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62 Cards in this Set
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According to the narrator in "A Rose for Emily," why do the women of the town come to Miss Emily's funeral?
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They are curious to see the inside of her house.
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To what does "conquettish decay" refer to?
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Miss Emily's house
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What's the first effort the town makes to take care of Miss Emily?
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remit her taxes
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What description in Part I of "A Rose for Emily" implies that she isn't healty?
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Looks bloated, like a drowned body.
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What 3 scandals are briefly desribed in Part II of "A Rose for Emily"
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- Keeps dad's corpse for 3 days
- Has affair with Homer Barron - Affair dies, then Homer leaves but there is a bad odor in the air |
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To what is Miss Emily compared to in Part II?
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An idol
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How does the town explain Miss Emily's holding onto her father's corpse for three days?
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You hold on to something that cheats you
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To what is Miss Emily compared in the first paragraph of Part III
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angels in stained glass
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What is Homer Barron's job?
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Foreman of the paving crew
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What color is first associated with Homer and Emily's courtship?
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yellow
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In the opening paragraph of "The Man Who was Almost a Man," what does Dave resent being treated like?
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A child
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Who controls Dave's money?
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Mother
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How old is Dave?
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17 years old
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What sign causes Dave's courage... to ooze
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The sight of fat joe
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What is the first request that dave makes of Fat Joe?
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Can I see your catelog
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When Dave starts to share his secret desire with Fat Joe, what promise does Dave ask Joe to make?
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He asks Joe not to tell anyone
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When Fat Joe hears that Dae wants a gun, what is his first response?
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You mean your mom's allowing you to have money.
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What kind of gun does Fat Joe offer to sell Dave?
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A left hand wheeler.
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What does Dave's mother declare she does not feed in her house?
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hogs
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To what sort of practical use does Dave's mother want to put the Sears Roebuck catalogue?
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Make it toilet paper
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When Dave tries to protect the catalogue, what does his mother call him?
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crazy
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When do we first see Dave feeling guilt?
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When he realizes his father is looking at him
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What does Dave not what to mention in front of his father?
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money
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What must Dave "muster" before asking his mother for money for the gun?
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his courage
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What does Dave's mother say she wants to do with his money?
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saving it to buy school clothes
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When Dave first approaches his mother with the catalogue, how is his voice describe?
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Huskey
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When his mother first responds to Dave's request for a gun, what does she call him?
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A fool
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What piece of dialogue implies that Dave has already manipulated his mother about letting him get a gun?
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"You promised me"
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What reasons does Dave's mother give for why she insists on controlling his money?
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He's ain got no sense.
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What is the first "fake" reason Dave gives for wanting to buy a gun?
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Pa ain got no gun.
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How does Dave change his appeal to his mother from logical to emotional?
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Slips his arm around her waist
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What assertion does Dave make that emphasizes he's trying to manipulate his mother's emotions rather than her logic?
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Ah loves yuh, Ma.
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Once Dave's mother agrees to let him buy the gun, what major stipulations does she require of him?
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He must bring it straight back to her.
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Where does Dave hide the gun when he finally gets home with it?
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under his pillow
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According to Dave, if he's holding his gun what can nobody do to him?
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Run over him
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Why did Dave not fire his gun that night when he bought it?
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Afraid his father would hear it.
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Once Dave gets out of bed, where does he hide his gun?
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Ties it to his thigh
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Why is Dave so pleased when Mr. hawkins asks him to plow down by the woods?
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He'll be able to fire his pistol.
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What warning does Dave give to Jenny the mule as he prepares to fire his gun?
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Not act like a fool
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The first time Dave fires his gun, what happens to him?
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Recoil injuries his hand.
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What more serious accident happens the first time Dave fires his gun?
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Shoots the mule
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What does Dave do with the gun once he realizes he's in serious trouble?
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Buries it
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What lie does Dave decide to tell Mr. hawkins
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The mule stabbed itself on the point of the plow.
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Who is the first person to express serious suspicion about Dave's lie?
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His mother
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What question does Dave's mother ask that causes his lie to be exposed?
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"What'd you do with the gun"
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What does Dave see that makes him cry?
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The dead mules legs sticking up in the air
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Once Dave's lie is exposed, how does the crowd of spectators respond?
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They laugh at him
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How does Mr. Hawkins suggest that Dave pay for the mule?
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Pay him two dollars a month.
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What two-part punishment does Dave's father require?
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Return the gun and get ready for beating.
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When Dave returns to the scene of his crime and prepares to shoot his gun once again, what behavior does he know he can't repeat?
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Shutting his eyes when he shoots
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What more serious accident happens the first time Dave fires his gun?
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Shoots the mule
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What does Dave say he'd like to do to prove to Mr. hawkins that "Dae Saunders is a man?"
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Shoot into Mr. Hawkins house
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What do we see Dave doing in the final scene of the stoyr?
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Hopped on a freight train probably heading for chicago
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