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★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Editorial dirEctor Julie a. Schumacher SEnior EditorS rebecca christian,terry ofner Editorial aSS i StantS Suzanne Foggia, Megan Snyder PErMi SS ionS Meghan Schumacher dES ign William Seabright and associates, glencoe, illinois tEachEr rEvi EWErS loann campbell, retired teacher of English, ames high School, ames, iowa Eric d.turley,teacher of English, Johnsburg high School, Johnsburg, illinois StudEnt rEvi EWErS luke Scheele, hermann high School, hermann, Missouri george thompson, hoover high School, des Moines, iowa dr. neil E. nakadate, consultant for this book, is a Professor of English at iowa State university, ames, iowa. a recipient of the iowa State university Foundation award for career achievement in teaching, dr. nakadate earned a Ph.d. in English from indiana university and specializes in contemporary american fiction. he is the author of several books and articles, including Understanding Jane Smiley. dr. nakadate reviewed selections for this volume and helped to shape the table of contents. his work also includes the essay “on Style” and the essays that introduce each unit. in addition, he wrote the author’s Style feature, which appears before each story. copyright © 2003 by Perfection learning corporation 1000 north Second avenue P.o. Box 500, logan, iowa 51546-0500 Tel: 1-800-831-4190 • Fax: 1-800-543-2745 all rights reserved. no part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the publisher. Printed in the united States of america 6 7 8 9 10 11 RD 12 11 10 09 08 07 Paperback I SBN-10 : 0-7891-5940-6 I SBN-13 : 978-0-7891-5940-3 Hardback I SBN-10 : 0-7569-9950-2 I SBN-13 : 978-0-7569-9950-6