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Q&A:
Question:
(
11/19/2009
)
Why won’t Hester name the child’s father?
Question:
(
11/19/2009
)
What discovery does Chillingworth make when Dimmesdale “fell into a deep, deep slumber”?
Question:
(
11/17/2009
)
where in the colony does the opening chapter take place?
Answer:
(
11/19/2009
)
boston
Answer:
(
11/19/2009
)
the prison in boston..where hester and her newborn baby Pearl live
Question:
(
11/16/2009
)
how are the characters "diseased"
Question:
(
11/15/2009
)
Why does Chillingworth say that he seeks no vengeance against hester?
Answer:
(
11/19/2009
)
because he loves hester and does not want to believe that she is at fault..he wants to believe that her tempter is the problem and is the one who he must seek revenge against..DIMMESDALE!
Answer:
(
11/17/2009
)
He believes he is partially to blame for her actions due to his old age, physical deformities, and quest for other things in life than just loving her.
Question:
(
11/15/2009
)
AT WHAT POINT ARE YOU CERTAIN THAT CHILLINGWORTH IS HESTER'S HUSBAND?
Question:
(
11/15/2009
)
WHY DOES HESTER AT FIRST RESIST CHILLINGWORTH'S ATTEMPTS TO GIVE THE BABY MEDICINE?
Answer:
(
11/17/2009
)
She believes it to be poison.
Question:
(
11/14/2009
)
What kind of spectacle have the townspeople of Boston gathered to witness?
Answer:
(
11/17/2009
)
the public punishment of Hester Prynne. Her standing on the scaffold with the Scarlet Letter.
Question:
(
11/11/2009
)
who is anne hutchinson
Answer:
(
11/15/2009
)
an adultris
Question:
(
11/11/2009
)
What is the relationship between religion and law in Puritan New England?
Answer:
(
11/18/2009
)
they're identical
Answer:
(
11/12/2009
)
religion was the law
Question:
(
11/10/2009
)
how does the rosebush seem to contradict everything else in the setting?
Answer:
(
11/16/2009
)
because everything is grey and gloomy and the scarlet letter is like the rose it stands out.
Question:
(
11/2/2009
)
What 2 possible symbols does the rose have for the reader?
Answer:
(
11/19/2009
)
beauty and love
Answer:
(
11/11/2009
)
hope and life
Answer:
(
11/11/2009
)
happniess and love
Answer:
(
11/9/2009
)
a bird and rose-bush
Answer:
(
11/5/2009
)
hope and life
Answer:
(
11/4/2009
)
the beauty of as prisoner went in,and the criticism of them as they get out.
Question:
(
11/2/2009
)
cite three specific images that suggest the decline in importance of the Custom House.
Question:
(
10/29/2009
)
what are the symbol for the rose
Answer:
(
10/31/2009
)
beauty upon ugliness
Question:
(
10/28/2009
)
for what 2 "practical necessities" did the new colony set aside land?
Answer:
(
10/31/2009
)
cemetary and jail
Question:
(
10/27/2009
)
What is Hawthorne's point comparing Hester's and Dimmesdales reactions to their sins?
Question:
(
10/27/2009
)
How is Pearls wild and antil-social behavior explained
Answer:
(
10/31/2009
)
she is the devils child
Question:
(
10/27/2009
)
desribe dimmesdale's health
Answer:
(
10/31/2009
)
very sickly deteriating health
Answer:
(
10/29/2009
)
he is sick
Question:
(
10/27/2009
)
What symbolic meaning could the sunlight have in the scarlette letter
Answer:
(
10/31/2009
)
exposure of sins
Answer:
(
10/28/2009
)
the sunlight represents the truth
Question:
(
10/26/2009
)
where does dimmesdale hold his vigils?
Answer:
(
10/31/2009
)
on the scaffold
Answer:
(
10/31/2009
)
his chest
Question:
(
10/25/2009
)
Describe the changes in Hester's appearance and temperment wrought by the scarlet token
Answer:
(
11/5/2009
)
old
Question:
(
10/25/2009
)
what has Hester's A come to mean to many of the townspeople?
Answer:
(
10/31/2009
)
able
Answer:
(
10/31/2009
)
able
Question:
(
10/18/2009
)
Read Hester’s description of Chillingworth carefully. How does she feel about him?
Answer:
(
11/5/2009
)
she hates him
Answer:
(
10/31/2009
)
she dislikes him greatly and never loved him
Answer:
(
10/30/2009
)
shes afraid
Answer:
(
10/28/2009
)
scared
Answer:
(
10/22/2009
)
pity
Question:
(
10/18/2009
)
what does pearl see in chillingworth?
