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The author conveys the mood of this chapter by focusing mainly on |
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| A. | plot. | | B. | setting. | | C. | characters. | | D. | personification. |
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Which of the following phrases best expresses the main idea of the chapter? |
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| A. | Sometimes the dreariest place may contain a ray of hope. | | B. | Colonists who do not uphold the law deserve to die. | | C. | Virtue is not enough to protect one from death. | | D. | Ancient surroundings tend to attract evil−doers. |
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Which of the following is the best context clue to indicate that this is the first chapter of the novel? |
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| A. | "whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project" | | B. | "the deep heart of Nature could pity and be kind to him" | | C. | "the wooden jail was already marked with weather−stains and other indications of age" | | D. | "the threshold of our narrative, which is now about to issue from that inauspicious portal" |
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All of the following words could be used to describe the mood of lines 1−3 except |
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| A. | cheerless. | | B. | colorless. | | C. | rebellious. | | D. | grave. |
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According to the chapter, where was the wild rose−bush growing? |
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| A. | among the weeds | | B. | near the street | | C. | by the walkway | | D. | beside the prison door |
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