BYU English 11 B Speedback

Question

Although most people in town were concerned with the June horse race in Tiffin, Ohio, Joe was concerned with

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finding himself a wife

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why the water was up in Wine Creek

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weather reports of a hurricane

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townspeople who wouldn't pay their bills

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have control and be listened to

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put Winesburg on the map

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be a coach

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spent their lives trying to get wealthy

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moved away from Spoon River

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complained about life

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didn't work as hard as she had

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They could learn it by mail.

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They could learn it because of Wine Creek.

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They could learn it from trains.

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They could learn it by telegraph.

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peered into his eyes

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slapped his back

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breathed into his face

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pounded upon his chest

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it made people think more of Westley than they did of George

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it reminded him of his own foolish boasting to Helen

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because Westley told a lot better tall tale than George could

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George was afraid the tale would endear Westley to Helen

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Diction is not used in this poem.

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The poem’s diction refers to words like “snarl, rattle, and leap,” which suggest the vulnerability of life in a world of powerful, inhuman forces.

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The poem’s diction refers to the poem’s use of apostrophes, quotation marks, and other punctuation to create powerful dialogue or conversation.

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The poem’s diction refers to the number of syllables per line, which is ten, thereby identifying the poem as free verse.

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Joe could work at odd moments

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Joe had more education

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Joe was a better writer

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Joe knew more people

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collected bills, booked orders, and did other things

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took messages, wrote letters, and made appointments

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rode horses

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first person

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second person

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third person limited omniscient

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unreliable narrator

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and nothing happened: day was all but done

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doing a man's work, though a child at heart —

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five mountain ranges one behind the other

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sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it

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Joe Welling was a weird character, and no one in the town accepted him

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Joe Welling was mentally ill and would never lead a normal life

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Joe Welling's compulsion to talk about his ideas got him out of a sticky situation

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Joe Welling's past caught up with him, and he could not overcome it

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he took money from poor people

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he chiseled epitaphs he knew weren't true

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he didn't even know the people of Spoon River

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he despised many of his customers

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she wanted him to be conscious of the change in her nature

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he had teased her throughout their school years

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he was the smartest student in their class

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she knew he would love living in the city, too

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his laziness prevented him from holding a job

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in the throes of one of his ideas he was uncontrollable

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he had once murdered a man

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he was extremely wealthy

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Under the sunset far into Vermont.

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Call it a day. I wish they might have said

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So. But the hand was gone already.

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Neither refused the meeting. But the hand!

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like him, George wants to raise chickens

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Emily and George should not marry

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no one notices the groom at a wedding

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a bridegroom should not see his father-in-law on the day of the wedding

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many women died during childbirth at this time in America

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dying is part of life

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every story (play) has a climax

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all of the above

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Simon Stimson

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the stage manager

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their families socialized together

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they attended school together

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they saw each other more often

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all of the above

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the Creoles and Newsomes

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the Gibbs and Webbs

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the Crowells and Webbs

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the Gibbs and Newsomes

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people aren't aware of life while they live it

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cemeteries are scary

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dead people speak to each other

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funerals are depressing

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He is a doctor.

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He is the editor of the newspaper.

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He is the town's mayor.

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He is a retired grocery clerk.

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everyday life

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love and marriage

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the economic situation

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the actors need more space to act

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they cost too much

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they need to change the scenery fast

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this forces the audience to use their imaginations

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They appreciate the simple things of life.

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They have a bird-watching club in the town.

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They don't have much else to do.

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They dream of going far away like the birds do.

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Because it was when she felt total love from her parents.

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Because while it was still a happy day, it wasn't one of her most important days.

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Because she learned the greatest lesson of her life on that day.

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none of the above

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director of the characters' actions and narrator

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villain of the play

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hero of the play

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historian of Grover's Corner

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the dead shouldn't return to life

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life in a small town at the turn of the century was ideal

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the true value of life isn't apparent while we live

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life isn't important when we consider eternity

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He was overwhelmed by all that needed to be done but knew May could do it alone.

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He wanted to get away from the mess of the flood.

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He was "beholden" to Burgess and would end up in jail if he didn't go.

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He enjoyed working for Burgess.

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The flood had violated their home; an open door symbolized that.

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They had left it open when they escaped.

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How else could the flood waters get in?

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They assumed people would enter and take what they wanted.

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She knew they needed to sleep on the floors that night.

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Tom ordered her to do so.

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She realized that was her duty as a woman.

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She could think of nothing else to do.

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Sally didn't care that her father was in bondage to Burgess.

