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The story captures (check all that apply):

(1) the long-term effects on identity posed by the forced displacement of Africans from their homes during the slave trade (2) the integrity and worth of Mama and Maggie's way of life (3) the yearning of young African Americans in the 1960s for their ancestral roots

Formal textual aspects of a literary work include (choose all that apply):

(1) theme (2) form and genre (3) character (4) language, such as symbols and imagery

At the end of the story, the son tells his father (select two items):

(1)"Think that your sister sacrificed herself with full intention." (2) "Burn your sister's shawl so it can cloak her spirit."

A good place for students to begin their research process is the college's library and database archive.

True

Although the Internet offers a tremendous array of sources for our research, two problems of conducting Inter-based research are that 1) there is so much to sift through and 2) there is unreliable, biased, and untrue information.

True

Confirmation bias is defined as an approach to research that is meant to reinforce the writer's world view rather than to discover answers to a question with an open mind.

True

Inquiry-based research can be time-consuming because it requires a survey of a wide variety of evidence and answers to the research question.

True

It is often a good idea to include a transition word or phrase in a topic sentence to help readers understand the relationship between the previous paragraph and the new one that has begun.

True

McKibben argues that the ethic of many American politicians and business people is based on Ayn Rand's philosophy regarding the virtue of selfishness.

True

McKibben explains that although there have been other times in the history of the Earth when carbon dioxide has gone into the atmosphere in greater amounts, there has not been a time when it has gone into the atmosphere at such high speed.

True

McKibben extols the virtues of interplanetary colonization: Now that we know the Earth cannot support human life for much longer, we can always count on moving the species to another planet.

True

McKibben writes that private companies connected to fossil fuel interests have lobbied to slow down uses of solar energy.

True

The novel takes place in a town which is on the hills of a city called Medallion.

True

The purpose of introductions is to capture the reader's attention and explain the main point of the essay.

True

The text argues that rather than being impartial, students should aim to be multi-partial, inhabiting as many positions on their topic as they can.

True

The setting of the story is ________.

Vietnam

The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic water quality. Which is the better thesis?

We do not need stronger EPA regulations on water quality since our water is safe and further regulations would burden farmers and small businesses.

Which sentence seems most true about Shadrack's word, "always?"

While Sula was not sure what Shadrack meant by "always," for Shadrack it meant permanence, a way to comfort her against the certainty of death.

The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers comparing the characters in the short stories "Pillow Talk" by Alisdair Gray and "Everything is Green" by David Foster Wallace. Which is the better thesis statement? (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson).

While the couples in "Pillow Talk" and "Everything Is Green" come from obviously different socioeconomic and educational backgrounds, the fundamental similarities in the personalities of the characters and in their attitudes toward conflict indicate the relationships are unsalvageable.

We know the nature of Kafka's difficult relationship with his father because he wrote ________.

a 100-page letter detailing his grievances to his father

What individual items carried by the soldiers reveal their personalities? (Check all that apply):

a Bible, tranquilizers

The iconic opening sentence of this novella finds the main character, upon awakening one morning, transformed into ________.

a giant insect

Arnold friend drives ________.

a gold jalopy

An example of foreshadowing occurs when ________.

a guy wags his finger and says, "gonna get you, baby"

The setting of the story is ________.

a humble country home in a pasture

Who is Martha?

a junior at Mount Sebastian College, Jimmy Cross's love interest

Check off all the things that were used to make the quilt.

a piece of an old army uniform

What does the father in the second part of the story carry in his pocket?

a plaid piece of cloth

The new charwoman (cleaning lady) is ________.

dismissive of Gregor and calls him a dung beetle

Gregor ________.

has never missed a day of work

The most likely reason Jimmy Cross burns Martha's letters is that ________.

he feels guilty about Ted Lavender's death

Javi tells the painter that when the police ask him whether he is Mexican, he replies that ________.

he is Native American

When Javi drops his mother off at a church in Los Angeles offering sanctuary to undocumented immigrants, ________.

he realizes that he will probably never see his mother again

The narrator in the second part of the story decides that ________.

he will take his father on; he will face his father, in a fist fight if necessary

The soldier's humor (i.e. "zapped while zipping" and "We all got problems. Not Lavender.")

helps them cope with their fear

Eva's decision to set Plum on fire after he returns from WWI addicted to heroin is based on ________.

her belief that Plum is regressing to babyhood and she is not willing to raise him again

Gregor discovers that ________.

his father has some money left from his failed business

The author's preoccupation with alienation can be attributed to ________.

his own biographical reality with his family, religion, and country

The story's end is ________.

hopeful

The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. Carefully compare the sentence with the original passage and decide whether it is plagiarized, inaccurate, or acceptable. Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. Few tasks in life—and very few tasks in scholarship—actually depend on being able to read passages or solve math problems rapidly. As a teacher, I want my students to read, write and think well; I don't care how much time they spend on their assignments. For those few jobs where speed is important, timed tests may be useful. But getting into college, or doing satisfactorily once there, is not in that category. --Howard Gardner, "Test for Aptitude, Not for Speed" Reprinted in Current Issues and Enduring Questions, Ed. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, p. 23 Gardner argues that timed tests would provide students the opportunity to prove themselves and their ability "to read, write, and think well" (23).

inaccurate

The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. Carefully compare the sentence with the original passage and decide whether it is plagiarized, inaccurate, or acceptable. Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. Few tasks in life—and very few tasks in scholarship—actually depend on being able to read passages or solve math problems rapidly. As a teacher, I want my students to read, write and think well; I don't care how much time they spend on their assignments. For those few jobs where speed is important, timed tests may be useful. But getting into college, or doing satisfactorily once there, is not in that category. --Howard Gardner, "Test for Aptitude, Not for Speed" Reprinted in Current Issues and Enduring Questions, Ed. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, p. 23 Gardner writes, "As a teacher I want my students to read and write; I don't care how much time they spend on their assignments" (23).

