Literary Analysis and Evidence Citing

What type of evidence must arguments in literary analysis be built on?

• Personal feelings

• Explicit and implicit evidence

• General knowledge

• Unrelated facts

What does explicit evidence in a text refer to?

• Evidence based on clues

• Evidence that is stated directly in the text

• Evidence that is unrelated to the text

• Evidence that is assumed

What should you do if you can't find evidence to support your assertion in a text?

• Ignore the lack of evidence

• Only use implicit evidence

• Make up evidence

• Change the argument or find a new one

According to the text, what is a sign of a weak argument?

• Using too many quotes

• Having strong evidence

• Being too lengthy

• Lack of supporting evidence

What is Captain Bixby's behavior towards Aniola at the beginning of the book?

• Indifferent and neutral

• Friendly and welcoming

• Dismissive and rude

• Respectful and kind

How does Captain Bixby's treatment of Aniola change by the end of the book?

• Becomes more disrespectful

• Remains the same

• Becomes more aggressive

• Becomes respectful and courteous

What type of evidence is demonstrated when Captain Bixby tends to Aniola's broken leg?

• Irrelevant evidence

• Implicit action-based evidence

• Fabricated evidence

• Explicit verbal evidence

What should you consider when choosing details to support your argument?

• How often the detail appears

• If the detail is interesting

• The length of the detail

• The colorfulness of the language

What theme might be explored in the fictional book 'To the Burbling Deep'?

• The history of piracy

• The dangers of the sea

• The potential within people

• The importance of cleanliness

What should you do if the evidence does not match your idea?

• Focus only on implicit evidence

• Change the idea

• Ignore the discrepancy

• Change the evidence