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It represented her belief that Tom could take care of her.

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She was just a child and only thought of herself.

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He felt it was a silly request when they needed so many other things worse.

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problem/solution

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exemplification

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cause/effect

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comparison/contrast

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functional

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entertaining

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informational

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other black people

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family members

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wealthy people

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white people

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better employment

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acceptance

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aggressiveness

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Black people love America.

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All people were not treated equally.

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Blacks felt white people would someday feel bad about the way they treated blacks.

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all of the above

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submissive

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Blacks can vote for issues wherever they live.

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Blacks can be found everywhere

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There are laws that say blacks can live anywhere

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all of the above

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The second set is more upbeat than the first set.

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The second set shows acceptance; the first set doesn't.

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The first set shows resignation; the second set doesn't.

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The first set is more upbeat than the second set.

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should understand that they can learn from one another

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is prejudiced

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is expecting too much

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won't read his theme

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because you can see mansions and shacks next to one another

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because you will find no businesses there

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because of the mixture of people you will find there

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because the people living there are poor, tired blacks determined to live

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untrustworthy

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prejudiced

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disrespectful

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her life has had no challenges

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her life has been easy

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her life has been a struggle

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her life was simple

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don't fall

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don't turn corners

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don't turn back

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don't set down

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sense of humanity

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sense of humanity

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their willingness to fight injustices

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strong black people

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dreamers and visionaries

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sturdy, peasant stock

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abab cdcd efef gg

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abac abac abac dd

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aabb ccdd eeff gg

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complacent/apathetic

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compromising

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gaining understanding from the material which you read

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trying to plant seeds to bring more beauty to the world

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being prepared for any challenge life may present

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having sown good seeds, a black man feels his children still don't reap the benefits.

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a loss of salary

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amputation

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his father's wrath

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sensed a tragedy

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warned Sarah about Joe

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reminded Joe of Tom and Edward King's reputations

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were thrilled about it

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they didn't really care

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they were not the one dead

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the work had to be done

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all of the above

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he was afraid of making choices and decisions

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he had never married and had a family

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he had spent too much time at sea

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he had chosen the wrong profession

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apathy combined with disbelief

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disgust mixed with envy

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amusement tempered by alarm

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fear mingled with anger

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the recognition that he can't make a difference in the world

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the knowledge that he must live and die in uncertainty

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the understanding that life is unfair

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the acceptance of the cruelty of life

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He had died too young.

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He had not received a good education.

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The townspeople didn't recognize his worth.

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He had not married well.

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"waiting" for something

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remembering earthly life

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eternal rest

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affectionate

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indifferent

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He wanted to make her feel the change in his nature.

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He wanted to apologize for his previous boasting.

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He wanted to tell her goodbye.

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He wanted to talk her out of spending time with her college instructor.

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functional

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science fiction

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informational

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"bit of colored glass"

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"first-water diamond"

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"key to a door long since crumbled away"

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"brown bag of miscellany"

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she knows it bothers white people

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she gets attention wherever she goes

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she always knows where she "belongs"

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she will get twice as much praise or twice as much blame

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She meant that people of all colors can live together peaceably.

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She feels strongly that black is better than the other colors.

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She was pointing out that there are many "shades" of blacks.

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She wants us to understand that God loves everyone.

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an understanding of God's purposes

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a comprehension of group or individual uniqueness

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a peaceful acceptance of life

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a desire to fight for what is rightfully theirs

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he didn't really have the "blues"

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the singer was drunk and slept heavily

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he was old and may have died after the exertion of his performance

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he has no hope that things will improve

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rhyme scheme

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only black men can play the piano and sing at the same time

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everyone has problems

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all blacks have reason to sing the "blues"

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all of the above

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he had no white paper upon which to write his theme

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the instructor won't accept what the poet writes

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the instructor cannot know what it means to be black, but the poet understands what it means to be white

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they are both human and have much in common

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torn up boards

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dirty carpet

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providing equal educational opportunities for all races

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making acceptable housing available to all people

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with love, force others to see themselves as they are

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to be certain that an equal number of ethnic people share in all opportunities

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that citizens won't acknowledge their prejudices

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that blacks are treated unequally simply because they are black

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that blacks are not equal

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that judges don't uphold the laws

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his fear that no one would reap the harvest

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his frustration at the weather

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his belief that his crop will grow

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his worry that the grain would be destroyed

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because one of the denotations of the word “unalienable” is “not transferable” which means the writer understood that to the signers of the Declaration individual rights could not be given up to someone like a king.