inaccurate

Which two words can best be attributed to the main theme?

isolation and alienation

Javi's mother ________.

moves into the garage of the painter's house

At first, the painter thinks that Javi is there to ________.

pick up her dog

In the first part of the story, the father tells the son far too often and always in the same way ________.

that his mother had thrown his sister off the wagon when the wolves approached

The father in the second part of the story is ________.

the adult who was the yearning boy of five in the first part of the story

The narrator in the second part of the story behaves like ________.

the capable girl of nine in the first part of the story

This is a story about intergenerational trauma because (check all that apply):

the children in the second part of the story are abused because of their father's trauma

According to the story, what is a soldier's greatest fear?

the fear of being embarrassed

The object that represents the most important symbol in the story is ________.

the quilt

Javi and the painter are similar in terms of ________.

their self-reliance

Gregor's father ________.

throws apples at him

By his way of dressing, Arnold Friend seems to be attempting ________.

to look cooler and younger than he is in order to attract young women

When Gregor comes out of his room, Gregor's father________.

uses a walking stick and the newspaper to stomp Gregor back into his room

The novella ends ________.

with his mother, father, and sister traveling together on a day off

Javi's mother has done many jobs, including (check all that apply):

(1) selling water bottles by the side of the road (2) taking care of children

Which of the following statements is true?

Several metamorphoses occur in the story; in other words, several characters change.

Why is Connie alone in the house when Arnold Friend visits her?

She does not go to a barbecue with her family.

The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on climate change. Which is the better thesis?

"Because restricting greenhouse gas emissions would slow economic growth and increase unemployment and because the United States should not be held to higher environmental standards than its economic competitors, it is up to the private sector to address the challenges of climate change."

Match the term to the definition.

(1) Citation mining: using a text's citations and notes to track down other similar or related sources (2) Web of Science: a digital archive that can find where else the source that you are using has been cited (3) Bootstrapping: clicking on keywords in a source to find similar sources with the same keywords (4) Researching: finding information on a topic from reliable sources

The CRAAP test allows us to determine the credibility and value of sources. Match each component of CRAAP to its definition.

(1) Currency: How recently was the text published and how does that affect its accuracy and content. (2) Relevance: How closely related to your topic is the text and how well does it clarify your topic? (3) Accuracy: How valid and true is the information in the text? (4) Authority: What is the ethos of the author and the publisher? (5) Purpose: What are the motivations behind the writing of this text?

Which of the following sentences makes a plausible statement about the novel's theme? (Select all that apply):

(1) The novel's title is fitting because several characters undergo change or metamorphoses. (2) Gregor's metamorphosis is an allegory for an overdemanding family and an uncaring society that turns works into significant creatures.

Which statements are true about the story? (Check all that apply):

(1) The soldiers are unprepared for war. (2) The soldiers are often high. (3) The specter of death hangs over all the characters.

Which of the following is a narrowed research question? (Check all that apply):

(1) What are the health effects of rising temperatures in South Florida? (2) What are the effects on respiratory illness due to climate change in South Florida?

The soldiers carry objects that are necessary, but they also carry objects that (check all that apply):

(1) are good luck charms (2) remind them of home

The term Kafkaesque refers to (check all that apply):

(1) nightmarishly complicated and frustrating experiences (2) ghoulish, horror-like situations

How many miles has Javi walked to get to the painter's house?

20

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: Changes in a region's water cycle, which can include more frequent droughts, changes in the type of precipitation (e.g., snow to rain), and excessive flooding, do not always cause mass, long-term migration, but the associated increase in food instability does. --Claire Skinner, "Climate-Induced Migration," 2018, a database article with no page numbers, quote is from paragraph 13 Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Although changes in the water cycle do not always lead to migration, "the associated increase in food instability does" (Skinner, 2018, para. 13).

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: While capitalism has produced a plethora of socioeconomic benefits over its relatively brief history, it has also instigated unforeseen and undesirable consequences. With every product having a byproduct, our ability to extract and consume an immense bounty of natural resources has generated a correspondingly monstrous amount of waste in the form of physical garbage, atmospheric pollution, and other forms of environmental degradation. Global climate change has been the most severe consequence of our society's excessive atmospheric pollution. --Jonathan T. Park, "Climate Change and Capitalism," 2015, database PDF article, p. 189 Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Although no one can reasonably argue against the benefits of capitalism, it is also true that, as Park (2015) noted, "it has it has also instigated unforeseen and undesirable consequences" (p. 189). This is because every product that is manufactured for consumption produces both physical and atmospheric, with atmospheric waste being the greatest contributor to climate change (Park, 2015, p. 189).

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: The responses of birds to acute climatic stress are not well studied, but birds have been adapting to such stresses for tens of millions of years, and they're surprising us all the time—emperor penguins relocating their breeding grounds as the Antarctic ice melts, tundra swans leaving the water and learning to glean grains from agricultural fields. Not every species will manage to adapt. But the larger and healthier and more diverse our bird populations are, the greater the chances that many species will survive, even thrive. To prevent extinctions in the future, it's not enough to curb our carbon emissions. We also have to keep a whole lot of wild birds alive right now. --Jonathan Franzen, "Carbon Capture," 2015, online article with no page numbers, quote is from paragraph 12 Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Arguing that birds are more likely to adapt to serious climatic changes, Franzen (2015) wrote that although many birds have adapted in the past, the larger and healthier and more diverse our bird populations are, the greater the chances that many species will survive, even thrive. To prevent extinctions in the future, it's not enough to curb our carbon emissions. We also have to keep a whole lot of wild birds alive right now. (para. 12)

The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic big game hunting. Which is the better thesis?

