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review questions for Test 6

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"The Charge of the Light Brigade" was written by who?   Alfred, Lord Tennyson  
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"The Snow-Storm" was written by who?   Ralph Waldo Emerson  
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What did people believe was the center of the universe in Galileo's Day?   the earth  
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What did Madame Loisel lose that she had borrowed from her friend?   a necklace  
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Who wrote "The Gift of the Magi?"   O. Henry  
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In "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost, he discusses the way in which the blank would end?   the world  
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"Up From Slavery" was written by who?   Booker T. Washington  
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Of the Imitation of Christ ("Of Humble Submission") was written by who?   Thomas a Kempis  
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"How Much Land Does a Man Need" was written by who?   Leo Tolstoy  
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In "Christmas Time on the Frontier," a little girl named Ruth prayed for and received a(n) what for Christmas?   a doll  
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In "The Oxen," the author recounts how he never doubted that the oxen what at midnight on Christmas Eve?   knelt  
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In "The Death Disk," Abby commanded that the Lord General free who?   her father  
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Who fought against a windmill that he believed to be a giant?   Don Quixote  
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In "Christmas," the envelope the young boy gave to his Sunday school teacher had what in it?   pennies  
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When words are used to express something contrary to their literal meaning, it's called what?   Irony  
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An indirect reference to something generally familiar, such as historical facts or classic literature, it's called what?   Allusion  
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Who stayed home from school to share the last few months of her mother's life?   Minta  
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Who experimented with water from the Fountain of Youth?   Dr. Heidegger  
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Who saved a passenger train from falling into a river?   Kate Shelley  
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Who refused to kiss a prince's hand?   Noll  
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Who traded a valuable possession for a gift for his wife?   Jim  
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Who participated in a peculiar courtroom trial?   Alice  
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Who determined to get revenge for the death of his dog?   Andy  
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Who was sentenced for being disloyal to his country?   Philip Nolan  
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Who prepared to run away with the investor's money?   Strickland  
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Who wrote "The Snow-Storm?"   Ralph Waldo Emerson  
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Who wrote "The Oxen?"   Thomas Hardy  
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The feeling or attitude the speaker conveys is called what?   Tone  
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"Oh, come to use, abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel!"   "O Little Town of Bethlehem"  
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"Hard times have come again and again, but we have trusted in Him- dreading nothing so much as a doubt of His protecting care."   "Christmas Time on the Frontier"  
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In "Christmas Time on the Frontier," what was the occupation of the husband?   He was a pastor.  
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How much money did Della receive for her hair in "The Gift of the Magi?"   20 dollars  
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Who came to Joseph in a dream?   the angel of the Lord  
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Whose faith never waivered through-out the story?   Ruth's  
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In "Dust of Snow," what kind of bird shook snow onto the speaker?   a crow  
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What did Jim buy for Della?   A set of tortoise-shell combs decorated with jewels.  
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What was delivered to the family on Christmas Eve?   food and a box of gifts  
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