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To deliberately alienate and anger King and Parliament of Britain; to provoke them to war.

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because one of the denotations of the word “unalienable” is “not capable of being taken away,” an idea that the writer wanted to make clear.

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The connotation of the word “unalienable” suggests that the rights of a person are so much part of an individual’s being that they cannot be “alienated” or transferred to another.

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to make a logical argument so that the declaration seems justified and even necessary

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to obscure the fact that the Declaration could be considered treason by the King

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to create an image of a long-suffering people by using figurative language

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to make an allusion to ancient Greece and Rome as models for the new government proposed

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their body doesn't let them remember

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no one is willing to listen

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what happened is too horrible to relate

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they know no one will believe what they say

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forget all he has been through

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may see visions

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falls into a deep, trance-like sleep

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is discouraged because he can't sleep

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Time speeds past in a haze.

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Time is measured accurately because of heightened senses.

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Time seems to slow down.

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People lose all sense of time.

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never act like you're afraid

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don't allow it to interfere with the job you must do

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don't admit it to your loved ones back home

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don't let anyone know it

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it is swampy and treacherous

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it is so thick you can't see more than a yard ahead of you

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it is eight to fifteen feet high

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it has razor-sharp edges

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No soldier in the unit had been lost.

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They endured long, dangerous missions together.

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Many of them had been highly decorated.

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Some of the soldiers went on operations with broken ankles.

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To unite the participants in the war in the work still to be done: to act charitably towards each other and to establish peace.

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To prove that God was on the side of the Union instead of the confederacy.

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to show that God’s purposes, though unknowable, are “true and righteous.”

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to show that both sides in the conflict were actually very similar; they prayed to the same God and read the same Bible.

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He didn't realize Red was so educated.

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Both words brought war to mind.

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They weren't words used in the military.

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They reminded him of his college days.

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the mothers

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plain-spoken

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forth-rightness

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responsibility

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The cowboy only needed one morral for his belongings.

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I had no illusions about a good grade because I failed the test.

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The sortie during the battle resulted in the deaths of two men.

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Many granite estuaries could be found throughout the park

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Bill was a great orator; he made wise decisions.

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As the contest progressed, Maddie's adrenaline increased.

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After twenty hours of work without a break, Jon entered into a state of inertia.

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The cortex of his brain was injured in the accident.

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The automobile accident was a morbid sight.

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Six years of piano lessons precluded my performing well at the recital.

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The city's arterials were well-developed and easy to drive.

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The road was treacherous because of all the sharp turns.

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The reticent crowd would not quit discussing their objections.

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Sue's lack of a high school diploma became a millstone around her neck.

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The insolent young man seemed to think he knew all the answers.

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The visit to the crematorium was very traumatic for the tour group.

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That unstratified high school had four different grade levels.

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Homage was paid to the Founding Fathers during the patriotic program.

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I will decide which class to take on my own volition.

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The Mexican vaquero reminded me of John Wayne.

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complacency

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a lack of interest

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silent horror

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People are making money from it.

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The tour boats are bright pink.

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Everything seems cheap and shoddy compared to what happened there.

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The site is ill-maintained.

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The after-gun turret was still visible.

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A flag still few over it.

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There were 1,102 men entombed in it.

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The "Star Spangled Banner" was played aboard the tour boat.

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all of the above

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victory/treachery

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battle/massacre

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victory/incident

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act of self-defense/act of murder

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triumph/victory

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he could perform rope tricks better than anyone else

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he knew a good horse when he saw it

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he could pick up the trail of lost animals

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he could talk to horses and they would understand

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he was tired of running

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he realized he no longer had a chance to escape

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he learned the Rangers had jailed his wife, mother, and sons and were punishing everyone who helped him

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he wanted El Teco to get the reward money

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to get the thousand-dollar reward

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to kill a wanted man

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to see revenge

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to become famous and well thought of

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will realize that everyone has a handicap

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will make accommodations for handicapped people

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will give more privileges to handicapped people

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won't be able to tell if a person is handicapped

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bear children

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obtain a higher education

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when he was hospitalized

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as he went to the store to get groceries

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during a job interview

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He accepts the fact that adages should rule our lives.

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He finally learned to love her.

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He realized if he tried hard enough he will remember all she taught him.

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He wants to be able to impart wisdom to his kids just as his grandmother had done for him.

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He felt they were lucky not to have to live by Grandmother's adages.

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He sensed that ants even lived by rules.