Because it is poorly regulated, big game hunting is responsible for the decline of endangered species and congress should ban the importation of big game trophies into the United States.

The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on climate change. Which is the better thesis?

Because the United States is one of the leading polluters in the world, it must lead the fight against climate change. This means that policies such as cap and trade, energy research subsidies, and reduction of power plant emissions should be implemented.

The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic big game hunting. Which is the better thesis?

Big game hunting should not be banned: It is a noble sport that actually helps conservation efforts in important ways.

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: The radical otherness of birds in integral to their beauty and their value. They are always among us but never of us. They're the other world-dominating animals that evolution has produced, and their indifference to us ought to serve as a chastening reminder that we're not the measure of all things. --Jonathan Franzen, The End of the End of the Earth, 2018, p. 40 Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Birds, as the descendants of dinosaurs, have evolved and been on the planet longer than humans, and as Franzen (2018) reminded his readers "their indifference to us ought to serve as a chastening reminder that we're not the measure of all things" (p. 40).

To whom did the author dedicate this story?

Bob Dylan

What kind of relationship does Gregor have with his boss?

They are suspicious of each other; the boss is reproachful.

The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic of de-extinction, or bringing extinct species back to "life" via scientific experimentation (Jurassic Park style). Which is the better thesis?

De-extinction is a moral responsibility since it will revitalize struggling ecosystems and developing new genetic tools to help endangered species.

The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic of de-extinction or bringing extinct species back to "life" via scientific experimentation (Jurassic Park style). Which is the better thesis?

De-extinction is morally problematic, expensive, and unrealistic.

The conflict in the story peaks when ________.

Dee demands the handmade quilts the mother promised Maggie

Students should never use Wikipedia in their research process.

False

When conducting research, it is usually the case that most of the sources a student reads will make it into her or his paper.

False

The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic water quality. Which is the better thesis?

Federal regulations on water pollution must be stricter to protect the public from dangerous chemicals released into waterways through farming, factories, and other sources.

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: It was long believed that massive "climate events" such as severe storms pushed people to migrate. However, scholarship in the 2010s showed that, while climate events do affect climate-induced migration, they are not the only factor: sea-level rise, higher temperatures, and disruption of water cycles, known collectively as "climate processes," are perhaps more significant push factors than climate events. --Claire Skinner, "Climate-Induced Migration," 2018, a database article with no page numbers, quote is from paragraph 14 Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

It is important not to confuse "climate events," such as a flood or a storm from "climate processes," which are steadier shifts in sea-level rise or temperatures, for example. It is these "processes" rather than the "events" that cause people to migrate (Skinner, 2018, para. 14).

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: The higher ups in Miami and in state government do not like to talk about it. . . . The fact is, however, that, indifferent to interethnic struggles, political compromises, banking strategies, and traffic congestion, the sea is slowly reclaiming the peninsula and, most urgently, its southern part. The endless debates and delays with regard to Miami's traffic gridlock may be related, at least unconsciously on the part of authorities, to the anticipation of what is coming. For what good is it to build a multibillion-dollar rapid transit system when a few decades from now it may be underwater? --Alejandro Portes and Ariel C. Armony, The Global Edge, 2018, p. 176 Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

It is not a fiction that "the sea is reclaiming the [Florida] peninsula and, most urgently, its southern part" (Portes & Armony, 2018, p. 176).

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: If, between now and 2050, women have, on the average, half a child more than assumed in the U.N.'s medium projection, the projected number in 2050 is 10.5 billion. The difference between the low projection of 8 billion in 2050 and the high projection of 10.5 billion in 2050 is 2.5 billion, which was the total world population in 1950. --Joel E. Cohen, "Population and Climate Change," 2010, database PDF article, p. 173 Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

It seems that the best ways of addressing the threat of overpopulation is two-fold: We must both educate people (men and women) about sex and make contraception easily accessible to all women. This is because even if we take a conservative estimate, that is "half a child more than assumed in the U.N.'s medium projection," world population will grow to 10.5 billion by 2050 (Cohen, 2010, p. 173). This number becomes more chilling when we realize that the global population in 1950 was 2.5 billion (Cohen, 2010, p. 173).

The painter arranges for ________.

Javi to get a fake I.D.

The author of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is ________.

Joyce Carol Oates

One can find similarities in "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" to which fairy tale?

Little Red Riding Hood

The story is called "Everyday Use" because ________.

Maggie and Mama put the everyday objects of their lives to use

At the beginning of the story, we find ________.

Maggie and her mother awaiting Dee's arrival

Who is the protagonist in "Everyday Use"?

Mama

Whose point of view does the story present?

Mama's

What is the most accurate statement about this story's meaning?

Painful events from the past can be understood in different ways that can help people heal.

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: The higher ups in Miami and in state government do not like to talk about it. . . . The fact is, however, that, indifferent to interethnic struggles, political compromises, banking strategies, and traffic congestion, the sea is slowly reclaiming the peninsula and, most urgently, its southern part. The endless debates and delays with regard to Miami's traffic gridlock may be related, at least unconsciously on the part of authorities, to the anticipation of what is coming. For what good is it to build a multibillion-dollar rapid transit system when a few decades from now it may be underwater? --Alejandro Portes and Ariel C. Armony, The Global Edge, 2018, p. 176 Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Portes and Armony (2018) posed an interesting question about the reason why there has been such little progress improving the transportation system in Miami: "[W]hat good is it to build a multibillion-dollar rapid transit system when a few decades from now it may be underwater?" (p. 176).

Who is the author of "The Things They Carried?"

