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A Separate Peace

What realization does Gene have at the end of the chapter? How does it reveal his desperate need to compensate for what has happened to Finny?

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Gulliver's Travels

How does the king of Bobdingnag treat Gulliver?

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Gulliver's Travels

How does the king of Bobdingnag treat Gulliver?

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A Separate Peace

Why does Gene feel threatened by Brinker Hadley?

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A Separate Peace

Near the end of the chapter,Gene describes sports in war-like terms. Cite at least three of his examples.

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A Separate Peace

Why does Gene hit Cliff Quakenbush?

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A Separate Peace

What is implied in the following lines: "Quackenbush was studying me to to see if he could detect a limp. But I knew that [he] would never detect my trouble"?

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To Build a Fire

In the beginning of the story, how does the narrator describe the day?

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A Separate Peace

When Gene stops on the footbridge, he is reminded of one of Finny's "favorite tricks." Describe this trick, and explain how it relates to Finny's fall from the tree.

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A Separate Peace

The chapter opens with Gene declaring , "Peace had deserted Devon." In what ways has peace left the school?

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Fahrenheit 451

Who is Montag's mom? Does he have one?

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The Grapes of Wrath

“Woman can change better’n a man,” Ma tells Pa.“Woman got all her life in her arms. Man got it all in his head” (p. 423). Who adapts better during the journey to California, the Joad women or the Joad men? How do their responses to success and d

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The Grapes of Wrath

Ma tells Tom,“We’re the people—we go on.... A different time’s comin’” (p. 280). Is Ma right? For the migrant workers of America, did a different time ever come? Is the Joad experience still a part of the American landscape? How can we tell?

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The Grapes of Wrath

Violence, either real or threatened, is a part of everyday life for the Joads. Are they violent among themselves? Is their violence premeditated? Does it achieve its goal? Find examples of where their violence is justified or unjustified.

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Fences

what event is foreshadowed by gabriel?

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In the Time of the Butterflies

Compare and contrast the personalities of the Mirabal sisters. In what ways are they alike? How do they differ?

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In the Time of the Butterflies

How do the actions of the Mirabal sisters compare to other famous people who have died for important causes?

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Animal Farm

according to napoleon wht had caused the wheat crops weed infestqtion

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Fahrenheit 451

What is the significance of the refrain by the women whose house was burned? What did it mean? What was its effect on Montag?

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Gulliver's Travels

to what people might swift be referring? how is it significant that gullivver takes a stand here?

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Fences

What response does Cory have to this latest scene?

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Fences

What are some of the reasons August Wilson calls this play "Fences"

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Fences

How important of a symbol is the train in African-American Culture? Identify several ways trains had been used.

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Fences

What does cory want from troy? What does Troy say he has already given cory?

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