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Imposters Spring 1998 UC Berkeley

Strunk & White Quiz Practise

 

Imposters Syllabus


Punctuate the following juicy sentences:


Ambrosio Agnes and Raymond are all trapped against their will by someone elses treachery

The bible according to Elvira should be banned as it contains improper passages

Her limbs moved no more the blood was chilled in her veins

He vowed vengeance against Elvira he determined that Antonia her daughter would be his

Ambrosio seized the opportunity dropping the juice which was poison into her medicine

The corpse lying cold senseless and disgusting

Young and innocent church is no place for virgins

Agness mothering skills if she has any at all are ineffective her baby dies

Murder rape incest the list of Ambrosios sins keeps growing

Cunegonda one of those people who (is) (are) prone to superstition is forced to drink cherry brandy

Everybody has (their) (his) own problems with society

It can be seen by the reader that even at the novels climax Ambrosio is not fulfilled

Agnes having lost her virtue is saved the innocent Antonia is not so lucky on the other hand

Religion is forgotten and the only thing Ambrosio can think about instead is lust