Firt Test Flashcards

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Story: “Robert Louis Stevenson aka Chimley”

According to Fue, who was the man famous dead?

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The dead man was Beau Bouton

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Story: “Robert Louis Stevenson aka Chimley”

Chimley has never known of what to take place in his parish

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He has never known of a black man killing a white man

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Story: “Robert Louis Stevenson aka Chimley”

Based on Mat & Chimley’s conversation, who is the only one ever to stand up white people?

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Mathu, is the only one who has stood up to the white people

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Story: “Robert Louis Stevenson aka Chimley”

In the past where did Mat Mat and Chimley hide for protection?

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They hid under the bed

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Story:”Under the Lions Paw”

At the beginning, who provides the Haskins family with food and shelter?

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Stephen Council

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Story: “Under the Lion’s Paw”

What drove the Haskins family away from their land in Kansas?

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The leave because the grasshoppers has eaten all of their crops

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Story: “Under the Lion’s Paw”

How does the Haskins family respond to the new opportunity they are given?

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The whole family work hard to make their farm prosper

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Story: “Under the Lion’s Paw”

Why does Buttler decide to charge the Haskins more for the land than what he originally said he would charge?

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Butler charges nearly double for the land because of the improvements that Haskins had made

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Story: “Under the Lion’s Paw”

What does Haskins see that keeps him from killing Butler with a pitchfork?

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Haskins sees his 2 year old daughter running across the grass

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Story: “Under the Lion’s Paw”

Which is the main conflict of the story? Mention the secondary conflicts

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Mas vs. another force {main}
Man against man
Man against himself

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Story: “Under the Lion’s Paw”

Mention the setting of the story

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Midwestern state

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Story: “Under the Lion’s Paw”

How are the different types of conflicts resolved?

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Tim and Nettie finally could built a business
Haskins agrees to us the land from Butler even though the price is higher than what he wants to pay
Haskins picks up a pitchfork to throw at Butler but realizes tha foolishness of such action.

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Story: “Under the Lion’s Paw”

Mention the main characters found in the story

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Tim and Nettie Haskins
Steve and Sarah Council
Jim Butler

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Story: “Under the Lion’s Paw”

Explain the significance of the title of the story

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Haskins really had only three alternatives, so the title shows that he felt trapped without a solution as a prey under a lion’s paw

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Story: “Robert Louis Stevenson aka Chimley”

Mention the setting of the story and its conflicts

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Deep South Lousiana
Conflicts: - man against man
Discrimination and injustice

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What is conflict?

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Is the opposition of the two or more characters or forces

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Mention the 3 types of conflicts

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Man against man
Man against a greater force
Man against himself

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What is protagonist?

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Is the central character of the story

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What is the antagonist?

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Is a particular force of character that strongly opposes the protagonist

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What is suspense ?

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Is the anxiety resulting from author’s withholding of plot details

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What is foreshadowing?

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Hinting at events that will occur later in the story

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What is dialect?

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Is the dialogue written to reflect qualities of a characters speech

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What is Persuasion?

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Is an argument that motivates the listener to change not only his actions but also his ideas

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What is propaganda?

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Is literature plainly written to persuade the reader to the author’s position on a significant issue

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What is local color?
Attempt to recreate the dress, dialect, geography, social practices and general worldview of a specific region.
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Mention the information of the author of the story Under the Lion's Paw
Hamlin Garland Born - September 14, 1860 Wisconsin Died - March 4, 1940
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What is Tenacious?
Holding firmly together
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What is Gyves?
A shackle for legs
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What is Jet?
Dense black coat
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What is deprecating?
Belittling
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What is Torpidity?
Numbness
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What is Sackalays?
Freshwater fish
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What is Crocker?
Is a burlap bag
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What is Garry?
Is a regional term for a covered porch along the side of the building, a gallery.
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What is contrition?
Remorse
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What is promontories?
High point of land and rocks proyecting into the sea
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Story: "Robert Louis Stevenson aka Chimley" | What do Mat and Chimley do on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
They used to go fishing