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These characters’ names represents  a loss of identity.

• Samneric
• Jack and Roger
• Piggy and Ralph
• West and Wilkens

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(Ch. 8) What is symbolized by the "late summer leaves" Gatsby is staring at while floating in his pool?

• Daisy's charm and beauty.
• The immorality of America during the 1920's.
• The violence in men's hearts.
• Gatsby's faded dreams.

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

• Seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains fro the Association of the Blind
• A group of security guards who monitor the doctor’s home and offices
• A new kind of contact lens that the doctor has just developed
• An illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes

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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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What do the graveyard flowers at the beginning of the story communicate? 

• The cemetery hired a new florist. 
• There will most likely be a death. 
• It is the best time of the year to plant a garden. 
• The narrator loved to grow things. 

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What does the monster's story do for the reader?

• suspense
• hatred
• disgust
• sympathy

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Theme

• Theme is a simple definition
• Theme is always one word: Family, Love, Generosity
• Theme is the point the author is trying to get across in a story
• Only applies to the characters in the story being read.

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"Of course, you can be a prodigy, too," my mother told me when I was nine. Jing-mei’s mother’s expectations in this excerpt (page 1) help to develop…

• Jing-mei’s sense of shame
• Jing-mei’s  sense of loyalty
• Jing-mei’s sense of disappointment
• Jing-mei’s sense of opportunity and hope

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The Odyssey includes all of the following themes EXCEPT

• bravery

• Hospitality

• Innocence

• Wisdom

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What human trait does the author Shirley Jackson criticize in this story?

• Arrogance

• Conformity

• Curiosity

• Greed

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