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Theme is defined as:

• The overall message from the story
• The POV the story is written in
• The climax of the story
• The missing piece of the story

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What is.....the general message or big idea that a novel conveys to?

• theme
• foreshadow
• motif

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Odysseus was trying to return to

• Troy
• Sparta
• Ithaca
• Athens

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As Scrooge witnesses the different scenes of his childhood (in Stave 2), what seems to be slipping away from him as he grows older?

• His ability to love.
• His greed over money.
• His hopes for the future.
• His education.

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Which is the conflict in Act 4?

• Character vs. society

• Character vs. self

• Character vs. nature

• Character vs. character

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Writer tells a story. (Hint: could be fiction or non-fiction).

• Expository

• Narrative

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

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An important theme, or message, from "Two Kinds" is

• Keep an open mind about what you can achieve.

• Accepting yourself for who you are is more important than achievement.

• Children should be who their parents want them to be.

• Obedience is more important than anything else.

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What could the test of the lotus eaters symbolize (how does it apply to our journeys today)?

• There needs to be rest before work

• Different lands have strange, yet beautiful, customs

• Don't let distractions prevent the reaching of goals

• There are many important steps in becoming a hero

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a six-headed sea monster who devours sailors

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Elpenor

• Sirens

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Legend is.....

• an old house

• an old traditional food

• an old traditional story

• an old animal

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