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Break up search queries into subjects, themes, or nouns:
For example, if your question is phrased like this: "In Nella Larsen's Passing, how do we know if the narrator is telling the truth?"
Your search in CLIO and databases could be:
Nella Larsen Passing narrator reliability
Nella Larsen Passing narrator
Nella Larsen Passing narrat*
Nella Larsen Passing narrat* (reliab* OR credib*)
Keep the main nouns, subjects, themes and author name and/or book title.