Ch. 1-2 Analysis & Vocabulary
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18 questions
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Which of the following best defines foreshadowing in literature?
Which of the following best defines foreshadowing in literature?
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How does foreshadowing contribute to the overall reading experience?
How does foreshadowing contribute to the overall reading experience?
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Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?
Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?
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Which of the following statements about foreshadowing is true?
Which of the following statements about foreshadowing is true?
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5. In which of the following sentences is foreshadowing used?
5. In which of the following sentences is foreshadowing used?
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On page 1 of the novel, in the "An Important Warning" section, Charlotte alludes to other pieces of literature. Allusion occurs when references are made to very popular pieces of work and/or characters. What did Charlotte allude to on this page?
On page 1 of the novel, in the "An Important Warning" section, Charlotte alludes to other pieces of literature. Allusion occurs when references are made to very popular pieces of work and/or characters. What did Charlotte allude to on this page?
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Why was Charlotte returning to America?
Why was Charlotte returning to America?
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What are at least four reasons Charlotte was allowed to travel across the Atlantic by herself?
What are at least four reasons Charlotte was allowed to travel across the Atlantic by herself?
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According to Zachariah, what is a "final friend"? What surprising gift did Zachariah give to Charlotte? What might this foreshadow?
According to Zachariah, what is a "final friend"? What surprising gift did Zachariah give to Charlotte? What might this foreshadow?
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"Mr. Grummage was dressed in a black frock coat with a stove pipe hat that added to his considerable height. His somber, sallow face registered no emotion. His eyes might have been those of a dead fish.
"Mr. Grummage was dressed in a black frock coat with a stove pipe hat that added to his considerable height. His somber, sallow face registered no emotion. His eyes might have been those of a dead fish.
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"A rough-looking porter, laboring behind, carried my trunk upon his back. "
"A rough-looking porter, laboring behind, carried my trunk upon his back. "
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"Our little parade reached dockside in good order. There I became instantly agog at the mass of ships that lay before us, masts and spars thick as the bristles on a brush. Everywhere I looked I saw mountains of rare goods piled high. Bales of sild and tobacco!"
"Our little parade reached dockside in good order. There I became instantly agog at the mass of ships that lay before us, masts and spars thick as the bristles on a brush. Everywhere I looked I saw mountains of rare goods piled high. Bales of sild and tobacco!"
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"To prove the point he turned to move again. I, however, unable to quell my excited curiousity, managed to slip in one more questions."
"To prove the point he turned to move again. I, however, unable to quell my excited curiousity, managed to slip in one more questions."
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"Are you addressing me?" Mr. Grummage inquired, making it perfectly clear that if so, the porter had committed a serious breach of decorum.
"Are you addressing me?" Mr. Grummage inquired, making it perfectly clear that if so, the porter had committed a serious breach of decorum.
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"I'll be happy to add a second shilling," I volunteered, thinking that a low offer was the problem....Hasitly, I began to extract a coin from my reticule.
"I'll be happy to add a second shilling," I volunteered, thinking that a low offer was the problem....Hasitly, I began to extract a coin from my reticule.
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"No, the Seahawk was a ship like countless others I had seen before or for that matter have seen since...Moored to the dock, she road the swell easily."
"No, the Seahawk was a ship like countless others I had seen before or for that matter have seen since...Moored to the dock, she road the swell easily."
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"A slight shuffling sound made me turn about. Beneath a lantern on the forecastle deck I saw a few wretched sailors hunched in apelike postures pounding oakum between the decking planks."
"A slight shuffling sound made me turn about. Beneath a lantern on the forecastle deck I saw a few wretched sailors hunched in apelike postures pounding oakum between the decking planks."
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"....[he] paused and pointed to a small adjacent door that I had not noticed.'The head, miss.''The what?''Privy.'My cheeks burned. Even so, never have I felt--secretly--so grateful. Without a word I rushed to use it."
"....[he] paused and pointed to a small adjacent door that I had not noticed.
'The head, miss.'
'The what?'
'Privy.'
My cheeks burned. Even so, never have I felt--secretly--so grateful. Without a word I rushed to use it."