On Shirley Abbott’s Womenfolks: Growing Up Down South (1998) The terms “Middletown, Everyplace’’ (line 53) are best interpreted as
Select one:
a. nicknames used by local residents for their town
b. epithets referring to the homogeneity of American suburbs
c. euphemisms for an area too sprawling to be called a town
d. names that emphasize the town’s prominence as a cultural center
e. evidence of the town’s location at the heart of varied activities

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere