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In "The Thread That Runs So True," Jesse Stuart taught at Landsburgh High School. True or False.

False

McKinley, Balchen, and Nansen accompanied Byrd. True or False.

False

The Normans spoke __________.

French

Identify this conjunction: either...or

correlative

An event or situation in a story or autobiography which changes the lives of one or more people is known as the __________.

turning point

The Old English word hviër means _________.

where

Identify this conjunction: after

subordinating conjunction

Identify this conjunction: as long as

subordinating conjunction

A truth the author expresses about life as he sees it which may influence the reader's ideas is the __________.

theme

What benefits can come from reading an autobiography?

1. One can gain insight into famous people and times. 2. Autobiography is a source of inspiration. 3. One can enjoy excitement and entertainment.

The Norman Conquest of England occurred in the year _________ A.D.

1066

An Anglo-Saxon king who was a soldier and scholar was __________.

Alfred the Great

The most famous epic in the old English language is __________.

Beowulf

The __________ were early settlers of Britain before the Romans.

Celts

A nonrestrictive clause should not be set off by commas. True or False.

False

An adverb clause usually begins with a relative pronoun. True or False.

False

An Anglo-Saxon ship burial was found at ___________.

Sutton Hoo

Four pronouns which have remained unchanged from Old English are:

There are actually six pronouns unchanged: me, us, we, he, his, him

Which sentence from "Flight to the South Pole" foreshadows the difficult decision that Admiral Byrd would need to make later in the excerpt?

There were handshakes all around, and at 3:29 o'clock we were off.

A subordinate clause is less important than the main clause. True or False.

True

An appositive can be used to subordinate ideas. True or False.

True

Bynd's trip, which began Thanksgiving Day, marked the first time any American had been within one thousand miles of the area. True or False.

True

Byrd's trip, which began Thanksgiving Day, marked the first time any American had been within one thousand miles of the area.

True

Coordinating conjunctions should join similar words, phrases, or clauses. True or False.

True

Several of Stuart's students had been in the first grade for as many as eight years. True or False.

True

A(n) __________ is a story, or connected narrative, that a person writes about his own life, revealing the author's personal feelings and thoughts.

autobiography

Identify this conjunction: consequently

conjunctive adverb

Identify this conjunction: however

conjunctive adverb

Identify this conjunction: still

conjunctive adverb

Identify this conjunction: therefore

conjunctive adverb

Identify this conjunction: for

coordinating conjunction

Identify this conjunction: yet

coordinating conjunction

Northumbrian is a(n) __________ of the Anglo-Saxon language.

dialect

A poem, such as the "The Seafarer" or "The Ruin," dealing with a serious subject is called an __________.

elegy


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