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Contemporary Novels Studies </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> There is now available <I>in-depth</I> study exercises to accompany and complement the following contemporary novels: </div> <bR> <div> OF MICE AND MEN, John Steinbeck </div> <div> THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, Ernest Hemingway </div> <div> LORD OF THE FLIES, William Golding </div> <div> THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, J.D. Salinger </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The uniqueness of these study exercises is that they are </FONT><I>continual with the text</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >; by which I mean, students are continually exercised AT THE SAME TIME as they read the text - a </FONT><B>"study-as-you-read</B>"<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > learning process. These exercises deal with understanding the fine nuances of the thoughts, feelings, interactions of the author's characters, as well as the symbols, images, and moods that enhance the narration.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> These exercises delve below the surface of the story and style to the interpretation of the author's underlying meaning. </div> <bR> <div> In sum, students exercise their<I><B> critical-creative thinking</B></I> capacities <I>as they read</I>. This distinctive critical-creative thinking learning process is called <I>Studies in Meanin</I>g©. Studies in Meaning is an integrated-interactive language arts studybook program that extends from beginning reading through college level.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Study Exercises<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> for<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>OF MICE AND MEN</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0496e850.jpg" border=0 width="110" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> INSTRUCTIONS: In answering the following exercises for <I>Of Mice and Men</I>, first turn to one exercise at a time . Find the page number(s) for the exercise ; then read the exercise(s); next, read the story up to that page(s) where the answer is, and write the answer to the exercise(s) on the given lines. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Chapter One</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1.</B> (page 3)<B> </B></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> He took off his hat and wiped the sweat-band with his forefinger and snapped the moisture off. His huge companion dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool; drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a horse. The small man stepped nervously beside him. </div> <div> "Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie, for God' sakes don't drink so much. " Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. "Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night. " </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B> </div> <div> Write the sentence that indicates that George cares for Lennie.</div> <bR> <div> <B>2. </B>[page 3] </div> <div> <B>TEXT</B> </div> <div> Lennie dipped his whole head under, hat and all, and then he sat up on the bank and his hat dripped down on his blue coat and ran down his back. "Tha's good," he said. "You drink some, George. You take a good big drink. " He smiled happily. </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B> </div> <div> Write the two sentences that indicate that Lennie cares for George.</div> <bR> <div> <B>3. </B>(page 5)</div> <div> <B>TEXT</B> </div> <div> "You never had none, you crazy bastard. I got both of 'em here. Think I'd let you carry your own work card?" </div> <div> "Lennie grinned with relief. "I ...I thought I put it in my side pocket." </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B> </div> <div> Why do you think Lennie grinned with relief? </div> <bR> <div> <B>4. </B>(page 9) </div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> That mouse ain't fresh , Lennie; and besides. you've broke it pettin' it." </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B> </div> <div> What does George mean by: "you've broke it pettin' it." </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="516" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 223 WIDTH="506"><div> <B>SUGGESTED ANSWER KEY</B></div> <div> <B>  1.</B> "Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night." [NOTE: The sentence: "Lennie, for God' sakes don't drink so much." is not precisely the sentence that shows George's concern for Lennie, because, he could be irritated at Lennie for drinking so much. </div> <bR> <div> <B>  2.</B> "You drink some, George. You take a good big drink." He smiled happily. </div> <bR> <div> <B>  3.</B> Lennie probably thought that he had lost his work card, since he didn't have it. Also, the relief that George has taken care of him again. </div> <bR> <div> <B>  4.</B> Lennie killed the mouse by petting it too hard. Actually, he killed the mouse because it did not want to be held and petted, and so bit him. Lennie then pinched its head a "little"-actually a little too intentionally hard; enough to kill it. </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Study Exercises </div> <div> for </div> <div> <B>THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="04a9aaf0.jpg" border=0 width="154" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> INSTRUCTIONS: In answering the following exercises for <I>The Old Man and the Sea, </I>first turn to one exercise at a time . Find the page number(s) for the exercise; then read the exercise(s); next, read the story up to that page(s) where the answer is, and write the answer to the exercise(s) on the given lines.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Chapter One</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1</B>. [p. 10, par. 1]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT </B></div> <div> Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE </B></div> <div> Why would the old fisherman's eyes be young and cheerful and undefeated?