Name the two natural disasters Eula Biss writes about in her essay Is This Kansas? Be as specific as possible.

In three solid analytical paragraphs, place any two texts we have read this semester in conversation (i.e. dialogue) with one another. I don’t mean this literally as if they are characters. Options might include considering the two works’ similarities and differences in terms of theme(s), position toward/effect on the reader, where they agree and diverge, relationship to historical context, main conflicts, narration, tone, or other stylistic elements and literary tools we’ve talked about. Don’t try to do too much at once—focus on one main area of comparison.

Name three elements that were repeated in the different stories in John Hersey’s “A Noiseless Flash.”

What are two examples of figurative language?

What are two themes of the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson?

Short Answer (10 points each) Provide a brief (1-3 sentences) answer for each question.

In class we discussed ______________ car manufacturer, who went above and beyond to “save face” with customers and families and make things right, when they discovered faulty breaks in their cars caused serious injury and in some cases death. 

The tail length (centimeters) of horseshoe crabs varies among individuals. A sample data set is shown below:  8 11 14 17 18 19 20 23 28 29 30 32 32 What is the median tail length from horseshoe crabs in the sample?

How does the spread of a sampling distribution change with sample size (n)?

True or False. The binomial distribution only applies to random trials with two possible outcomes.