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Simon discovers this main theme about human nature when speaking to the Lord of the Flies

• The beast is part of us
• Pigs are ugly
• Humans need each other
• Humans are inherently innocent

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Which of these is a reoccurring theme is LOTF?

• Nature is harsh
• Things and people are not what they seem
• Man is forgiving
• Nature is kind

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What IS the "lord of the flies"?

• The beast
• The pig head
• The devil
• Roger

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Holden's obsession with the ducks can symbolize what?

• Holden's wonder about what happens after death
• Holden's fear of growing up and leaving his childhood behind
• Holden's refusal to analyze his own feelings 
• All of the other answers

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Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital.  She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother.  Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up.  She wants to help sick people get well. 
What is the main idea?

• Jenny got sick.
• Jenny wants to be a nurse.
• Her grandmother was in the hospital.
• Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

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What could be a theme from "The Most Dangerous Game"?

• Love conquers all
• Good conquers evil
• Home is where the heart is
• The best things in life are free

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By bragging about his name, Odysseus displayed the fatal flaw of

• cowardice
• gluttony
• pride
• envy

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. Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?

• The raven will never leave the chamber.
• The narrator will be lost in his grief forever.
• The poet will never sleep again.
• It is a symbol of madness.

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Atticus tells the children to leave Boo alone and that Mrs. Dubose is a lady even if she has different opinions than him. The reader can conclude that Atticus

• hates everyone
• judges everyone
• thinks it's important to respect his neighbors

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In examining the play as a metaphor for the McCarthy era and the Red Scare, this can be equated with the government: 

• realizing it has gone too far, but finding itself unable to turn back for fear of admitting its own mistakes
• afraid of the tax dollars spent and the people being upset for the waste 
• afraid of perjury and imprisonment 
• other countries who were communist thinking the US was weak

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