3. "the courteous pagan" contrasts on a symbolic level
a. animals and men.
b. cultivated manners and natural kindness.
c. puritans and anglicans.
d. bloodthirsty indians and friendly indians.
4. in "contemplations," the poet's appreciation of the beauty of nature leads to
a. an appreciation of god's majesty.
b. an unusually avid worship of nature.
c. an appreciation of herself as part of god's creation.
d. an understanding of god's will for her.
5. in "upon the burning of our house, what reason does anne bradstreet cite for
determining that god is just?
a. she had become too attached to earthly comforts.
b. she had valued her family more than god.
c. the bible says that god does all things well.
d. all her goods belong to god.

before we work more on piecing ideas together to form summaries and paragraphs, we need to look at fundamental sentence construction. imagine you are reading a book for school. you need to find important details that you can use for an assignment. however, when you begin to read, you notice that the book has very little punctuation. the sentences fail to form complete paragraphs and instead form one block of text without clear organization. most likely, this book would frustrate and confuse you. without clear and concise sentences, it is difficult to find the information you need.

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