Midterm Exam 2023 Flashcards
When they shoot the dog in Of Mice and men, and its owner says, “I ought to have done it myself,” what type of literary term is that?
Foreshadowing
Indirect Characterization means?
I show you that the character is generous by having them give food to the homeless
When an author provides background information to set the stage for the story - what is it referring to?
Exposition
When Gatsby finally meets Daisy again, the clock falls and “seems to shatter” What literary term is this an example of?
Characterization
What character remains consistent in their beliefs, personality or attitudes throughout the story?
Static character
What character archetype is known for their mysterious nature and defiance of societal norms, and often harbors a troubled past?
Byronic hero
What term describe a character who undergoes substantial internal changes, learns from experiences, and evolves throughout the story?
Dynamic character
Who is a character that narrates events in a story with trustworthiness and credibility, providing an accurate account of the story’s occurrences?
Reliable narrator
What is a term for Gatsby’s undoing - - when he believed that he could repeat the past?
Fatal flaw
What is an example of a social hierarchy in Literature?
the way the old money looked down on the new money in The Great Gatsby
What is an example of Foil Characters?
The way Slim and Curley represented different kinds of leaders
What is an example of an allusion in the books?
Trimalchio, in The Great Gatsby being a reference to a classic Roman play
George’s last name, Milton, being a reference to the classic Paradise Lost
Who would be an example of a Byronic Hero?
jay Gatsby
What would be an example of omniscience?
The eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg
Slim’s god-like eyes
Owl eyes seeing that Gatsby’s books are real
In The Great Gatsby - where people live is symbolic - this is called?
Moral Geography
What is Another short story where the place people live is symbolic?
American History because the girl’s tenement overshadows the boys cozy house nest door and where you live separates people
Based on our reading Of Mice and men - what does the author believe?
That the world is a hostile place and the American Dream is hard to achieve
Based on our reading of The Great Gatsby and the phrase “so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” What does the author believe?
That like Gatsby, we are often hindered by our pasts, but we keep trying
Both Of Mice and men and The Great Gatsby included what theme?
The American Dream
What quote best exemplifies the central conflict for the narrator of Safety of Numbers?
“What I’m scared of is growing up to be scared”
What quote from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933 that relates to the central conflict?
“All we have to fear is fear itself”
What is true about the following:
In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people.
By the relief office I seen my people
As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking
Is this land made for you and me?
The singer is seeing the faults of the American dream and is questioning whether it’s as perfect a “the golden valleys’ he sang about at the beginning
In Safety of Numbers, “She like the kinds of success you can plot and graph” is an example of a quote that is what?
Characterizes the narrator’s mother
The fragile relationship of the mother/daughter relationship in Safety of Numbers is best described how?
Tenuous
What is the act of defiance that takes place in the story “Safety in Numbers?”
She watches MTV and then pretends to be studying
The mother in “Safety in Numbers was part of what event?
Tiannemen Square massacre, 1980’s
In ‘Through the Tunnel” the feeling of sorrow that the boy felt, when trying to make his mother happy can be described how?
Contrite
Which details in “Through the Tunnel” provides evidence that show Jerry’s dedication to the idea of swimming through the tunnel?
“Again and again he rose - Again and again he groped over the surface of the rock feeling it, almost hugging it in the desperate need to find the entrance”
What color is Eugen’s door in American History?
Green, the color of hope
What novel do we see the symbol of a green light and where?
Gatsby - - The Green Light
In American History what make the main character see the reality of discrimination?
Her conversation with Eugene’s mother
What is the symbolic of the loss of innocence in the story American History?
The shooting of the idealistic John F Kennedy on the same day
Which character serves as the narrator in American History?
The 9th grade Puerto Rican American
How are the parent in Through the Tunnel and Safety of Numbers similar?
Despite different modes of parenting they both want what is best for their children
What details provide suspense in Through the Tunnel?
Inlets of rough, sharp rock - - a middle region where rocks lay like discolored monsters under the surface
He knw he must find his way through that cave, or hole, or tunnel and out the other side - - This determination in the short story Through the Tunnel is mirrored in what?
Gatsby’s determination to fulfill his dream
What is the definition of a theme?
The universal message in a story, poem or other literary text
What are ways authors reveal the theme?
Through characterization
Through the conflict and the way it is resolved
Through symbols, metaphors and repetition
When using R.A.C.E.S. to write and exemplary paragraph what does the C stand for?
Cite evidence
What does the R stand for in R.A.C.E.S?
Restate the question
Be able to identify when a semicolon is used correctly
See your notes
What is the primary use of a semicolon?
To join two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction
Know when to use There - They’re - Their
Use your notes
Know when to use its - it’s
Know the rules of capitalization
What was the breakthrough dance of the 1920”s
The Charleston
When writing paragraphs - do you have to create an Argument provide evidence and explain
YES
When writing papers, does MLA format mean any font you want and single space?
YES
After the boy made it Through the Tunnel - was all he cared about was getting the body attention?
NO
Was John F Kennedy considered an idealistic leader?
YES
Did both authors use the feeling of their own time period to explore universal truths?
YES
Did F. Scott Fitzgerald use more poetic language than Joh Steinbeck?
YES
Did both Of Mice and Men and The Great Gatsby take place during World War 2?
YES
Who wore a work glove on his left hand and wore high heeled boots?
Curley
Who is a proud, aloof, black man who is forced to live alone on a ranch full of workers?
Crooks
Who is the leader of the ranchers moved with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen - God-like eyes?
Slim
Who is old swamper - missing his right hand and almost joins the dream and his dog gets shot?
Candy
Who had to shoot and kill his best friend to save him?
George Milton
Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife?
Zelda
Who had a dream to have his own rabbits?
Lennie
Who wrote the Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
Joh Steinbeck
What were the roaring 20’s also known as?
The Jazz Age
Who were the ancient Roman character who threw lavish parties, but was never accepted by society?
Trimalchio
Who was a tragic hero who threw lavish parties but whose dream of repeating the past was just out of reach?
Jay Gatsby
Who was the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
Nick Carraway
Who shoots Jay Gatsby?
George Wilson
Who is full of vitality has an apartment in Manhattan with tom Buchanan?
Myrtle
Who live in East Egg and wears white is shallow and careless?
Daisy
Who live in East Egg and is a polo player is dumb and careless?
Tom Buchanan
Who eyes overlook the Valley of Ashes?
Dr. TJ Eckleburg
What eyes see that Gatsby’s library is real, and is the only party goes to attend the funeral - - Says that poor son of a bitch?
Owl eyes
