What is the manner in which Cyrano de Bergerac dies?
Lackeys drop a log on his head.
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What is the state in which To Kill a Mockingbird takes place?
Alabama
100
Which punctuation mark goes in the following sentence?
It is awefully hot in here ___ if you don't turn up the air conditioning, I might just die!
What is ;
100
What is a hyperbole?
a gross exageration
200
What is feeling of ill-will or resentment?
animosity
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What is the meaning of unanimous?
All parties must agree on an answer.
200
What are the Cunningham's like?
They're poor, but they are proud and will not take charity.
200
After what word(s) should a comma be placed in the following sentence?
Before I knew what love was I had this idea that it was something two puppies do.
What is "was"
200
What are some clues as to how to determine a speaker's mood in a poem?
look to the descriptive words, setting, characterization...
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What is numerous and diverse?
multifarious
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What is revealed about Mama when she insists on taking the sickly plant with her?
nurturance and hopefulness
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What is the crisis that shows the children a surprising skill their father posesses?
When the rabid dog is headed their way, Atticus drops it with a single shot.
300
What is the correct answer?
(Who/Whom) is guilty of ever telling a lie?
Who
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What literary element makes reference to a popular "thing" within history?
What is an allusion
400
What is the antonym of confident?
apprehensive
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What is the unusual "natural" event that Casca recalls seeing in the marketplace?
An owl, the bird of night, sat hooting in the marketplace at midday.
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Why does Scout liken Arthur Radley to a Mockingbird?
He has done well by them, and to expose a shy man to the limelight would be a sin.
400
What is the difference between emigrated and immigrated?
emigrated is when one leaves one's country for a new one and immigrated is when one comes into a country from another
400
Give an example of alliteration.
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.
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What is the antonym of to claim?
to waive
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What is the reason Brutus says he wants to commit suicide?
He uses the metaphor of a pit. His enemies have forced them to the edge and its is nobler to jump in than be pushed in.
500
What is a bildungsroman?
a tale of moral and psychological growth of the main character
500
What is the main difference between affect and effect?
affect is most always used as a a verb and effect is most always used as a noun.
500
alienation, duality...
What is one of the main themes of Pat Mora's poetry?