English Mid term study guide

Question 1

tentatively

Answer 1

in an uncertain or hesitant way

Question 2

Probing

Answer 2

searching or investigating

Question 3

Intently

Answer 3

with close attention

Question 4

impromptu

Answer 4

unplanned

Question 5

ominous

Answer 5

threatining

Question 6

internal conflict of lemon brown

Answer 6

When Greg looked up to his house, thought of the lecture that awaited him, and started walking down the street instead.

Question 7

external conflict of lemon brown

Answer 7

His father wants him to study instead of playing basketball
Can’t play for scorpions if he doesn’t improve his math grades
Conflict with 3 thugs they want lemon brown’s treasure

Question 8

What is the setting (t.o.l.b)

Answer 8

rainy night in harlem

Question 9

What is Greg looking for when he runs away from home (t.o.l.b)

Answer 9

he’s looking for a way to avoid going home

Question 10

Why is lemon brown in a tenement

Answer 10

he was homeless

Question 11

Why did lemon brown quit the blues

Answer 11

hard times” caught up with him

Question 12

What did we find out about lemon brown’s son?

Answer 12

he was killed in war

Question 13

What was lemon brown’s treasure

Answer 13

news paper clippings and a battered harmonica

Question 14

What did lemon brown’s treasure represent

Answer 14

what he has done and gave him his son hope

Question 15

What is the resolution

Answer 15

greg goes home to face his father

Question 16

Why does greg smile at the end

Answer 16

he’s thinking about the lecture his father gave him

Question 17

What does nature do to the story? (t.o.l.b)

Answer 17

sets the mood in the opening + closing lines. it also reflects gregs internal conflict

Question 18

foundered

Answer 18

broke down and failed

Question 19

ruin

Answer 19

great damage

Question 20

commotion

Answer 20

noisy confusion

Question 21

inert

Answer 21

moving still

Question 22

what is the theme of stop the sun

Answer 22

A son’s struggle to understand his father, who fought in the Vietnam war
A war can affect a person for a lifetime. They can never go back to living a “normal life”.
Terry’s father is haunted by his experiences in the vietnam war

Question 23

what is the lesson in stop the sun

Answer 23

It is not always possible to truly understand another person

Question 24

what are the important events in stop the sun

Answer 24

when his eyes “go away” = he is having bad memories or flashbacks
- he has vietnam syndrome flashback at the hardware store.
- Mom deals with problems by ignoring that they don’t exist.
- she is trying to protect terry’s father

Question 25

what happened to e.a.p’s parents

Answer 25

his father abandons the family and his mother dies when he’s 2

Question 26

who adopted him and what did he give him

Answer 26

A wealthy tobacco merchant adopted him and gives him a first class education

Question 27

what was the name of the adopter

Answer 27

John Allan

Question 28

What university did Poe atend

Answer 28

Uni. West Virginia

Question 29

What happened to Poe in 1849

Answer 29

In 1849 Poe was found delirious in a tavern on a rainy election day, wearing clothing that was not his own.

Question 30

Where was Poe taken, when did he die, and of what

Answer 30

Taken to a hospital, he died on October 7, "of congestion of the brain.

Question 31

what were possible reasons of his death

Answer 31

Many assume it was connected to his drinking; others say he was killed by a disease - rabies, and yet others argue he was kidnapped by a political gang

Question 32

Poe vocabulary gesticulations

Answer 32

energetic movement

Question 33

vehemently

Answer 33

forcefully, passionately

Question 34

derision

Answer 34

contempt, ridicule

Question 35

vexed

Answer 35

disturbed, annoyed

Question 36

audacity

Answer 36

boldness

Question 37

what does the author open the story with (t.t.h)

Answer 37

The story opens with the narrator saying he is not INSANE.

Question 38

why does he want to kill the old man

Answer 38

He wants to kill the old man because his "eye" is like a vulture's.

Question 39

when does he kill the old man

Answer 39

after 7 nights because his eye was closed

Question 40

why does the narrator confess his crime

Answer 40

He confesses because he thinks the cops can hear the heartbeat.

Question 41

what are the 3 types of irony

Answer 41

dramatic, situational, and verbal

Question 42

what is dramatic irony and give an example

Answer 42

when we know the something the narrator doesn’t The narrator claims he is "sane", but we know he is a madman.

Question 43

what is situational irony and give an example

Answer 43

when the opposite happens of something you were doing when you lock the window because of robbers, then your house gets broken into

Question 44

what is verbal irony and give an example

Answer 44

you say the opposite of what you mean when the narrator says he loves the old man but kills him

Question 45

when was WWll

Answer 45

1939-1945

Question 46

how did WWII start

Answer 46

nazi invasion of poland and the U.S enters after Japan bomb pearl harbor

Question 47

what were the axis powers

Answer 47

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Question 48

why were the characters wearing several layers of clothing

Answer 48

because luggages would look suspicious

Question 49

who is anne closest too

Answer 49

her father

Question 50

what is Mr. Franks personality

Answer 50

calm and logical

Question 51

what is Mr. Van Daans personality

Answer 51

greedy and selfish

Question 52

what is dussels personality

Answer 52

impatient and unsympathetic

Question 53

what is the theme during the hanukkah celebration

Answer 53

faith gives meaning to life

Question 54

what does “lone wolf” mean

Answer 54

not having many friends

Question 55

Why is Mr Frank visiting warehouses

Answer 55

to take 1 last look at where he last saw his family

Question 56

Why do they move to the Secret Annex

Answer 56

to hide from the Nazis, who have been persecuting Jews

Question 57

why does peter remove the star of david

Answer 57

he resents the fact that Nazis force Jews to wear it

Question 58

why are they afraid of the theif

Answer 58

if Nazis catch the thief, he may betray the people in the attic to save himself

Question 59

how many months pass by acts

Answer 59

18 months

Question 60

who is the dynamic character and why

Answer 60

Mrs. Frank, she demands the Van Daans leave the Secret

Question 61

why is anne yelling at her mother

Answer 61

she yells at her mother about trying to hold on to ideals. (something you believe in)

Question 62

what is everyones reaction after Miep delivers the news of the Allied Invasion

Answer 62

they feel relieved and ashamed to argue

Question 63

what is the climax

Answer 63

nazi police arriving at the annex

Question 64

Who told on them

Answer 64

the thief

Question 65

what does anne believe in that “puts her father to shame”

Answer 65

Anne's hope for humanity far exceeds his own

Question 66

what event proves the statement “happiness is the attitude someone has”

Answer 66

anne enjoyed the sunshine at the camp

Question 67

why is anne dressed up

Answer 67

she is seeing peter/her “boyfriend”