Tim O'Brien

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: Climate change displaces people in numerous and complex ways, for short and indefinite periods of time. According to Kathleen Newland's 2011 report "Climate Change and Migration Dynamics," there are four major drivers of climate-induced migration: sea-level rise; higher temperatures; droughts, floods, and other changes in the water cycle; and severe storms. --Claire Skinner, "Climate-Induced Migration," 2018, a database article with no page numbers, quote is from paragraph 12 Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Skinner (2018) reported, "Four factors that cause climate migration include "sea-level rise; higher temperatures; droughts, floods, and other changes in the water cycle; and sever storms" (para. 12).

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, with a likely range of 0.8°C to 1.2°C. --IPCC, "Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C," p. 4 Using the quotation above from as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a United Nations body which has been in existence since 1988 and which is tasked with evaluating the science connected to climate change. Its "Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C" explains, "Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, with a likely range of 0.8°C to 1.2°C" (IPCC, 2018, p.4).

The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines. Which is the better thesis?

The United States should be investigating ways of minimizing the use of fossil fuels instead of focusing on building a pipelines, such as the Keystone pipeline and the Dakota Access pipeline that will produce greenhouse gases, harm residents along the pipeline's route and fail to bring in the number of jobs the projects promise to create.

The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the Keystone pipeline. Which is the better thesis?

The building of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the United States should proceed since it would benefit the U.S economy, it is safe, and since the United States is not switching to cleaner energy sources, it is better that oil be imported from stable, democratic nations such as Canada.

What could be derived from the author's naming of the character Arnold Friend?

The character is a satanic friend.

How do we know the main character's father is exploiting him?

The son has to work to pay off the father's debt.

The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. Carefully compare the sentence with the original passage and decide whether it is plagiarized, inaccurate, or acceptable. Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. Few tasks in life—and very few tasks in scholarship—actually depend on being able to read passages or solve math problems rapidly. As a teacher, I want my students to read, write and think well; I don't care how much time they spend on their assignments. For those few jobs where speed is important, timed tests may be useful. But getting into college, or doing satisfactorily once there, is not in that category. --Howard Gardner, "Test for Aptitude, Not for Speed" Reprinted in Current Issues and Enduring Questions, Ed. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, p. 23 Doing well in college has very little to do with the ability to finish a test within a particular period of time (Gardner 23).

acceptable

The family has taken in three lodgers who ________.

are insulted by Gregor's presence and give notice they will leave

Gregor's sister, Grete, ________.

brings him rotting food, such as moldy cheese and decayed vegetables

Before his death, Kafka instructed his friend Max Brod to ________.

burn all of his unpublished work

What does M&M stand for?

candy

Javi presents himself as someone who can do the following (check all that apply):

cut firewood, feed a horse, drive stick

The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. Carefully compare the sentence with the original passage and decide whether it is plagiarized, inaccurate, or acceptable. Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. Few tasks in life—and very few tasks in scholarship—actually depend on being able to read passages or solve math problems rapidly. As a teacher, I want my students to read, write and think well; I don't care how much time they spend on their assignments. For those few jobs where speed is important, timed tests may be useful. But getting into college, or doing satisfactorily once there, is not in that category. --Howard Gardner, "Test for Aptitude, Not for Speed" Reprinted in Current Issues and Enduring Questions, Ed. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, p. 23 For those jobs that require speed, timed tests are useful (Gardner 23).

plagiarized

The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. Carefully compare the sentence with the original passage and decide whether it is plagiarized, inaccurate, or acceptable. Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. Few tasks in life—and very few tasks in scholarship—actually depend on being able to read passages or solve math problems rapidly. As a teacher, I want my students to read, write and think well; I don't care how much time they spend on their assignments. For those few jobs where speed is important, timed tests may be useful. But getting into college, or doing satisfactorily once there, is not in that category. --Howard Gardner, "Test for Aptitude, Not for Speed" Reprinted in Current Issues and Enduring Questions, Ed. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, p. 23 Gardner explains that few tasks in life require being able to read passages quickly or solve math problems quickly (23).

plagiarized

Gregor dies ________.

quietly, deciding that he should disappear

One of Javi's jobs is to ________.

refill the buckets of water for the painter's brushes

When the mother, Aanakwad, leaves with the sister in the first part of the story, the young boy ________.

runs after the wagon until his lungs give out

Gregor had a dream of ________.

sending his sister to the Conservatory

Dee decides to change her name to Wangero because ________.

she does not want to be named after the people who oppress her

How do the teenage girls dress when they go out together?

shorts, ballerina slippers, and charm bracelets

The relationship between Connie and her mother is mostly ________.

strained

The Anthropocene is described as our current era because (check all that apply):

(1) Humans have controlled nature (2) Human actions have affected every aspect of the Earth

Matching questions on Chapter 7 - Argument

(1) Post hoc, ergo propter hoc: Caribou population has risen since oil drilling started in Alaska. This means that oil drilling has a positive effect on wildlife (2) Non-sequitur: Scientists say that global warming is a problem, but I'm holding a snowball in my hand; clearly, there is no global warming (3) Straw-man: Environmental initiatives are socialist policies. Socialist policies are against our democratic values (4) Ad-hominem: The president says global warming is not occurring, but how can we believe him when he eats McDonald's burgers for lunch every day? (5) Slippery slope: If we begin thinking that non-human species have rights, people will soon be marrying bacteria (6) False dichotomy: We either save the economy or we save the planet. We cannot do both.

Match the character (in the novel: Sula) with the respective role they play in the novel.

(1) Sula: leaves the Bottom and comes back 10 years later (2) Nel: gets married and has children (3) Helene: Nel's mother (4) Hannah: Sula's mother (5) Eva: Sula's grandmother (6) Shadrack: WWI veteran who founds National Suicide Day (7) Ajax: Sula's lover (8) Jude: Nel's husband

Similes and metaphors establish comparisons between two dissimilar things. Which of the following is a metaphor? (Choose all that apply):

(1) The fog comes/on little cat feet (2) my boss Rob was waiting for me when I showed up for work five minutes late today—the snake!

