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American Lit 2- Quiz 3
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Undergraduate 2
03/14/2016

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What happened to charlie's wife
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She died of heart trouble
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What happens after duncan and lorraine visit
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Marion won't give up honoria for another six months
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Why does marion detest charlie
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She thinks he was the direct cause of helen's death
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Charlie announces his income is larger than it was, but he stops short. Why?
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He wants them to know he's rich, but they won't like hearing about it
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Why does Charlie want to get Honoria back
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He wants to be her father while she's impressionable
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Why is sarty bleeding when the snopes family gets in the wagon
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Abner hit him for almost telling the truth about his father
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Why are the deSpains unhappy about the rug job
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Abner used lye to clean the rug
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When he's not burning barns, what kind of fires does abner build
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Small, neat fires
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Which of the Snopes gets called to testify in the beginning of the story
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Sarty
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What did abner do differently for the second barn burning
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The first time he used a messenger
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Dave believes he must own a _____ to get respected
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A gun
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Mistah Joe offers to sell a gun for
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two dollars
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To look at some of the items, Dave brings home
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Sears catalong
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Dave's mom is persuaded to buy a gun justified by
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Protection/for the father
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Dave accidentally kills
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A mule
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Jig is the name of
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the girl
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the operation they are discussing is
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for an abortion
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The girl says they look like white elephants because of
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their shape
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When the girl says "and afterward they were all so happy", her tone is
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Sarcastic
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At the end of the story, the girl can best be described as
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Resigned and defeated
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