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~1865-~1915

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Realism and Naturalism

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further

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industrialization

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American society more stratified by economic

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class

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increased materialism of

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culture

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mechanization of work force…diminished role of

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people

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various ideologies

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emerging

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Charles

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Darwin

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Karl

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Marx

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Civil

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War

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ravages of war affected people’s

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sensibilities

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increased demand for a “truer” type of

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literature

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emphasizes specific geographic

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setting

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portrays use of speech and manners of the people who live in that

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region

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reaction against Romanticism and its

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idealism

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at its basic level, Realism was grounded in

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the faithful reporting of all facets of everyday American life

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writers strove to render reality closely and in

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comprehensive detail

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faithful representation of reality

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verisimilitude

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events will usually be plausible. Realistic works avoid the

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sensational

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focus on lives of ordinary people; rejected heroic and

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adventurous

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diction is natural vernacular, suited to the character and

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region

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emphasis is more on characters rather than action and

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plot

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complex ethical choices are often the

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subject

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characters can control their destinies; act on their environment rather than simply reacting to

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it

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view of nature; a powerful, often indifferent

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force

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great example of Regionalism

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Jim Smiley And His Jumping Frog

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“Tale Tale”: exaggerated humorous story that is unbelievable

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Jim Smiley And His Jumping Frog

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focus on ordinary people

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A Pair of Silk Stockings

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story centers on an ethical choice

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A Pair of Silk Stockings

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plausible events, presented realistically (verisimilitude)

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A Pair of Silk Stockings

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one theme of the story centers on economic class structure and increased materialism of American culture

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A Pair of Silk Stockings

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Realism on steroids

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Naturalism

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latter

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Naturalism

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a literary movement of the late 19th century that yielded influence on the 20th

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Naturalism

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an extension of Realism

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Naturalism

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similar to Realism, but with a darker view of the world

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Naturalism

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claims to give an even more accurate depiction of life than Realism

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Naturalism

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relied heavily on the growing scientific disciplines of psychology and sociology

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Naturalists

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writers often “dissected” human behavior

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Naturalists

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writers try to present subjects with scientific objectivity

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Naturalistic

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stuff happens

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Naturalists

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tend to look at life as a grim loosing battle

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Naturalists

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characters often had limited choices and motivations

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Naturalists

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the universe; nature is unpredictable, indifferent, uncaring

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Naturalism

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fate is determined by chance

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Naturalism

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free will is an allusion

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Naturalism

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Human beings were totally subject to the natural laws of the universe

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Naturalism

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like animals, lived by instinct, unable to truly control their own destinies

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Naturalism

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characters’ lives shaped by forces they can’t understand or control

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Naturalism

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the “brute within” each individual,

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Naturalism

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composed of strong, primal emotions: lust, greed, jealousy, anger, etc.

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Naturalism

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the fight for survival in an amoral, indifferent universe

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Naturalism

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the conflict in naturalistic novels is often “man against nature” or “man against himself” as characters struggle to retain a “reneer civilization” despite external pressures that threaten to release the “brute within”

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Naturalism

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works are often frank, crude, and tragic

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Naturalism

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nature is indifferent; uncaring

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To Build A Fire

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objective telling of story

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To Build A Fire

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focus on psychological events

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To Build A Fire

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“Brute within” is a major theme

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To Build A Fire

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animalistic/primitive desires

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To Build A Fire

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dog’s instincts meant to juxtaposed man’s “higher” intelligence

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To Build A Fire

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Mrs. Sommers initially thinks that a wise use of her fifteen dollars would be to spend the money on

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clothes for her children

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Mrs. Sommers is initially drawn to the silk stockings

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when she realizes she is touching them as she waits to begin shopping

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what other luxuries does Mrs. Sommers indulge in?

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a meal at a nice restaurant and a play

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Mrs. Sommers’s new clothes make her feel

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self-assured, as if she belongs amongst the well-dressed

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at the matinee, Mrs. Sommers

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thoroughly enjoys the performance

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as she rides home on the cable car, Mrs. Sommers

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longs for escape from her life

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instead of telling the narrator about Leonidas W. Smiley, the old man tells stories about a man named Jim Smiley. What addiction or bad habits do we learn that Jim Smiley has?

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betting

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Jim Smiley had a “small bull-pup” dog that had a very intimidating name. What was this battle-ready dog’s name?

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Andrew Jackson

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the story begins with an unnamed narrator requesting information from an old man about someone named Leonidas W. Smiley. What is the name of this old man with a proclivity for storytelling?

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Simon Wheeler

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as Jim Smiley is searching for a frog to give to the stranger for the competition, the stranger engages in some foul business. What cheating act does the stranger do before the competition?

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he pours quail-shot into Smiley’s frog

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the stranger ends up winning the competition because Jim Smiley’s frog is unable to jump. What does the stranger say as he leaves the competition?

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“I don’t see no p’ints about that frog that’s any better’n any other frog”

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as the old man is about to finish the story of Jim Smiley’s jumping frog, he is interrupted by another individual. The narrator attempts to leave the locale, but the old man catches up with him. The story ends with the old man beginning to tell the narrator about what?

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a one-eyed cow

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few American writers experienced the Civil War firsthand

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true

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the literary movement that focuses on the special atmosphere or “local color” of a particular area is called

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Regionalism

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one author who felt the pain of the soldiers and worked among tens of thousands of wounded men was

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Walt Whitman

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the literary form in which heroes and heroines live idealistic lives beyond the level of everyday life is called

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romantic novel

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Henry James was famous for writing __________ novels. These novels concentrated principally on character motivations, behavior, and the “inner mind.”

