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CHICAGO, MAY 26, 1892..

by Eugene Field.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What gift does the letter's speaker propose giving to the pastor?

Q02of 10

Which literary technique most defines the overall tone of the letter?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'I salute you with an holy kiss' is best understood as an allusion to which source?

Q04of 10

The closing line 'that some of us are not as other men are' most closely parodies which biblical passage?

Q05of 10

What is the primary reason the speaker urges 'Brother ----' to respond quickly?

Q06of 10

The speaker's aside 'I should like the pattern better if it had more red in it' primarily serves to:

Q07of 10

The term 'per cap.' (per capita) in a letter ostensibly about a church gift is humorous chiefly because:

Q08of 10

Field signs the letter 'Your fellow-lamb.' What does this self-designation primarily convey?

Q09of 10

The phrase 'humbly and meekly and without insolent vaunting' is an example of which rhetorical figure?

Q10of 10

According to the contextual introduction, Field obtained the slipper pattern from which source?

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