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Trifles: The Rise of Modern Feminism on the Stage, Part 2 — Cumulative exam Answers

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Which sentence is written correctly?

A
Summer produce, such as heirloom tomatoes, can be used to create delicious salads.
B
The hotel in the business district, has many accommodations, for its corporate visitors.
C
The discovery of gold led to population growth, in the West, during the late 1800s.
D
Restaurants must adhere to, health department guidelines, in order to obtain a permit.
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How does the focus of the primary source article "Mrs. Hossack a Murderess" differ from the Midnight Assassin excerpt?

A
The article focuses on the outcome of the case, but the excerpt does not even mention the verdict.
B
The article briefly mentions the verdict, but the excerpt goes into great detail about the verdict.
C
The article explains why Mrs. Hossack was found guilty, while the excerpt expresses outrage at the verdict.
D
The article proposes that Mrs. Hossack was guilty of murder, while the excerpt suggests her innocence.
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Which sentence is written correctly?

A
As an enthusiastic reader, Sanjay often visits the library to check out new books.
B
As an enthusiastic reader—Sanjay often visits the library to check out new books.
C
(As an enthusiastic reader) Sanjay often visits the library to check out new books.
D
As an enthusiastic reader Sanjay often visits the library to check out new books.
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Read the excerpt from Walden. Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.In the excerpt, Thoreau mostly uses imagery to illustrate

A
the beauty that is in the natural world.
B
the idea that he is unconcerned with dying.
C
his argument that everyone should move more slowly.
D
his belief that the passing of hours and days is irrelevant.
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What attitude toward society is best reflected by Thoreau’s actions in Walden?

A
a desire to retreat from society when necessary
B
a need to restructure society along more just lines
C
a need to find one’s highest place in society
D
a dislike of the way society has developed nature
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How does Twain’s use of dialect in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contribute to the realist nature of the novel?

A
by convincing the reader that this story is nonfiction
B
by creating dialogue that is difficult to understand
C
by helping the reader relate to different characters
D
by making the characters and the setting more convincing
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Which sentence correctly punctuates a direct quotation from the publication Childhood Sports Injuries and Their Prevention?

A
“According to a publication, “Any organized team activity should demonstrate a commitment to injury prevention.”
B
According to the publication "Childhood Sports Injuries and Their Prevention," "Any organized team activity should demonstrate a commitment to injury prevention."
C
According to the publication Childhood Sports Injuries and Their Prevention, "Any organized team activity should demonstrate a commitment to injury prevention."
D
“According to a publication any organized team activity should demonstrate a commitment to injury prevention."
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Which best explains why Melville begins Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick with a description of Ahab’s physical absence above the ship’s hatches for several days?

A
to show that Ahab has no real command over his ship
B
to make Ahab’s eventual appearance on deck more dramatic
C
to show that Ahab is no longer interested in the whale hunt
D
to make Ahab’s eventual appearance on deck predictable
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In part two of Trifles, which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

A
The audience knows Mrs. Hale has the dead bird in her coat pocket, but the men in the story do not.
B
Mrs. Hale feels guilty about not visiting Mrs. Wright, but Mrs. Peters reassures her that this is not her fault.
C
The men in the story do not find any evidence outside in the barn, so they decide to search upstairs again.
D
Mrs. Peters talks about how she knows what loneliness feels like, but Mrs. Hale interrupts her before she can finish.
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An effective argumentative essay must provide evidence because

A
evidence appeals to the reader's sense of logic.
B
the evidence will be used to support the counterclaim.
C
a conclusion cannot be made without it.
D
it explains the source of the claim.
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Read this excerpt from chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter.The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.What part of the plot does this excerpt reveal?

A
It is part of the exposition that describes the importance of the Puritan prison.
B
It is part of the exposition that describes the happiness of the Puritan settlers.
C
It is part of the rising action that reveals criminal activity.
D
It is part of the rising action that reveals the Puritan work ethic.
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A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun

A
formed with -self or -selves that is used for emphasis.
B
formed with -self or -selves that refers to the subject.
C
that is not formed with -self or -selves.
D
that is not plural or possessive.

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