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Question 1

Grendel

Chapters 3 & 4

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Question 2

Hoot

What happens between Beatrice and her father?

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Asked by Leslie A #546698

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Question 3

The Road

McCarthy envisions a post-apocalyptic world in which " murder was everywhere upon the land" and the earth would soon be " largely populated by men who would eat your children in front of your eyes". How difficult or easy is it to imagine McCarthy's nightm

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Asked by Carrie A #546535

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Question 4

Into the Wild

Words, quotes, and phrases that describe how Chris McCandless attitude, reactions, and personas toward his family, himself, and others.

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Asked by q

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Question 5

The Road

The scornful blind man named Ely who the man and boy encounter on the road tells the father that, "There is no God and we are his prophets". What does he mean by this? Why does the father say about his son, later in the same conversation, "What if I said

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Question 6

The Road

The man and boy think of themselves as the "good guys." In what ways are they like and unlikenthe "good guys" they encounter? What do you think McCarthy is suggesting in the scences in which the boy begs his father to be merciful to the strangers they enc

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Question 7

The Road

McCarthy's work often dramatized the oppostion between good and evil, with evil sometimes emerging triumphantly. What does The Road ultimately suggest about good and evil? Which force seems to have greater power in the novel?

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Asked by Carrie A #546535

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Question 8

The Hiding Place

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Question 9

The Kite Runner

THE KITE RUNNER Chapter 11 - 12

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Question 10

The Road

McCarthy doesn't make explicit what kind of catastrophe has ruined the earth and destroyed human civilzation, but what might be suggested by the many descriptions of a scorched landscape covered in ash? What is implied by the father's statement that, "On

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Asked by Carrie A #546535

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Question 11

The Road

How is McCarthy able to make the post-apocalyptic world of The Road seem so real and utterly terrifying?

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Asked by Carrie A #546535

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Question 12

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

Sleeping in a tenton a rainy day ends in disaster.Write in your own words what would happen to the friends in such a situation.

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Asked by Amit K #546680

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Question 13

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

How does the narrator feel about nature? Give reasons for your answer.

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Asked by Amit K #546680

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Question 14

The Great Gatsby

How does the American Dream fail in The Great Gatsby?

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Asked by susmita b #542776

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Question 15

The Road

As the father is dying, he tells his son he must go on in order to "carry the fire". When the boy asks if the fire is real, the father says, " It's inside you. It was always there. I can see it". Whst is this fire? Why is it so crucial that they not let i

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Question 16

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

How does the first Act contribute to Albee's characterisation of the play?

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Asked by Florie G #546670

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Question 17

Lord Jim

Which character commits suicide after hearing Jim's testimony?

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Asked by s.m. s #332536

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Question 18

John Donne: Poems

Could you tell me how to analyze the literary work The Apparition?

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Asked by اليس الدعيس

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Question 19

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Chapter 8

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Question 20

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Chapter 8

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Asked by samson w #352113

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Question 21

Prometheus Bound

Lo had a romantic interlude with what powerful god?

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Asked by jas j #347576

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Question 22

Prometheus Bound

Which character from Greek Mythology attempts to make a plea for Prometheus?

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Asked by jas j #347576

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Question 23

Ender's Game

What makes the Giant's Drink hard to play?

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Asked by medina b #382939

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Question 24

Ender's Game

How has Peter helped Ender?

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Asked by medina b #382939

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