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He couldn't understand why his grandmother wasn't as wise as the ants.

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all of the above

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Everyone wants to be accepted and validated.

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In order to ventilate the stuffy room, Ann opened a window.

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Once he paid the money, Greg's debt was effaced.

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Lilly made periodic visits to the dentist because she simply never went.

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Upon graduation, Shauna sat musing about her future.

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"A penny saved is a penny earned" is a well-known adage.

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The cocky boy was narcissistic; he didn't like himself at all.

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There was an imperative rule that said the students must pass a certain number of classes.

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I tackled the problem in increments.

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Most children rightfully feel beholden to their parents.

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Pat's father gave her a stern admonition about her bad attitude.

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No one has tried to count the number of grains of sand in the world because the amount is infinitesimal.

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Going up a steep hill in a semi-truck usually causes deceleration.

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The cloudy substance made the glass opaque.

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It is difficult to validate honesty.

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Finding happiness in life was paramount to Annie.

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The young man loved the dictatorial teacher because he was so kind.

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The partners understood the contract was indissoluble.

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Discretion was of paramount importance to the spy.

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Jim decelerated when he spotted the Highway Patrol man.

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Many adages can be found in the bible.

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The layers of ore in the mountain were stratified.

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The teacher was so proud of Jake she denigrated him.

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Joe unencumbered himself as he scaled up the mountain.

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They praised her desires to spend more time with her children.

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They were sad to see her waste her talents.

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They thought she was nuts.

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They knew she'd change her mind soon and return to work full time.

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the EDS wasn't even going to her brother's group on Woden

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the Stardust could have returned for her, but refused to do so

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had she been a man, Barton could have saved her

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it was against regulations for her to communicate with any colonist

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He experienced an intense feeling of someone being near.

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The white hand of the tiny gauge on the board indicated an increase in heat.

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He received a message from the Stardust that a stowaway was aboard.

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He heard a slight sound of movement.

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They were inexpensive to build.

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They only required a crew of five men.

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Once the EDS arrived at a colony, it could be used by the colonists.

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They were small, light, and fuel efficient.

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She was of Earth.

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She could not accept blame for her choices.

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She was not a realistic person.

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Barton convinced her she was a victim.

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The pilot of the EDS and the six sick colonists.

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The entire crew of the EDS.

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The crew of the EDS and three sick colonists

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The crew of the Stardust.

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He told Barton not to report it.

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Solve the problem as well as he could.

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Nothing. He was powerless to help.

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He told him to decelerate the EDS.

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It could not alter its course in order to return.

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It did not have another EDS aboard.

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The commander wanted her to be an example for other potential stowaways.

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It had already left at the speed of light.

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to replace food supplies destroyed by a rare insect

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to deliver serum to replace that which had been destroyed

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to replace three of the colonists with new men

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to make a periodic visit

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He knew it would save a small amount of fuel.

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He could no longer cope with the situation.

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He felt it indecent to let others hear what she would say in her last hour.

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He was upset by their insensitivity.

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She was a girl.

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She was so pretty.

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She was so small.

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She was so young.

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"Existence required order, and there was order; the laws of nature, irrevocable and immutable."

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"h amount of fuel will not power an EDS with a mass of m plus x safely to its destination."

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"It's different here; it's not like back on Earth."

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"I want to live, and nobody is doing anything to help me."

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Silas wanted a chance to learn Latin from the educated young man.

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So Silas could prove to Harold that he could find water with a hazel prong.

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Because they were such a good team.

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Silas wanted to prove that he had skills although he didn't have a formal education.

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She knew Silas was sick and needed to come "home."

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Mary knew Warren was short of help at that time.

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Silas had been such good help in the past that Mary felt Warren owed him.

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Silas was penniless and would gladly do anything asked of him.

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Warren thought Silas was too old for such difficult work.

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Warren couldn't depend on Silas to stay and do the work.

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Silas expected too much money for what he did.

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Silas had too much personal "baggage."

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He felt he might have a chance to steal some possessions from her.

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He knew the other roomers would chase after him.

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He recognized her caring for him and didn't want to betray her.

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He was too afraid of what she would do to him.

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So she could call the police from her residence.

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So she could feel that she had a son of her own.

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So she could help him understand what he had done.

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So the gathering crowd would think she was compassionate.

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He knew she couldn't possibly understand his situation.

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He figured she was just "jerking" him around.

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He saw her as a real person.

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He thought she was old and senile.

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He knew she would turn him in.

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He wanted a good meal first.

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He figured there wasn't enough in it to worry about.