Answer:
(
10/22/2009
)
evil
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
evil
Question:
(
10/15/2009
)
how are the magistrates convinced to let hester keep pearl?
Answer:
(
10/22/2009
)
so hester can teach pearl the consequences of sins
Answer:
(
10/22/2009
)
dimmesdale
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
b/c pearl explains that she doesnt have a father
Answer:
(
10/18/2009
)
Dimmesdale convinces them. Pages 100-103 Chapter 8.
Question:
(
10/15/2009
)
what is the link that binds hester to dimmesdale
Answer:
(
10/18/2009
)
pearl
Question:
(
10/15/2009
)
What is Dimmesdale’s decision in response to Hester’s plea that they leave the colony?
Answer:
(
10/25/2009
)
he agrees
Question:
(
10/7/2009
)
why do people allow hester to sew for them?
Answer:
(
10/25/2009
)
she is attempting to better herself, by making money and getting that cottage. she just can't work on clothes for marraiges.
Answer:
(
10/18/2009
)
If you mean important or wealthy people, it is because she is the only one with a talent in sowing such delicate and gorgeous garments, for example her combinations of colors while every one else had sombre hues in their clothing!
Answer:
(
10/18/2009
)
to make money
Answer:
(
10/14/2009
)
because she does GREAT needlework, although she is not allowed to do wedding dresses
Answer:
(
10/11/2009
)
cuz she makes pretty clothes :)
Answer:
(
10/11/2009
)
because she is love with her husband
Answer:
(
10/8/2009
)
Because she is good at it. And there morality is hypocritical as they allow her to do great work but they shun her at the same time.
Question:
(
10/7/2009
)
in chapter 5 how do the townspeople treat hester and how does she react?
Answer:
(
10/25/2009
)
they don't really like her, they know she is there but don't really care anymore.
Answer:
(
10/14/2009
)
they treat her with much disrespect
Question:
(
10/7/2009
)
what is implied in chillingworth's last line, "no, not thine"? in chapter 4.
Answer:
(
10/25/2009
)
he is saying that he is not trying to prove the ruin of Hester's soul, but that he is after the soul of her child's father
Answer:
(
10/14/2009
)
He means that he won't cause pain for Hester and exact his revenge on her. He will exact his revenge on her lover.
Question:
(
10/7/2009
)
What does Chillingworth do as Dimmesdale is sleeping? How does he react to his discovery?
Answer:
(
10/14/2009
)
he rips off his shirt to find a scarlet A
Answer:
(
10/12/2009
)
chillingworth takes off Dimmesdale's shirt and reacts to what he sees with astonishment and realization
Question:
(
10/4/2009
)
Describe the scene with Hester and Pearl in the sunlight. What symbolic meaning could the sunlight have? Why does sunlight shine on Pearl and not on Hester?
Answer:
(
10/7/2009
)
the sunlight could shine only on Pearl because she hasn't committed any sins
Answer:
(
10/5/2009
)
Its pretty
Question:
(
10/1/2009
)
Why does the jailer call a doctor?
Answer:
(
10/7/2009
)
to make sure hester and pearl dont die
Answer:
(
10/5/2009
)
to cure hester and he baby
Question:
(
10/1/2009
)
what does misdtress hibbins accuse dimmesdale of?
Answer:
(
10/28/2009
)
SHe accuses him of sinning with Hestor.
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
what further impressions of dimmesdale do you get from the way he speaks on the occasion of hester's visit to governor bellinghams mansion?
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
who is mistress hibbins?
Answer:
(
11/18/2009
)
the govenerns sister and the towns witch.
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
Mistress Hibbins represents sin and temptation. She is the town witch and Gov. Bellingham's sister. She spends her time in the forest and is associated with the black man.
Answer:
(
10/15/2009
)
the witch
Answer:
(
10/6/2009
)
the governors sister thats a witch
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
what clues does hawthorne provide as to the identity of pearl's father?
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
Chillingworth suspects Dimmesdale. One night, he sees something on Dimmesdale's chest that is horrifying and wonderful. This is referring to a letter 'A' on his chest.
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
how does pearl amuse herself?
Answer:
(
10/13/2009
)
she plays with aspects of nature and is a wild girl. She enjoys teasing others, especially her mother for having the scarlet Letter (she however does not understand what it means )
Answer:
(
10/12/2009
)
she plays with aspects of nature and is a wild girl. She enjoys teasing others, especially her mother for having the scarlet Letter (she however does not understand what it means )
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
what does the servant think the letter represents?
Answer:
(
10/6/2009
)
angel
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
why does hester visit the governors house?
