Deck 3: Poetry and Novels: Exploring the Works of Jon Silkin and Anne Tyler, and Autobiography of Emmanuelle Laborit

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Jon Silkin was a/an ……………………..poet.

A)american
B)african
C)british
D)australian
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"Caring for Animals" is taken from the poetry collection……………………………

A)the portrait and other poems
B)the peaceable kingdom
C)living voices
D)nature with man
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In "Caring for Animals the poet questions the sky and …………………..

A)the serene blue water
B)the netherworld
C)the mountain ranges
D)deserts
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In Silkin's poem, dogs are seen with ………………………….

A)tails straight
B)eyes shut
C)wounded legs
D)clipped ears
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According to Silkin, animals are our …………………….

A)friends
B)ghosts
C)enemies
D)playmates
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It is from growing ………………………..that great love for human animal occurs.

A)love
B)sympathy
C)favour
D)mercy
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Anne Tyler was a/an ……………………… novelist.

A)american
B)african
C)british
D)australian
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Anne Tyler's first work of fiction is …………………………….

A)the tin can tree
B)a slipping- down life
C)if morning ever comes
D)the clock winder
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"Average Waves in Unprotected Waters" was originally published in………… on Feb28, 1977.

A)the new yorker
B)disability studies reader
C)the weekly
D)the london times
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In the story "Average Waves in Unprotected Waters"…………………….. tries to institutionalize her mentally retarded son.

A)anne tyler
B)mrs.puckett
C)avery belvins
D)bet belvins
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. …………………………. is the son of Bet Belvins.

A)jack
B)puckett
C)avery
D)arnold
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Bet's son was a ………………………………challenged child.

A)orthopedically
B)visually
C)mentally
D)none of these
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Arnold looked at the suitcase ………………………

A)happily
B)enthusiastically
C)suspiciously
D)unwillingly
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Bet bought the tickets and a pack of ……………….. at the station

A)chocolate
B)spearmint gum
C)biscuits
D)cookies
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………………………… is Emmanuelle Laborit's autobiography.

A)children of a lesser god
B)the cry of the gull
C)beyond silence
D)an air so pure
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The parents nicknamed Laborit as ………………………..

A)mouette
B)emma
C)lousie
D)kitty
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Mouette is a ……………… word which means seagull

A)italian
B)french
C)german
D)english
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"She may be deaf but she's so cute!" "She'll just be that much smarter"- whose words are these?

A)uncle's
B)father's
C)grandparent's
D)mother's
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The author says that she comes from a ……………………..family.

A)artist's family
B)seafaring family
C)turkish family
D)mountaineering
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"Emmanuelle makes shrieking sounds because she can't hear herself", was first said by …….......................

A)the speech therapist
B)emmanuelle's father
C)uncle fifou
D)the pediatrician
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………………………got married in the chapel of the National Institute for the Deaf in Bordeaux.

A)the author's paternal grandparents
B)the author's parents
C)the author's maternal parents
D)none of these
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Emmanuelle was ………………………months/years old when her mother was took her to a specialist.

A)nine months
B)seven months
C)six months
D)2 years
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"My life up to the age of seven is full of flashbacks", was said by ………………………..

A)emmanuelle laborit
B)malala yusafsai
C)anne tyller
D)jon silkins
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………………………………. thought that Emmanuelle Laborit as a child was crazy.

A)the speech therapist
B)emmanuelle's father
C)the counselor
D)the pediatrician
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"Love Across the Salt Desert" is an adventurous journey of ______

A)zaman
B)najab
C)aftab
D)kaley shah
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Deck 3: Poetry and Novels: Exploring the Works of Jon Silkin and Anne Tyler, and Autobiography of Emmanuelle Laborit
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Jon Silkin was a/an ……………………..poet.

A)american
B)african
C)british
D)australian
british
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"Caring for Animals" is taken from the poetry collection……………………………

A)the portrait and other poems
B)the peaceable kingdom
C)living voices
D)nature with man
the peaceable kingdom
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In "Caring for Animals the poet questions the sky and …………………..

A)the serene blue water
B)the netherworld
C)the mountain ranges
D)deserts
the serene blue water
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In Silkin's poem, dogs are seen with ………………………….

A)tails straight
B)eyes shut
C)wounded legs
D)clipped ears
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According to Silkin, animals are our …………………….

A)friends
B)ghosts
C)enemies
D)playmates
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It is from growing ………………………..that great love for human animal occurs.

A)love
B)sympathy
C)favour
D)mercy
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Anne Tyler was a/an ……………………… novelist.

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B)african
C)british
D)australian
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Anne Tyler's first work of fiction is …………………………….

A)the tin can tree
B)a slipping- down life
C)if morning ever comes
D)the clock winder
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"Average Waves in Unprotected Waters" was originally published in………… on Feb28, 1977.

A)the new yorker
B)disability studies reader
C)the weekly
D)the london times
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In the story "Average Waves in Unprotected Waters"…………………….. tries to institutionalize her mentally retarded son.

A)anne tyler
B)mrs.puckett
C)avery belvins
D)bet belvins
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. …………………………. is the son of Bet Belvins.

A)jack
B)puckett
C)avery
D)arnold
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Bet's son was a ………………………………challenged child.

A)orthopedically
B)visually
C)mentally
D)none of these
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Arnold looked at the suitcase ………………………

A)happily
B)enthusiastically
C)suspiciously
D)unwillingly
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Bet bought the tickets and a pack of ……………….. at the station

A)chocolate
B)spearmint gum
C)biscuits
D)cookies
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………………………… is Emmanuelle Laborit's autobiography.

A)children of a lesser god
B)the cry of the gull
C)beyond silence
D)an air so pure
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The parents nicknamed Laborit as ………………………..

A)mouette
B)emma
C)lousie
D)kitty
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Mouette is a ……………… word which means seagull

A)italian
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C)german
D)english
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"She may be deaf but she's so cute!" "She'll just be that much smarter"- whose words are these?

A)uncle's
B)father's
C)grandparent's
D)mother's
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The author says that she comes from a ……………………..family.

A)artist's family
B)seafaring family
C)turkish family
D)mountaineering
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"Emmanuelle makes shrieking sounds because she can't hear herself", was first said by …….......................

A)the speech therapist
B)emmanuelle's father
C)uncle fifou
D)the pediatrician
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………………………got married in the chapel of the National Institute for the Deaf in Bordeaux.

A)the author's paternal grandparents
B)the author's parents
C)the author's maternal parents
D)none of these
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Emmanuelle was ………………………months/years old when her mother was took her to a specialist.

A)nine months
B)seven months
C)six months
D)2 years
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"My life up to the age of seven is full of flashbacks", was said by ………………………..

A)emmanuelle laborit
B)malala yusafsai
C)anne tyller
D)jon silkins
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………………………………. thought that Emmanuelle Laborit as a child was crazy.

A)the speech therapist
B)emmanuelle's father
C)the counselor
D)the pediatrician
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"Love Across the Salt Desert" is an adventurous journey of ______

A)zaman
B)najab
C)aftab
D)kaley shah
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