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Examine the following brief excerpt from Susan Glaspell’s short story “Jury of Her Peers”: She [Mrs. Hale] looked at Mrs. Peters, and there was something in the other woman’s look that irritated her…. Then she looked again, and she wasn’t so sure; in fact, she hadn’t at any time been perfectly sure about Mrs. Peters. She had that shrinking manner, and yet her eyes looked as if they could see a long way into things. (par. 122) Based on this brief excerpt alone, which of the following—a first-person narrator, second-person narrator, or third-person narrator—tells this story?

Match each of the following terms about narration and point of view to the corresponding definition.

Why was Emily’s relationship with her father strained?

Match each of the following types of irony to the corresponding definition.

If you are given discount terms of 5/15, n/45, what does the “5” represent?

In “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” why does the narrator include descriptions of different types of men?  

Calculate the following LCM:                                     Inventory Categories       Unit                  Cost                Market                                                   Reebok                       10                    $600                $400                              Nike                           15                    $800               $850                            Adidas                          20                    $500                $300                              Vans                           25                   $100                $50                 

  If the speaker’s “mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun,” which of the following are they likely to be, based on your reading of the whole poem?  

Which of the following forms is the poem “Quarantine” written in, if any?  

What historical event is the poem “Quarantine” about?