Answer:
(
10/19/2009
)
So she can return a glove and try to keep Pearl.
Answer:
(
10/12/2009
)
to give him a glove and also to inquire about the rumor that hester and her daughter are to be separated from one another.
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
how does pearl's behavior seem abnormal or unatural? what facts may account for this?
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
when chillingworth confronts hester, what explanation does he offer for her downfall?
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
what facts do you learn about hester's previous life? what was the nature of her relationship with the man "well stricken in years?"
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
Where in the colony does the opening chapter take place?
Answer:
(
10/14/2009
)
outside the jail
Answer:
(
10/8/2009
)
The courtroom
Question:
(
9/30/2009
)
why does hester never take off the scarlet letter?
Answer:
(
10/5/2009
)
Its a sign of her guilt and she is proud of it. She is not ashamed of her history, she prefers to show it off.
Question:
(
9/29/2009
)
What "general symbol" has hester become?
Answer:
(
10/12/2009
)
sin then able
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
sin and then able
Question:
(
9/29/2009
)
what specifically is dimmesdales plea to hester?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
reveal the secret so that person may be relieved of is guilt
Question:
(
9/28/2009
)
What secret does Chillingworth ask Hester to keep?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
his identity as her husband
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
his identity
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
His identity
Question:
(
9/28/2009
)
what do the women say should be hesters punishment
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
branding and death
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
death sentence
Question:
(
9/28/2009
)
It doesn't say who Anne Hutchinson is in the first chapter...
Answer:
(
10/12/2009
)
she was exiled from puritan society only to find a new state. She and her family were killed by natives
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
she was our "first" female preacher
Question:
(
9/28/2009
)
what are hester prynnes 2 symbols of guilt and what page is it on
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
Pearl and the scarlet letter
Question:
(
9/24/2009
)
WHAT REACTION DOES PEARL HAVE TO CHILLINGWORTH WHEN SHE SEES HIM WITH REV. DIMMESDALE?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
she calls him the Blackman
Answer:
(
9/28/2009
)
she thinks chillingsworth took him
Question:
(
9/24/2009
)
When Mistress Hibbens offers to introduce Dimmesdale to “yonder potentate you wot of,” to whom is she referring?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
Pearl
Question:
(
9/23/2009
)
How does Hester act when she returns to prison?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
in shock
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
Distressed; upset
Question:
(
9/20/2009
)
who must get hester to repent and tell of her companion sinner?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
dimmesdale
Answer:
(
9/23/2009
)
Dimmesdale
Answer:
(
9/22/2009
)
govenor bellingham
Question:
(
9/17/2009
)
1. To whom in the colony does Chillingworth attach himself as a medical advisor?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
dimmesdale
Answer:
(
9/28/2009
)
dimmesdale
Answer:
(
9/28/2009
)
dimmesdale
Answer:
(
9/23/2009
)
dimmesdale
Question:
(
9/16/2009
)
how does hester behave towards the magistrates
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
she ignores them
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
she ignores them and dislikes them
Question:
(
9/16/2009
)
How are the Purtians of Boston first portrayed?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
very harsh and judgemental
Question:
(
9/15/2009
)
what did Hester intend to do about the effect Chillingworth was having on dimmesdale
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
reveal the truth
Answer:
(
9/24/2009
)
tell dimmesdale who chillingworth really was
Question:
(
9/15/2009
)
where in the colony does the opening chapter take place?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
boston, in front of the prison
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
The prison door, duh
Answer:
(
9/24/2009
)
boston
Question:
(
9/13/2009
)
In chapter 2 of The Scarlett Letter what does the flashback reveal about Hester's past?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
she had a good upbringing but never loved or pretended to love chillingsworth
Question:
(
9/10/2009
)
What general symbol has Hester become?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
sin and, then later, ability
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
Sin among the wealthy, Able among the regular class
Answer:
(
9/22/2009
)
Adultery
Answer:
(
9/17/2009
)
A: adultery
Answer:
(
9/13/2009
)
Sin
Question:
(
9/8/2009
)
what colony is the setting for teh scarlet letter?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
boston
Answer:
(
9/10/2009
)
boston massachusetts
Question:
(
9/7/2009
)
How does Hawthorne evoke sympathy for chillingworth?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
in the early chapters, he is portrayed as a decent man. in the middle chapters he realizes he has become evil and is horrified. at the end, he leaves Pearl a wealthy heiress
Question:
(
9/7/2009
)
How did the poor, the ladies of Boston, the clergy, and the children treat Hester?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
with disdain- even as they tolerated her, she was always on the outside
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
they hated her, but slowly theire passion grew for her.
