Mikki is writing an essay about the effects of the Chicago fire of 1871, and she is using Jim Murphy's The Great Fire in her research. Why is this book considered a credible source?

Which sentence from the story foreshadows the evil results of using the monkey's paw? A."As I wished it twisted in my hands like a snake." B.

What type of verb is the bold word? Sonja and Neil are hard workers.

Question 1 July 10. We can assure the Public, that Spinning is so much encouraged among us, that a Lady in Town has within about three Weeks become a very good Spinner, though she never spun a Thread in her Life before.

Which event is the climax of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass? A: Douglass escapes to freedom in the North and changes his name. B: Douglass marries Anna, a free black woman.

Select the correct answer. What sound device is used in the following excerpt from "How the Animals Lost their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat" by Carl Sandburg?

Match the literary movement or subgenre with the literature. A: Early American and Colonial Literature B: American Romanticism C: Transcendentalism D: Realism E: Regionalism The sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

Identify where Caesura is found in the following lines from "Beowulf." "Then, when darkness had dropped, Grendel Went up to Herot, wondering what the warriors Would do in that hall when their drinking was done." A.

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Vocabulary - arduousof words from Beowulf.

A poet is working to create a consistent meter in his poem, but he isn't sure where the stresses fall in a long word he's planning to use. What source should he use to find this information? A) almanac B) dictionary C) encyclopedia D) thesaurus