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Oliver Twist

Why do Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Mann react the way they do to Dick's statement about dying?

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Oliver Twist

How does Fagin aim to manipulate Oliver into working for him?

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Oliver Twist

Describe Tom Chitling. Where had he come from before getting to Fagin's?

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Oliver Twist

What causes Mr. Bumble to seek out Mr. Brownlow? What does Mr. Bumble tell him about Oliver?

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Oliver Twist

Why does Sikes need a boy for the robbery?

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Oliver Twist

What can you tell about the house Fagin and Sikes are "casing" to rob

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Oliver Twist

Who is Toby Crackit?

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Oliver Twist

What is scragging?

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Oliver Twist

Summarize in your own words the gist of Fagin's lecture to Oliver on page 136

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Oliver Twist

Describe young Dick. How is he treated by Mrs. Mann and Mr. Bumble?

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Oliver Twist

What conclusions can you draw about Mr. Bumble's character given his conversation with Mrs. Mann? What is the author trying to tell us about his character?(Note: there are the comic relief of the action of the novel at this point.)

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Let the Circle be Unbroken

What is TJ's racial discrimination

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The Good Earth

Why didn’t Wang Lung want his new bride to be pretty?

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The Good Earth

Since Wang Lung has lost the friskies, what is Pear Blossom to him now?

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The Good Earth

What does the word “meet” mean in the context of this story?

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The Good Earth

Describe how Wang Lung compares himself to the city dwellers

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Lord of the Flies

in what ways have the boys adapted their lives to the rhythm of the island? contrast the diction, metaphors and similes that golding uses to describe the morning and the period after noon.

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Lord of the Flies

to what extent can you see the urge to control by the use of force in the behaviors of henry, maurice and roger?

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The Good Earth

We see the beginnings of vanity in Wang Lung with the beggar. Explain.

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The Good Earth

Wang Lung is getting old. What does he spend most of his time doing now?

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The Good Earth

. How is Wang Lung now leading the good life?

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The Good Earth

Describe the temple on the way home.

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The Book Thief

What happens when Liesel wakes up from her dream about the Fuhrer?

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The Book Thief

What does the second book that Liesel steals signify?

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