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What problem was Ireland facing when Swift wrote A Modest Proposal
English landlords charging Irish households expensive rent
Why was Swift criticized for the ideas satirized in Gulliver's Travels - apex
Because he found fault with English political parties
Which social problem does swift most strongly address in his proposal
unemployment
Social-class inequality
What does Crusoe's second trip to Guinea reveal about his character
Which of the following story events from Robinson Crusoe would be considered situational irony
Crusoe purchases a sugar cane plantation and lives the life he
told his father that he didn't want to live.
Crusoe wants freedom, so he leaves his parents' house, but then
he's forced to be a slave to a ship captain.
What group is targeted negatively but indirectly by Swift in A modest Proposal
upper-class families of ireland - apex
In what way does a modest proposal fit the definition of satire
It criticizes British attitudes toward poverty in Ireland, but
in an indirect way. <APEX>
According to the narrator what advantage do the impoverished children of Ireland have
What is one example from a modest proposal in which the narrators tone doesn't match the topic he is discussing
He provides practical ideas for recipes on cooking children in the kitchen.
Jenna must solve a mystery to identify the person who stole her cell phone Which type of conflict is portrayed in this scenario
Character versus character
Based on what you read in chapters 1 through 9 of Robinson Crusoe which of the following statements would Crusoe most likely agree with
No matter how bad life gets, there is always good to be found
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Which event from the story best represents the character-versus-character conflict
Crusoe loses his newly built roof to an earthquake.
Which satirical element does this sentence use
Which example would most likely be considered satirical
In a novel, homeless people build cardboard-box homes in a gated
neighborhood, revealing the need for social change
Who or what is most likely the antagonist in the scenario
For which reason would writers most likely choose to write satire
they want to criticize socially accepted values (Apex)
Based on the events in Robinson Crusoe what statement most likely reflects Defoe's beliefs about governors and subjects
the best masters are the ones who act as fathers toward their subjects
Crusoe's struggle with escaping the Turkish ship captain is best represented by what type of conflict
Character versus character
What is the best example of a cultural value
Which element is most often found in satitrical writings
Language that exaggerates social norms
Which character motivation best matches this conflict
The girl loves her family and wants to protect them.
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According to the narrator, what advantage do the impoverished children of irelant have
Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered situational irony
Renee was elated when they handed her the first-place spelling bee plaque, but she frowned when she discovered they'd misspelled a word on the plaque.
