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Page header

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Last name page number

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Main page header

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Name
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Margins

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1 inch

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Font size

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12

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Double spaced

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Font style

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Plain, times new roman

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Works cited book entry

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Last name, first name. Title (in italics). City of publication, publisher, most recent date of publication.

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In text citation

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…” (Last name page number).

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What does a thesis statement do?

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Tells the reader what the writer thinks of the subject

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What is a thesis statement?

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Roadmap for the essay - tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the essay

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Where does a thesis statement appear?

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The final sentence of the introduction

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Elements of a thesis statement

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Author
Title
Active verb
Organizational elements

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What is an introduction paragraph?

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First paragraph that contains the thesis statement.

It begins very generally, and gradually becomes more and more specific toward the thesis.

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What is a conclusion paragraph?

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Last paragraph - 4-6 sentences
Begins with a restatement of the thesis.
Each sentence becomes more and more general moving toward a gentle landing.

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Who is the author of Ethan Frome?

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Edith Wharton

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When and where was Edith Wharton born?

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1862 in New York

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When and where did Edith Wharton die?

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1937 in Paris

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Where did Edith Wharton live (her houses name)?

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The Mount

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Who was Edith Wharton’s husband?

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Edward Wharton (banker)

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When did Edith Wharton divorce her husband?

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1913

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What prize did Edith Wharton win and for what book?

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The Pulitzer Prize in 1921 for “The Age of Innocence”

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When did Edith Wharton move to Paris?

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1930s

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The Robber Barons

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A ruthlessly powerful US capitalist or industrialist of the late 19th century considered to have become wealthy by exploiting workers, natural resources, corrupting legislatures, or other unethical means.

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What is the structure of the novel Ethan Frome?

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Framework

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How many years have flashed back since the prologue and chapter 1-9 in Ethan Frome?

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24

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Where does the novel Ethan Frome take place?

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Starkfield, Massachusetts

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What makes Ethan Frome’s face look particular?

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Scar

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Who is the narrator in Ethan Frome in the prologue getting his information from?

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Harmon Gow

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Where does Ethan Frome go everyday at noon?

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Post office

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Why does Ethan spend a period of his life in almost complete silence?

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His mother is too ick to speak

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What does Ethan get everyday at the post office?

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Bettsbridge Eagle, envelopes addressed to Zeena, medication

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How old is Ethan Frome at the beginning of the novel?

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52

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How old is Ethan during chapters 1-9?

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28

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How do the people in Starkfield treat Ethan Frome?

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Respectfully

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Harmon says Ethan Frome didn’t get away fast enough and then implied what..?

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Ethan stayed for too many winters

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Who all did Ethan have to take care of?

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Dad, mom, wife

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37
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What did Ethan Frome study in college?

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Science

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38
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What is the enemy of Starkfield?

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Winter

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39
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Who is the narrator staying with in Ethan Frome?

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Ruth Hale

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40
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Who has the narrator been getting rides from in Ethan Frome?

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Denis Eady

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Who was going to marry Mattie Silver?

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Denis Eady

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What happened to Ethan Frome’s dad that made him give away all his money?

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Kicked in the head by a horse

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Why did people stop visiting Ethan’s mother?

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The train tracks were built

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Where is Ethan Frome going at night in chapter 1 to pick up Mattie?

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The church

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45
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How does Mattie help Zeena and Ethan?

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Housework

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Why does Mattie think Ethan won’t come pick her up after the dance?

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Zeena’s illness

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47
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What phrase does Ethan Frome keep using with Mattie as a safe fallback phrase?

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“Come along”

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Who almost crash into the elm tree in the beginning of Ethan Frome?

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Ruth and Ned

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49
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What did Mattie sell for $50 in Ethan Frome?

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Piano

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50
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What reminds Ethan he won’t ever get away from Starkfield?

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Graveyard

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51
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What makes Ethan Frome think of his wife in chapter 2?

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Dead cucumber vine

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What makes Ethan Frome think someone broke into his house in chapter 2?

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No key

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53
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How are Zeena and Mattie related?

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Cousins

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Where is Zeena going in Ethan Frome?

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Doctor

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What did the people of Warchester call Ethan?

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Ol stiff or ol eath

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Why did Zeena come to Starkfield?

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Ethan’s mom was ill

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Why does Ethan ask Zeena to stay with him after his mom passes away?

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It’s winter and he doesn’t want to be alone

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How long does it take after Ethan and Zeena are married before she falls ill?

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One year

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Who does Ethan Frome ask for money?

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Mr. Hale

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Why is so special that Ned and Ruth were kissing?

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Same place where Ethan and Mattie were the night before

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What does Mattie forget to leave out while Ethan is gone?

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Key

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62
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What breaks the symbolizes Ethan and Zeena’s marriage?

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Red pickle dish

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What do Ethan and Mattie do after dinner?

