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| A Christmas Memory: The main point Capote is trying to make is that: (a) The Christmas season brings out the best in people. (b) friendship is the most precious of all gifts. (c) the small things in life are the most meaningful. (d) Christmas is a time of happiness and nostalgia. |
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| friendship is the most precious of all gifts. |
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| A Christmas Memory: Which of the following sentences from the selection contains both a subjective detail and an autobiographical detail? (a) She is still a child. (b) She calls me Buddy.. (c) The other Buddy died in teh 1880's when she was still a child. (d) We are each other's best friend. |
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| We are each other's best friend. |
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| A Christmas Memory: The feature of this essay most characteristic of a reminiscence is the author's: (a) reliance on objective details (b) use of similes and metaphors. (c) focus on the emotional aspects of an experience. (d) vivid imagery and conversational tone. |
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| focus on the emotional aspects of an experience. |
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| A Christmas Memory: A major aim of teh author in the seleciton is to: (a) describe an especially memorable relationship. (b) persuade readers to be more considerate of the elderly. (c) defend the reputation of a friend. (d) explain why Christmas is a special time of year for him. |
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| describe an especially memorable relationship |
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| A Christmas Memory: Which of the following is the best meaning of the word wallowing as it is used in the sentence "Silently, wallowing in the pleasures of conspiracy, we take the bead purse from its secret place and spill its contents on the scrap quilt"? (a) to move heavily (b) to surge up (c) to indulge oneself fully (d) to roll about |
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| A Christmas Memory:Which of the following aspects of his friend's character does the author highlight in the seleciton? (a) warmth and wistfulness (b) self-confidence and practicality (c) fear and remorse (d) shrewdness and intensity |
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| A Christmas Memory:What emotion is the author trying to evoke in the following sentence? "A message saying so merely confirms a piece of news some secret vein had already received, severing from me an irreplaceable part of myself, letting it loose like a kite on a broken string" (a) indignation (b) sorrow (c) exhilaration (d) bitterness |
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| A Christmas Memory: Which of the following sentences from the seleciton contains emotive language? (a) "Inside myself, I feel warm and sparky as those crumbling logs, carefree as the wind in the chimney" (b) "The kitchen is empty, the cakes are gone, yesterday we carted the last of them to the post office..." (c) "We're both quite awed at the prospect of drinking straight whiskey..." (d) "Now a nude December fig branch grates against the window" |
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| "Inside myself, I feel warm and sparky as those crumbling logs, carefree as the wind in the chimney" |
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| A Christmas Memory:Why do the author and his friend send most of the fruitcakes to people whom they barely know? (a) The author and his friend do not like many of the poeple who live in their neighborhood. (b) The author's friend believes that the practice will help her to overcome her shyness. (c) The practice allows the author and his friend to feel that they are part of a broader world than the small town in which they live. (d) Over the years, the author's friend has become separated from her closest acquaintances. |
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| The practice allows the author and his friend to feel that they are part of a broader world than the small town in which they live. |
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| A Christmas Memory: Details in the essay suggest that the main conflicts that the author experienced as a youth were: (a) external conflicts with the environment. (b) internal conflicts within himself. (c) external conflicts with school authorities. (d) external conflicts with his relatives. |
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| external conflicts with his relatives. |
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