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22 Cards in this Set
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what was the guilded age
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it was a time period that there were many rich people and many more poor people
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what were the rich people of the time called
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roberbarins
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who started american falanthropy
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andrew carnagy
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who wrote the guilded age th story of today
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charles warner
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who was the first author to use dialect and give us a true american voice
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mark twain
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where did realism stem from
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journalism during the civil war
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what is naturalism
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is an extreme form of realism that is completly negative
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who was the author that followed the term the mind makes its own reality
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Ambrose bears
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what was Marks Twains real name
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Samuel clemens
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what was significant about Mar twains birth and death
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hallys commet
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what does Mark Twain stand for
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you shout it on the Mississippi when you are 2 fathoms deep
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what did mark twain want to do when he grew up
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wanted to be a steam boat captain
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what did markn twain believe was the highest point of a humans nobility
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there youth
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what was the theme in to build a fire
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the indiference of nature or the universe
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what is the theme of poker flat
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it is about redemption
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where was poker flat set
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in California in the 1850's
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what was the setting in to build a fire
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alaskan yukon in -75 weather
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who wrote owl creek bridge
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Ambrose Bears
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who wrote jumping from
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mark twain
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who wrote poker flat
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Bret Hate
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who wrote to build a fire
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jack london
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John Oakhurst: Professional gambler who is forced out of the town of Poker Flat as an undesirable because he wins so much money from the townspeople.
The Duchess and Mother Shipton: Prostitutes who are also banished from Poker Flat. Uncle Billy: Thief and drunkard who is likewise forced out of town. Tom Simson: Young man who leaves town and joins Oakhurst and the other outcasts. He admires Oakhurst, who returned $40 he had won from Billy after feeling sorry for him. Piney Woods: Tom's sweetheart, who leaves town with him. They had planned to marry in Poker Flat. Jim Wheeler: Resident of Poker Flat who bemoans the loss of money to Oakhurst. Jake Woods: Piney's father. He is referred to in the story but plays no active role in it. |
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