Book excerpt: Grammardog Teacher's Guide contains 16 quizzes for this novel. All sentences are from the novel. Figurative language includes "harness of routine," "the swamp of awkwardness," "the long valley of her life," "the cobweb of pre-matrimonial acquaintanceship," "feelings had gathered to an avalanche," "Destiny stands by sarcastic with our dramatis personae folded in her hand").