Question 1

One of baseball's long-established traditions is best exemplified in the description of -

Accepted Answer

how the uncles chant in paragraphs 10 and 11J

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how Jim swings in paragraph 8

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the woods on the far side of the pasture in paragraph 8

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Uncle Zeno on the pitcher's mound in paragraph 6

Question 2

Read this sentence from paragraph 1. The author uses figurative language in this sentence to reveal that -

Accepted Answer

the letter failed to reach Ashima because it was lost in the mail

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Ashima was too upset to read the letter when it finally arrived

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the letter had expressed the last wish of Ashima's grandmother

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Ashima's grandmother had hoped that the letter would unite the two cultures

Question 3

The author uses a simile to describe the apples in paragraph 2 to convey -

Accepted Answer

their mythic appeal

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the contrast between Chinese and foreign supermarkets

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the advertising techniques used in foreign magazines

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their universal symbolism

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