How can a writer establish his or her credibility? (Choose all that apply):

(1) Through personal experience that makes him or her an expert on the topic (2) Through education and other certifications (3) By citing other experts

What are some questions the text says you might consider in analyzing a character? (Choose all that apply):

(1) Why might the author have presented a character such as this? (2) How trustworthy are the evaluations of the narrator? (3) What is the meaning of the character's name? (4) How does the development of the character affect the meaning of the work?

Another aspect of human survivability on the planet is connected to access to water. For example, McKibben reports that (select all that apply):

(1) a two-degree temperature rise will create serious drought and fertile land will become desert (desertification) (2) low water levels reduced the corn harvest in Germany in 2018 (the year the article was written) (3) as temperatures rise, it is predicted that corn and soybean harvests will be reduced between 22 and 49 percent in the U.S. (4) moving north to the Arctic is not a possibility because land there is not arable (5) because of overpumping of aquifers near arable land, there is little water, so irrigation could become impossible

In summary, McKibben argues that the inhabitable planet is shrinking because (select all that apply):

(1) consistently higher temperatures will likely make certain areas uninhabitable (2) desertification will reduce the amount of harvestable land (3) coastlines are being lost to sea-level rise

McKibben argues that, starting with coastlines, parts of the planet are becoming inhabitable for humans. For example, he says that (check all that apply):

(1) crop fields polluted with salt can no longer be cultivated and people have had to move away (2) ice melting in the coasts leaves towns, cities, and villages without protection from ocean waves (3) hurricanes which have destroyed towns leave people unable to rebuild (4) certain coastal towns are preparing to relocate residents because of rising sea levels (5) areas that were not flood zones 30 years old have become flood zones

According to McKibben, humans have affected the survival rates of other species. For example, he reports that (select all that apply):

(1) destruction of habitat has made sixty percent of wildlife extinct (2) coral reefs have shrunken and will soon be even smaller, one-tenth of what they are now, (3) birds which make their homes at high altitudes are becoming extinct because of heat

McKibben lists two effects of climate change that humans are already experiencing. These effects include (check all that apply):

(1) not swimming in the ocean because jellyfish, who thrive in warm water because other marine life is killed, will bite (2) not walking in meadows because ticks that carry Lyme disease could bite

Coherence refers to establishing clear connections between ideas in a paragraph and between paragraphs. Some strategies for achieving coherence in a paper include (check all that apply):

(1) repeating keywords from the thesis (2) using transition words and phrases (3) using pronouns that clearly refer to the characters being discussed (4) ordering paragraphs and details within paragraphs in a logical way

McKibben explains that a question arises about coastline retreat: Where should people go? This question is difficult to answer because rising temperatures are also affecting the places where human beings can live. For example, he writes that (select all that apply):

(1) rising temperatures are increasing the number of heat-related deaths (2) in some places, temperatures are staying in the three-digit range, even at night (3) the amount of work people can do outdoors has been reduced by ten percent (4) heat waves that used to happen once in a generation are predicted to occur for several weeks yearly, leading to mass migration and famine (5) employees have walked away from work because it was too hot to continue

Which strategies can writers use to support an idea in the body paragraphs? (Check all that apply):

(1) specific examples (2) descriptions (3) analogies (4) quotes from sources

McKibben refutes the idea that human conditions around the globe have been improving by pointing out that (check all that apply):

(1) the number of malnourished people, after declining for a decade, has risen (2) child labor is rising, after years of having fallen

In addition to looking at the formal elements in a literary text, writers might also look at (choose all that apply):

(1) the philosophies that the work addresses (2) the work's cultural context

Which of these sentences makes the most effective emotional appeal (an appeal to pathos)?

Against the cold darkness of outer space, the Earth looks like a vibrant blue marble.

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: Other mothers who defended their children from Sula's malevolence (or who had defended their positions as mothers from Sula's scorn for the role) now had nothing to rub up against. The tension was gone and so was the reason for the effort they had made. Without her mockery affection for others sank into flaccid disrepair. --Toni Morrison, Sula, page 153 Using the quotation above from Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Although Sula is reviled in her neighborhood, her death clearly leaves a void in the community, where mothers "had nothing to rub up against" (Morrison 153) that would make them feel superior.

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: The story of Nel and Sula is inscribed within the other, equally sorrowful stories of the Bottom. Each man in the Bottom has his own circle of sorrow. --Claude Pruitt, "Circling Meaning in Toni Morrison's Sula," database PDF article from African American Review, page 117 Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation and wording in the quotation.

Although the novel is separated by chapters that indicate chronological movement from 1919 to 1965, the characters are caught in a socially unchanging reality. As one critic explains, "The story of Nel and Sula is inscribed within the other, equally sorrowful stories of the Bottom. Each [character] in the Bottom has his [or her] own circle of sorrow" (Pruitt 117).

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: This act indicates a certain ruthlessness in her character, and Eva is ruthlessly controlling, adopting three boys and giving them the same name, "Dewey," and treating them as a unit. The emotionally stunting effect of this treatment is plain . . . . --Kelly Winters, "Critical Essay on Sula," database article with no page numbers Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

As the matriarch who has sacrificed her leg to feed her children, Eva's love is compelling, but she is also "ruthlessly controlling, adopting three boys and giving them the same name, 'Dewey,' and treating them as a unit" (Winters).

The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers that are to make an argument about whether W.H. Auden's poem "Musee des Beaux Arts" accurately interprets the theme of Brueghel's painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus. Which is the better thesis statement? (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson).

