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Question 1
What is the main idea of this excerpt?
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The main idea from the excerpt is that experience influences the way we perceive the world around us.
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Question 2
What detail from the reading best supports this main idea?
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The fact that the freed prisoner cannot at first see anything but the shadows he is used to is a detail that supports the main idea.
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Question 3
What does the “echo” in this allegory symbolize?
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Echo symbolizes perceptions that are incorrect or distorted.
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Question 4
What detail from the reading best supports this main idea that experience influences the way we perceive the world around us?
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People think the shadows are talking when they hear the echo.
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Question 5
What significant development takes place by the end of the excerpt?
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By the end of the excerpt, the freed prisoner can see the sun and not just its reflection.