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He didn't want to be mistrusted.

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he didn't really have the "blues"

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the singer was drunk and slept heavily

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he was old and may have died after the exertion of his performance

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he has no hope that things will improve

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It really didn't matter in the great scope of history.

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It didn't last long and happened halfway around the world.

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It is overshadowed by World War II and Vietnam.

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Most people didn't want to remember it because so many lives were lost.

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world peace was not brought about by the conflict

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a great victory was won in Korea

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the end of the Korean War marked the end of all major wars

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more fighting needed to be done

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Democratic nations joined together in a common cause.

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Victory ensured the end of communism.

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It divided North and South Korea.

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Communism became even more powerful.

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the Cold War

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the economic instability of South Korea

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the constant threat of nuclear disaster

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Japan emerging as a viable presence in Asia

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things they carried from home

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diseases they carried

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feelings they shared

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memories they told one another

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He wanted to let the images "pile up" and seem even more numerous.

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He wanted it to seem longer than it was.

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He wanted to make it easier to read.

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He couldn't decide where to divide the ideas.

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they would always have reminders from home to carry

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they could always refuse to carry unnecessary items

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they would carry home common memories

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they would never be at a loss for things to carry

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more believable

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more interesting

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less tedious

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less serious

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pursue his grievances through the court system

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try to find his missing children

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punish the white man

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regroup and fight later

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all of the above

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Honesty is an inherent characteristic of Mr. Evans.

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I was ambiguous about the decision because I knew exactly what to do.

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Many toxins were released in her body while Sara was ill.

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The CEO seemed to think he had omnipotence.

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to prove they really visited the place and know what they are talking about

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to share new insights they have gained from the experience

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to convince others that it really existed

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to be courteous to those who died there

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to see if it really could be true

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to remind themselves not to forget

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to find out if their ancestors died there

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to pay homage to the dead

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It showed people didn't want to remember what had happened.

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People would pass by because they wouldn't recognize it.

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The beauty hid what had happened there.

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It meant that reminders of the concentration camp had been concealed.

Answer 538

The author feels Auschwitz is not newsworthy.

Answer 539

The author feels everything has been written about Auschwitz that should be.

Answer 540

The author feels nothing new can be learned from Auschwitz.

Answer 541

The author feels people need to be reminded about Auschwitz.

Answer 542

will overcome any trials

Answer 543

will understand that only America makes that possible

Answer 544

will have faith in self-government

Answer 545

will understand the need for a good educational system

Answer 546

They might contain seeds of overcoming evil.

Answer 547

They might help keep us humble.

Answer 548

They might help us build great empires in the future.

Answer 549

They might help other countries learn what not to do.

Answer 550

needs to be more private about its failures

Answer 551

needs to refuse to engage in other wars

Answer 552

needs to improve relations among different races

Answer 553

needs to work on spreading out more evenly what people need

Answer 554

of our diversity

Answer 555

of all our inventions

Answer 556

of what we might become

Answer 557

of our magnificent land

Answer 558

how many people still visit Pearl Harbor

Answer 559

how something that terrible could have happened

Answer 560

what kind of people visited the site

Answer 561

how people respond a quarter of a century later

Answer 562

Many people visit the cemetery.

Answer 563

Nature does not respect the fact that this is a cemetery.

Answer 564

Time keeps moving on just as the grass keeps growing.

Answer 565

The site is at such a high altitude that few people visit it.

Answer 566

burned their forests

Answer 567

murdered their women

Answer 568

took their land

Answer 569

destroyed their buffalo

Answer 570

ruined their hunting grounds

Answer 571

many men refused to track him

Answer 572

they sent only their best men after him

Answer 573

unless there were more than ten or a dozen men, they would let him pass

Answer 574

they gave up the hunt after one day

Answer 575

he realized many other men should have also shared in the reward

Answer 576

he forgot where he buried it after hiding it from others

Answer 577

he couldn't spend it

Answer 578

he was full of guilt for having tricked Gregorio Cortez

Answer 579

She knew he would use it wisely.

Answer 580

She wanted to underscore her belief in his goodness.

Answer 581

She wanted to thank him for spending time with her.

Answer 582

She understood how desperately he needed a pair of new shoes.

Answer 583

Silas's brother had disowned him.

Answer 584

Silas knows his brother is ashamed of him.

Answer 585

Silas had hurt his brother, and the brother would not forgive him.

Answer 586

Silas had no idea where his brother lived.

Answer 587

Mary feared Silas had come home to die

Answer 588

Mary feared Silas would disappoint Warren again.

