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vocabulary in Context

1. In the following excerpt, what does the word clutches mean?

"We freshmen." Darrell turned the phrase over in his mind ... He held on to that simple phrase the

way a drowning person clutches a rope.

What do Duncan's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, do after their father's murder? Why? How are their actions interpreted by others?

The cautious trainer carefully approached the cage where the bear was sleeping. What is the BEST way to describe the problem in this sentence? A) The word cautious is spelled incorrectly. B) The verb tense is inconsistent throughout the sentence.

What problem could you encounter if you choose a topic that is too broad? Question 1 options: You won't be able to adequately analyze the topic in the assigned length of the paper Neither Option You may over-generalize or summarize rather than

The evacuation order came when? After the liberation of Auschwitz. Before the liberation of Majdanek. After the liberation of Majdanek. After the liberation of Dachau. After the liberation of Bergen-Belsen.

Read the excerpt below from the short story "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan and answer the question that follows. "Bite back your tongue," scolded my mother when I cried loudly, yanking her hand toward the store that sold bags of salted plums.

In Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, why does the protagonist dislike his job? A. Because he prefers to stay home and listen to his sister play the violin B. Because he has to stay away from his family, which is painful to him C.

Identify the subordinate conjunction in this sentence, Laura Ingalls Wilder didn't write a book about her pioneers experiences until she was in her 60's

The___is the central message of concern of a story or poem A. Main idea B. supporting details C. symbol D. context clue

Based on the title and the initial conflict with the Widow Douglas, you can infer that the theme of this passage is

Which of the following events happens first in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"? A. The narrator comes home drunk and cuts out one of the eyes of his cat. B. The narrator says he will die the following day. C.