle..

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What is What is exposing the exposing the plight of the plight of the immigrant immigrant worker?worker?

Upton Sinclair was a Upton Sinclair was a part of this part of this journalistic journalistic

movement, along movement, along with Bly and with Bly and

Steffans.Steffans.

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What is Muck-What is Muck-Raking?Raking?

Sinclair disdained Sinclair disdained Capitalism, and instead Capitalism, and instead preferred this form of preferred this form of

government.government.

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What is Socialism?What is Socialism?

From what country From what country does Jurgis emigrate?does Jurgis emigrate?

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What is What is Lithuania?Lithuania?

Jurgis’s family gets Jurgis’s family gets very sick during very sick during

this season.this season.

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What is winter? What is winter?

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Given his use of Given his use of colloquial language, colloquial language, Sandburg’s primary Sandburg’s primary audience is probably audience is probably

this.this.

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What is the What is the common man?common man?

Sandburg’s poem Sandburg’s poem “Fish Crier” is similar “Fish Crier” is similar

in theme to this in theme to this series of poems by series of poems by

Blake.Blake.

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What are What are Songs of Songs of

Innocence?Innocence?

Sandburg’s poem Sandburg’s poem “Happiness” is similar “Happiness” is similar in theme to this poem in theme to this poem

by Walt Whitman.by Walt Whitman.

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What is “When I What is “When I Heard the Learn’d Heard the Learn’d

Astronomer”?Astronomer”?

This word could be used This word could be used to describe the mood of to describe the mood of

the fish crier.the fish crier.

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What is excited?What is excited?

When Sandburg says When Sandburg says Chicago “laughs as a Chicago “laughs as a boxer laughs,” he is boxer laughs,” he is employing these two employing these two

literary devices.literary devices.

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What are What are personification and personification and

simile?simile?

1 - 100This Boston Celtics This Boston Celtics head coach earned head coach earned

his nickname his nickname because he wore Dr. because he wore Dr.

J’s jersey.J’s jersey.

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Who is Doc Who is Doc Rivers?Rivers?

Mr. Milne Mr. Milne attended this attended this

college in college in Western Mass.Western Mass.

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What is What is Hampshire Hampshire College?College?

This is the only one This is the only one word state that word state that

includes the name of includes the name of another state in it.another state in it.

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What is What is Arkansas?Arkansas?

This bloody-sock This bloody-sock wearing pitcher wearing pitcher endorsed Scott endorsed Scott

Brown for Senate.Brown for Senate.

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Who is Curt Who is Curt Schilling?Schilling?

This famous Boston-This famous Boston-based writer, based writer,

creator of Spenser creator of Spenser for Hire, recently for Hire, recently

passed away.passed away.

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Who is Who is Robert B. Robert B. Parker?Parker?

The Jungle The Jungle was originally was originally published in this format, a published in this format, a

popular way to publish popular way to publish novels around the turn-of-novels around the turn-of-

the-century.the-century.

What is serial What is serial format?format?