Answer 589

Mary feared Silas had returned to get revenge.

Answer 590

Mary feared Warren would be cruel to Silas.

Answer 591

contentious

Answer 592

indifferent

Answer 593

complete anger

Answer 594

total delight

Answer 595

immediate compassion

Answer 596

terrible apprehension

Answer 597

that she won't be able to tell her parents of her love for them

Answer 598

that she'll be gone forever

Answer 599

knowing that she, herself, was responsible for her situation

Answer 600

that she will suffer great pain

Answer 601

The subject was not dead yet.

Answer 602

They had never processed a stowaway before.

Answer 603

The stowaway was a girl.

Answer 604

The girl wouldn't give her information.

Answer 605

The signal buzzer was broken.

Answer 606

He was outside the range of communication with the EDS.

Answer 607

The other colonists didn't know where he was.

Answer 608

He was outside the camp with a broken radio.

Answer 609

physical laws

Answer 610

her environment on Earth

Answer 611

the laws of gravity

Answer 612

expectations for colonists

Answer 613

Physical laws could be over-ridden by man-made laws.

Answer 614

Man-made laws were based upon physical laws.

Answer 615

Man-made laws had unchangeable penalties.

Answer 616

The penalty for disobeying physical laws could not be altered.

Answer 617

She would die no matter what she chose to do.

Answer 618

She had violated a man-made law and Barton must punish her.

Answer 619

By jettisoning her, Barton acknowledged the consequences of her disobeying the regulations.

Answer 620

He was ordered to do so and must follow his superior's instructions.

Answer 621

an emotion

Answer 622

a temperature

Answer 623

as indifference

Answer 624

as a direction

Answer 625

they took a long time to build

Answer 626

there were some colonies that didn't need visits

Answer 627

this would destroy their schedule and create havoc

Answer 628

they were expensive to build

Answer 629

She thought she would lose her identity and be reliant on a man.

Answer 630

Her mother encouraged her to have a professional career.

Answer 631

She was intelligent and felt she could contribute more to society by working.

Answer 632

She didn't want to be like everyone else.

Answer 633

proving the feminists wrong

Answer 634

the challenge of rearing children

Answer 635

She realized she didn't need anyone to validate her any more.

Answer 636

doing the Noble Thing

Answer 637

Raoul got straight As in school; conversely, he was a good student.

Answer 638

Parables in the bible can also be considered similitudes.

Answer 639

Many mythological characters are archetypes.

Answer 640

She was steadfast and doctrinaire in her beliefs which she practiced religiously.

Answer 641

A four-leaf clover is considered a talisman for some people.

Answer 642

The church window was opaque so we could see inside.

Answer 643

Jeffrey became inured to the taunts made by his classmates.

Answer 644

Marie became piqued when the judge questioned her.

Answer 645

He rebelled against all of the adages he grew tired of.

Answer 646

He put too much stock in her adages.

Answer 647

He felt she was stiff and stubbornly upright and that had set a pattern for his life.

Answer 648

She was rigid and totally ruled by her adages and he hated that about her.

Answer 649

She paid him to learn them.

Answer 650

She convinced him of their benefit.

Answer 651

He adored her so much he was glad to learn them from her.

Answer 652

She shamed him into learning them.

Answer 653

All behavior could be classified using the Bible as a foundation.

Answer 654

There was a wise saying for every situation.

Answer 655

All adages are arranged in order according to topic.

Answer 656

All wisdom could be found in the Bible.

Answer 657

that every snake shouldn't be killed

Answer 658

that all snakes are dangerous

Answer 659

not to be afraid of snakes

Answer 660

how to hold a snake safely

Answer 661

She felt she would have learned more if she had gone to the exhibit showing the human heart.

Answer 662

She had actually made a journey through the human heart by what she had just observed.

Answer 663

She had had time to go to both exhibits.

Answer 664

She had lost all interest in the human heart exhibit after what had happened to Miss Aitcheson.

Answer 665

". . . Match their cries to the heart's beating."

Answer 666

" It was a popular exhibit."

Answer 667

". . . heart had already been punished for the day — "

Answer 668

". . . floor of the blood vessel was worn . . . "

Answer 669

They realized she was city-bred and didn't blame her for her reaction.

Answer 670

They admired her honest reaction.

Answer 671

They were angry at the attendant for causing pain for their teacher.

Answer 672

They were shut against her; they no longer saw her as a role model.

Answer 673

subjective

Answer 674

He seemed as harmless as most snakes.

