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By now you’ve figured out that the author of "The Intelligentsia" drew on traditional characters, patterns of events, and themes. The story also uses language to reflect the traditional atmosphere. Read the excerpt from "The Intelligentsia" and select two sentences that contain words or phrases that bring old ideas to mind.


Arturo jokingly told Annabelle that he would rather accompany her, but behind this humorous suit of armor his heart sank. Now he had to face utter humiliation in his second week of school. Sophie was the coolest of the cool, the most popular of the popular, and she certainly wasn't one to go to a Spring Social with a smart kid. "But, if I must, I shall proceed," Arturo agreed.

Answer 1

Masha Gessen

the reason I know this is because I have read the book itself and its really great

Answer 2

Answer: Arturo jokingly told Annabelle that he would rather accompany her, but behind this humorous suit of armor his heart sank.

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"But, if I must, I shall proceed," Arturo agreed.

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