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Which of the following words pairs support a lighthearted tone for the first two paragraphs?
It is an act of mourning to give the dead man a proper burial and to rest in peace.
in the south sometime pre-Civil Rights (before the 1960s)
The spinning could symbolize that Myop is still spinning in a world of childhood joy.
skipped and beautiful
False
Myop’s innocence is lost.
Eventually, everyone will lose his or her innocence and understand the adult world.
imagery
Why does Myop lay down the flowers at the end of the story? What does this action symbolize?
It is an act of mourning to give the dead man a proper burial and to rest in peace.
in the south sometime pre-Civil Rights (before the 1960s)
The spinning could symbolize that Myop is still spinning in a world of childhood joy.
skipped and beautiful
False
Myop’s innocence is lost.
Eventually, everyone will lose his or her innocence and understand the adult world.
imagery
What is the significance of the last line “And the summer was over”?
It is an act of mourning to give the dead man a proper burial and to rest in peace.
in the south sometime pre-Civil Rights (before the 1960s)
The spinning could symbolize that Myop is still spinning in a world of childhood joy.
skipped and beautiful
False
Myop’s innocence is lost.
Eventually, everyone will lose his or her innocence and understand the adult world.
imagery
...an armful of strange blue flowers with velvety ridges and a sweet suds bush full of the brown, fragrant buds. This is an example of
It is an act of mourning to give the dead man a proper burial and to rest in peace.
in the south sometime pre-Civil Rights (before the 1960s)
The spinning could symbolize that Myop is still spinning in a world of childhood joy.
skipped and beautiful
False
Myop’s innocence is lost.
Eventually, everyone will lose his or her innocence and understand the adult world.
imagery
What is one the main themes of “The Flowers”?
It is an act of mourning to give the dead man a proper burial and to rest in peace.
in the south sometime pre-Civil Rights (before the 1960s)
The spinning could symbolize that Myop is still spinning in a world of childhood joy.
skipped and beautiful
False
Myop’s innocence is lost.
Eventually, everyone will lose his or her innocence and understand the adult world.
imagery
Myop's mother warned her not to leave the path around the sharecropper cabin.
It is an act of mourning to give the dead man a proper burial and to rest in peace.
in the south sometime pre-Civil Rights (before the 1960s)
The spinning could symbolize that Myop is still spinning in a world of childhood joy.
skipped and beautiful
False
Myop’s innocence is lost.
Eventually, everyone will lose his or her innocence and understand the adult world.
imagery
Although not explicitly stated, what is the likely setting of the short story?
It is an act of mourning to give the dead man a proper burial and to rest in peace.
in the south sometime pre-Civil Rights (before the 1960s)
The spinning could symbolize that Myop is still spinning in a world of childhood joy.
skipped and beautiful
False
Myop’s innocence is lost.
Eventually, everyone will lose his or her innocence and understand the adult world.
imagery
Why is it significant that the loop in the bough of the tree is still spinning? It could symbolize all of the following EXCEPT what?
It is an act of mourning to give the dead man a proper burial and to rest in peace.
in the south sometime pre-Civil Rights (before the 1960s)
The spinning could symbolize that Myop is still spinning in a world of childhood joy.
skipped and beautiful
False
Myop’s innocence is lost.
Eventually, everyone will lose his or her innocence and understand the adult world.
imagery
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