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psychological

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which of the following is NOT true of the wallpaper in the narrator’s room?

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it is the same throughout the house

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what does the narrator believe she sees in the wallpaper after a few weeks?

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a creeping woman

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what pastime has the narrator done in the past that she is not supposed to do now?

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writing

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what are some symbols in the story that represent entrapment?

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all of the above

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what kind of house are they staying in?

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a colonial mansion

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what kind of room does the narrator believe her room is?

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a nursery

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what is John’s profession?

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physician

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what event has recently happened to the narrator?

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she had a baby

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what does John do at the end of the story?

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he faints

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the video we watched in class was awesome

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true

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which of the following events describes the final outcome of the man’s struggle against the frigid weather?

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he stops running, falls asleep, and freezes to death

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what does the man fear from the outset of his journey?

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falling through the snow and getting his feet wet

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after he tumbles into the spring, the man

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initially succeeds in building a fire

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when the fire is extinguished, the man

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realizes he may have just been given a death sentence

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why is the man unable to run all the way to the camp?

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he lacks the endurance to run that far

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the events of “To Build a Fire” are organized

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in chronological order

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what event most directly causes the man’s final predicament?

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he does not pay attention to his immediate surroundings

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Naturalism, as reflected in the story, holds that

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human beings are subject to forces beyond their control

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which traits characterize naturalism?

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the author employs detachment and objectivity

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where is the “old timer” from?

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Sulphur Creek

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which one of the following statements about Peyton Farquhar is true?

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he was tricked by a Federal spy

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while Farquhar is under water, he thinks he’s going to die but

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his hands seem to work independently of his will and free him

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after Farquhar appears to have escaped from the gunfire while in the river, he

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lands on a bank and runs through the woods

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the surprise ending of the story reveals that Farquhar’s actual fate was

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death by hanging

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to the spectators, the hanging most likely seemed:

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short and insignificant

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what is the main function of the flashback in this story?

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to explain why Peyton Farquhar is being hung

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is a literary device wherein the author places a person, concept, place, idea, or theme parallel to another. The purpose of juxtaposing two directly related entities close together in literature is to highlight the contrast between the two and compare them

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Juxtaposition

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when Mrs. Fleming says, “Henry, don’t you be a fool,” she is attempting to persuade Henry not to

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Join the army

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what are the “red eyes” from across the river?

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confederate camp fires

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which is NOT a part of Henry’s nostalgia?

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memory of his father

107
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Henry proves to be what?

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a mental outcast

108
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when feeling corralled and herded, Henry twists the fact of his enlistment and begins to blame the government for his imagined slaughter

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true

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Henry becomes known to the captain of the company because the youth bandages the lieutenant’s wounded hand

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false

110
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what do the cows wear in Henry’s imagination?

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halos

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which one of the following characters dies in chapter 5?

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the captain

112
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chapter 5 ends with what observation about nature?

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nature is indifferent to man’s fiendishness

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what childhood memory comes to Henry before the enemy charges?

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his village street before the arrival of the circus parade

114
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Henry is the first soldier to run from the battle

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false

115
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Henry’s prediction of impending doom for the back-up brigade turns out to be correct

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true

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complete the following sentence from chapter 7: “He conceived Nature to be a(n) ______ with a deep aversion to tragedy.”

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woman

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in chapter 7, what sign of nature does Henry perceive that eases his mind?

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a squirrel avoids a pine cone he throws at it

118
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the trees in which Henry encounters a corpse are described as a

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chapel

119
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who is the “black and monstrous” figure that stops Henry at the beginning of chapter 13 with “Halt! Halt!”?

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Wilson

120
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upon waking, the youth feels as if he were in the house of the

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dead

121
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which character exemplifies the power of the mind to be self-delusional?

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Henry

122
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Henry notes all of the following changes in Wilson except which?

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better at cooking meat on a stick

123
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Henry feels superior to Wilson in chapter 15 because of Wilson’s previous actions.

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true

124
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what is in Wilson’s “packet”?

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letters to his family

125
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how is Henry’s face described during the initial stages of his advancing endeavor?

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drawn hard and tight

126
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what shape does the regiment form during part of the advance?

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pyramid/wedge

127
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what had the officer called Henry’s regiment that angers Henry?

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“mule-drivers”

128
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what does Henry notice about the enemy that he “[perceives] with dim amazement”?

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their uniforms are bright and new

129
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the General, Wilson, and Henry motivate the troops to continue the charge with urgent pleas.

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false

130
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what does Henry notice about the distance covered in the initial charge?

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it is very short

131
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the officer who had called Henry’s regiment “mule drivers” is pleased with his regiment’s performance in the initial charge.

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false

132
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Henry’s lieutenant stands up for his men and the way they fought.

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true

133
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Henry’s colonel and lieutenant exchange words of praise for both Fleming and Wilson for bravely being at the front of the charge

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true

134
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how does Henry feel when another attack begins?

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serene self-confidence

135
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the enemy quickly takes protection behind a __________ during this attack.

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fence

136
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what do the officers say the regiment must do during this battle?

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charge the enemy

137
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Henry takes the enemy’s flag during this skirmish

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false

138
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how many prisoners does the regiment capture?

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four

139
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what is the very last thing mentioned in the novel?

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a ray of sun pokes through the rain clouds

140
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name of a woman who buys things for herself instead of her children

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Sommers

141
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influential thinker who delineated economic systems

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Muir

142
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the tall soldier

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Jim Conklin

143
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description of soldier abandoned by Henry

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tattered

144
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possibly the name of “The Yellow Wallpaper” narrator

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Jane

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