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What do the stage directions in a play tell the reader?

A
how long the play will be and how the plot is divided into sections
B
who will be appearing in each act of the play and who they are
C
who speaks each line of dialogue and in which order in a scene
D
the setting, the characters’ actions, and the characters’ expressions
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Which motivators are examples of extrinsic motivation? Choose three correct answers.

A
getting a reward
B
receiving good grades
C
paying discount prices
D
having a fear of spiders
E
falling in love
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What is an adaptation?

A
a new story that uses no elements from an older story
B
an older story that no longer exists in written form
C
an older story that is an exact copy of a previous story
D
a new story that uses some elements from an older story
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Which statements describe iambic pentameter as it is used in Shakespearean sonnets? Choose two correct answers.

A
Each line contains five metrical feet.
B
In a group of two syllables, the second is stressed.
C
In two-word pairs, the second word is stressed.
D
There are five lines in every metrical foot.
E
A sonnet contains five rhyme schemes.
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Read the sentence. Some of the items on my shopping list _ chanterelle mushrooms, white asparagus, and eel _ were impossible to find. Which punctuation should be added in the underlined spaces?

A
commas
B
parentheses
C
dashes
D
colons
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When revising an essay, how can a writer best connect ideas more clearly?

A
by removing logical fallacies that may be causing reasons and evidence to be compromised
B
by summarizing the overall argument in a conclusion that succinctly restates the main points
C
by crafting a call to action that encourages readers to link the ideas in the essay to the real world
D
by using transitions to create logical relationships among the claim, reasons, and evidence
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What excerpts from "The Storyteller” indicate that the aunt is unaware of her flaws? Choose two correct answers.

A
“An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat, and the further corner seat on the opposite side was occupied by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party, but the small girls and the small boy emphatically occupied the compartment.”
B
“‘Come over here and listen to a story,’ said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord.”
C
“‘It’s a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate,’ she said stiffly. “‘I don’t agree with you,’ said the bachelor. “‘Perhaps you would like to tell them a story,’ was the aunt’s retort.”
D
“The aunt suppressed a gasp of admiration.”
E
“A most improper story to tell to young children! You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching.”
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Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar , act 1, scene 2. CASCA: Why, there was a crown offered him: and being offered him, he put it by with the back of his hand, thus; and then the people fell a-shouting. (230) BRUTUS: What was the second noise for? CASCA: Why, for that too. CASSIUS: They shouted thrice. What was the last cry for? CASCA: Why, for that too. BRUTUS: Was the crown offered him thrice? (235) CASCA: Ay, marry, was’t; and he put it by thrice, every time gentler than other; and at every putting by, mine honest neighbours shouted. What conflict does Casca's explanation of the crowd's cries in the passage best illustrate?

A
character vs. society
B
character vs. nature
C
character vs. character
D
character vs. self

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