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English - - 7th Period Meltebrink (2017) Flashcards

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1
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Which position are Brain and Gale competing for?

A

Running back

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2
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Which team do Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo play for?

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Chicago Bears

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3
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Who wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jain in 1963?

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Martin Luther King

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4
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Which city experienced a bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955?

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Montgomery, Alabama

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5
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Which supreme court case determined that segregated schools were unconstitutional?

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Brown vs Board of Education

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6
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Where id Brian Piccolo go to college?

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Wake Forest

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7
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What nickname did Brain use for Gale?

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Black Magic

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8
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Which award does Gale win during his first season?

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Rookie of the year

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9
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Which king of cancer is Brian diagnosed with?

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Lung

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10
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Who tells the team about Brian’s illness??

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Gale

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11
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Which relative is Esperanza named after?

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Great grandmother

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12
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What trait does Esperanza share with her sister?

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Laughter

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13
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What color was the Cadillac driven by Louie’s cousin?

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Yellow

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14
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Why does Esperanza’s father go to Mexico?

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He wants to go to his father’s funeral

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15
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Which job does Elenita use to make money?

A

Fortune teller

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16
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What is so strange about sire’s girlfriend?

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She cannot tie her shoes

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17
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What does Rafaela ask the girls to buy for her?

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Coconut and papaya juice

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18
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Who was assaulted while waiting for Sally at the carnival?

A

Esperanza

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19
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Which worker is the most trusted and respected on the ranch?

A

Slim

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20
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Which of the following is true about Crooks?

A

He is black

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21
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What does Slim give to Lennie?

A

Puppy

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22
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Who wants to help Goerge and Lennie when they get their own land?

A

Candy

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23
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What does Curley’s wife threaten to do to Crooks?

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Kill him

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24
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Who steals Carlson’s Luger pistol?

A

George

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25
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Who consoles George after Lennie’s death?

A

Slim

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26
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Did Martin Luther King promote black nationalism?

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NO

27
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Is Coach Halas deaf in his left ear?

A

NO

28
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Does Gale break his ankle in a game against the 49ers?

A

NO

29
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Does Gale place chocolate pudding on Brian’s chair during a team meeting?

A

NO

30
Q

Does Brian install a leg-lift machine in Gale’s house?

A

YES

31
Q

Does Patti Lucas call Gale her hero when he gives her an autograph?

A

NO

32
Q

Do high heels make men look at the girls in a dangerous way?

A

YES

33
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Does Esperanza take a rice sandwich to school?

A

YES

34
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Does Sister Superior eat lunch with Esperanza in the canteen every day?

A

NO

35
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Does Esperanza feel guilty because her aunt finds out about the imitation game?

A

NO

36
Q

Does the Earl of Tennessee physically abuse his wife?

A

NO

37
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Did Esperanza’s father only eat fried chicken when he arrived in America?

A

NO

38
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Is Curley the best horseshoe player on the ranch?

A

NO

39
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Does Lennie like to eat beans with mustard?

A

NO

40
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Is Curley the son of the boss?

A

YES

41
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Does Crooks have an injured back because a horse kicked him?

A

YES

42
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Does Crooks read books in his spare time?

A

YES

43
Q

Does George drown Lennie before Curley can find him?

A

NO

44
Q

What is the term for salty in taste or unpleasant to drink?

A

Brackish

45
Q

What is the term for indirect, underhanded or sneaky?

A

Devious

46
Q

What is the term for flammable?

A

Incendiary

47
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What is the term for a violent storm or whirlpool?

A

Maelstrom

48
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What is the term for disrespect for something sacred?

A

Sacrilege

49
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What is the term for speech honoring someone who has died?

A

Eulogy

50
Q

What is the term for unstoppable?

A

Invincible

51
Q

What is the term for behead?

A

Decapitate

52
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What is the term for harmful?

A

Malignant

53
Q

What is the term for discourage?

A

Demoralize

54
Q

What did Malcolm X want to accomplish - How did he plan to achieve his goals?

A

Independent black nation

Use of violence if necessary

55
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Why is Brian jealous of Gale?

A

Gale is a better football player so he has job security

56
Q

Why is Gale’s roommate significant?

A

Brain is a white man

This is the first time that a white player has roomed with a black player

57
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What does Gale say when Brian says - - It’s fourth and eight, but they won’t let me punt”?

A

That he should go for it then

58
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What is Esperanza’s favorite item in the junk store - why does she hesitate to look at it?

A

An old music box

The music box is old and Nenny wants it

59
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Why does Esperanza decide to kiss the old man on the cheek - how does he respond?

A

It was his birthday

He kissed her on the lips and would not let go

60
Q

What happened in Weed? How did George and Lennie leave?

A

Lennie scared a woman by grabbing her soft dress

George and Lennie fled for their lives

61
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Whom does Curley attack in the bunk house? Why

A

Lennie

Curley thinks that Lennie is laughing at him

62
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Who kills Curley’s wife? - - How and why does he kill her?

A

Lennie

He would not let go of her hair and broke her neck when she tried to scream

63
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Why does George kill Lennie - Is it a selfish act or an act of mercy?

A

Spare him from torture at the hands of Curley and others

Rid himself of Lennie or give him a peaceful death

64
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You will pick the Most Valuable Protagonist - - is it Brian Piccolo, Gale Sayers, Esperanza, and George Milton?
Who? Why??

A

Use your notes - - make sure you use examples from the book to support your answer.

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