Answer 675

He seemed unaware of Miss Aitcheson's discomfort.

Answer 676

He seemed as devious as the snake.

Answer 677

He seemed as frightened as Miss Aitcheson.

Answer 678

"waiting, waiting"

Answer 679

"everyone watched"

Answer 680

"cruelly persistent tension"

Answer 681

"full of admiration"

Answer 682

held her breath

Answer 683

jerked her head

Answer 684

stood rigid

Answer 685

pleasure/pain

Answer 686

unhappiness/discontent

Answer 687

fear/contentment

Answer 688

lonely/fulfilled

Answer 689

He knew he didn't have long to live.

Answer 690

He was concerned because the boy seemed so afraid.

Answer 691

He wanted to go inside but knew he couldn't.

Answer 692

He wasn't crying; he was melting.

Answer 693

personification

Answer 694

consonance

Answer 695

alliteration

Answer 696

the furniture

Answer 697

the moving van

Answer 698

Apparently destroying lives through gossip and innuendos is not a crime.

Answer 699

Addie was able to convince the townspeople to be more neighborly.

Answer 700

Destroying private property isn't considered a crime if you are defending yourself against foreigners.

Answer 701

Addie gains our sympathy as a good person because of this action.

Answer 702

they had a maid.

Answer 703

they were new in town.

Answer 704

she wanted to see how the furniture was set out.

Answer 705

she wanted them to know she was as good as they were.

Answer 706

people continued to talk about fairies and leprechauns even after the Wests moved

Answer 707

Samantha had kittens well past "her kitten days"

Answer 708

people are now gossiping about Addie and her kittens

Answer 709

many of the children in town wanted one of Samantha's new kittens

Answer 710

mushrooms began to grow wildly by Addie's back door

Answer 711

her cat spat when Addie removed a collar the cat was wearing

Answer 712

a leaf basket on Addie's kitchen table was filled with hazelnuts

Answer 713

grapes appeared on her back step and seemed to be covered with silver dust

Answer 714

The Wests were eager to become friends with everyone in town.

Answer 715

The Wests seemed to know a lot about everyone in town.

Answer 716

The Wests never provided much information when questioned.

Answer 717

The Wests ignored all the townspeople.

Answer 718

"Then I found out they were dancing next door."

Answer 719

"You would have thought I was the chairman of a committee or something."

Answer 720

"And most of all a wife ought to go to the store herself where she can meet her neighbors and not just send the maid."

Answer 721

"Tom Harris is too gentle on that boy."

Answer 722

They danced to the music like heathens.

Answer 723

The music was loud and obnoxious.

Answer 724

They were playing the loud music just to annoy the townspeople.

Answer 725

People haven't got any right to live like that.

Answer 726

He saw his attempts to contact them were impossible.

Answer 727

He finally figured out how close land was.

Answer 728

He realized he was wasting light and fuel.

Answer 729

He realized they couldn't speak English anyway.

Answer 730

They looked up and waved.

Answer 731

They completely ignored it.

Answer 732

They went for weapons to shoot him down.

Answer 733

They ran for cover because they were afraid.

Answer 734

The wide roads were paved.

Answer 735

It had no mountains.

Answer 736

There were large, sprawling farms.

Answer 737

It was so green.

Answer 738

The boats were so small he knew they couldn't go far from land.

Answer 739

No sea vessel can be found very far from land.

Answer 740

He had been flying so long he knew land must be near.

Answer 741

He knew this couldn't be a mirage, too.

Answer 742

Dreams must be possible or they are a waste of time.

Answer 743

Dreaming is more important than reality.

Answer 744

His goal was fulfilled but was so awesome it seemed unreal.

Answer 745

You can make anything happen if you try hard enough.

Answer 746

he wanted to see land so much he questioned reality

Answer 747

he was ahead of schedule

Answer 748

he was deprived of sleep and questioned himself

Answer 749

he was afraid it was another mirage

Answer 750

the roar of the engine frightened them

Answer 751

they were afraid the airplane was a demon from the sky

Answer 752

they were fishing illegally and didn't want to be caught

Answer 753

they had never seen an airplane so far over the ocean before

Answer 754

His flying speed and whether he was stalling.

Answer 755

Which direction he was going.

Answer 756

His calling in life.

Answer 757

How long he had been in the pilot's seat.

Answer 758

to keep out wandering animals

Answer 759

to show others how much land you own

Answer 760

to maintain good relations with neighbors

Answer 761

all of the above

Answer 762

The neighbors both know the area of their property; a fence doesn't need to mark it.

