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What are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg?

• a billboard
• a picture in a movie theater
• a type of flower in Gatsby's garden
• a subway poster

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Which of the following does the mockingbird in the title most likely represent?

• education
• innocence
• fear
• foot-washing Baptists

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What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

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Which phrase has a negative connotation? 

• A bold plan 
• A reckless plan 

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Holden's red hunting hat is symbolic of what?

• His fear of death and the fact his brother died of cancer
• His unique, individuality and his desire not to conform with everyone else
• His problems in life
• His desire to fit in and be the same as everyone else

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What does "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view[…] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" mean? Choose the BEST answer.

• You should consider someone's situation and background before passing judgment on them.
• You should skin people and wear them as human suits before passing judgment on them.
• Looks alone are not what matters.
• People only act the way they do because of their ancestry.

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The lotus flower symbolizes... 

• a good time. 
• a flower.
• forgetfulness and overindulgence.
• hunger.

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What does the phrase "the prize we sought is won" refer to?

• President Lincoln's death
• winning the Civil War
• discovery of a treasure
• the ship's arrival in port

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What does the phrase "the prize we sought is won" refer to?

• President Lincoln's death
• winning the Civil War
• discovery of a treasure
• the ship's arrival in port

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What is an Allegory?

• Has repeated consonance sounds.

• Represents two words which sound a like but aren't spelled the same.

• Something which has an underlying meaning or message, such as a moral.

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