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Writing Workshop: Exploring Argument — Unit test Answers

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In The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy, the garden outside the Potiphar’s home symbolizes growth and natural beauty, and it highlights the

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tense and rigid atmosphere inside the Potiphar’s home.
B
carefree and playful atmosphere inside the Potiphar’s home.
C
rage that Mrs. Potiphar feels toward Asenath.
D
warm and kind feelings that Asenath has for Joseph.
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In Glaspell’s The Inheritors, which quotation most supports the feminist theme that women often feel a desire to control their own fate?

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MADELINE: He got this letter out to me—written on this scrap of paper. . . . He's in what they call 'the hold', father—a punishment cell.
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MADELINE: I do like good times. So does Fred Jordan like good times.
C
MADELINE: I do know what it means, but it means not being a coward.
D
MADELINE: I think I'm an American. And for that reason I think I have something to say about America.
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Read the excerpt from The Inheritors.EMIL: Guess you don't know much about the Espionage Act or you'd go and make a little friendly call on your uncle. When your case comes to trial—and Judge Lenon may be on the bench—(whistles) He's one fiend for Americanism.What best describes the effect of the word fiend in this excerpt?

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It establishes the time period in which the story occurred by using language that is not typically used in today’s society.
B
It develops the conflict by establishing the fact that Judge Lenon is unforgiving when he feels that someone has been unpatriotic.
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It enhances the theme of the story by suggesting that it is nearly impossible to receive a fair trial during this time period.
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It characterizes Judge Lenon as a corrupt judge who does not care to serve justice.

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