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Literature Section II Flashcards

1
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Where does Ele Fountain live?

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Hampshire, England

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What are Fountain’s pets?

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she has lots of spiders and a ginger cat

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What color is Fountain’s cat?

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ginger

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What does Fountain say about her cat’s personality type?

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she states that he thinks he is a tiger, so we can assume his/her personality is bold

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Where is Fountain completing her Fellowship?

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the University of Reading

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What is Fountain completing at the University of Reading?

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her fellowship

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How was Fountain’s childhood?

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we don’t have any information about her childhood

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How old is Fountain?

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we don’t know her age

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What did Fountain work as before she became a writer?

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an editor in children’s publishing

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How many years of experience does Fountain have with children’s publishing?

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20 years

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Where was she living when Fountain wrote her first novel?

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Addis Adaba, Ethiopia

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What is Fountain’s first novel?

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“Boy 87”

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When was “Boy 87” published?

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2018

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What was “Boy 87” about?

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the refugee crisis

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When did Fountain publish her second novel?

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2020

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What was Fountain’s second novel?

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“Lost”

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17
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What award did “Lost” get?

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Guardian’s children’s book of the year

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When was “Melt” released?

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2021

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19
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When was “Fake” published?

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2022

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What is “Fake” about?

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a society whose only friends are virtual and big tech companies control access to food, healthcare, and leisure

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How many awards did “Fake” win?

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2

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When was “Wild” published?

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2023

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Who is the main character of “Wild”?

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Jack

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24
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How are “Wild” and “Melt” similar?

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they both explore relationships between society and the natural world

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25
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Where in the Arctic does “Melt” take place?

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the exact location is unknown

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In “Melt”, the average temperature of the Arctic has risen by how much compared to the global average?

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3 times faster, as it in “Melt”, the Arctic is warming faster than any other place on Earth

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27
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What does the WWF stand for?

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World Wildlife Fund

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According to the WWF, up to __% of Arctic infrastructure could be at risk of damage by ________.

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50%, 2050

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Oil companies have been drilling in the Arctic since what event?

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since Russia discovered oil in Tazovskoye Field in 1962

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30
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Oil companies have been drilling in the Arctic since what year?

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1962

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When did Russia discover oil in Tazovskoye Field?

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1962

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32
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Where is Prudhoe Bay located?

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Alaska’s North Slope

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33
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What state is Prudhoe Bay in?

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Alaska

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34
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When was oil discovered in Prudhoe Bay?

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1968

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35
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What does USGS stand for?

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the United States Geological Survey

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36
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In 2008, USGS found the Arctic contains how many barrels of oil?

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about 90 billion barrels of oil

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In 2008, USGS found the Arctic contains what percent of undiscovered oil reserves?

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13%

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38
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What is the main difficulty with drilling in the Arctic?

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the fragility of the sea ice, as well as the immense cold

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39
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How many oil spills have happened in the Arctic?

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0

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40
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Has there ever been an oil spill in the Arctic?

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No

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41
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What boat caused the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

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the Exxon Valdez

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42
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When was the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

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1989

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Where was the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

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Prince William Sound, Alaska

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What boat caused the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

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the BP Deepwater Horizon

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45
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Where was the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

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the Gulf of Mexico

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46
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When was the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

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2010

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47
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How many barrels of oil were released into the sea in the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

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11 million barrels

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How many barrels of oil were released into the sea in the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

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200 million barrels

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49
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What is Bea’s dad’s profession?

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he is a geologist

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50
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Bea’s dad’s worries about the Arctic while surveying an area there that could be potentially drilled creates what?

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a major conflict in the novel

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51
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The akatuq food mentioned in the Melt is from which indigenous people?

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the Russian or Alaskan Yupik people

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The word for grandmother in Melt, or anaanatisaq, is from which indigenous group?

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the Canadian Inuit

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53
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The Yupiks and Canadian Inuit are part of a group known collectively as what?

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Inuit

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54
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Where are the Inuit people located?

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Eastern Russia, Alaska, Arctic Canada, and Greenland

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55
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Is/are the language(s) of the Inuit people the same or different?

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the language is the same among the Inuit, but the dialects vary depending on where they are located

56
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How old is Yutu in “Melt”?

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14

57
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Yutu’s grandmother has raised Yutu since he was how old?

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7

58
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What is the name of Yutu’s grandmother?

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Miki

59
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Why does Yutu want to study so badly?

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so he can be smart enough and get good grades to move out of the village eventually

60
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How old was Yutu when his parents died?

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7

61
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How old is Bea in “Melt”?

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14

62
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Where did Bea start her new school?

A

the exact location is unknown, but it is in the Northern Hemisphere

63
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Bea has been to how many schools within the past 5 years?

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5

64
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Why does Bea move so often?

A

because her dad’s work

65
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How is Bea’s spirit described as?

A

adventurous

66
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Who is jealous of Bea’s friendship with Will?

A

Stella

67
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Who is the leader of the group of 4 girls who constantly bully Bea?

A

Stella

68
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When is the tension between Bea and her mother resolved?

A

at the end of the novel

69
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Who taught Bea how to fly an airplane?

A

Bea’s dad

70
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What does Bea’s dad want to work as when he has saved up enough money?

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a trail guide

71
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Who are Yutu’s friends at school?

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Sami, Jack, and Adam

72
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Yutu’s friends are disinterested in school and prefer to do what?

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play video games

73
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Who lends Yutu a snowmobile when he goes off hunting to the cabin?

