Introduction

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Questions

1)	What does "eliminated" mean in this quote? "… the stereotyped genie, dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together with all the horrible and blood–curdling incidents devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale."

2)	What is another word for "incidents" in that same quote? "… the stereotyped genie, dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together with all the horrible and blood–curdling incidents devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale."

3)	What does "solely" mean in this quote? "Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today."