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Anna wrote a thesis stating that both the mongoose character in "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and the young author of "Snakes Alive!" demonstrate a special knowledge of snakes that each gains as a result on unusual curiosity. What textual evidence would support Anna's claim?
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Every well-brought-up mongoose always hopes to be a house-mongoose some day and have rooms to run about in.

"Good gracious," said Teddy's mother, "and that's a wild creature! I suppose he's so tame because we've been kind to him."

The motto of all the mongoose family is "Run and find out"; and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.

Then inch by inch out of the grass rose up the head and spread hood of Nag, the big black cobra, and he was five feet long from tongue to tail.

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Question 21 pts
Reread this passage from "To Russia with Love and Space Rocks"?

"For witnesses who were not too traumatized by the meteorite, the event became a way to make some extra money—meteorite fragments could be sold online for a starting price of $15."

Which comparative claim could this detail be used to support?
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The text version of the story mainly appeals to readers' interest in making money to keep them reading.

The text version of the story shows that Russians live very difficult lives and must use any situation as a way to make money.

The text version of the story suggests that some citizens of Chelyabinsk are more concerned about starving than space rocks.

The text version of the story has a less formal, more light-hearted tone and focus than the video news story.

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Question 31 pts
What purpose does textual evidence serve in an comparative essay?
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making the essay more interesting to read and discuss

providing more detail about the story's main characters

summarizing the plots of two different stories

supporting a claim about similarities or differences

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Question 41 pts
Which of the following phrases is often used in a sentence which provides source information?
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Because of...

According to...

Compare and contrast...

In addition to...

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1) "The motto of all the mongoose family is 'Run and find out'; and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose."

2) "The text version of the story has a less formal, more light-hearted tone and focus than the video news story."

3) supporting a claim about similarities or differences

4) According to...