Compare and contrast the image in the first stanza of the kite that the wind keeps “in the air above the trees” (line 8) and the image in the last stanza of the “black umbrella, / blooming like an ancient flower.” What might each image represent for the immigrant family?

As Gregor lies in bed, he thinks about how his imaginary pains “had always turned out to be pure imagination . . . and he wondered how his imaginings would slowly resolve themselves today” (lines  121–123). From this detail, readers can infer that Gregor 

Which one of the following is NOT one of the hidden traps in decision making?

​It’s exceedingly difficult to prove every element of what crime?

A patient has a 9-year history of a seizure disorder that has been managed well with oral phenytoin (Dilantin) therapy. He is to be NPO (consume nothing by mouth) for surgery in the morning. What will the nurse do about his morning dose of phenytoin? 

Vocabulary – Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of each underlined word. To reallocate is to

The speaker has “wander’d off” from the lecture room to

A nurse is reviewing information about epinephrine with a group of students. Which of the following statements indicate a correct understanding of this medication? Select all that apply. 

In the text, John Miller says, “By adding a little noise to the system you produce coherence in the flow.” In this sentence, the word noise refers to

Why does the narrator say that “reincarnation as an animal . . . is a reward”?