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What is the meaning of The Postman Always Rings Twice?

How many five-letter words are there in the English language?

In Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," what does the phrase "star-crossed lovers" mean in the context of the prologue? A. Lovers who are blessed by the stars. B. Lovers who are fated to meet each other. C. Lovers who are opposed by fate. D. Lovers who are extremely fortunate.

What is the main problem and solution in "Sisters" by Raina Telgemeier?

Apple Tree a. In the poem "A Poison Tree," this symbolizes revenge. b. In the poem "A Poison Tree," this symbolizes wrath.

What word begins and ends with an E but only has one letter?

What is an example of meter in a poem?

How does the author support their main idea in "Have We Forgotten the True Meaning of Labor Day?" Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

A Sound of Thunder Conflict is a struggle. It may be internal (person versus self) or external (person versus something else). Give examples of both internal and external conflicts in the story.

Which is a negative connotation of the word brave? A. Audacious B. Courageous C. Fearless D. Foolhardy

What does the metaphor "kiss the rain" mean?

What is the function of a subordinating conjunction? Select an answer: A. It works together with another conjunction in the same sentence. B. It connects two equal and complete clauses. C. It introduces a weaker or lesser clause. D. It strongly connects two independent clauses.

How can a teacher explain to students why there is a double "n" in "beginning"? A. The base word ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, and the suffix begins with a vowel. B. The final consonant of a word is always doubled with -ing. C. The final consonant "n" is not well articulated and needs to be strengthened. D. There is no principle or rule to explain this.

What is most closely the meaning of "alacrity" as it is used in the previous passage? a. Eagerness b. Disappointment c. Hesitation d. Humbleness

Form questions using inverted word order. Put the subject at the end. ¿Termina la clase a las dos?

Question: Graveyard Walk TEAS VI Passage Graveyard Walk Steven walked through the graveyard every day on his way home from school. It was a convenient shortcut, and in broad daylight, the tombstones and dark cypress trees seemed mild and unthreatening. Things were different this evening. Steven Graveyard Walk TEAS VI Passage Graveyard Walk Steven walked through the graveyard every day on his way home from school. It was a convenient shortcut, and in broad daylight, the tombstones and dark cypress trees seemed mild and unthreatening. Things were different this evening. Steven stole through the gates as quickly as possible, fearful that he was being watched. He ran to the deep shadows of a mausoleum and caught his breath, heart pounding. He tried to listen for ominous noises, but could hear nothing over the blood rushing through his ears. He pressed the button to light up his watch: 11:30 p.m. He must stay here a full hour to win the bet. He now wished he had never taken it. He heard a slow scrape from behind him. Steven froze, and then turned with underwater slowness. To his horror, he could see the mausoleum door sliding open. Steven wanted to run, but could not. He could not feel his legs; he struggled to draw breath. A yellow light shone from inside the mausoleum. Shadows crept and danced on the tombstones as someone or something- holding the light pushed through the door. It made a terrible, guttural sound, like the groans of a dying man. The door swung fully open.On the mausoleum threshold stood an old man in a plaid shirt, a lantern in his hand and a cigarette in his mouth. He coughed again, spat, and closed the door. It was only the graveyard groundskeeper, finishing up a long day of work. The groundskeeper ambled off toward the machine shed. As soon as the man’s back was turned, Steven left his hiding spot and ran. His friend David could keep that $5 wager. An hour in this place just wasn’t worth it. 1.) Which of the following sentences as used in the passage indicates a “compare and contrast text structure A. “An hour in this place just wasn’t worth it.” B. “Things were different this evening” C. “He must stay here the full hour to win the bet” D. “He heard a low scrape from behind him.” 2.) Which of the following definition matches the meaning of the word “threshold” as it is used in this passage? A. A level at which one starts to feel or react to something. B. A strip of wood or stone forming a bottom of a doorway C. A point of launch of the beginning, as into a new stage of phase D. A level, rate, or amount at which something takes effect. 3.) Which of the following is a logical conclusion one could make based on the passage? A. The graveyard groundskeeper is a very frightening person B. Steven becomes most frightened by the atmosphere of the graveyard at night C. Steven and David often make bets with each other D. Children who live nearby often dare each other to visit the graveyard at night

List the three most common or frequently used types of allusions.

"Which of the following is an example of verbal irony? A. Her step is as light as a feather. B. ""You are beautiful like a summer day,"" she told the winner of the baby beauty pageant. C. Talking to him is about as interesting as reading a dictionary. D. Her voice is as sweet as honey."