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Sit by the fire

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What or who does Ethan kiss in chapter 5?

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Fabric

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65
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What does Ethan have to get Frome town?

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Glue

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66
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Who tells Ethan that the store is out of glue?

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Denis

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67
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Who is waiting for Ethan when he comes back from the store?

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Zeena

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Why is Ethan worried about Zeena when she comes home from the doctor visit?

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She went upstairs without saying anything

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Why does Zeena say they have to get rid of Mattie?

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The cost of hired help

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What or who do Ethan and Mattie blame the broken pickle dish?

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Cat

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Where does Ethan want to go with Mattie?

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West

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Why can’t Ethan go with Mattie?

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Money

73
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What does Ethan do in his study?

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Writes a note to his wife

74
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Who does Ethan go to to ask for money at the end of the novel?

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Mr. Hale

75
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What is Mattie doing in her room when Ethan goes to see her in chapter 9?

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Crying

76
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Why does Zeena tell Ethan he can’t take Mattie?

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The stove needs to be fixed

77
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What does Mattie show Ethan that she found?

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Note Ethan wrote for his wife

78
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What are Mattie and Ethan doing in chapter 9?

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Sledding

79
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What does Mattie suggest to Ethan at the end of the novel?

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Aim at the elm tree

80
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What or who is making the chipping noise at the end of chapter 9?

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Mattie

81
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What happened to Mattie after the crash?

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Paralyzed from the neck down

82
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What does Mattie look like after the smash up?

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Witch

83
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Who opens up about the story of Ethan Frome and Mattie Silver?

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Mrs. Hale

84
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What kind of job is the narrator doing?

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Engineering for a power plant

85
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What does Mattie make for dinner when she and Ethan are alone?

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Pickles and doughnuts?

86
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Ethan once pursued studies in science, but was forced to return home because…?

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His father died in the horse accident and someone needed to care for the farm and Ethan’s mother

87
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That night, when Zeena is gone, Mattie wears what?

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A red ribbon in her hair

88
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What is a framework story?

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And outer story the precedes and follows a more important inner story

89
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What is a flashback?

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Interruption of chronological sequence by the interjection of events that occurred earlier

90
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Mrs. Hale’s comment “ you’ve had and awful mean time Ethan Frome” does what to Ethan?

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Startles him because he never expected it

91
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Ethan realizes that he will never leave Starkfield after what?

A

He drops out of college

92
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Ethan does not ask Mr. Hale for the money agin because…?

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He cannot bear to lie when they have been so kind to him

93
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For Ethan, the hardest part of returning home after his father’s accident was what?

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Losing the opportunity for education and social activities

94
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If his mother had died in the spring instead of winter Ethan probably…

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Would not have asked Zeena to stay

95
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The citizens of Starkfield…

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Pity Ethan Frome

96
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When Mattie and Ethan walk home together…

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Mattie worries Zeena is dissatisfied with her

97
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What is Ethan’s worst fear about Zeena’s trip to the doctor?

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The visits will cost him more money

98
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What was the name on the gravestone Ethan looks at?

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Ethan Frome

99
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What is the season of death?

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Winter

100
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What is the symbolism of the elm tree?

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Growth

101
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What does the pickle dish symbolize?

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Ethan and Zeena’s marriage

102
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What is the New York Social Registry?

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Names of the 400 original Dutch families in New York and their descendants

103
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When was Ethan Frome published?

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1911

104
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What was the Gilded Age?

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A time when society was golden on the outside, but cheap underneath

105
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The Gilded Age years

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1865-1900

106
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What was the Lost Generation?

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Everything that had been taught about God, work, and war turned out to be false

107
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The Lost Generation years

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1900-1941

108
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What is redemptive suffering?

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Expecting some kind of payoff for suffering

109
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Two main themes of Ethan Frome are…

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A trapped sensibility and the questioning of social rules

110
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What is not a valid excuse for being happy?

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Money

111
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Wharton wants the reader to…

A

Realize we incorrectly judged Zeena

112
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Everyone in the novella…

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Wants to be needed

113
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How much older is Zeena than Ethan?

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7 years

114
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What is a conflict in Ethan Frome?

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Love vs Lust

115
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When was the Homestead Act Passed?

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1862

116
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Where and when was Shakespeare born?

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Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564

117
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What did Shakespeare’s father do?

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Glove maker

118
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Who did Shakespeare marry?

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Anne Hathaway in 1582

119
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Who were Shakespeare’s kids?

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Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith

120
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When did an outbreak of the plague close theaters?

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Early 1590’s

Reopened in 1594

121
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When did the Company build the Globe Theater?

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1599

122
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When did Shakespeare die?

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1616

123
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Where is Shakespeare buried?

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Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon

124
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What was Aristotle’s definition of tragedy?