Answer 763

No one else living around them has a fence.

Answer 764

The neighbor only has two cows, and they never wander off.

Answer 765

He has apple trees; his neighbor has pines.

Answer 766

invisible "stop" signs we show to others

Answer 767

a barrier to be overcome

Answer 768

the need to separate good people from bad people

Answer 769

not "touching hearts" with other people

Answer 770

The varied shape of the rocks made them difficult to stack.

Answer 771

Thieves had stolen some of the rocks.

Answer 772

Animals had covered up many of the rocks.

Answer 773

It was difficult because only one person was doing it.

Answer 774

He seldom comes out of his house during daylight.

Answer 775

He never knows where he's going when he leaves his house.

Answer 776

He doesn't understand the world around him.

Answer 777

His mind is closed to new ideas.

Answer 778

he has not winced

Answer 779

he is unafraid

Answer 780

he has not cried aloud

Answer 781

he has not hurt another person

Answer 782

that he doesn't care how other people feel

Answer 783

that he is in control of his life

Answer 784

that he knows he will gain an eternal reward

Answer 785

that he will prove his way is best

Answer 786

Most older people are usually stunned at how much their bodies degenerate.

Answer 787

The effete mother looked forward to preparing the formal meal.

Answer 788

The boy scout gnashed the stones together attempting to start a fire.

Answer 789

A captious person finds fault with everything.

Answer 790

Thousands of concert ticket holders caused the line to be askew.

Answer 791

Maria had few friends because she was so captious.

Answer 792

The phantom pounded on the big oak door with both fists.

Answer 793

The habit of gnashing his teeth required Keith to need extensive dental care.

Answer 794

There was an enormous chink in the concrete wall of the bombed building.

Answer 795

Swimmers realize it's usually safe to swim in the shallows.

Answer 796

The futility of the battle was obvious as the enemy was better equipped.

Answer 797

Fjords can commonly be found in the Scandinavian countries.

Answer 798

Washing the dress again was an exercise in futility; the stain was permanent.

Answer 799

My grades in math degenerated from Cs to Bs.

Answer 800

It was uncanny how Hal always knew the correct answer.

Answer 801

Kevin sensed a phantom was keeping him from his homework.

Answer 802

The class was impressed by the amount of fauna at the zoo.

Answer 803

Sometimes it is difficult to become acclimated to air conditioning once summer begins.

Answer 804

The dories hoisted their sails to the wind.

Answer 805

Beriberi was a common disease among ancient seamen.

Answer 806

Many people plant various flora in their gardens each spring.

Answer 807

Susan had the uncanny ability of knowing what I was going to say before I said it.

Answer 808

Nuns sometimes cloister themselves as they begin their life's work.

Answer 809

Snakes secrete venom and are never dangerous.

Answer 810

Being effete, the cheerleader jumped with great enthusiasm.

Answer 811

The garden snake was coiled around the small bush.

Answer 812

The altimeter indicated we were losing altitude.

Answer 813

The bitumen used to repair the road was still sticky.

Answer 814

The reptilian skin on the man's arms was painful to look at.

Answer 815

The soldiers' lines were askew as they marched in perfect harmony.

Answer 816

Moving to a big city from the country requires acclimation skills.

Answer 817

All of the bedsprings were coiled.

Answer 818

exaggeration

Answer 819

Dancing is like a sport.

Answer 820

He dances like he would play football.

Answer 821

Many of the steps they take can be found in both activities.

Answer 822

Football players must also be graceful on their feet.

Answer 823

none of the other girls wanted to dance with him, so why should she?

Answer 824

she had watched him and knew he wasn't a good dancer

Answer 825

he didn't even know her name

Answer 826

he came from a country family with few manners

Answer 827

aggressive

Answer 828

hypocritical

Answer 829

He could not afford a higher education.

Answer 830

People made fun of him.

Answer 831

He has had some real tough breaks in life.

Answer 832

He never achieved anything greater than his high school days.

Answer 833

He was able to make the ball respond to him, but the lug wrench is simply a tool that he has to work.

Answer 834

The ball performed for Flick, but he can't figure out how to work a lug wrench.

Answer 835

His basketball glory is more important than what Flick does now.

Answer 836

No one at the gas station cared about his past.

Answer 837

They are both well-known in the town.

Answer 838

Pearl Ave. is where Flick was born.

Answer 839

They both ended without going far.

Answer 840

Berth's Garage is important to both the avenue and to Flick.

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