Which two animals do Annie Dillard and Aldo Leopold encounter in their essays?

Short Answer (5 points) Please answer in one complete sentence or less:

What is the purpose of a parable?

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.