Auden's poem accurately interprets Brueghel's painting, demonstrating the point of the painting: Far from being innocent about the suffering of others, we turn away and pretend to be oblivious.

Similes and metaphors establish comparisons between two dissimilar things. Which of the following is a simile? (Choose all that apply):

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks

The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers comparing the characters in the short stories "The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara and "The Stolen Party" by Liliana Hecker. Which is the better thesis statement? (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson).

Both Sylvia and Rosaura are confident about themselves and their roles in their societies. However, despite this self-confidence, their futures are likely to be very different because of their attitudes toward the events that occur, their reactions to their discoveries, and the influences of the female figures around them.

The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers comparing the characters in the short stories "Pillow Talk" by Alisdair Gray and "Everything is Green" by David Foster Wallace. Which is the better thesis statement? (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson).

Both relationships seem doomed despite the differing responses by the wives to their husbands' expressed desire for connection and communication.

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: It was then he began to suspect that all those years of rope hauling and bell-ringing were never going to do any good. He might as well sit forever on his riverbank and stare out of the window at the moon. --Toni Morrison, Sula, page 158 Using the quotation above from Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay attention to punctuation.

By celebrating National Suicide Day, Shadrack had hoped to ward off the shock that death might bring, but after Sula's death, "he began to suspect that all those years of rope hauling and bell ringing were never going to do any good" (Morrison 158). These rituals that were part of National Suicide day had not protected him from the unexpected anguish of Sula's death.

The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers of the novel "Disgrace" by J. M. Coetzee. Which is the better thesis statement? (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson).

David Lurie's journey to the countryside is a journey into despair and ultimate redemption.

According to McKibben, all of these rapid climactic changes have been occurring despite the concerted effort of the fossil fuel companies to reduce them.

False

Comparing and contrasting characters or even texts is not usually a good way to discuss the meaning or value of a work.

False

Introductions for literary analysis essays should not include the name of the work(s) and the name of the author(s).

False

McKibben argues that the reality of climate change is too far gone and that there is little hope that the human species will survive.

False

McKibben's argument is that human beings have endured wars, famines, terrorism, tyrants and, in the same way, they will endure climate change.

False

Nel and Sula become friends precisely because they are so similar.

False

Showing a graph to make a particular point is sufficient for making a logical appeal.

False

The most effective way to conclude an essay is by repeating the idea of the thesis.

False

The only job of writers who analyze a work using comparison and contrast is write a list of comparisons and contrasts in their papers.

False

The text focuses on two approaches to argument: Aristotelean and Toulmin.

False

Topic sentences are okay in high school papers, but good writers should not really use them because it makes their papers seem simplistic.

False

What sentence most accurately summarizes the claim that McKibben makes about the role of the fossil fuel industry in preventing government and civil action to curb climate change?

Fossil fuel companies created the Global Climate Coalition which lobbied in Washington, was connected to members of government, and created a propaganda campaign to emphasize the lack of scientific certainty about climate change.

What does Sula overhear Hannah saying about her (Sula)?

Hannah says she loves Sula but does not like her.

When Helene and Nel enter the train car for white people in error and the conductor asks to "get [their] butts on in" to the black train car, ________.

Helene smiles up at him

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: Sula, however, is not primarily concerned with the social conflict between the white and the African American communities of Medallion. The novel mostly concerns the way African American communities both include and exclude those members who have violated community mores or who have become dislocated in ways that cause them to live on the moral or social margins. The novel presents characters who each signify an adaptation to this community, a community divided by class. --Joseph McLaren, "Masterplots: Sula," database article with no page numbers Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation and wording in the quotation.

In Sula, Morrison seems to be more concerned with the internal social dynamics of the black community of The Bottom and "characters who each signify an adaptation to . . . a community divided by class" (McLaren).

The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers of the novel "Disgrace" by J. M. Coetzee. Which is the better thesis statement? (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson).

Lucy's attitudes and behavior are representative of the new white South African and, because they are in direct conflict with David's attitudes and behavior, point to the humble position that David must learn to accept in the new South African society.

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: The people in these novels are complex. Some are good and some are bad, but most of them are bits of both. I try to burrow as deeply as I can into characters. I don't come up with all good or all bad. --Nelly McKay, "An Interview with Toni Morrison," database PDF article, page 420 Using the quotation above from an interview with Toni Morrison as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Morrison's characters defy description as either fundamentally good or evil; like all of us, they are fundamentally flawed humans struggling in the world, sometimes more successfully and sometimes less so. In fact, Morrison has said as much in an interview: "The people in these novels are complex. Some are good and some are bad, but most of them are bits of both. I try to burrow as deeply as I can into characters. I don't come up with all good or all bad" (qtd. in McKay 420).

The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers of the novel "Disgrace" by J. M. Coetzee. Which is the better thesis statement? (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson).

While Lurie's attitude about his affair with Melanie Issacs is representative of the former Apartheid reality, Melanie's ultimate response reveals the changes Lurie must adapt to in the post-Apartheid society.

The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers of the novel "Disgrace" by J. M. Coetzee. Which is the better thesis statement? (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson).

While the stated purpose of the dogs in Disgrace is the protection of the farm, the dogs are representative of several characters and symbolize Lurie's disgrace.

The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers about the short story "The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara. Which is the better thesis statement? (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson).

While some readers might argue that Sylvia does not realize the importance of being humble and grounded in reality, Sylvia's determination that "ain't nobody gonna beat me at nuthin" is the key that will lead her to achieving her goals.

