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He was given an honorary Ph.D. from Harvard

Identify the story that best correlates with the image:   

In “Soldier’s Home,” what does Harold Krebs struggle with upon returning home from the war?

“Do I dare / Disturb the universe?” and “No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;” and “I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. / I do not think that they will sing to me”

“I, too, dislike it; there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle”

Where is “Soldier’s Home” set? 

Identify the source of the line(s): “But Microscopes are prudent / In an Emergency!”

“These fragments I have shored against my ruins / Why then Ile fit you. Hieronymo’s mad againe. / Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata. / Shantih     shantih     shantih”

In “The Open Boat,” Stephen Crane uses repetition of the lines, “If I am going to be drowned—if I am going to be drowned—if I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come this far and contemplate sand and trees?”  How does this repetition contribute to the tone and the overall meaning of the story? Rubric: 2 points: begins by clearly answering the prompt 4 points: provides reasons, explanations, and/or evidence to support answer 2 points: uses correct grammar and punctuation 

He was born in Massachusetts; his mother raised him after his father deserted the family.