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"You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you Close

close close! I'm the reason why its no go" Why

things are what they are?"

Based on the novel "Piggy's" , the beast's words represents

A
human conscience
B
innate evil in human nature
C
the proximity of man and nature
D
the child's affinity with demonic forces
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Based on the novel "Piggy''s", towards the end of the novel, the boys can best be described as

A
brave and resourceful
B
frightened and beastly
C
religious and orderly
D
anarchic and savage
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33

The expression "The sun kisses the earth" is a

A
simile
B
metaphor
C
personification
D
paradox
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34

"O Julius Caesar, thou are mighty yet

Thy spirit walks abroad."

Based on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, the statement above is

A
a ghost story
B
superstition
C
an apostrophe
D
an exaggeration
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35

The major source of action in any narrative is

A
exposition
B
conflict
C
climax
D
epilogue
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36

A didactic piece is one in which the writer

A
teaches human lessons
B
condemns human foibles
C
dictates to his readers
D
discusses dialectic themes
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37

An over-used expression is

A
a cliche
B
a cacophony
C
an epigram
D
an archetype
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The literary device in which there is a difference between what is stated and what is actually the case is called

A
a metaphor
B
a simile
C
a personification
D
an irony
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A sub-plot is

A
a major turn or complication in the main story
B
the second part of the main plot
C
a secondary plot dealing with a different theme
D
an aspect of the main plot recited by a different narrator
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40

What basically distinguishes Literature from other disciplines is its

A
use of creative imagination
B
exposition of human experience
C
communication of ideas
D
portrayal of places
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