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Midterm Exam 2023 Flashcards

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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?

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Foreshadowing

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Indirect Characterization means?

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I show you that the character is generous by having them give food to the homeless

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When an author provides background information to set the stage for the story - what is it referring to?

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Exposition

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When Gatsby finally meets Daisy again, the clock falls and “seems to shatter” What literary term is this an example of?

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Characterization

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What character remains consistent in their beliefs, personality or attitudes throughout the story?

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Static character

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What character archetype is known for their mysterious nature and defiance of societal norms, and often harbors a troubled past?

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Byronic hero

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What term describe a character who undergoes substantial internal changes, learns from experiences, and evolves throughout the story?

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Dynamic character

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Who is a character that narrates events in a story with trustworthiness and credibility, providing an accurate account of the story’s occurrences?

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Reliable narrator

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What is a term for Gatsby’s undoing - - when he believed that he could repeat the past?

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Fatal flaw

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What is an example of a social hierarchy in Literature?

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the way the old money looked down on the new money in The Great Gatsby

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What is an example of Foil Characters?

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The way Slim and Curley represented different kinds of leaders

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What is an example of an allusion in the books?

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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

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Who would be an example of a Byronic Hero?

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jay Gatsby

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What would be an example of omniscience?

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The eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg
Slim’s god-like eyes
Owl eyes seeing that Gatsby’s books are real

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In The Great Gatsby - where people live is symbolic - this is called?

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Moral Geography

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What is Another short story where the place people live is symbolic?

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American History because the girl’s tenement overshadows the boys cozy house nest door and where you live separates people

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Based on our reading Of Mice and men - what does the author believe?

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That the world is a hostile place and the American Dream is hard to achieve

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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?

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That like Gatsby, we are often hindered by our pasts, but we keep trying

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Both Of Mice and men and The Great Gatsby included what theme?

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The American Dream

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What quote best exemplifies the central conflict for the narrator of Safety of Numbers?

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“What I’m scared of is growing up to be scared”

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What quote from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933 that relates to the central conflict?

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“All we have to fear is fear itself”

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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?

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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

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In Safety of Numbers, “She like the kinds of success you can plot and graph” is an example of a quote that is what?

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Characterizes the narrator’s mother

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The fragile relationship of the mother/daughter relationship in Safety of Numbers is best described how?

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Tenuous

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What is the act of defiance that takes place in the story “Safety in Numbers?”

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She watches MTV and then pretends to be studying

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The mother in “Safety in Numbers was part of what event?

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Tiannemen Square massacre, 1980’s

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In ‘Through the Tunnel” the feeling of sorrow that the boy felt, when trying to make his mother happy can be described how?

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Contrite

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Which details in “Through the Tunnel” provides evidence that show Jerry’s dedication to the idea of swimming through the tunnel?

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“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”

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What color is Eugen’s door in American History?

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Green, the color of hope

30
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What novel do we see the symbol of a green light and where?

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Gatsby - - The Green Light

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In American History what make the main character see the reality of discrimination?

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Her conversation with Eugene’s mother

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What is the symbolic of the loss of innocence in the story American History?

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The shooting of the idealistic John F Kennedy on the same day

33
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Which character serves as the narrator in American History?

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The 9th grade Puerto Rican American

34
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How are the parent in Through the Tunnel and Safety of Numbers similar?

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Despite different modes of parenting they both want what is best for their children

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What details provide suspense in Through the Tunnel?

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Inlets of rough, sharp rock - - a middle region where rocks lay like discolored monsters under the surface

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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?

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Gatsby’s determination to fulfill his dream

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What is the definition of a theme?

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The universal message in a story, poem or other literary text

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What are ways authors reveal the theme?

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Through characterization
Through the conflict and the way it is resolved
Through symbols, metaphors and repetition

39
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When using R.A.C.E.S. to write and exemplary paragraph what does the C stand for?

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Cite evidence

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What does the R stand for in R.A.C.E.S?

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Restate the question

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Be able to identify when a semicolon is used correctly

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See your notes

42
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What is the primary use of a semicolon?

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To join two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction

43
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Know when to use There - They’re - Their

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Use your notes

44
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Know when to use its - it’s

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Know the rules of capitalization

45
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What was the breakthrough dance of the 1920”s

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The Charleston

46
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When writing paragraphs - do you have to create an Argument provide evidence and explain

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YES

47
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When writing papers, does MLA format mean any font you want and single space?

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YES

48
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After the boy made it Through the Tunnel - was all he cared about was getting the body attention?

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NO

49
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Was John F Kennedy considered an idealistic leader?

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YES

50
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Did both authors use the feeling of their own time period to explore universal truths?

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YES

51
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Did F. Scott Fitzgerald use more poetic language than Joh Steinbeck?

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YES

52
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Did both Of Mice and Men and The Great Gatsby take place during World War 2?

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YES

53
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Who wore a work glove on his left hand and wore high heeled boots?

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Curley

54
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Who is a proud, aloof, black man who is forced to live alone on a ranch full of workers?

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Crooks

55
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Who is the leader of the ranchers moved with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen - God-like eyes?

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Slim

56
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Who is old swamper - missing his right hand and almost joins the dream and his dog gets shot?

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Candy

57
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Who had to shoot and kill his best friend to save him?

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George Milton

57
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Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife?

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Zelda

57
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Who had a dream to have his own rabbits?

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Lennie

58
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Who wrote the Great Gatsby?

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

59
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Who wrote Of Mice and Men?

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Joh Steinbeck

60
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What were the roaring 20’s also known as?

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The Jazz Age

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Who were the ancient Roman character who threw lavish parties, but was never accepted by society?

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Trimalchio

62
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Who was a tragic hero who threw lavish parties but whose dream of repeating the past was just out of reach?

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Jay Gatsby

63
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Who was the narrator of The Great Gatsby?

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Nick Carraway

64
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Who shoots Jay Gatsby?

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George Wilson

65
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Who is full of vitality has an apartment in Manhattan with tom Buchanan?

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Myrtle

66
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Who live in East Egg and wears white is shallow and careless?

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Daisy

67
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Who live in East Egg and is a polo player is dumb and careless?

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Tom Buchanan

68
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Who eyes overlook the Valley of Ashes?

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Dr. TJ Eckleburg

69
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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?

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Owl eyes

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