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Why does George say this in a hopeless manner?: “You never oughta drink water

when it ain’t running, Lennie”.

A.Lennie always listens to George

B. Lennie will forget the warning

C. Lennie doesn’t know what running water means

D. Lennie drinks everything he sees

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B. Lennie will forget the warning

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What does this show about Lennie? Lennie who had been watching,

imitate George exactly. He pushed himself back, drew up his knees, embraced them, looked over to George to see whether he had it just right. He

pulled his hat down a little more over his eyes, the way George’s hat was.

A.Lennie is childlike

B. Lennie has no imagination

C. Lennie like to mimic George just for fun

D. Lennie wants other people to think they are brothers

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A. Lennie is childlike

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When Lennie is described as “dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws” is an example of

A.PersonificationB.OnomatopoeiaC.AlliterationD.Simile

D. Simile

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At the beginning of the story it says “ a small man stepped nervously

beside him.” The small man stepped “nervously” because

A.He is worried about the quality of the water

B. He is scared of the other man

C.He is hot and tired, and he may faint

D.He is afraid of snakes

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A. He worried about the quality of the water

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What does this excerpt indicate?

“The hell with what I says. You remember about us going in to Murray and Ready’ and they give us work cards and but tickers?” “Oh sure George. I remember that now.” His hands went quickly into his side coat pockets. He said gently, “ George… I ain’t got mine. I musta lost it.” He

looked down at the ground in despair.

A.George is always mad at Lennie

B.Lennie lost the tickets

C.Lennie doesn’t like to disappoint George

D.George has no patience with Lennie

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C. Lennie doesn’t like to disappoint George

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What does Antony’s speech in this act reveal about this character?

A.He use the deeds of others to his advantage

B.He is a loyal and clever supporter of Caesar

C.He didn’t truly care for Caesar

D.He is unaware of his effect on others

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A.He uses the deeds of others to his advantageB.He is a loyal and clever supporter of Caesar

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Antony delivers his speech to the crowd at Caesar’s funeral. For that reason it is considered a/n

A. Conversation

B. aside

C.Dialogue

D.Monologue

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D. monologue

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In his oration how does Antony show that the conspirators are not

honorable?

A.

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c.He only wanted to break the record for himself

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What good deed did the boys do?

a.They tutored poor boys in town

b.They cleared the railroad tracks of snow so the troo trains could go

through

c.They donated their entertainment money to the Red Cross

d.They took food and water to people who could not go out due to

the weatherShow Answer

b.They cleared the railroad tracks of snow

so the troop trains could go through

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Why did Gene not enlist?

a.He was against the war and refused to fight

b.His vision was too poor and he could not get in

c.Phineas returned

d.He didn’t know what he wanted to do, so he was going to wait

and get drafted after graduationShow Answer

c.Phineas returned

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The relationship between the narrator and the story (who is

telling the story) is:

a.Point of view

b.Allusion

c.Inference

d.theme

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a.Point of view

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A logical guess or conclusion based upon facts is called:

a.Allusion

b.Irony

c.Point of view

d.inference

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d.inference

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The main idea or author’s opinion about life expressed in a piece of

literature is called:

a.The theme

b.non-fiction

c.Setting

d.An exaggeration

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a.The theme

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A reference to a famous person, place,

event or work of literature is:

a.Foreshadowing

b.Irony

c.Allusion

d.themeShow Answer

c.Allusion

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A contrast between what is expected and what actually

happens or exists is:

a.Allusion

b.Interence

c.Irony

d.foreshadowing

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c.Irony

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Define: credulity

a.Skillfulness

b.Tendency to believe readily

c.Making a twisted face, showing disgust or pain

d.Of poor quality of small amount

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b.Tendency to believe readily

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Define: meager

a.Speak unfavorably about

b.Of poor quality or small amount

c.Causing great discomfort; distressing

d.Deceit or trickeryShow Answer

b.Of poor quality or small amount

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Define: engaging

a.Secretively; sneakily; stealthily

b.Skillfulness

c.Endless or seeming endless

d.attractive; pleasant

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d.attractive; pleasant

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Define: oppressive

a.Twisted in a complicated way

b.Causing great discomfort; distressing

c. An absence of emotion or enthusiasm

d.Proven to be trueShow Answer

b.Causing great discomfort; distressing

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Define: deftness

a.Secretively

b.Skillfulness

c.An absence of emotion

d.Twisted in a complicated way

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b.Skillfulness

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Ten days before in New York, Chig’s father had decided suddenly he

wanted to go to Nashville to attend a college class reunion, twenty

years out… Chig was 17 and had nothing to do that summer and his

father asked him to go along. What part of the story is this?

a.Climax

b.Ending

c.Exposition

d.Rising action Show Answer

c.Exposition

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What is this called: A series of events that builds from the

conflict. It begins with the initial incident and ends with the

climax.

a.Crisis

b.Climax

c.Falling action

d.Rising actionShow Answer

d.Rising action

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What does dénouement mean?

a.Exposition

b.Falling action

c.Resolution

d.Crisis Show Answer

c.Resolution

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The moment of highest interest and greatest emotion is called:

a.Rising action

b.Falling action

c.Exposition

d.Climax

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d.Climax

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What is this called: conflict that pits one person against another

a.Man vs. society

b.Man vs. man

c.Man vs. nature

d.Man vs. self

Show Answer

b.Man vs. man

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Which state is Devon School in:

a.Massachusetts

b.New York

c.Vermont

d.New HampshireShow Answer

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a.New Hampshire

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