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At the story’s beginning, what are Dr.Bates and Mary discussing?

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their relationship and possible marriage

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What does Dr.Bates offer Mary?

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a ring

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Who was the man who take a journey?

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Gulliver

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After Gulliver found his way home, what was in his flashback?

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him being shipwrecked

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When Tom goes to the stable, what does he find?

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Gulliver asleep on a table

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What does Gulliver not realize about Tom?

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that Tom is his son

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How long was Gulliver gone?

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9 years

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On the island of Lilliput, what are all the people like?

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they are all tiny

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On the island of Lilliput, two people find Gulliver and think…..?

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he will make them rich

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On the island of Lilliput, what does the army call him?

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war machine

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On the island of Lilliput, what do the Lilliputians call him?

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man-mountain

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On the island of Lilliput, what is the emperor like?

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pompous and arrogant

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Who does the emperor of Lilliput surround himself with?

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advisors who are his sons

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On the island of Lilliput, who hates and fears Gulliver?

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The empress

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Who are the Lilliputians at war with?

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Big Enders

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What are the two things rewarded by Lilliputians?

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leaping and creeping

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When Gulliver comes home, what does Mary tell him about the house?

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that the house isn’t theirs anymore

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At the house, what is Mary’s job?

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housekeeper

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What does Dr.Bates think Gulliver is suffering from?

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mania

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What does Dr.Bates insist about Gulliver and Tom?

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he needs to keep Gulliver from acting out in front of Tom

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On the island of Lilliput the emperor wants Gulliver to kill the Big Enders, what does Gulliver do?

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Gulliver refuses and says there is no need to crush them

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What is the reason why the Little Enders and Big Enders are at war?

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how to crack eggs

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Between the Big and Little Enders wars, how many people have died?

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11,000

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How does Gulliver save the empress from the fire?

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by peeing on it

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What do the emperor's men want to do to Gulliver?
execute him
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In exchange for helping Gulliver escape, what does he give the young man?
his gold ring
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After Dr.Bates drugs Gulliver, where does he take him?
to a hospital for the insane
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In Brobdingnag, how are all the people?
they are all giants
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Who is Glumdalclitch?
the farmer's daughter who takes care of Gulliver
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In Brobdingnag, What does the farmer decide to do with Gulliver?
make money with him
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In Brobdingnag, how many pieces of gold does a lady-in-waiting want for Gulliver?
500
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In Brobdingnag, along with Gulliver, what does the farmer also give up?
his daughter
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In Brobdingnag, what happens to the dwarf when Gulliver shows up?
he gets replaced and gets jealous
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In Brobdingnag, what does Gulliver feel like?
he is among intellectual equals
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When Dr.Bates and Mary go to visit Gulliver, what does Tom do?
snoops in Dr.Bates study and finds his father's things
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What is Gulliver's opinion on taxes?
it keeps people in their place
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What does Glumdalclitch think that she and Gulliver will do together?
get married
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What does Grildrig set loose on Gulliver?
wasps
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What does Gulliver take as a souvenir from the wasps?
a stinger
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What is the recipe for that Gulliver tells the scientists of Brobdingnag?
gunpowder
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What did the display of gunpowder go terribly wrong?
the quantities were too large
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What does Tom discover while looking through his father's things?
a tiny sheep
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What does the bird do after it picked up Gulliver's cage?
drops him in the ocean
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Who lives on the Flying Island of Laputa?
several hundred of the greatest minds
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What do they spend their time doing in Laputa?
studying and thinking
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What do the Laputa citizens not do?
farming
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Who is the rajah's son, also known as the stupidest person there?
Munodi
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What does Munodi have, that everybody else in Laputa does not?
common sense
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How does Prince Munodi describe his mother?
down to earth
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How does Prince Munodi describe his father?
with his head in the clouds
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When the island is falling apart, what does the rajah think they should do?
not rush into action
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What does Munodi think will fix the island?
by balancing the island
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After the island is fixed, what does the rajah proclaim?
"By waiting, the problem has saved itself?
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What does Gulliver tell the prince's mother what he is looking for?
The Academy
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What does Gulliver say that the Academy has forgotten?
reality
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At the Academy, how long does the man say it will take to extract sunlight from cucumbers?
8 years
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What is bad about The Academy and their country?
no ideas were finished, but the country lay in ruins
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What does the Lord of Glubbdubdrib say his profession is?
historian
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How does Lord of Glubbdubdrib study history?
by using Gulliver's blood to revive dead historical figures
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What is Gulliver astounded by about villains?
how many had been raised to the highest places of trust, power, dignity, and profit
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What is Gulliver surprised about that is caused by contemptible accidents?
revolutions
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What has Tom discovered that Dr.Bates is doing with Mary's letters?
hiding them
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What is special about the Struldbruggs?
they are immortal
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What gift does Gulliver give to the Struldbrugg gatekeeper?
the wasp sting
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For Gulliver to be released, what must he do first?
have a formal hearing
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What is Gulliver drinking that Dr.Bates gave him?
laudanum
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What does the Struldbrugg gatekeeper want Gulliver to do?
drink the water
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What does Gulliver realize about the Struldbruggs?
they cannot see
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What are the savages called on the Land of the Houyhnhnms?
yahoos
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On the Land of the Houyhnhnms, who were the most civilized?
the horses
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What does Gulliver ask the formal hearing to do?
listen before they judged him
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What was the name of the horse Gulliver met?
Misstress
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How do the Houyhnhnms solve their problems?
simple reasons
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What does "Houyhnhnms" mean?
perfection of nature
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When the Houyhnhnms meet, what do they begin their meetings with?
a short silence
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Why do the Houyhnhnms begin their meetings with a short silence?
to give them an opportunity to consider their words
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What do the yahoos not have?
virtues
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What does Gulliver think clothes represent?
how important someone is
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What does Gulliver present for mankind?
content
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What are the rocks that the yahoos are digging?
diamonds
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How does Gulliver lie about the diamonds?
by saying they are worthless
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What does Gulliver realize will happen when he gets back home?
if he goes back, that means corruption
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What do the Houyhnhnms make Gulliver leave?
they think he is too much like a yahoo
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What does Gulliver say humans love?
words
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How does Tom end the formal hearing?
by showing them the tiny sheep
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By Tom showing the tiny sheep, what does that prove?
that a part of Gulliver's story is true

Adv. English 12 (16 decks)

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