| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| At his feet, there were four jamdoots, two on each side of the bedpost, waiting to take him home. | At his feet, there were four jamdoots, two on each side of the bedpost, waiting to take him home. | 100%
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| Grandfather had been sick for years, bedsores erupting every few days, muscles refusing to mobilize, food undigested, his bedroom a mausoleum of pills. | Grandfather had been sick for years, bedsores erupting every few days, muscles refusing to mobilize, food undigested, his bedroom a mausoleum of pills. | 100%
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| His children waiting in line with spoonfuls of water, one drop for every grandchild who would outlive him. | His children waiting in line with spoonfuls of water, one drop for every grandchild who would outlive him. | 100%
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| My father was the last to water his dry mouth, hold his bony fingers. | My father was the last to water his dry mouth, hold his bony fingers. | 100%
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| The room dark and foggy, his clan silent in prayer, waiting for the goddess of death to descend. | The room dark and foggy, his clan silent in prayer, waiting for the goddess of death to descend. | 100%
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| We knew it was coming. | We knew it was coming. | 100%
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| When my grandfather was on his deathbed, he didn’t move toward the light. | When my grandfather was on his deathbed, he didn’t move toward the light. | 100%
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| Death came at dawn. | Death came at dawn. | 50%
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| He wasn’t scared. | He wasn’t scared. | 50%
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| Sons terrified of her wrath, her sprawling tongue when enraged, her skin the color of a new moon night, unruly hair, bloodshot eyes. | Sons terrified of her wrath, her sprawling tongue when enraged, her skin the color of a new moon night, unruly hair, bloodshot eyes. | 50%
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| Stomachs bloating with the angst of suffocating between two worlds. | Stomachs bloating with the angst of suffocating between two worlds. | 50%
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| The jamdoots carpeting for her arrival. | The jamdoots carpeting for her arrival. | 50%
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| Unforgiving mother lest one surrenders. | Unforgiving mother lest one surrenders. | 50%
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| How gently she carried him. | How gently she carried him. | 0%
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| When he finally caught a glimpse of her, he levitated. | When he finally caught a glimpse of her, he levitated. | 0%
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