"Don't Ask Jack" and "The Birthmark"

What is the main theme of 'The Birth Mark'?

• The power of love and acceptance

• The pursuit of perfection and its consequences

• The dangers of scientific experimentation

• The importance of physical appearance

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What is the birthmark on Georgiana's face shaped like?

• star

• heart

• moon

• small hand

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What does Aylmer, the protagonist, believe the birthmark represents?

• A symbol of beauty

• A sign of good luck

• A mark of intelligence

• A flaw or imperfection

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Who wrote "The Birthmark"?

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Neil Gaiman

• Shirley Jackson

• Stephen King

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What is the significance of the laboratory in the story?

• The laboratory is a dangerous place where accidents happen.

• The laboratory is where scientific experiments and discoveries occur.

• The laboratory is a place for social gatherings.

• The laboratory is where the main character lives.

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What happens to Georgiana after the birthmark is removed?

• Georgiana becomes immortal

• Georgiana dies

• Georgiana becomes invisible

• Georgiana becomes more beautiful

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What was the color of Giorgiana's birthmark?

• blue

• green

• black

• red

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Who said "It is so beautiful to the eye that I could imagine it the elixir of life"?

• Giorgiana

• Aylmer

• Aminadab

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Who said "If she were my wife, I'd never part with that birthmark"?

• Giorgiana

• Aminadab

• Aylmer

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"One day, very soon after their marriage, Aylmer sat gazing at his wife with a trouble in his countenance that grew stronger until he spoke." What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• mind

• brain

• face

• mouth

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