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The hairy wild-bee that murmurs and hankers up and down, that gripes the fullgrown lady-flower, curves upon her with amorous firm legs, takes his will of her, and holds himself tremulous and tight till he is satisfied. What does tremulous mean ?

A. Trembling and timid
B. Stiff
C. Afraid
D. Contemplating and deciding

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Of the two, reverend Sir,” said the voice like the deacon’s, “I had rather miss an ordination-dinner than to-night’s meeting. They tell me that some of our community are to be here from Falmouth and beyond, and others from Connecticut and Rhode-Island; besides several of the Indian powows, who, after their fashion, know almost as much deviltry as the best of us. A “powow” in this context is___________?

A. A devil-worshipper
B. A boxer
C. An apples-salesman
D. A medicine MAN

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Who wrote Heritage ?

A. Countiee cullen
B. William faulkner
C. T.s. eliot
D. Wallace stevens

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This Puritan author wrote about the Salem witch trials_____________?

A. Cotton mather
B. Owen edwards
C. Annie bradford
D. Terry pratchett

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Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Enlightenment ?

A. Reason
B. Deism
C. Political
D. Skepticism

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Having emerg’d from the Poverty and Obscurity in which I was born and bred, to a State of Affluence and some Degree of Reputation in the World, and having gone so far thro’ Life with a considerable Share of Felicity, the conducing Means I made use of, which, with the Blessing of God, so well succeeded, my Posterity may like to know, as they may find some of them suitable to their own Situations, and therefore fit to be imitated ?

A. Fredrick douglass
B. John winthrop
C. Benjamin franklin
D. William apess

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“Your goodness must have some edge to it—else it is none. The doctrine of hatred must be preached as the counteraction of the doctrine of love when that pules and whines.” In this work the author argues in favour of____________?

A. Communism
B. Revolution
C. An independent nation of independent individuals
D. Abolition

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when did william Faulkner get nobel prize for literature ?

A. A-1941
B. B-1949
C. C-1945
D. D-1938

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In addition to driving the family coach, what other responsibility do the St. Clare assign Uncle Tom ?

A. Tutoring eva
B. Managing finances
C. Helping dinah cook
D. Administering marie’s medicine

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But for many minutes the heart beat on with a muffled sound. This, however, did not vex me; it would not be heard through the wall. At length it ceased. The old man was dead. I removed the bed and examined the corpse. Yes, he was stone, stone dead. This victim is killed because of_____________?

A. A letter
B. His clouded eye
C. His pact with the devil
D. His loud heart beat

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