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This company is having trouble finding "enough qualified people" (line 8). What is implied by this statement?
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Which one of the following emotions do BOTH Briggs and Aunt Gracie exhibit in this excerpt?
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On the basis of Sancho Panza’s behavior in the passage, which of the following would he be most likely to do?
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Suppose the scientific community wanted to study the possibility of establishing a colony in outer space on the planet Mars. Which one of the coyote’s qualities would make the animal a good choice for an experimental colony?
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When Anatou tells Tarto that she is going to the forest, Tarto cries, “(Impulsively) But you can’t” (line 50). How does his concern for Anatou’s safety contrast with his earlier statements to her?
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In lines 23–25, the author states that Makeba "helped popularize ‘African jazz,’ a melding of jazz with traditional African folk music." What did Makeba do with the two different kinds of music?
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What does the speaker of the poem reveal in the final line, “Why am I not as they?”
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What kind of relationship do Rozin and her husband Richard seem to have based on the way they interact with each other in this excerpt?
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Based on the information in this excerpt, what opportunity do ten-year-olds value?
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Anatou says that Tarto’s indifference to her pale skin and light hair “made up for all the others” (lines 33–34). What does she mean?
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According to this article, what do some Native Americans believe about coyotes (lines 68–70)?
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Suppose one day Florence becomes a mother and her own children want to leave home. Based on her character as revealed in this excerpt, how might she react?
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If Sancho Panza were working in a contemporary office setting, how might he respond to a boss who made a mistake?
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Why does the narrator wait so long to tell the audience that the one thing that he fears the bull will do is climb the tree?
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At the end of the play, Sibyl directly disobeys her mother’s wishes and refuses to leave the dining room when her mother orders her to leave.
Although this seems like a minor event, why does the play end with this scene?
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Why did the author trade in “the microscope for a macro lens and the telescope for a telephoto” (lines 13–16)?
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Based on this excerpt, what is driving Boy Willie to scrape together the money to buy Sutter’s land?
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What troubles the teacher about his older students chopping wood?
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Later in the story, Rip wakes up from a twenty-year nap and returns to the village. On the basis of the information in this excerpt, what will probably be his greatest hope?
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Nelson Mandela was the principal South African, anti-apartheid leader.
Based on the author’s description of Makeba in this excerpt, why was she able to return to South Africa after Mandela’s release from prison?
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When did Helen Keller first become aware of the approaching storm?
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Based on the qualities of Laura as seen in this excerpt, which of the following jobs would she be most likely to enjoy?
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What is the effect of describing the weather during the family dinner (lines 24–27)?
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Ichabod wanted to appear "in the true style of a cavalier" (lines 27–28) and "rode out, like a knight-errant" (line 32). What do these details indicate about how Ichabod wants to appear?
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Who is Mrs. Hale blaming when she says, “That was a crime! That was a crime” (lines 56–57)?
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Which of the following pairs of words best describes Ray’s character?
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Which one of the following details of Ichabod’s classroom best supports the fact that this story takes place more than one hundred and fifty years ago?
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What is revealed about the quality of the speaker’s love when she says, “Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad” (lines 13–14)?
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What does Mr. Jessup mean when he says, “There are protected ocean areas for sailing, fishing, and water skiing” (lines 25–26)?
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Why is the author’s final sentence effective in summarizing the entire excerpt?
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Gerry Ellis says that the next phase of Wild Orphans will be “on the orangutans of Borneo” (lines 38–39). What does Gerry Ellis also say in this excerpt that leads the reader to understand that he has worked with great apes before?
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At Mrs. Cowey’s parties, Theobald "was almost immediately cut out by other young men less bashful than himself" (lines 34–36) if he ever got near a pretty girl. What does this fact imply about his relationship with the other young men?
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What is the effect of the word “gallop” (line 15) to describe the way most cats react to storms?
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Later in the story, the teacher says, "You have to believe to be a teacher." How does this statement differ from the teacher’s feelings in this excerpt?
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What is the narrator’s attitude toward his cousin and aunt?
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The author describes Ma with words like "sharply" (line 15), "wary" (line 21), and "watched" (line 42). What do these words emphasize about Ma?
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Later in the play, it is revealed that the piano has carvings on it of Boy Willie’s and Berniece’s enslaved ancestors. Why might this affect Willie’s plans?
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Earlier in this story, Maud Martha’s Gramma Ernestine dies. Maud Martha thinks to herself, “I never saw anyone die before . . . but I’m seeing somebody die right now.”
How does this situation relate to the encounter Maud Martha has with the mouse?
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What is the main purpose of the new security policies?
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How could our reaction to a sudden storm be similar to Helen’s?
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Which of the following phrases indicates that the Bank is trying not to upset the employees?
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Why does the author use the phrase “Satan’s own land” (lines 24–25)?
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How has the "range" (line 24) of the coyote changed?
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In the musical, The Man of La Mancha, loosely based on the novel Don Quixote, one of the show’s most popular songs, “The Impossible Dream,” includes these lyrics:
How does this song capture the characterization of Don Quixote that is revealed in this excerpt?
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Why does the narrator use the word "blindly" (line 39) to describe Haldar’s offer to Maggie of a room in their home?
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When Wolf perceives “the least wave of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the door with yelping anticipation” (lines 43–46).
What is Wolf doing?
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Earlier in the play, the reader learns that Sibyl is 33 years old. How does this additional information affect the way the reader understands Sibyl's problem?
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When he sets his alarm clock to ring at intervals during the night, of what does Briggs want to make certain?
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When Annaqtuusi says that she hopes her grandchildren "won’t forget" (line 68), what does she hope they will remember?
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How does Miss Cooper react to Sibyl’s protest that she is a freak?
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In lines 20–25 Ichabod appears very anxious about his appearance. Who is he trying to impress?
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How does the narrator show the relationship between Rip and his wife?
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Based on how she behaves in this excerpt, what kind of person is Maud Martha?
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In lines 20–23 of the memo, what does Mr. Hartman imply about employees and their identification cards?
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What is Gerry Ellis’s latest project, Wild Orphans?
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What is the main reason Mrs. Hale has not visited this house previously?
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After Florence told Ma she was leaving, "The center of her mind was filled with the image of the great, white clock at the railway station, on which the hands did not cease to move" (lines 10–13).
What was Florence thinking about after she told Ma her plans?
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Why are the opinions of Ted Fraser and David Pelly presented in this excerpt?
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What does the description that the grandmothers “touched earth and grain grew” (line 4) emphasize about them?
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Gerry Ellis is a highly respected, well-established nature photographer who makes his living with his photographs. Based on this information and the information in this excerpt, what has Gerry Ellis been able to do with his life?
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According to the narrator, what did ten-year-olds of his day use as an excuse when they wanted to play?
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Why does Mr. Jessup include the phrase “Where the pines meet the palms” (line 12) and put it in quotation marks?
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When Diana asks for a leash, Howard says he’ll get her a baseball bat. What is Howard’s opinion of what Diana should do with the cat she catches?
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How might an individual who believes in "straight" criticism best be characterized?
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What does the author imply by the phrase “A ray of enemy sun” (lines 47–48)?