Answer:
(
9/16/2009
)
the townspeopl shun hester and ignored. they openly verbally abuse her and told there children to do the same thing.
Question:
(
9/6/2009
)
Cite passages that indicate the isolation of the 3 major characters” Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth?
Answer:
(
9/10/2009
)
hester says hello
Question:
(
9/4/2009
)
who are the other visitors at the governors house?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
rev. john wilson, dimmesdale, chillingworth, and the Gov
Answer:
(
9/28/2009
)
John Wilson Reverned Arthur Dimmesdale Roger Chillingworth
Question:
(
9/2/2009
)
For what 2 practical necessities did the new colony set aside land?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
prisons and cemeteries
Answer:
(
9/10/2009
)
1. prison
2. graveyard
Question:
(
9/2/2009
)
what does the flashback reveal about Hesters past?
Question:
(
9/2/2009
)
what is the relationship between religion and law inpuritan new england
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
live by the bible- one is the other
Answer:
(
9/15/2009
)
they are the same they live by their the same
Question:
(
8/31/2009
)
what does the stranger in the crowd vow?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
"He will be known!!"
Answer:
(
9/3/2009
)
to uncover the mystery of the child's father
Question:
(
8/30/2009
)
why does chillingworth wish prevent dimmesdale from mounting the scaffold
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
By mounting the scaffold, Dimmesdale will tell the truth and be set free. He will escape Chillingworth's revenge.
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
he dosent want him to let out his guilt. he wants him to suffer more.
Question:
(
8/26/2009
)
how are the puritans of boston first portrayed
Answer:
(
10/12/2009
)
as dark and almost lifeless human beings with little vibrancy yet full of hypocrisy
Question:
(
8/23/2009
)
why does dimmesdale leave the church pale and walking haltingly?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
overcome with guilt
Question:
(
8/23/2009
)
By the end of Chapter 12, the reader has experienced two incidents of "the scaffold." What happened in both the first and second experience, and why is each experience crucial to the novel as it has unfolded?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
scaffold represents truth - neither time was the truth revealed in full - the consequence is that lives are destroyed and torn apart
Answer:
(
9/29/2009
)
The first hester is pot on the scaffold to punish her sin. the second Dimesdale goes up to get rid of his sin voluntaraly.
Question:
(
8/23/2009
)
who dies in the night of vigil in the scarlet letter?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
Gov. Winthrop
Question:
(
8/20/2009
)
What does hester's daughter look like?
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
beautiful, with dark hair- elf child - she is full of life- beautiful beyond words
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
she is beautiful with black hair, an amazing complection, and beautiful eyes.
Answer:
(
8/26/2009
)
elf child
Question:
(
8/12/2009
)
why does chillingworth think he has a double reason for punishing dimmesdale
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
Dimmesdale has committed the worst sin of the three of them - ironically, Dimmesdale feels the same about Chillingworth
Question:
(
8/10/2009
)
what was chapter one about?
Answer:
(
9/3/2009
)
The townspeople standing around a prison where a young adulterer is being judged by her actions
Answer:
(
8/30/2009
)
it was about the prison door and it being built by a grave yard
Question:
(
8/3/2009
)
when does hester receive the scarlet letter from the black man?
Answer:
(
9/14/2009
)
she doesnt recieve it...she makes it during her stay in the prison
Answer:
(
8/11/2009
)
the day she sins, the day she commits adultery
Question:
(
7/2/2009
)
Name 3 crimes and the punishments that the Puritans might witness.
Answer:
(
10/22/2009
)
witchcraft, adultery, murder
Answer:
(
10/14/2009
)
witches is one crime
Question:
(
6/24/2009
)
Why does Hester not leave the colony?
Answer:
(
10/8/2009
)
He feels guilty
Answer:
(
9/30/2009
)
Ultimately, she still loves Dimmesdale, but she tells herself it is to purge her sin
Answer:
(
8/26/2009
)
she doesn't want to leave Pearl's father
Answer:
(
8/15/2009
)
She feels because that is where she committed her sin, she must stay there and live amongst those who know of it as punishment
Answer:
(
8/12/2009
)
Hester says thatthe touture of daily shame will at length purge her soul.
Answer:
(
8/10/2009
)
he doesn't like it
Question:
(
6/23/2009
)
What does Dimmesdale symbolize?
Answer:
(
10/6/2009
)
A hypocrite
Answer:
(
8/17/2009
)
Secret Sinner
Question:
(
6/14/2009
)
Describe Hester`s home
Answer:
(
10/8/2009
)
It overlooks a beautiful sea with fish and children swimming in it
Answer:
(
8/12/2009
)
It stands on the shore, looking across a basin of the sea at the sea at the forest covered hills, towards the west.
