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After the party in “The Necklace,” Madame Loisel and her husband search through her clothing, retrace their steps, and contact the cab company because this object is missing.
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What is the diamond necklace?
Madame Loisel does not tell Madame Forestier the truth about losing the necklace. What choice do she and her husband make instead?
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What is buy a replacement necklace?
The necklace seems to represent wealth and status, but later its false value reveals the danger of judging by appearances. What literary device is this?
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What is symbolism?
In “The Necklace,” Madame Loisel works for years to pay for a replacement necklace. What later discovery makes this ironic?
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What is the original necklace was fake?
Madame Loisel is unhappy because she believes she deserves luxury, admiration, and a higher social position. What does this reveal about her main value at the beginning?
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What is status?
In “Civil Peace,” Jonathan says he has “five inestimable blessings.” These blessings are himself, his wife Maria, and these family members.
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Who are three of his four children?
Jonathan does not give up after the war. He uses his bicycle as a taxi, repairs his home, and his wife Maria starts selling this food.
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What are akara balls?
King Midas receives exactly what he wishes for, but it makes him miserable instead of happy. What literary device is this?
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What is irony?
In “The Golden Touch,” King Midas believes gold will make life better. What happens that proves the opposite?
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What is he cannot eat, drink, or touch his daughter without turning things to gold?
Jonathan’s repeated attitude of “Nothing puzzles God” helps readers infer that he responds to hardship with this quality.
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What is resilience?
In “The Golden Touch,” King Midas realizes his wish is dangerous when his breakfast changes before he can eat or drink. What happens to the food and drink?
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What is they turn to gold?
King Midas is warned to think carefully before accepting the golden touch, but he still accepts it. What does this reveal about him at the beginning?
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What is that he is greedy or blinded by his love of gold?
Jonathan calls his surviving family members “five inestimable blessings.” This phrase helps show that he values life more than possessions. What literary device is being used when the family members are described as blessings?
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What is metaphor?
In “Civil Peace,” Jonathan’s ex-gratia money seems like a reward after war. What event quickly changes it into a source of danger?
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What is thieves come to his house and steal it?
Tutankhamun’s tomb objects include items connected to daily life, beauty, power, and religion. What can readers infer from this?
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What is ancient Egyptians believed objects had spiritual and cultural value?
In “The Thrill of the Chase,” Forrest Fenn gives treasure hunters clues through this written form.
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What is a poem?
In La Rinconada, many miners accept cold, danger, and poverty because they believe one discovery could change this part of their lives.
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What is their future?
If a description of La Rinconada emphasizes cold, thin air, poverty, danger, and darkness, what literary element does this description help create?
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What is mood?
In La Rinconada, gold is beautiful and valuable in jewelry stores, but the article shows that getting it often involves this.
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What is poverty, danger, suffering, or harsh labor?
In La Rinconada, the contrast between “beauty” and “ugliness” helps readers understand that gold has both value and this hidden cost.
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What is human suffering?
In “Fit for a King,” the objects in Tutankhamun’s tomb were not only decorations. They were buried with him partly because Egyptians believed he would need them here.
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What is the afterlife?
Forrest Fenn’s treasure hunt leads people into nature and gives many searchers a goal. What does this show they value besides money?
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What is adventure, purpose, or experience?
If a writer describes gold as if it “tempts” people or “calls” them into danger, what figurative language device is being used?
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What is personification?
In “The Thrill of the Chase,” many searchers do not find the treasure chest but still gain something valuable. What is the author’s larger message about value?
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What is that experience and purpose can be valuable even without money?
Across the six texts, objects such as a necklace, gold, treasure, and tomb objects matter because they reveal what people desire, fear, believe, or need. What larger unit idea does this support?
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What is value is not only about money?