Reread A Wicked History: Stalin pp. 62–63. How does the McCollum’s position about the completion of the Five-Year Plan differ from Stalin’s? What strategy does McCollum use to distinguish his position from Stalin’s? Cite two pieces of evidence for support.

The novel begins with a flashback. what do you think is its purpose? what do you learn about the narrator?

When people are asked to recall a list of words they had earlier memorized, they often substitute synonyms for some of the words on the original list. this best illustrates the impact of:

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.