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The author of "Girl" is...
Jamaica Kincaid
The author of "The Cask of Amontillado" is...?
Edgar Allen Poe
The author of "My First Lifeline" is...?
Maya Angelou
Who is the main speaker in "Girl"?
The mother
Which warning does the mother in "Girl" most emphatically repeat to her daughter?
"Don't be the slut I know you are so bent on becoming"
What does the daughter try to communicate when she periodically interjects?
She is innocent.
According to the mother and their society, what brings respectability to a woman?
Domestic skills (housekeeping)
What is the setting for "My First Lifeline"?
Stamps, Arkansas
What is Marguerite's issue in school?
She won't talk
Illiterate means...
unable to read
According to Mrs. Flowers, what separates human beings from animals?
language
The site prepared for Fortunato’s burial is located...?
in the Montresor catacombs
What is “Amontillado”?
a type of wine
Montressor says that Two things are needed in order to have the perfect revenge. What are these 2 things?
1. Never get caught 2. The person must know it is you seeking revenge.
When Montressor meets Fortunato at the carnival, it is what part of the plot?
Inciting Moment
Which part of "The Cask of Amontillado" is the climax?
when Fortunato is fettered (chained) to the wall
