Fiction Diagnostic
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6 questions

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Which line suggests that the character called "the youth" was capable of understanding how this battle was like the rest of his life?
Which line suggests that the character called "the youth" was capable of understanding how this battle was like the rest of his life?

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Read the following entry:Piece \pes\ n1. part of a whole 2. a specimen 3. a coin 4. a fireartmWhich definition best matches the use of the word piece in paragraph 13?
Read the following entry:
Piece \pes\ n
1. part of a whole 2. a specimen 3. a coin 4. a fireartm
Which definition best matches the use of the word piece in paragraph 13?
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In paragraph 15, the annihilated means--
In paragraph 15, the annihilated means--
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Why does the youth in paragraphs 14-16 stop thinking about his own safety and begin feeling instead like a member of the team of his fellow soldiers?
Why does the youth in paragraphs 14-16 stop thinking about his own safety and begin feeling instead like a member of the team of his fellow soldiers?

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What is the effect of the story's point of view?
What is the effect of the story's point of view?
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Read the following sentences from paragraphs 23 and 24.
23 The youth turned to look behind him and off to the right and off to the left. He experienced the joy of a man who at last finds leisure in which to look about him.
24As he gazed around him the youth felt a flash of astonishment at the blue, pure sky and the sun gleamings on the trees and fields. It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.
The quotations suggest that the selection explores the theme of --
Read the following sentences from paragraphs 23 and 24.
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The youth turned to look behind him and off to the right and off to the left. He experienced the joy of a man who at last finds leisure in which to look about him.
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As he gazed around him the youth felt a flash of astonishment at the blue, pure sky and the sun gleamings on the trees and fields. It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment.
The quotations suggest that the selection explores the theme of --
