English Midterm

Question 0

MLA formate parenthetical documentation

Answer 0

end of sentence (author pg number).

Question 1

MLA format heading (4)

Answer 1

Student’s Name
Teacher’s Name
Course (Period)
Date (day month year)

Question 2

MLA format quote incorporation: What does it mean to incorporate a quote?

Answer 2

to put the quote in your longer sentence as if it was part of it. Don’t make it awkward

Question 3

parts of intro paragraph

Answer 3

hook, background, thesis

Question 4

All pronouns most agree in ______ and ______

Answer 4

gender, number

Question 5

find pronoun and antecedent: These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long. Mules and other brutes had occupied _____ skins

Answer 5

pronoun: their
antecedent: sitters

Question 6

find pronoun and antecedent: Politicians love to argue about ______ viewpoints.

Answer 6

pronoun: their
antecedent: politicians

Question 7

find pronoun and antecedent: Each child was given a gift for ______ birthday

Answer 7

pronoun: his/her
antecedent: child

Question 8

How and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde the same?

Answer 8

They are the same person, with different personalities. Dr. Jekyll is addicted to being Mr. Hyde. He is addicted to being evil and he drinks a homemade potion that made him Mr. Hyde

Question 9

Who is Jonathan from Dracula?

Answer 9

He was a businessman on an official trip to visit Count Dracula. He was the wife of a victim who was bit by a vampire. He was trapped in Dracula’s house and wasn’t able to leave. However he escapes and his friends help him kill Dracula, is which they were successful

Question 10

What is a topic?

Answer 10

one word that is giving an idea of what the whole story is about. it is about a specific subject

Question 11

What is a theme?

Answer 11

A theme is a moral or lesson to be learned in the story

Question 12

What is an example of a theme in Antigone (with 2 examples)?

Answer 12

put family first before anything else (family comes first) (1) Antigone buried Polyneices even though the consequences meant death. (@) Haimon gave his life up because Antigone died

Question 13

What is a simile?

Answer 13

comparing 2 different things using “like” or “as”

Question 14

what is a metaphor?

Answer 14

A metaphor is comparing two different things

Question 15

What is personification?

Answer 15

personification is giving non-living things human characteristics/ traits

Question 16

What is the difference between theme and topic?

Answer 16

a theme is a moral or lesson to be learned in the story and a topic is one word that is the main subject of the story

Question 17

How does Mariam’s relationship with Zalmai change by the end of the novel?

Answer 17

Mariam didn’t have a real and tight connection with Zalmai. She didn’t have a connection with Zalmai, because Zalmai was closer to Rasheed. And Mariam had a closer relationship with Aziza. WHen Rasheed died, everything changed. Zalmai was confused after Rasheed’s death and Mariam tried to get him back on track.

Question 18

How does Mariam’s self-esteem change from the beginning to the end of the novel?

Answer 18

In the beginning of the novel Mariam was used by his father. Her mother wasn’t able to take care of Mariam as well as she could have, which didn’t really help her as she grew up. Her self-esteem was very low in the beginning and was used by Rasheed, once she was forced to marry him. But as soon as Laila came into the picture, she was able to boost her self-confidence. Her confidence was brought up by Laila and was able to stand up for herself from Rasheed.

Question 19

What are some of Mariam’s strongest character traits?

Answer 19

Some of Mariam’s strongest character traits were motherly instincts, trust, self-esteem (in the end), common sense, etc.

Question 20

Why did Hurston use dialiect in her writing?

Answer 20

Hurston used dialect in her writing because it set the tone of when the story took place. It was near the Harlem Renaissance which made the speech a little different. The speech is seen through the dialect She was able to connect with the readers through her dialect as well.

Question 21

Who is Phoeby?

Answer 21

Phoeby is the best friend of Janie in Eatonville. She gives Janie the ebenfit of the doubt when the townspeople gossip viciously about Janie. She is the audience for Janie’s story and her prescense is occasionally felt in the speech. Janie tells the story of her life to Phoeby in the story

Question 22

throughout Janie’s life, what does the horizon symbolize?

Answer 22

The horizon symbolizes love. Nanny had taken horizon and tied it around Janie’s neck “tight enough to choke her.” Nanny had taken love and choked her. She forced Janie into marrying to a man (logan) she didn’t even find love in. Janie didn’t feel the love with Logan, but Nanny jept on wanting her to be with him. Nanny was doing something for her Janie own good, but did it primarily for her own self

Question 23

Why does Jonathan write in his diary?

Answer 23

He used the diary to write and describe his stay at Count Dracula’s house.

Question 24

list the elements of Gothic literature

Answer 24

Gothic literature: medieval setting

castles, darkness, gargoils

Question 25

What are characteristics of science fiction and dystopian literature

Answer 25

science fiction is future-based, speculation on change, can blend into other genres, doesn’t have to be about science, “a controlled way to think and dream about the future” , could become true, not fanstastical

dystopian literature: a sub genre of science fiction, future–based. Dystopia: a society characterized by misery, oppression, disease, chaos

Question 26

What are the five plot points?

Answer 26

introduction 
rising action 
climax 
falling action 
resolution

Question 27

what is the introduction of a plot

Answer 27

tells where everything takes place. it sets the tone of the story

Question 28

what is the rising action of the plot?

Answer 28

the rising action is where all the problems happen, but it isn’t really the main problem being solved in the story. It is the place where it is leading up to the problem

Question 29

what is the climax of the story?

Answer 29

where the problem occurs, the main character tries to solve it `

Question 30

what is the falling action of the story?

Answer 30

it is the turning point, no one really expects the thing, leading up to the solving of the problem

Question 31

what is the resolution of the story?

Answer 31

It is the ending of the story… almost everything is solved, if not alreaddy

Question 32

What is irony?

Answer 32

irony is what you expect, but, in reality, something else happens.
expectations vs reality
contrary to what one expects as a result

Question 33

What is juxtaposition?

Answer 33

Juxtaposition is when two opposite things stand next to each other and bring out each other’s characteristics and traits

Question 34

what is foreshadowing?

Answer 34

Foreshadowing is when the author puts a clue in the beginning of the story that eventually leads to something similar to the clue at the end of the story

Question 35

What is Haimon’s relationship with Antigone? How does Creon affect their relationship?

Answer 35

Haimon was supposed to be Antigone’s husband. However Creon sentenced Antigone to death, which affects them being together. Haimon ends up killing himself, after the suicidal death of Antigone, so they would be together forever

Question 36

fWhat is a tone?

Answer 36

the Tone is the way the authorexpresses their attitude and feelings through their writing