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The imitation of an action that is serious, and also, having magnitude, complete in itself. It incorporates incidents a rousing pity and fear in order to accomplish the catharsis of these emotions.

125
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What is hubris?

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Pride or over self-confidence

126
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Tragic hero’s are…

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Born into nobility
Responsible for their own fate
Endowed with a tragic flaw
Doomed to make a serious error in judgment

127
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Eventually tragic heros…

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Fall from great heights or high esteem
Realize they have made an irreversible mistake
Faces and accepts death with honor
Meet a tragic death

128
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The prologue to act one is written in…

A

Sonnet form
Octet - presents a problem
Sestet- presents a solution

129
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Who are Samson and Gregory?

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Peasants, Capulets

130
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What was the nurse’s baby’s name?

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Susan

131
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What does Romeo mean by “dull earth” in Scene 1 line 2?

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His life is dull and boring without Juliet

132
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Why does Romeo compare Juliet to the sun?

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She’s the center of the universe

133
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Why does Romeo want the sun to kill the envious moon?

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So they can be together

134
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Why is the moon envious?

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The sun is a bright shining light

135
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Why does Romeo compare Juliet’s eyes to the stars?

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Stars are a map, she is the way forward/his future

136
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Why is the comparison to the stars another example of foreshadowing?

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Starcrossed lovers

137
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Plessy vs Ferguson

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1896 US Supreme Court case - separate but equal

138
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Brown vs Board of Education

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Topeka - 1956 US Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional

139
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What is white flight?

A

white people moving out of urban areas, particularly those with significant minority populations, and into suburban areas.

140
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Who was the first to graduate from Central High?

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Ernie Green

141
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What is iambic pentameter?

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Unstressed/stressed

Meter repeats 5 times in a verse

142
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What is sonnet form?

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14 lines

143
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What is blank verse?

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verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.

144
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What is a prologue of a play?

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An introductory speech, often in verse, calling attention to the theme of the play

145
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What is a chorus?

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The actor who spoke the prologue and commented throughout the play (like a narrator)

146
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Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with the Montague’s men?

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Samson bites his thumb at one of the Montagues

147
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Benvolio (Montague) and Tybalt (Capulet) come upon the servants fighting. How do they react?

A

Bonvolio wants to stop the fight

Tybalt wants to get into the fight

148
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What ended the opening fight in Act 1?

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The prince of Verona warned them they would be punished by death if they fought

149
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Why is Romeo so sad in Act 1?

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Rosaline, the girl he loves, doesn’t love him back

150
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What does Paris ask Capulet for? What is his response?

A

Juliet’s hand in marriage.

Tells him to wait until she’s older.

151
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Why does Romeo decide to go to the party even though he is a Montague and not invited?

A

Rosaline will be there

152
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How are Romeo and Bonvolio related?

A

Cousins

153
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Who is a relative to the Prince?

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Paris

154
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Who wants Juliet to get married?

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Lady Capulet (her mom)

155
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According to the prologue, what will be the result of the death of the starcrossed lovers?

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It will end their parents’ strife

156
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Where is Romeo during the fighting?

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He is wandering the streets being depressed.

157
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When is Juliet’s 14th birthday?

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Two weeks on the evening before Lammas Day

158
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How do Romeo and Juliet figure out each other’s names?

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The nurse

159
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What does Romeo predict before the party?

A

He feels death is about to happen

160
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Jim Crow laws

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Certain laws common in the South from 1877-1960s. Used to separate blacks from whites.

161
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NAACP

A

National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People.

162
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Who was Governor Faubus?

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The governor of Little Rock who opposed integration.

163
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What did President Eisenhower do?

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Tried to convince Faubus to integrate the school. Sent the 101st airborne to keep the students safe.

164
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Who was Danny?

A

Melba’s bodyguard. Taught her to be tough.

165
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Who were the Little Rock Nine?

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Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls.

166
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What is the Lost Year?

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The year after the first year of integration when governor Faubus closed down all schools to stop integration leaving thousands of kids without education.

167
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What was Mother Lois’s job.

A

English Teacher

168
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Who was Nana Healy?

A

Link’s nanny

169
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What happened to Melba’s Easter dress when she wore it to school?

A

It is sprayed with ink

170
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Who did Melba vow to forever remember on her prayers?

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Gene Smith

171
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Who was Melba’s shorthand teacher?

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Mrs. Pickwick

172
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Where did Melba return the car she took to escape Andy?

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Double Deck Ice Cream

173
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Who was the reporter that wrote about Mother Lois losing her job?

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Mr. Reed

174
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Who replaces judge Davies in the Little Rock integration case?

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Judge Harper

175
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Where were Melba and her family treated as equals?

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Cincinnati, Ohio

176
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Who was Thurgood Marshall?

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Lawyer who argues on behalf of Linda Brown. Supports the Little Rock Nine.

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