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As a result of the visions Macbeth sees from the witches, he decides to:

• Find and kill Fleance.
• Kill Macduff's wife and children.
• Replace all of his thanes.

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Which message is Bierce trying to convey in the story?

• People get themselves in trouble taking foolish risks.
• Whatever can go wrong probably will.
• Soldiers must follow orders regardless of personal feelings.
• War makes men cruel and indifferent to personal life.

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Why is this important?
Mary Warren: "I made a gift for you today, Goody Proctor."
Elizabeth Proctor: "Why, thank you, it's a fair poppet."

• It turns into a set-up, as Abigail stabs herself with a needle found in the poppet.
• It shows that Mary Warren is really on Elizabeth's side and wants to protect her.
• Elizabeth's acceptance of the gift proves that she is a witch.
• It's the first time we can tell that Mary Warren is bewitched by a witch.

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What big question represents the theme of this poem?

• How do people handle loss?
• Why do people dream?
• What does it take to be a survivor?
• What are you willing to sacrifice?

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Rip Van Winkle is a stereotypical American Romantic hero in that he:

• finds comfort in intellectual pursuits 
• finds happiness in the performance of profitable hard work
• finds women trustworthy and superior
• finds solace and comfort in the wilderness 

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George and Lennie felt that they were different from other itinerant ranch hands because they

• had desirable skills
• could look after each other
• liked to put roots down in one place
• worked well together

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What is the best summary of Laertes' advice for his younger sister?

• Hamlet is a jerk and she should give him the cold shoulder

• She should follow her heart in regard to Hamlet

• Because Hamlet is the prince, she must guard her heart to not fall in love with him

• She should become a nun.

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What is the purpose of the war in 1984?

• to use up products of the machine without raising the general standard of living
• to win
• to keep people in line
• to control the entire world

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The narrator faces the challenge of…

• Being listened to by the people around her

• Learning to walk again

• Finding the end of the pattern in the wallpaper

• Overcoming the loss of her child

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The themes of the story concern _______.

• fear of death and madness

• proper burial techniques

• the kindness of friends

• the mystery of Gothic mansions

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