Midterm Study Guide

Question 1

A noisy confusion

Answer 1

Bedlam

Question 2

Clearness of mind

Answer 2

Clarity

Question 3

Very effective in causing pain or destruction

Answer 3

Devastating

Question 4

To get rid of

Answer 4

Dispel

Question 5

To wave wildly

Answer 5

Flail

Question 6

Thoughtfully

Answer 6

Pensively

Question 7

Continual; unending

Answer 7

Perpetual

Question 8

A violent, rushing stream

Answer 8

Torrent

Question 9

Lacking restraint or control

Answer 9

Unbridled

Question 10

To consider carefully and at length

Answer 10

Contemplate

Question 11

Unavoidably; without fail

Answer 11

Inevitably

Question 12

Lost in thought; distracted

Answer 12

Preoccupied

Question 13

To reply sharply

Answer 13

Retort

Question 14

A doorway or entrance

Answer 14

Threshold

Question 15

A condition of pressing importance; necessity

Answer 15

Urgency

Question 16

Empty; lacking interest or charm

Answer 16

Barren

Question 17

Delicate, weak and fragile

Answer 17

Frail

Question 18

To think of without confidence or trust

Answer 18

Mistrust

Question 19

Fit to be seen by people

Answer 19

Presentable

Question 20

To approach a person and speak unpleasantly or aggressively

Answer 20

Accost

Question 21

Having unknown or withheld name

Answer 21

Anonymous

Question 22

Abrupt or blunt in speaking

Answer 22

Brusque

Question 23

Money

Answer 23

Currency

Question 24

Confused; lacking logical connections

Answer 24

Incoherent

Question 25

Very angry

Answer 25

Infuriated

Question 26

A _____ is a message about ____ or human nature that a writer wants you to __________.

Answer 26

1. Theme
2. Life
3. Understand

Question 27

A story usually has at least ___ theme.

Answer 27

1. One

Question 28

However, a story may have more than one theme or _______ themes.

Answer 28

1. Multiple

Question 29

Some popular themes, such as ______ and loyalty, appear in many different stories.

Answer 29

1. Friendship

Question 30

They are called ________

______.

Answer 30

1. Recurring themes

Question 31

It’s easy to confuse a story’s theme with its _____.

Answer 31

1. Topic

Question 32

A theme, however, is a writers _________ about a topic.

Answer 32

1. Message

Question 33

It usually takes at least one _______ ________ to express a theme.

Answer 33

1. Complete sentence

Question 34

Two people reading a story might describe its theme ________ or find different themes.

Answer 34

Differently

Question 35

Sometimes the theme of a story is started _______ by the narrator or a __________.

Answer 35

1. Directly

2. Character

Question 36

Most often though a theme is _______- hinted at but not started directly.

Answer 36

1. Implied

Question 37

In such a case you need to _____ the theme by finding clues in the text.

Answer 37

1. Infer

Question 38

A rapid, heavy attack.

Answer 38

Barrage