Using Resources and Reference Materials for Editing — Unit test

Question 1

In the story “Ambush,” what is revealed to the reader through the frame-story structure?

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The narrator continues to feel haunted by the events in Vietnam.

Question 2

According to the themes in Anthem, which word is the most destructive to human progress?

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we

Question 3

Which of the following excerpts from "Harrison Bergeron" best illustrates irony?

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“If you see this boy,” said the ballerina, “do not—I repeat, do not—try to reason with him.”; “He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous.”

Question 4

Read this phrase from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."The trees add shade to shade.What is the meaning of this phrase?

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The narrator is remarking that trees make the night darker.

Question 5

Ah, dear father, graybeard, lonely old courage-teacher, what America did you have when Charon quit poling his ferry and you got out on a smoking bank and stood watching the boat disappear on the black waters of Lethe?

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sadness since the speaker will never experience the same America as in Whitman’s day.

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