PTQ: Lit

Question 1

In Melt, the animal which is pointed out as a symbol of adaptability is the…

Answer 1

arctic fox

Question 2

In “Melt”, where is bullying demonstrated?

Answer 2

with the girls at Bea’s school and the men from her dad’s corporation

Question 3

In “Melt”, when the sun does not set for 24 hours, Bea and Yutu will know that they have gone into

Answer 3

the Arctic circle

Question 4

In “Melt”, Bea crash lands the airplane near Yutu’s hut because

Answer 4

it ran out of fuel

Question 5

In “Melt”, Miki gives the teens an extra pair of mittens for their journey because

Answer 5

the extra is a gift to leave in any cabin they stay in

Question 6

In “Melt”, why does Bea’s Dad bring Bea with him on his flight north?

Answer 6

because men in his company threatened her

Question 7

In “Melt”, Bea’s dad is opposed to oil drilling in the Arctic because a spill could be caused by

Answer 7

storms and sea ice

Question 8

In “Melt”, in order to navigate the way home after they meet at the hut, Bea and Yutu

Answer 8

look at windblown snow drifts, follow the coastline, and observe rock piles

Question 9

In “Melt”, the lines, “Wind pushes against my nose and cheeks. It sneaks beneath the fur on my hood.” contain what figurative language?

Answer 9

personification

Question 10

The Arctic region contains about thirteen percent of the world’s

Answer 10

undiscovered oil

Question 11

In “To Build a Fire” by Jack London, the dog instinctively senses that the temperature is much lower than
50 degrees below zero, but the man does not. This is an example of

Answer 11

dramatic irony

Question 12

Ermias Kebreab suggests that a solution to the production of methane by cows is to

Answer 12

feed seaweed to cows

Question 13

Shubhendu Sharma suggests using our backyards to create

Answer 13

tiny forests

Question 14

Shishmaref, Alaska is feeling threatened by

Answer 14

flooding from ice melt

Question 15

In Sir David Attenborough’s speech, he states that an action we MUST take is

Answer 15

recapturing carbon

Question 16

In “The Last Snowman,” the line “singular and abominable” is

Answer 16

a comment on the ugly effects of global warming and a reference to Himalayan mythology

Question 17

In “Some Effects of Global Warming in Lackawanna County,” the phrases “buds pop” and “ice cracks” are
examples of what figurative language?

Answer 17

onomatopoeia and kinesthetic imagery

Question 18

In “Once the World Was Perfect,” the tone of the poem shifts when someone

Answer 18

shares

Question 19

In “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Glacier,” the allusion to the Titanic is primarily a reminder that the
situation of global warming is

Answer 19

gigantic

Question 20

In “The Flavours We’ll Lose,” the mention of grapes signals an environmental change because they

Answer 20

come from Scandinavia

Question 21

In “Woodland,” the narrator thinks that, if her brother had lived, he might have

Answer 21

communicated with animals

Question 22

In “To Build a Fire,” the dog thinks of men primarily as

Answer 22

providers

Question 23

In “To Build a Fire,” the man’s thought that “Any man who was a man could travel alone.” is an example of

Answer 23

situational irony

Question 24

In “To Build a Fire,” the man curses the dog because it

Answer 24

is warm and secure in its natural coat