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A gentlemen in Moscow

Bread. On pages 369-375, we encounter Mishka’s grand artwork, Bread and Salt, which consists of excerpts from great literature that include the word bread. We know that bread matters to Mishka because of having been required to delete sentences from a letter by Chekhov about the excellent bread in other countries. (263). And of course, …

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A gentlemen in Moscow

Bread. On pages 369-375, we encounter Mishka’s grand artwork, Bread and Salt, which consists of excerpts from great literature that include the word bread. We know that bread matters to Mishka because of having been required to delete sentences from a letter by Chekhov about the excellent bread in other countries. (263). And of course, …

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Questions based on Alice Munro short story “The Office”

Question 1: Choose one major character from “The Office” — either “Mr. Malley” or the narrator — and complete a character sketch. To analyze your chosen character, consider: what does the person say and do? What kinds of language does the character use? What does this tell you about their attitudes, values, and motivation?what do …

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