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Read the following excerpt from Death of a Salesman and then select the option below that best defines the word in italics

Quality

James Boswell is commonly credited as

the writer of the first modern biography.

What were the middle ages known as when learning and culture nearly vanished throughout Europe

the dark ages

Her biographer conclusively proves that Hypatia did invent the astrolabe

B. False

Why were mia hamm Marion Jones and Julie foudy's comments on Jackie Joyner-kersee relevant to her biography

Their comments were relevant because they are women athletes who came after Joyner-Kersee and were inspired by her example.

A collective biography is

A collective biography is a biography that includes the stories of many people's lives, and usually how they intersected.

Although the biographer cannot prove it she believes strongly that Hypatia invented the astrolabe

false

Who takes the narrator's celery toward the end of the essay

A stranger at an inn

A personal essay is what

just like a essay but it is about you

Who is the protagonist in Self-Reliance

Emerson

Which of the following options best describes the passage below Every member of Elisa's family that I have met is tall Therefore her sister whom I have not yet met must be tall as well

inductive reasoning

What sport was not mentioned by Joyner Kersee that she competed in

Soccer and bowling are two sports that Jackie Joyner Kersee never competed in.

The narrator never becomes comfortable with the idea that autumn is approaching. Apex

False

Based on the overall tone of the essay we can infer that the narrator is joking when he writes He realized later what he had done and apologized but of what good is an apology in such circumstances

True

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