</div> <bR> <div> <B>2</B>. [p. 10, par. 3]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B> </div> <div> Do you think the boy loved the old man because he taught him how to fish, or because of the man himself, or is the reader unable to determine at this point of the story?</div> <bR> <div> <B>3</B>. [p. 11, par. 4]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT </B></div> <div> They sat on the Terrace and many of the fishermen made fun of the old man and he was not angry.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B> </div> <div> Why do you think the old man would not be angry that the other fishermen made fun of him?</div> <bR> <div> <B>4</B>. [p. 13, par. 11]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> "May I get the sardines? I know where I can get four baits too." </div> <div> "I have mine left from today. I put them in salt in the box." </div> <div> "Let me get four fresh ones." </div> <div> "One," the old man said. His hope and his confidence had never gone. But now they were freshening as when the breeze rises. </div> <div> "Two," the boy said. </div> <div> "Two," the old man agreed. "You didn't steal them?" </div> <div> "I would," the boy said. "But I bought these."</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B> </div> <div> Do these words of the boy indicate that he is a thief? Explain your answer.</div> <bR> <div> <B>5</B>. [p. 13, par. 14]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> "Thank you," the old man said. He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride. </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISES</B> </div> <div> (a) What indicates in this sentence that the old man had "attained humility?" </div> <div> (b) What does it mean that he was "too simple to wonder when he had attained humility?" </div> <div> (c) Why would he think that humility might be thought "disgraceful?" </div> <div> (d) What do you think is the difference between pride and "true pride?" </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="522" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 389 WIDTH="512"><div> <B>SUGGESTED ANSWER KEY</B></div> <div> <B>  1.</B> He had a love of life and of its challenges even in old age. Life and its evils and sufferings for him could not defeat him. He believed in himself. </div> <bR> <div> <B>  2.</B> If the boy really loved the old man, it would have to be because of the man himself, not only because of what the man taught the boy; love is of the heart and of character, not of trade value. </div> <bR> <div> <B>  3.</B> It could be that he was used to their ridicule, and/or that he had such a strong belief in himself as a man and fisherman that other people's opinions of him did not make much difference. He was assured of his own self-worth. </div> <bR> <div> <B>  4.</B> He would steal so that the old man would not go hungry; but this doesn't mean he is a thief. A thief usually steals as a habit, or for a living; and for the purpose of getting something for nothing without earning it legally or justly. </div> <bR> <div> <B>  5</B>. <B>(a)</B> He didn't think about <I>when </I>he had attained it; nor most likely, <I>how </I>he had attained   it. <B>(b)</B> He was a simple man, and a simple man does not take easily to pride of self; being humble comes natural to him. <B>(c)</B> A man is "supposed" to be aggressive, proud, 'on top of it' at all times. <B>(d)</B> Pride normally means a love and concern of oneself mostly to the exclusion of others, and for the praise of others. <I>True </I>pride, on the other hand, is pride of accomplishment; and one lets that accomplishment speak for itself rather than boasting about it or about oneself.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Study Exercises<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> for </div> <div> <B>LORD OF THE FLIES</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="04bc0f00.png" border=0 width="192" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> INSTRUCTIONS: In answering the following exercises for <I>Lord of the Flies, </I>first turn to one exercise at a time . Find the page number(s) for the exercise ; then read the exercise(s); next, read the story up to that page(s) where the answer is, and write the answer to the exercise(s) on the given lines. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Chapter One</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1. </B>[p.9 par. 6, line 2]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> "...I was the only boy in our school what had asthma," said the fat boy with a touch of pride. </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Why would he say this with a "touch of pride"?</div> <bR> <div> <B>2. </B>[p.10 par. 2, lines 5&6]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> ...but there was a mildness about his mouth and eyes that proclaimed no devil. </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Explain this statement regarding the boy's character.</div> <bR> <div> <B>3. </B>[p.10 par. 2, lines 6&8]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> He patted the palm tree softly, and forced at last to believe in the reality of the island laughed delightedly again and stood on his head....</div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Why is Ralph so delighted?</div> <bR> <div> <B>4. </B>[p.11 par. 8, line 1]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> "They used to call me 'Piggy.'" </div> <div> Ralph shrieked with laughter. He jumped up. </div> <div> "Piggy! Piggy!" </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> What does this exclamation of Ralph's tell about his character?</div> <bR> <div> <B>5. </B>[p.11 par. 17, lines 1&2]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Piggy grinned reluctantly, pleased despite himself at even this much recognition. </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B> </div> <div> Why would Piggy be pleased at Ralph's ridicule of him?</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="520" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 257 WIDTH="510"><div> <B>SUGGESTED ANSWER KEY</B></div> <div> <B>  1.</B> At least he had something, however painful or uncomfortable, that none of the other boys had. </div> <bR> <div> <B>  2.