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Mid Flashcards

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Tom’s wife is a stereotype of…

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A nagging, shrewish wife.

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What seems to be Tom’s prime motivation in agreeing to the Devil’s terms?

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Greed

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The opening descriptions of the forest suggest that Tom will find there will be

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Treacherous and malignant

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What is the significance of Tom’s finding most of the tall trees in the forest each marked with greats men’s names

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Carved into the trees is names of men who made a deal with the devil

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What is the one condition that doesn’t need to be mentioned in all the deals the devil makes?

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Tom’s giving his soul to the devil

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Main lesson of devil and Tom walker

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Greed and mean spiritedness lead to misery

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What most clearly suggests that the figure is the devil

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His eyes are red and he is covered with soot

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TF: Thousands of acres of cotton could be cultivated because of sewing machine

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FALSE

Eli Whitney invented cotton gin

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TF: Period is the golden age because our authors initiated the development of a uniquely American style or voice.

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True

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TF: Our territory expanded all the way to California

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true

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TF: During this time period, there was an increase in wealth in America due to the increase in shipping, trade, manufacturing, and architectural design.

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F

No architecture

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TF: The Erie Canal was constructed to connect the Hudson River to Lake Erie.

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True

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TF: during 1800-1870 there was an increase in population in the United States.

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True

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TF: the first black newspaper was the underground journal.

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False

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TF: The fireside poets were Longfellow, Lowell, Whittier, and Cooper

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False

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TF: East connected to west by Cumberland road

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True

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TF: result of fast growth: problems such as slavery, poverty, lack of food, and exploitation

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True

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TF: Tall sinners in Tom walker story are doomed men who became wealthy through their work in the establishment of orphanages.

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False

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TF: Plot of devil and Tom walker is

A man sells his soul to the devil

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true

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TF: the description of tall trees calls to mind the words tall sinners

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True

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TF: in devil and Tom walker the setting is first described realistically and then supernatural elements are added.

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True

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TF: in devil and Tom walker the characters are all flat characters

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True

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TF: in devil and Tom walker the theme is you can’t beat the devil at his own game

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True

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TF: Tom walker becomes a violent churchgoer because he has truly converted from his wicked ways.

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F

24
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The Heretics Daughter: whose prospective is the story told?

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Lydia’s Grandmother

25
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The Heretics Daughter: what medium is used for this work

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A first hand account of the events

26
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The Heretics Daughter: dominant feature of narrators father

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He is tall

27
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The Heretics Daughter: why was narrator sent to Billerica

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Andover had small pox

28
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The Heretics Daughter: with whom does the narrator stay?

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With an aunt and uncle

29
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The Heretics Daughter: the narrator and her cousin are called what by the uncle?

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The twins

30
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What does Sarah trade with cousin Margaret?

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A poppet

31
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Where does Sarah live in Andover?

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Grandmothers house

32
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Who moves in with the Carriers?

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Mercy

33
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What does Allen accuse the Carrier’s of?

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Taking his grandmother’s land from him

34
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Mercy’s backstory

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She was kidnapped by a native tribe and orphaned

35
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The Heretics Daughter: what happened when lightning struck the tree?

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The field burned

36
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What does Mercy say Richard did?

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Made her pregnant

37
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After Martha and Uncle fight, where is the next place Sarah sees uncle Rodger?

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The inn drinking ale with women

38
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Where does Martha take Sarah to vent her feelings?

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A field out beyond the family plot where her mother took her

39
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What dies mother gave Sarah to eat at the field?

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A mushroom

40
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What does Mercy do to Sarah in the graveyard

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A bite on the ear

41
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What does Sarah do in the meeting house that draws looks?

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Laughs

42
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What was cousin Allen doing in the barn?

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Setting a fire

43
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What secret does Sarah keep about mother?

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Her red book

44
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What did mercy steal from Sarah?

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A needle

45
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It was said that the Carriers killed 13 people by doing what?

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Bringing small pox

46
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What happened to uncle Rodger

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Committed suicide according to Dr. Ames

47
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Who was Sarah’s father rumored to have killed?

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King Charles I

48
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Martha told Sarah to..

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Tell the court anything they wanted

49
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What was the first time father held Sarah

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After her brothers were jailed

50
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What did Sarah’s brother do to prove he wasn’t useless

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Diverted and shot a rabid dog

51
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What does Sarah say to the doctor if he takes her brothers arm?

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She will curse him

52
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What did the man say as they put stones on him

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More weight

53
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The sheriffs wife would come to the cell to do what?

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Barter clothing for food

54
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The Heretics Daughter: When they released prisoners, who was the first to go.

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Children of Andover

55
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What happened to Margaret?

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Kidnapped by an Indian tribe.

Hononrs American Lit. (3 decks)

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