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American Lit 2 - Quiz 2
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Undergraduate 2
03/13/2016

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What did the correspondent see that he thought was a trail of blue flame
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a shark fin
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which two men did most of the rowing
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the oiler and correspondent
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how did the four men find themselves in a lifboat
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they rowed one of many lifeboats away from a sinking ship
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While the correspondent rows, what does he remember verses about
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a soldier of the legion who lay dying in algiers
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Which man in open boat dies
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the oiler
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The man in "to build a fire" is best described as
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Foolish and unimaginative
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What does the man fear from the beginning of the journey
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Falling and getting his feet wet
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The man makes all of the following mistakes except

traveling alone
forgetting to bring matches
not listening to people who know more
not understanding the danger he faces
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not listening to people who know more
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After he falls into the spring, the man
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Cannot build a fire
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In London's story, nature is portrayed as
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Indifferent to humanity
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Man's final predicament is caused when (to build a fire)
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does not stop to dry his feet
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The daughters are going with the young men to
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Tarquinia
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The mothers have a relationship dating back to
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their childhood
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the mothers recently suffered
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deaths of their husbands
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Mrs. Slade deceived Mrs. Ansley by
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Writing a letter/note as if it was from Delphin Slade
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Mrs. Ansley counters Mrs. Slade's deception by revealing
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She had Barbara
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