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One Thousand Dollars by O. Henry (Day 3)

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    Literary Questions
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  • Which of the following is true, based on the story?
    Nobody really needs money.
    Money doesn't mean anything.
    Money means everything.
    Money means different things to different people.
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  • What was the one rule of Young Gillian receiving the $1,000?
    He had to pay taxes on it.
    He had to share with Ms. Hayden
    He has to account for his spending.
    He had to donate it to a local hospital.
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  • Why does Young Gillian tell the lawyers that he lost the money at the races?
    He wanted to get rid of it.
    He wanted Ms. Hayden to have the money because he loved her.
    He wanted to get the money to pay of his debt at the races.
    He loved Ms. Lotta Lauriere
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  • What did Bobby's uncle's servants get?
    Nothing.
    $50,000 to share.
    $10 and a seal ring each.
    $1000 each.
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  • Bobby gives his money to Miss Hayden because
    He's on the rebound from Miss Lotta Lauriere.
    He feels sorry for her.
    He loves her.
    She tricked him into giving it to her.
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  • What does Bobby tell the lawyers he did with the one thousand dollars?
    He tells them he gambled and lost it.
    He tells them he spent it on a pendant for Miss Lotta Laurie
    He tells them he gave it to Miss Hayden.
    He tells them he donated it to a cab driver.
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  • The obstacle between Bobby and Miss Hayden's potential romance is
    he is engaged to Miss Lotta Lauriere.
    she does not love him.
    social class difference.
    he does not love her.
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  • Young Gillian was never good at accounts.
    True
    False
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  • Gillan`s uncle was like a ...
    fairy godmother
    angel
    father
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  • Who is Miss Hayden?
    a ward of the uncle
    a wife of the uncle
    a friend of the uncle
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  • It means an addition to a will.
    codicil
    gaily
    itemize
    memorandum
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  • Gillian discovered that the blind man ...
    had no money.
    had $1,785 in the bank.
    could really see.
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  • The plot is the order of events in a story. What happened last in the plot of the story?
    Miss Hayden gave Gillian a pen and paper.
    Gillian ripped the envelope into pieces.
    Gilliam visited Lotta Lauriere.
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  • Which statement best decribes O. Henry's style of writing?
    His stories are long and difficult to understand.
    There is no humor in his stories.
    His stories have surprise endings.
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  • Miss Hayden was a ward of Uncle Septimus. As used in this sentence, the word ward means:
    a part of a jail
    a section in a hospital
    a person who is under the care of another
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  • Having a list that breaks down something into its individual parts.
    secretaire
    itemizing
    codicil
    leisurely
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