Plot, Character, Foreshadowing, & "Lob's Girl"

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What does the following passage from “Lob’s Girl” foreshadow?
_{The village was approached by a narrow, steep, twisting hill-road, and guarded by a notice that said LOW GEAR FOR 1 1/2 MILES, DANGEROUS TO CYCLISTS.}

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An accident will happen on the hill.

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In “Lob’s Girl,” why do the hospital officials let Granny Pearce bring Lob to Sandy’s bed even though it is against the rules?

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They think Sandy is likely to die.

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In “Lob’s Girl,” how does Lob die?

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He gets hit by a truck.

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Which word best describes Lob in “Lob’s Girl”? A. brave, B. old, C. happy, D. loyal

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loyal

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In “Lob’s Girl,” why does Lob want to stay with the Pengelly family?

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He feels a connection to Sandy.

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What does the word melancholy mean in this passage from “Lob’s Girl”?
_{Then she saw the train slide away out of sight around the next headland, with a melancholy wail that sounded like Lob’s last good-bye.}

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sad

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What does decisively mean in this passage from “Lob’s Girl”?
Some people choose their dogs, and some dogs choose their people. The Pengelly family had no say in the choosing of Lob; he came to them in the second way, and very decisively.

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with determination

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Which of the following is NOT evidence of Lob's true character/personality? Options: “that dog has walked the length of England—twice—to be with that girl?" , y that afternoon it became noticeable that a dog seemed to have taken up position outside the hospital, with the fixed intention of getting in. , But it was Lob, who, finding the front door shut, had gone around to the back and bounced in through the open kitchen window , Lob’s owner scolded him and thanked Mr. Pengelly for bringing him back. 

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Lob’s owner scolded him and thanked Mr. Pengelly for bringing him back. 

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Which of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing? Options: the girl was lying in a queerly crumpled heap, and he guessed she had a number of bones broken and that it would be highly dangerous to move her.   , The village was approached by a narrow, steep, twisting hill-road, and guarded by a notice that said LOW GEAR FOR 1 1⁄2 MILES, DANGEROUS TO CYCLISTS.  , Some people choose their dogs, and some dogs choose their people.  , One evening in October all the summer visitors had left, and the little fishing town looked empty and secretive. It was a wet, windy dusk.  

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the girl was lying in a queerly crumpled heap, and he guessed she had a number of bones broken and that it would be highly dangerous to move her.  

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What is a plot?

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the series of events or action in a story