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Kyle ran into his house, slamming the door behind him.  He threw his book bag on the floor and plopped onto the couch.  After six hours of playing Grand Larceny VII, he ate some pizza and fell asleep with a slice on his stomach and his feet on his book bag. When Kyle came home from class the next day, he was noticeably distraught.  He balled up his latest essay and placed it inside a soup can in the garbage. He then flipped the soup can upside down in the garbage can and arranged loose pieces of trash over it.  As he plopped down on the couch, he let out a sigh and picked up his controller. What can you infer from this passage? 

_______ is the perspective from which a story is told.

_______ refers to positive or negative feelings associated with a word.

_________ is the interpretation of life experience based on the outcome of a story.

Both simile and metaphor make comparisons between two unlike things, but what is the main difference between them?

________ is a device that encourages the reader to infer the opposite of what is written.

______ are the people in the story.

A businessman who claims to have zero tolerance for corruption is found guilty of corruption. What is this an example of?

Ella _________50 años. 

A new employee at your clinic has not received her logon information. You really need her help scheduling appointments, but without logon information, she cannot access the appointment system. You know that one of your coworkers keeps his password on a post-it note underneath his keyboard. What do you do?