Read the article "Measles: A Dangerous Illness (Links to an external site.)" by Roald Dahl

Now briefly respond to these questions.

1) How did you react to this piece of writing?

2) What images did it conjure up for you?

3) What feelings did it leave you with?

4) What personal connections can you make?
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5) What questions do you have?

How did rick respond to this conflict

Which does not contain a run-on sentence? a. in the late autumn, my grandmother cooks an amazing pie she uses acorn squash and fresh honey. b. in the late autumn, my grandmother cooks an amazing pie she uses, acorn squash and fresh honey. c. in the late autumn, my grandmother cooks she makes an amazing pie with acorn squash and fresh honey. d. in the late autumn, my grandmother cooks an amazing pie with acorn squash and fresh honey.

1. the ranch hand whit reminisces about a ranch hand, bill tenner, who is no longer on the ranch. which theme does this best illustrate? a. the injustice of discrimination b. the value of hopes and dreams c. the destructiveness of human beings d. the loneliness of human beings 2. steinbeck illustrates symbolism when he describes a. the heron feeding on the snake in the pond. b. lennie talking to the gigantic rabbit. c. george telling lennie it isn't his fault. d. slim's invitation to go have a drink. 3. george's traveling companion, lennie, always asks to hear about the rabbits. which of the following best describes his reasoning? a. lennie knows it george to talk about the rabbits. b. the rabbits are bigger than mice making them able to withstand lennie's petting. c. lennie lived on a farm where he was responsible for raising rabbits. d. the rabbits are part of george and lennie's dream of one day having a farm of their own. 4. changing the sequence of events in a chronological essay uses the literary element of a. flashback. b. dramatic irony. c. imagery. d. allusion. 5. to insure transition and flow in a chronological essay, it is important to use proper a. time order/sequence signal words. b. cause and effect signal words. c. compare/contrast signal words. d. descriptive signal words. 6. steinbeck characterizes curley in such a way as to use him a. as a symbol of hope in a difficult situation. b. as an element of human sexuality. c. as a point of tension in the plot's rising action. d. as comic relief in dramatic scenes.