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1. why was dante exiled?
2. who is beatrice?
3. why did dante view the number 3 as significant?
4. who is the main character in the divine comedy? what does bei
5. where does he travel?
6. how many levels are in hell? which is the worst level? draw a
dante's vision of hell. label each level.
7. what does the poem represent for many readers?
8. what is an allegory?
canto 1

Which ideas are expressed as literacy themes?

Skill check questions rearrange the paragraphs below into the correct sequence. that's because engineers on the ultraclean project have invented a self-cleaning, antibacterial metal surface that repels water with an intricate layer of laser-engraved valleys. when it rains, the lotus does not become damp; the water simply trickles off in fat droplets, taking any bugs and dirt with it. the drudgery may not be around much longer, however, if a team of italian scientists has anything to do with it “it's simply an amazing plant,” concluded professor luca romoli, leader of the project, “and we've succeeded in mimicking it. magnifico! ” few tasks in life hold less joy than scrubbing the ghost of somebody else’s porridge from a saucepan. the starting point for the research was the leaves of the lotus flower.

The story is about a postmaster who is trying to adapt to the new life in the village of ulapur. in what way is the postmaster's life different from his life in urban calcutta?