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Don't judge a book by its

• story
• cover
• age
• page

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A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.
What is the theme?

• Be honest.
• Don't be greedy.
• Always share your things with others.
• Be respectful to others.

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The fires that Madame Schachter saw were meant to prepare the reader for...

• Eliezer's burning fever when he hurt his foot
• The bombing of Auschwitz by the Russians
• The burning of people at the concentration camp
• The terrible drought destroying the farmland

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What does Scrooge learn about the past?

• You can change it
• It cannot change
• Forgive and forget
• Mistakes happen

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What do the red windows in the last chamber symbolize in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

• blood and death
• love and hope
• jealousy and fear
• elegance and wealth

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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
• has no clue what others think about him

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When considering how the group can best survive their time on the island, what is the primary difference between Ralph and Jack's philosophies?

• Ralph wants to have fun and Jack is paranoid

• Ralph is concerned with the future rescue while Jack is only focused on the present needs

• Ralph is intent on living the ideal life yet Jack believes they must prepare for the future

• Ralph believes they should consolidate power but Jack wants to create the perfect society

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Early man know about the natural fire of lightning and volcanoes long before he began to use fire himself. He didn't know what fire was, but he had seen the damage it could cause. Fire was powerful and dangerous, and so he was frightened. Greek legend tells how Prometheus stole fire from God Zeus, and brought it to Earth for man to use. Zeus was very angry. He ordered Prometheus to be chained to a rock. Every day an eagle pecked out his liver, and every night his liver grew again. So Prometheus suffered a terrible punishment for his deed. The name "Prometheus" means "the fore thinker". One Greek philosopher wrote that all arts, all skills, men owe to the fore-thinker. By this he meant that civilisation is founded on fire and using fire. When man eventually learned how to use fire, he guarded it carefully. Some ancient peoples worshipped fire as a goddess. Even when man learned to make fire whenever he liked, often kept sacred fires burning.

It is made clear in the passage that ----.

• fire enabled early man to live in peace

• a bird of prey eats an organ of Prometheus

• Prometheus is regarded as an hero by all Greek people

• man never realised how to use the advantages of fire

• when an eagle pecked out Prometheus' liver, he no longer survived

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What does the following sentence tell us about Whitney's theory of evil places?

"An evil place can, so to speak, broadcast vibrations of evil."

• He believes that evil has a certain smell.

• He believes that evil in such places can be felt.

• He thinks that evil doesn't affect the setting.

• He thinks that you can't know a place is evil until you've been there.

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

• Arrogance

• Conformity

• Curiosity

• Greed

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