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What mountain did Knight climb in the second excerpt?

What book did Phil Knight read on his flight to Japan

Biography Genre

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What book did Phil Knight read on his flight to Japan
All American Boys
The Great Gatsby
Self help books
How to do business with the japanese
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What mountain did Knight climb in the second excerpt?
Mount Fiji
Half Dome
Mount Tokyo
Mount Everest
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Who wrote the first Biography?
Lavar Ball
Julius Caesar
Shakespeare
Cornelius Nepos
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How are biographies different than the other genres we studied?
they involve fictional characters
there is an element of horror
Biographies are easy to identify; don't overlap
The main character has magical powers
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Why is insight into the mind important?
Emotions are easier to express
All of the above.
Puts the reader in the mind of the narrator
narrator can express how he is feeling in the moment
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What year was the first biography written in?
44 BC
1861
1776
100 AD
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Which of the following is not including in a biography?
Family vacations
Achievements
Imagery
Early life
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Why do authors use imagery?
To create an image in the reader's mind. make him feel there
the author has nothing better to do
to entertain the reader
to make themselves seem cool
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What is Google's definition of a biography?
An account of someone's life written by someone else.
A book telling a life story with many key events
A fictional story about an alien
A story meant to scare the audience