Chicken Little dies ________.

when he slips from Sula's hands as she swings him and he falls into the river

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: Bright colors figure individuality, often distinguishing those who are marginalized by society. Rochelle, Helene's prostitute mother, wears a canary yellow dress. Sula wears a purple and white belt. When Sula dons a green ribbon, however, Ajax reads this as a sign of her burgeoning dependence on him. --Rachel Lister, "Literary Contexts in Novels: Toni Morrison's Sula," database article with no page numbers Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Some critics have noted the color symbolism in Sula: Bright colors figure individuality, often distinguishing those who are marginalized by society. Rochelle, Helene's prostitute mother, wears a canary yellow dress. Sula wears a purple and white belt. When Sula dons a green ribbon, however, Ajax reads this as a sign of her burgeoning dependence on him. (Lister)

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: Morrison typically frames her tales within mythic narrative structures, thus creating a heroic context for her themes and characters. At the same time, she develops a rich irony by juxtaposing heroic expectations with mundane reality. Furthermore, by pitting contrasting figures against one another, Morrison repeatedly reverses the reader's expectations. --Karen F. Stein, "Toni Morrison's Sula: A Black Woman's Epic," database PDF article, page 49 Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Stein argues that Sula is ironic about the hero's journey in literature. The novel does this by putting characters from whom we expect heroic actions in "mundane reality," an everyday reality that reverses "the reader's expectations" that some heroic event that will save the characters will occur (49).

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: She was completely free of ambition, with no affection for money, property or things, no greed, no desire to command attention or compliments--no ego. For that reason, she felt no compulsion to verify herself--be consistent within herself. --Toni Morrison, Sula, page 119 Using the quotation above from Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

Sula is an independent being: "[S]he felt no compulsion to verify herself—be consistent within herself" (Morrison 119). Her approach to life is one of discovery.

The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers comparing the characters in the short stories "The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara and "The Stolen Party" by Liliana Hecker. Which is the better thesis statement? (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson).

The protagonists of these stories have to overcome the same dilemma: understanding their actual socio/economic positions in their respective societies. However, the ending seems more hopeful for Sylvia of "The Lesson" than for Rosaura of "The Stolen Party."

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: A prevalent theme in Sula is the influence of family and friends on the characters. The book focuses on two friends, Sula and Nel, but both have been shaped, and continue to be shaped, by their experiences with their families, particularly their mothers. Their mothers, in turn, have been shaped by their own mothers, in a chain reaction passing through the generations.-- Kelly Winters, "Critical Essay on Sula," database article with no page numbers Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation.

The role of mothers in the novel is often underestimated. We are able to see how Eva has shaped Hannah and how Hannah, in turn, has shaped Sula. In fact, as critic Kelly Winters writes, "The book focuses on two friends, Sula and Nel, but both have been shaped, and continue to be shaped, by their experiences with their families, particularly their mothers."

According to some researchers, human beings need to be planning their retreat from coastal towns and cities rather than waiting for an emergency to strike and having to leave in panic.

True

According to the text, it is often useful to evaluate characters in a literary text the way you might analyze a real person.

True

Careful, analytical reading is the first step in preparing to write an essay.

True

Determining the credibility and use value of sources is important. According to the text, credibility refers to the reliability and accuracy of the author, the writing, and the publisher while use value refers to whether to use a text and how to use it.

True

Ethical appeals have to do with the credibility of the speaker.

True

Examining the cultural context of a work can involve examining gender roles, race relations, class boundaries, and the historical time period.

True

In a literary analysis essay, the thesis statement makes an assertion that the rest of the paper must prove.

True

McKibben quotes a 19th century environmentalist who believed that even though human beings believe the planet was made especially for them, the facts do not support this belief.

True

McKibben reports that recently a major fossil fuel company said it would spend 1/100 of its budget to back the fight for a carbon tax of $40 for a ton of oil, but climate scientists believe that such a tax would not have enough of an effect at this point.

True

Philosophical issues explored in texts include ideas of free will, the formation of human identity, the nature of sin, or questions of ethic.

True

Subgenres of drama include tragedy and comedy.

True

The Bottom refers to the joke of a white farmer who says the town is the bottom of heaven.

True

The author reports that rising sea levels and melting ice caps were originally predicted to occur at the end of this century, but they are occurring now.

True

The concept of Kairos has to do with using the best argumentative approach, given the historical and social moment in which an argument is made.

True

Topic sentences state the main idea of a body paragraph.

True

Words are the most basic tool of the writer; therefore, an author's word choice is worth analyzing.

True

Which sentence seems most true about the nature of Sula and Nel's situation?

Whereas Nel has to distance herself from her mother to gain her identity, the Peace women must find ways to connect with one another.

The difference between Aristotelean arguments and Rogerian arguments is that ________.

while Aristotelean arguments focus on the validity of their point while addressing counterarguments, Rogerian arguments focus on compromise in order to establish common ground

The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Despite its title, Sula actually has three protagonists: Shadrack, Sula/Nel, and the community of black people who live in the Bottom. These three protagonists are at the centers of different but overlapping and intricately interconnected plots that in turn convey various aspects of [the novel's] anti-war theme." --Maureen T. Reddy "The Tripled Plot and Center of Sula" PDF article, page 31 Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? Reddy argues for one possible reading of Sula as an anti-war novel (31).

acceptable

The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Morrison's novels combine psychological realism, social critique, symbolism, and the mythopoetic, resulting in a style similar to Magical Realism. Although her works are not limited to social protest, Morrison is concerned with racial themes frequently encountered in African American literature. Her novels reflect the workings of communities, the dilemmas faced by these families, and the problems encountered in their relationships. She also has addressed historical issues such as nineteenth-century slavery. Her fiction celebrates survival and defines black identity as multifaceted." --Joseph McLaren "Masterplots: Sula" online article, no page number Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? Although Morrison's novels are not written in the style of Magical Realism, they do share some similarities with this tradition (McLaren).

