Determine the topic of the passage. "Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War in 1861, and the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war." Topic:
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Answer: Tennessee

Determine the topic of the passage. "The largest Muslim country is Indonesia , home to 12.7% of the world's Muslims, followed by Pakistan (11.0%), India (10.9%), and Bangladesh (9.2%)." Topic:
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Answer: Islam by country

Determine the topic of the passage. "Paul Avery (April 2, 1934December 10, 2000) was an American police reporter, best known for his stories on the infamous serial killer known as the Zodiac , and later for his work on the Patricia Hearst kidnapping." Topic:
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Answer:
Paul Avery