1- Title Implications: Explain what the word “trifles” literally means. Trifle means insignificant or trivial. 2- Symbolic Setting. a) Outside: What is the weather? Cold and dark. Specifically, where is the murder site/ farmhouse located? The murder site is in a farm in Canada. B. Inside the house: List two things that let the audience “feel” how literally cold it is: It's a cold March morning and the audience is given a feeling of the cold in the atmosphere by the very first lines where Mrs. Hale opens the storm door and the cold wind cuts through her face and she rushes in to get her woolen scarf. Inside the house specifically, the feeling of cold becomes evident when all the men enter Minnie Foster's house and gather round the fire, they're even thankful that the sheriff had sent his own deputy that morning to make the fire prior to their arrival. 3- List three significant details that are evidence of a poorly kept kitchen: Dirty towels, dirty pans in the sink, and the kitchen cupboard drawers that were sticky and messy because of the burst jam jars. 4- Thumbnail Sketch: Make a comment about each of the characters A. Attorney Henderson: An unabashed male chauvinist who openly belittles women, but he is a good attorney. B. Sheriff Peters: Experienced in his job as sheriff but tends to be judgmental. C. Mr. Hale: A simpleton who is easily swayed by other opinions and a caring husband. D. Mrs. Peters: A fearful woman who does not have much opinion of her own but later shows insightfulness and is sympathetic to Minnie Foster's plight. E. Mrs. Hale: A smart, intuitive woman who is sympathetic to Minnie's plight and has a soft corner for her. She is investigative and curious to know why Minnie took the step that she had to and empathizes with her. 5- List two “put down” comments the men make against women: Mr. Hale stereotypes women saying that women are used to worrying over trifles, when they learn that despite being held for murder Minnie was worried about her fruit preserves in jail. Attorney Henderson says that the women wouldn't be able to identify a clue even if they stumbled upon it. In a way, prejudging all women and calling them stupid. 6- What evidence is there to suggest that John Wright was a hard man to live with? He did not allow Minnie to buy new clothes because when Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter went to retrieve her clothes from the closet they came upon shabby clothes that were mended over and over again and later they came across the stove with the broken lining and an old oven indicating to the fact that Mr. Wright did not let Minnie buy new clothes or possibly didn't give her money to upkeep herself or the house. 7- Why hadn’t Mrs. Hale gone to see Minnie Wright in over a year? Mrs. Hale had not been to see Minnie for over a year even though she wished to see her because she was busy in the work of her own farm and also because she wasn't too fond of visiting the Wright's place because it was gloomy and lacked cheerfulness. 8- Why does Mrs. Peters not like the phrase “married to the law”? Mrs. Peter's does not like the phrase “married to the law” because since she is married to the Sheriff, who ensures law and order in the county, she too is supposed to be exactly like her husband or in other words-'married to the law' and thus has no identity of her own. 9- Why do the women hide the dead bird? The women hide the dead bird to protect Minnie from persecution. The dead bird can be used in a court of law to prove that Minnie had motive to kill her husband, which is exactly what Henderson is looking for. The women sympathize with Minnie once they have seen the conditions that she has had to put up with while living with Wright, who is a hard and cruel man. 10- What other action might they have taken? The other action that they could have taken was to hand over the evidence to the attorney and implicate Millie beyond doubt for murdering her husband and letting the law take its course. 11- How is each of these important? A. John Wright’s decision not to pay for a party [shared] telephone line: He said that folks talked too much anyways and thus deprived his wife of the little social life she could have had on the phone too. B. Bird cage with broken door: It is evidence that the bird was killed in a fit of rage. It is also symbolic of how Minnie broke the door of the cage that she was trapped in, the cage of her husband Wright's tyranny. C. Dead bird with its neck rung: It is symbolic of how Minnie, who used to sing in her past was subjugated by Wright to a point where she was hopeless and was as good as a dead bird, whose neck had been rung. In other words, Wright sucked the life out of Minnie by treating her badly and just as he had literally rung the singing canary's neck, over the years he had figuratively done the same act with his wife. D. Millie sang in the choir thirty years before: This is evidence that Millie was not always the shabbily clothed, lonesome, gloomy housewife. At one point she had the zest for life and used to sing in the choir. But her marriage to Wright transformed her for the worst. E. The quilt pieces: Minnie was sewing a quilt out of blocks and one of the blocks had been sewn in a haphazard manner in a stark contrast to the other blocks in the quilt it reflected that Minnie was nervous about something while sewing that block.