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What is a common theme in of mice and men?

• mice 
• men
• both orange and red
• loneliness 

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"Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's only us."

• Jack
• Simon
• Ralph
• The Lord of the Flies

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Wiesel's description of Juliek playing the violin suggests

• everyone should play an instrucment
• that the Nazis hated all music
• how music calms people even in dire straits
• the power of art to express unspeakable emotion

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Night is a symbol of the darkness and evil of the Holocaust.

• true
• false

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What is the best choice for theme of the story?

• Open windows are good for day dreaming
• Relationships can be oppressive
• Stay away from trains
• Don't listen to your friends news because it could be wrong

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The main point of Friar Lawrence's plan is to...

• Help Juliet kill herself
• Fake Juliet's death
• Make Capulet change his mind
• Keep the feud going

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What do we learn from the Prologue before the play even starts?

• Two lovers will take their own lives
• Romeo will kill Juliet
• Romeo and Juliet will get married
• Two families own competing businesses 

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What does the valley of ashes represent on a symbolic level?

• It represents death and morbidity. The color gray symbolizes depression. 
• It's basically a wasteland. The Wilsons' garage is here and this is where the sinful Myrtle lives. 
• It symbolizes negative thinking and all the bad things that have gone on in the town.
• It has no symbolic representation, it's just a name.

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When talking about people who suggest the lottery should be given up, Old Man Warner says, "Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns" (lines 197-199). What can you infer about the purpose of the lottery from these lines?

• It provides money to support farmers.

• It tells farmers when to plant.

• It determines what crops should be planted.

• It helps ensure a good harvest.

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What does Antony convince the crowd of in his funeral speech, despite his words?

• that Brutus is an honorable man

• that Brutus is a villain without honor

• that Caesar deserved to die

• that Caesar always hated Brutus

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