acceptable

The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Morrison's novels combine psychological realism, social critique, symbolism, and the mythopoetic, resulting in a style similar to Magical Realism. Although her works are not limited to social protest, Morrison is concerned with racial themes frequently encountered in African American literature. Her novels reflect the workings of communities, the dilemmas faced by these families, and the problems encountered in their relationships. She also has addressed historical issues such as nineteenth-century slavery. Her fiction celebrates survival and defines black identity as multifaceted." --Joseph McLaren "Masterplots: Sula" online article, no page number Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? As McLaren observes, Morrison's "fiction celebrates survival and defines black identity as multifaceted."

acceptable

The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Sula, however, is not primarily concerned with the social conflict between the white and the African American communities of Medallion. The novel mostly concerns the way African American communities both include and exclude those members who have violated community mores or who have become dislocated in ways that cause them to live on the moral or social margins. The novel presents characters who each signify an adaptation to this community, a community divided by class." --Joseph McLaren "Masterplots: Sula" online article, no page number Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? In Sula, characters adjust to their marginalized roles within the constraints of "a community divided by class" (McLaren).

acceptable

The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Toni Morrison's Sula begins and ends with death: The "prologue" to the novel tells of the death of both a neighborhood and its characteristic way of life, and the "epilogue," . . . is set in a cemetery where Nel Wright Greene is finally beginning to mourn the death of her friend Sula Peace, twenty-five years after the fact. These deaths, as Nel's thoughts about the grave markers suggest, are linked to wider scenes of death, to war and to the longing for peace, and, significantly, to freedom through the formal structure of the novel." --Maureen T. Reddy "The Tripled Plot and Center of Sula" PDF article, page 29 Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? Sula's beginning and ending are circular: The opening chapter tells about the death of a neighborhood, the Bottom while the ending finds Nel in a cemetery finally dealing with her grief for Sula (Reddy 29).

acceptable

The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Toni Morrison's Sula begins and ends with death: The "prologue" to the novel tells of the death of both a neighborhood and its characteristic way of life, and the "epilogue," . . ., is set in a cemetery where Nel Wright Greene is finally beginning to mourn the death of her friend Sula Peace, twenty-five years after the fact. These deaths, as Nel's thoughts about the grave markers suggest, are linked to wider scenes of death, to war and to the longing for peace, and, significantly, to freedom through the formal structure of the novel." --Maureen T. Reddy "The Tripled Plot and Center of Sula" PDF article, page 29 Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? Death is present in throughout Sula, and its significance has to do with "war and the longing for peace" and to "freedom through the formal structure of the novel" (Reddy 29).

acceptable

Body paragraphs in an essay must be unified, which means that ________.

all of the details in the paragraph relate to the main point of the paragraph

Genres of literature include (check all that apply):

drama, fiction, essays, poetry

What are ways to logically support a position? (Choose all that apply):

examples, statistics, syllogisms, expert testimony

The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Despite its title, Sula actually has three protagonists: Shadrack, Sula/Nel, and the community of black people who live in the Bottom. These three protagonists are at the centers of different but overlapping and intricately interconnected plots that in turn convey various aspects of [the novel's] anti-war theme." --Maureen T. Reddy "The Tripled Plot and Center of Sula" PDF article, page 31 Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? The novel's protagonists - Shadrack, Nel/Sula, and the community of people who live in the Bottom—represent an anti-war theme through overlapping and connected plots (Reddy 31).

plagiarized

The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Morrison's novels combine psychological realism, social critique, symbolism, and the mythopoetic, resulting in a style similar to Magical Realism. Although her works are not limited to social protest, Morrison is concerned with racial themes frequently encountered in African American literature. Her novels reflect the workings of communities, the dilemmas faced by these families, and the problems encountered in their relationships. She also has addressed historical issues such as nineteenth-century slavery. Her fiction celebrates survival and defines black identity as multifaceted." --Joseph McLaren "Masterplots: Sula" online article, no page number Is the following sentence, taken from the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? Morrison is interested in themes connected to black communities, the dilemmas faced by the families in these communities and the problems encountered in their relationships (McLaren).

plagiarized

The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Sula, however, is not primarily concerned with the social conflict between the white and the African American communities of Medallion. The novel mostly concerns the way African American communities both include and exclude those members who have violated community mores or who have become dislocated in ways that cause them to live on the moral or social margins. The novel presents characters who each signify an adaptation to this community, a community divided by class." --Joseph McLaren "Masterplots: Sula" online article, no page number Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? As a novel Sula is concerned with the ways African American communities both include and exclude those members who have violated community mores (McLaren).

plagiarized

The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Toni Morrison's Sula begins and ends with death: The "prologue" to the novel tells of the death of both a neighborhood and its characteristic way of life, and the "epilogue," . . ., is set in a cemetery where Nel Wright Greene is finally beginning to mourn the death of her friend Sula Peace, twenty-five years after the fact. These deaths, as Nel's thoughts about the grave markers suggest, are linked to wider scenes of death, to war and to the longing for peace, and, significantly, to freedom through the formal structure of the novel." --Maureen T. Reddy "The Tripled Plot and Center of Sula" PDF article, page 29 Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? Death is present in throughout Sula, and its significance has to do with war and the longing for peace and to freedom as well (Reddy 29).

plagiarized

Shadrack institutes National Suicide Day in order to ________.

reduce the fear of the unexpected nature of death

When Hannah asks Eva if she (Eva) ever loved her children, Eva responds directly by saying that ________.

she didn't have time to play with them because she was busy trying to keep them fed and alive

When Eva tells Sula that she should get married and have children, Sula replies that ________.

she doesn't want to make anybody else; she wants to make herself

A literary theme refers to ________.

the attitude or point about specific subject that the work deals with

The gray ball of fur just outside Nel's field of vision most likely serves as a symbol of ________.

the submerged repression of her feelings