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1
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At the story’s beginning, what are Dr.Bates and Mary discussing?

A

their relationship and possible marriage

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2
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What does Dr.Bates offer Mary?

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a ring

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3
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Who was the man who take a journey?

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Gulliver

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After Gulliver found his way home, what was in his flashback?

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him being shipwrecked

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When Tom goes to the stable, what does he find?

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Gulliver asleep on a table

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What does Gulliver not realize about Tom?

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that Tom is his son

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7
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How long was Gulliver gone?

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9 years

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On the island of Lilliput, what are all the people like?

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they are all tiny

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On the island of Lilliput, two people find Gulliver and think…..?

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he will make them rich

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On the island of Lilliput, what does the army call him?

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war machine

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On the island of Lilliput, what do the Lilliputians call him?

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man-mountain

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On the island of Lilliput, what is the emperor like?

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pompous and arrogant

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Who does the emperor of Lilliput surround himself with?

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advisors who are his sons

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On the island of Lilliput, who hates and fears Gulliver?

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The empress

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15
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Who are the Lilliputians at war with?

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Big Enders

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16
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What are the two things rewarded by Lilliputians?

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leaping and creeping

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17
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When Gulliver comes home, what does Mary tell him about the house?

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that the house isn’t theirs anymore

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18
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At the house, what is Mary’s job?

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housekeeper

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19
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What does Dr.Bates think Gulliver is suffering from?

A

mania

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20
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What does Dr.Bates insist about Gulliver and Tom?

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he needs to keep Gulliver from acting out in front of Tom

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On the island of Lilliput the emperor wants Gulliver to kill the Big Enders, what does Gulliver do?

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Gulliver refuses and says there is no need to crush them

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22
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What is the reason why the Little Enders and Big Enders are at war?

A

how to crack eggs

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23
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Between the Big and Little Enders wars, how many people have died?

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11,000

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24
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How does Gulliver save the empress from the fire?

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by peeing on it

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25
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What do the emperor’s men want to do to Gulliver?

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execute him

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In exchange for helping Gulliver escape, what does he give the young man?

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his gold ring

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27
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After Dr.Bates drugs Gulliver, where does he take him?

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to a hospital for the insane

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28
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In Brobdingnag, how are all the people?

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they are all giants

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29
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Who is Glumdalclitch?

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the farmer’s daughter who takes care of Gulliver

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30
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In Brobdingnag, What does the farmer decide to do with Gulliver?

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make money with him

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31
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In Brobdingnag, how many pieces of gold does a lady-in-waiting want for Gulliver?

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500

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32
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In Brobdingnag, along with Gulliver, what does the farmer also give up?

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his daughter

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33
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In Brobdingnag, what happens to the dwarf when Gulliver shows up?

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he gets replaced and gets jealous

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34
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In Brobdingnag, what does Gulliver feel like?

A

he is among intellectual equals

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35
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When Dr.Bates and Mary go to visit Gulliver, what does Tom do?

A

snoops in Dr.Bates study and finds his father’s things

36
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What is Gulliver’s opinion on taxes?

A

it keeps people in their place

37
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What does Glumdalclitch think that she and Gulliver will do together?

A

get married

38
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What does Grildrig set loose on Gulliver?

A

wasps

39
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What does Gulliver take as a souvenir from the wasps?

A

a stinger

40
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What is the recipe for that Gulliver tells the scientists of Brobdingnag?

A

gunpowder

41
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What did the display of gunpowder go terribly wrong?

A

the quantities were too large

42
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What does Tom discover while looking through his father’s things?

A

a tiny sheep

43
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What does the bird do after it picked up Gulliver’s cage?

A

drops him in the ocean

44
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Who lives on the Flying Island of Laputa?

A

several hundred of the greatest minds

45
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What do they spend their time doing in Laputa?

A

studying and thinking

46
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What do the Laputa citizens not do?

A

farming

47
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Who is the rajah’s son, also known as the stupidest person there?

A

Munodi

48
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What does Munodi have, that everybody else in Laputa does not?

A

common sense

49
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How does Prince Munodi describe his mother?

A

down to earth

50
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How does Prince Munodi describe his father?

A

with his head in the clouds

51
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When the island is falling apart, what does the rajah think they should do?

A

not rush into action

52
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What does Munodi think will fix the island?

A

by balancing the island

53
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After the island is fixed, what does the rajah proclaim?

A

“By waiting, the problem has saved itself?

54
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What does Gulliver tell the prince’s mother what he is looking for?

A

The Academy

55
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What does Gulliver say that the Academy has forgotten?

A

reality

56
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At the Academy, how long does the man say it will take to extract sunlight from cucumbers?

A

8 years

57
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What is bad about The Academy and their country?

A

no ideas were finished, but the country lay in ruins

58
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What does the Lord of Glubbdubdrib say his profession is?

A

historian

59
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How does Lord of Glubbdubdrib study history?

A

by using Gulliver’s blood to revive dead historical figures

60
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What is Gulliver astounded by about villains?

A

how many had been raised to the highest places of trust, power, dignity, and profit

61
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What is Gulliver surprised about that is caused by contemptible accidents?

A

revolutions

62
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What has Tom discovered that Dr.Bates is doing with Mary’s letters?

A

hiding them

63
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What is special about the Struldbruggs?

A

they are immortal

64
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What gift does Gulliver give to the Struldbrugg gatekeeper?

A

the wasp sting

65
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For Gulliver to be released, what must he do first?

A

have a formal hearing

66
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What is Gulliver drinking that Dr.Bates gave him?

A

laudanum

67
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What does the Struldbrugg gatekeeper want Gulliver to do?

A

drink the water

68
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What does Gulliver realize about the Struldbruggs?

A

they cannot see

69
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What are the savages called on the Land of the Houyhnhnms?

A

yahoos

70
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On the Land of the Houyhnhnms, who were the most civilized?

A

the horses

71
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What does Gulliver ask the formal hearing to do?

A

listen before they judged him

72
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What was the name of the horse Gulliver met?

A

Misstress

73
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How do the Houyhnhnms solve their problems?

A

simple reasons

74
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What does “Houyhnhnms” mean?

A

perfection of nature

75
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When the Houyhnhnms meet, what do they begin their meetings with?

A

a short silence

76
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Why do the Houyhnhnms begin their meetings with a short silence?

A

to give them an opportunity to consider their words

77
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What do the yahoos not have?

A

virtues

78
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What does Gulliver think clothes represent?

A

how important someone is

79
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What does Gulliver present for mankind?

A

content

80
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What are the rocks that the yahoos are digging?

A

diamonds

81
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How does Gulliver lie about the diamonds?

A

by saying they are worthless

82
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What does Gulliver realize will happen when he gets back home?

A

if he goes back, that means corruption

83
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What do the Houyhnhnms make Gulliver leave?

A

they think he is too much like a yahoo

84
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What does Gulliver say humans love?

A

words

85
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How does Tom end the formal hearing?

A

by showing them the tiny sheep

86
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By Tom showing the tiny sheep, what does that prove?

A

that a part of Gulliver’s story is true

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