</B> There was a gentleness about his facial features that showed he was basically a good person. </div> <bR> <div> <B>  3.</B> A sense of primitive freedom swept over him that he was on an island that promised untold adventures. Being free from adult authority on a south sea island paradise is "a dream come true." </div> <bR> <div> <B>  4.</B> There is an obvious mean streak in him that enjoys ridiculing a weaker , less advantaged person. . </div> <bR> <div> <B>  5. </B>At least someone recognized him as a person, even if it isn't in a complimentary vein.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Study Exercises </div> <div> for </div> <div> <B>THE CATCHER IN THE RYE</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04c95dd0.png" border=0 width="149" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> INSTRUCTIONS: In answering the following exercises for <I>The Catcher in the Rye</I>, first turn to one exercise at a time. Find the page number(s) for the exercise ; then read the exercise(s); next, read the story up to that page(s) where the answer is, and write the answer to the exercise(s) on the given lines. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Chapter One </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1. </B>[p.1, line 6]<B> </B></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth<B>. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Which term(s) best describes Holden's attitude toward telling about his life? </div> <div> insulting,  impatient,  honest,  egotistical,  candid,  rebellious</div> <bR> <div> <B>2.</B> [p.1, lines 13&14]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Besides, I'm not going to tell you my whole goddam autobiography or anything. </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Which phrase best explains why Holden added "or anything" to his statement: "Besides, I'm not going to tell you...or anything"? </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> (a) __ or anything like it     (b) __ or anything about it     (c) __ or anything at all    (d) __ or anything related to it</div> <bR> <div> <B>3. </B>[p.1, lines 17 - p.2, lines 3&4]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> He used to be a regular writer, when he was home...Now he's out in Hollywood, D.B. being a prostitute.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> By "prostitute," Holden most likely means his brother is: </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> __ prostituting his talent     __ prostituting his body     __ prostituting his integrity</div> <bR> <div> <B>4.</B> [p.2, par. 1, lines 4&6]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> They [Pencey Prep] advertise in about a thousand magazines, always showing some hotshot guy on a horse jumping over a fence. </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Describe a "hotshot guy".</div> <bR> <div> <B>5. </B>[p.2, par. 2, lines 3&5]<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>TEXT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> It was the last game of the year, and you were supposed to commit suicide or something if old Pencey didn't win. </div> <bR> <div> <B>EXERCISE</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Explain this sentence: "You were supposed to commit suicide or something if old Pencey didn't win."</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="521" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 194 WIDTH="511"><div> <B>  SUGGESTED ANSWER KEY</B></div> <div> <B>  1.</B> honest candid rebellious </div> <div> <B>  2.</B> a </div> <div> <B>  3.</B> prostituting his talent </div> <div> <B>  4.</B> looks like a model; flashing white teeth, dresses in the latest fashions, physically fit,                   acts like he's in full control of his life, has a winning smile and personality; thinks he's "the tops" </div> <div> <B>  5. </B>Pencey Prep was supposed to mean so much to you personally, to be so much a part of your self-identity, that losing a game, is your loss, is to be a rupture to your well-being; you are bound to blame yourself if they didn't win, even if you weren't playing.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>PARTICULARS FOR EACH EXERCISE BOOKLET</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>OF MICE AND MEN</B> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">booklet complete at 22 pages, (8 1/2 by 11 inches) including an answer key </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">59 critical-creative thinking exercises with additional book report exercises booklet </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">consumable and reproducible</div> <bR> <div> <B>THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA</B> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">desktop published booklet complete at 24 pages, (8 1/2 by 11 inches) including an answer key </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">133 critical-creative thinking exercises with additional book report exercises booklet </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">is consumable and reproducible</div> <bR> <div> <B>LORD OF THE FLIES</B> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">desktop published booklet complete at 28 pages (8 1/2 by 11 inches) including an answer key </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">172 critical-creative thinking exercises booklet </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">is consumable and reproducible</div> <bR> <div> <B>CATCHER IN THE RYE</B> </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">desktop published booklet complete at 29 pages, (8 1/2 by 11 inches) including an answer key </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">129 critical-creative thinking exercises </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> is consumable and reproducible.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="STUDYBOOK CATALOG "><U><U>See BOOK CATALOG for ordering information.</U></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#4__contemporary_novels_studies_" TITLE="4. 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