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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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In this book, another name for a cigarette is

• A weed
• A smoke
• A cig
• A white stick

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Which connotation is MORE positive?
Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.

• amusing
• hilarious

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The reign of Queen Mary I was noted for its ______ as she only reigned for 5 years.

• concise
• brevity
• proponent
• statute

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Read the passage and answer the question:
"My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is a weathered shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon [peaceful] sea; My heart is gladder than all these Because my love is come to me."   -Rossetti, "A Birthday" 
Which word best describes the tone?

• Sorrow
• Happiness
• Excitement
• Nervousness

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When the detectives are talking about the murder weapon over their meal, they say:

"'Personally, I think it's right here on the premises,'

'Probably right under our very noses. What you think, Jack?'"

What language feature is this an example of?

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Irony

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What does the author mean by "shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet"?

• It gets very hot in the summer.

• If you steal money to buy shoes, eventually the guilt will burn your feet.

• If you steal, your shoes will become too hot and burn your feet.

• The stolen shoes will be ugly.

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Odysseus is famous for his use of clever tactics. What are "tactics"?

• jokes

• lies

• military strategies

• ways of speaking

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The giving of human qualities to an animal or object.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Euphemism

• Personification

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"No man is an island"

What does the proverb mean?

• It’s always better to tell the truth In any situation, If something is already working well, don’t try to change it or improve it

• If something is already working well, don’t try to change it or improve it

• No one is truly capable of living alone. We need human connection to be healthy

• In any situation, be optimistic about the result, but always be ready for the worst outcome

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