Choose the Appropriate Letter or Letters to Identify the Organizational

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Multiple Choice

Choose the appropriate letter or letters to identify the organizational pattern or patterns of each reading. It's often been noted that Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel Rebecca shares many similarities with Charlotte Brönte's classic novel Jane Eyre , published in 1847.The novels' heroines, in particular, share a resemblance.Both women are young (21 and 19) .Both are plain and shy, plagued by a lack of self-esteem.Each falls for moody, mysterious older men.The unnamed narrator of Rebecca marries the sad Maxim de Winter not long after meeting him, and Jane, who works as a governess, falls in love with her employer, the wealthy but eccentric Edward Rochester.Each of the women finds out that her husband or husband-to-be is hiding a terri-ble secret.Maxim de Winter actually shot and killed his adulterous first wife, and Edward Rochester has been concealing his insane first wife in the attic of his house.Both men, though, manage to extricate themselves from their legal entanglements.Maxim de Winter is able to hide his crime by making it seem as though his terminally-ill wife committed suicide, and Edward Rochester's wife starts a fire that kills her.Indeed, in yet another parallel, the magnificent country estates of both men burn to the ground, leaving the men physically or psychologically wounded and in the determined care of their young second wives.Is there a difference between the two? Well, yes, Rebecca is a well written, suspenseful potboiler that few read anymore, whereas Jane Eyre still has the emotional power to win a modern audience.
(Source of information: Jonathan Yardley, "Du Maurier's Rebecca , A Worthy 'Eyre' Apparent," Washington Post , March 16, 2004, p.C01.)

• A) definition
• B) classification
• C) time order: process
• D) time order: sequence of dates and events
• E) comparison and contrast
• F) cause and effect
• G) simple listing

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Learned Reaction

A behavior or response that has been acquired through experience or conditioning.

Learning

The process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences through study, experience, or teaching.

Behaviour

The actions, reactions, or conduct of an organism, often in response to its environment or stimuli.