Okonkwo ruled his family with a heavy hand. He was an ________ father and would beat any child who got out of line.

Gatsby's _______lifestyle, complete with extravagant parties, was a deliberate display of wealth intended to attract Daisy's attention. 

Victor discovers the secrets of life in a dirty, ______ charnel house.

In King Lear, the eponymous character becomes ________as he lashes out at his eldest daughters for their ingratitude.

In Their Eyes Were Watching God, there is an __________ scene where Janie lies down languorously under a pear tree.

After eating a filling meal of rotten meat and spoiled cheese, Gregor felt __________and scuttled under the sofa for a nap.

Victor goes to the Alps because the immutable forces of nature remind him that his sorrows are fleeting and ____.

In Frankenstein, Victor feels ________ over whether to help the creature by creating a female companion for him. He is torn over whether to make the creature happy or ensure that humanity is not plagued by the new species he might create.

In The Metamorphosis, the primary __________ is between Gregor's insect body and his human mind.

In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo had an ___________ toward weakness and failure.

The speaker uses visual imagery to describe the star as shining from a "far, blue height," which ________a sense of sublime and peaceful detachment.

Contrasting the star's refulgence to his own "dark spirit," the speaker rhapsodizes about how the star, in its serene isolation, ___________ the mundane vicissitudes and petty cares of everyday life.

In Frankenstein, the creature asks Victor for a female companion, and, after listening to his compelling and heart-rending arguments, Victor ____.

The priestess had a ______ sense of humor and mocked Unoka for being unmanly and lazy.

If Okonkwo were not so hotheaded, he might have made a more______ choice to retreat and gather support for his cause.

I would be ______if I did not remind you that all assignments are due by May 7. Nothing will be accepted after May 7.