Question:
(
6/11/2009
)
why the puritan community asked hester to give her child up to them?
Question:
(
6/8/2009
)
What two opposing views do the townspeople hold about Roger Chillingworth?
Answer:
(
8/20/2009
)
That he can help Dimmesdale with his sickness. But at the same time they think he is a evil man.
Answer:
(
6/11/2009
)
lost or died
Question:
(
6/6/2009
)
Why won't hester name the childs father?
Answer:
(
10/18/2009
)
because she wants to be with him and do not want him to get punished,she loves him
Answer:
(
9/1/2009
)
Because she is attached to him. She may be in love with him & doesn't want him to stand up there & get the punishment.
Answer:
(
6/23/2009
)
to leave us suspense
Comments:
Bria
(
11/2/2009
)
Pearl means of great price.
happenstanced
(
10/23/2009
)
the wall; It's not about the book. The book is not the point. It's about what you learn from critiquing the book. It's about critical thinking. This is critical to your future. Have an English teacher critique what you wrote and posted here. Therein lies your answer to why the easy way is not the right way and to cheat is only cheating yourself. Believe it or not one day, down the road, someone will mention, in your presents, something about "The Scarlet Letter" and you may have something to contribute to the conversation. And it may be the love of your life. Get busy!
the wall
(
10/19/2009
)
all of you that say "look in the book thats were youll find the answers" I dont care maybe I do want to cheat,Maybe I Do want the easy way. But what does it matter Im Never going to need to know anything about the scarlet letter or its boring plot and adultering characters.
A high school English teacher
(
10/12/2009
)
Thank you very much for posting these questions. I really appreciate it. For those of you wanting the answers (and I looked for them myself on this site), look in the book. I know, it's redundant. But if you have to reread the chapter, reread it. So many times we look for the easy (a.k.a. lazy) way out. I did. That's why I'm here. But, like you, I'll have to go back through the chapters for the answers. Too many students are looking for the internet to do their homework for them (I run into it daily). Do the work. At some point in your life you're going to have to. If you need help studying for a test, call a classmate. Or, I know this sounds crazy, but ask...your...teacher... Part of what we get paid for is helping you with our material.
MG79887
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10/7/2009
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Really this isn't for a grade in my class its just for our benefit so the teacher says we have to find it all. I have a test next week and don't have any idea if some of my answers are right and some I couldn't find. If you know where the answers are please reply if not don't try being my parent. You dont know my situation so don't try to say I am using it to cheat because yes I understand it only hurts me.
Kkaa
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10/7/2009
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I also need the answers and i have read the book so whoever is saying "read the book" well i already have but this is graded on accuracy so i'd like an answer that is easy to get 2 instead of wasting hours looking up each answer. would be awesome if someone could answer them.
A visitor by happenstance
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10/6/2009
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My young friends, if you’re the "student" that wants answers posted for you, have an upcoming test, need answers, would love to "have" the answers, want too seriously get some answers and/or want to find all the answers, the answers lie not in the works of others: the answers lie within the works of "you". Skimming by on what other people do will make you weak. Not physically weak yet, intellectually. Do not allow yourself to be taught "what" to think buy seeking the answers of the those that have done the work. Do the work and the research yourself and teach yourselves "how" to think. Don't be the snail riding on the back of the turtle.
Kelly
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9/12/2009
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I agree with those who say that the answers are in the book. Those who are posting "recall" questions are not reading the book. They just can't have read the book and not know the answers to these questions. The questions are even sorted by chapter, so just go back and look on those pages! Ask for help with deeper questions, not ones that are checking to see if you have read the book...which you probably haven't!
meg
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8/24/2009
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dont be rude if they need help they need help dont be on the site if you not gonna help
Sarah
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8/10/2009
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Seriously, all the answers are in the book. DO THE READING. This is just a study guide; it doesn't have answers because you're supposed to know them from the reading
Shego
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4/22/2009
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All the answers are in the book! I've already filled it out.
Allen
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3/24/2009
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Where can I find the answers? IN THE BOOK!! READ THE BOOK.
honey
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3/11/2009
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if someone could post the answers that would be great k thanks
Jawanaman
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3/11/2009
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I have a test tomorrow and would very much so like some answers to numbers every question thank you
spiffy guy
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3/11/2009
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i need answers
mpls
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3/10/2009
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I'd LOVE the answers.
J-dog
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3/8/2009
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yeah seriously can i get some answers?
noelle
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3/8/2009
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where can i find all the answers to this study guide?
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