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Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gathering--mob

• gathering
• mob

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When Francis Nurse refers to Rebecca as the "brick and mortar of the church," what does he mean?

• She builds houses out of bricks
• She will tear the bricks from the church
• She stands by her Christian beliefs
• She sells bricks to the town

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'That test was a breeze!' is an example of:

• personification
• onomatopoeia
• simile
• idiom

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In Act 2, line 34, Juliet states "Deny thy father and refuse thy name,
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, 
And I'll no longer be a Capulet."

• I can not be with you because you are a Montague.
• Tell your father that you refuse to marry anyone other than me.
• If you will give up your name, I will give up my name, and we can be together.
• I won't be a Capulet anymore when I marry you.

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This quiz is a breeze. 

• simile
• parody 
• metaphor
• diction

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What is the 'scar' in the novel describing?

• A lagoon
• The crash site
• The mountain
• A gash or wound

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Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
• To be grammatically correct.
• To structure their writing into paragraphs.
• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 

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Look at the following excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne: 
"She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes."
Which of the following best describes his style?

• formal and ornate
• playful and informal
• confusing and serious
• loving and nostalgic 

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use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says

• situational irony
• static irony
• verbal irony
• dramatic irony

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"Oh he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson. 

• oxymoron 
• paradox
• simile
• metaphor

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