Exercise: Explain the specific mistake(s) in each of the following passages. Then correct the passage so that the quote is smoothly and clearly integrated.
1. During his boxing match with Arthur, Toby realizes that he and Dwight have one thing in common: violence. "And when it landed, and my old friend's head snapped back so terribly, I felt a surge of pride and connection, connection not to him but to Dwight." (Wolff 221)
2. When he learns of Dwight's abuse, Toby's brother Geoffrey reacts with anger and disbelief, exclaiming, "He hit you! What do you mean, he hit you" (Wolff 203)?
3. An-Mei teaches Rose that a girl "must stand tall and listen to your mother standing next to you. That is the only way to stand tall and straight." (Tan 213).
4. Before murdering Duncan, Macbeth worries that "Bloody instructions, which being taught, return To plague th'inventor."
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