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Sami

74
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Where does Bea meet Will for the first time?

A

their chemistry class

75
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What happens at the airport when Bea’s dad and Bea land? (when Bea’s dad takes her to his work and says his work has provided them a hotel)

A

2 unknown men capture Bea’s father and try to take hold of Bea too, but fail

76
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How many seats does Bea’s father’s airplane have?

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4

77
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How many countries are part of the Arctic Circle region?

A

8

78
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What part of Denmark is in the Arctic Circle?

A

Greenland

79
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What part of the US is in the Arctic Circle?

A

Alaska

80
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What part of Canada is in the Arctic Circle?

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Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavat

81
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What countries are in Scandinavia?

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Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland

82
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How long is the flight from the town where Bea lives and the Artic Circle?

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4 hours, thus where Bea lives is a 4-hour flight below the Arctic Circle

83
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Who are the protagonists of Melt?

A

Bea and Yutu

84
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What is bravery?

A

showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty

85
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Students who are bullied often feel what?

A

threatened and powerless

86
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Bullying threatens the ______________ and _____________ safety of students.

A

physical, mental

87
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What is the main theme of Melt?

A

climate change, and the way human activity is affecting our world

88
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What is coming of age?

A

the transition from childhood to adulthood

89
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How is coming of age celebrated in Mexico?

A

through a Quinceanera

90
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Does Bea have any friends?

A

No

91
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What is social responsibility?

A

being aware of one’s decisions and actions, and how this impacts others

92
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What is the social responsibility in Melt focused on?

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Bea’s father’s decision to be focused on being socially responsible, and how this brings Bea and Yutu together

93
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What is alliteration?

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the repetition of the first letter or sound of words in a series to draw attention to it

94
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What is allusion?

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the reference to something else, like a novel, historical figure, song, etc.

95
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Who made Lord of the Rings?

A

J. R. R. Tolkien

96
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What is literary allusion?

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allusion to a piece of literature

97
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What is the literary allusion in chapter 1 of Melt, comparing the traditional house where Yutu lives with what?

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the homes of the Hobbits in Lord of the Rings

98
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Comparing Yutu’s house to the homes of the Hobbits in the Lord of the Rings in chapter 1 allows the reader to envision what?

A

how small and low the entrance to the house is

99
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What is contrast?

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where authors highlight differences in 2 things to bring attention to them

100
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What is a dual narrative?

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a narrative that tells a story from 2 different perspectives

101
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How is Melt a dual narrative?

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it shows the perspectives of both Yutu and Bea throughout the novel

102
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What does the dual narrative in Melt emphasize?

A

the similarities and differences in Bea’s and Yutu’s lifestyle and teenhood

103
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What is figurative language?

A

figures of speech used to emphasize or highlight something, not to be taken literally

104
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What is a metaphor?

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directly comparing 2 unlike things without using like or as

105
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What is personification?

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give non-human things human-like qualities, actions, descriptions, etc

106
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What is a simile?

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comparing 2 unlike things using like or as

107
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What type of figurative language is saying someone is “under the weather”?

A

it is an idiom

108
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What is an idiom?

A

a phrase with figurative meaning

109
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What does it mean when someone is under the weather?

A

that means that they are sick

110
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What is imagery?

A

descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses

111
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What are the 5 senses?

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visual, tactile, gustatory, auditory, and olfactory (sight, touch, taste, sound, and smell)

112
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What is foreshadowing?

A

hints to the reader about what can/will happen later in the novel

113
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How many elements are associated with traditional plot structure?

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5

114
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What is the 1st plot element of plot structure?

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exposition, when the author establishes the characters, settings, etc

115
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What is the 2nd plot element of plot structure?

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rising action, when the author brings the conflicts into play

116
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What is the 3rd plot element of plot structure?

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climax, the turning point in a story

117
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What is the 4th plot element of plot structure?

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falling action, when the story starts to wrap up and conflict starts to resolve

118
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What is the 5th plot element of plot structure?

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resolution, the conclusion of the story

119
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What is exposition in plot structure?

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when the author establishes the characters, settings, etc

120
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What is rising action in plot structure?

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when the author brings the conflict(s) into play

121
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What is climax in plot structure?

A

the turning point of the story

122
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What is falling action in plot structure?

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when the story wraps up and the conflict starts to resolve

123
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What is resolution in plot structure?

A

the conclusion of the story

124
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What point of view is Melt told from?

A

First-person point of view

125
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In Melt, from who’s point of view is the first 1/3 of the book told from?

A

it alternates between Bea and Yutu

126
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In Melt, from who’s point of view is the last 2/3s of the book told from?

A

only Bea’s point of view

127
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What are the blank spaces within the chapters of Melt supposed to indicate?

A

that time has moved forward

128
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What is sibilance?

A

the repeating of the harsh “s” sound

129
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What is another word for syntax?

A

sentence structure

130
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Short sentences, especially those that are 1 or 2 words, usually emphasize what?

A

a theme or conflict

131
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What is theme?

A

the big idea of the story

132
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What is tension in a novel?

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feelings of suspense, anxiety, fear, uncertainty, anticipation, stress, etc

133
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What is tone?

A

the way something is said, sometimes the author’s attitude towards the subject is tone

134
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Word choice and sentence structure are ways for the author to convey what?

A

tone

135
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The sound created by sibilance is similar to what?

A

a snake’s hiss

Literature Pentathlon 24-25 (4 decks)

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