Realism & Naturalism Flashcards
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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
Jim Smiley And His Jumping Frog
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"Tale Tale": exaggerated humorous story that is unbelievable
Jim Smiley And His Jumping Frog
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focus on ordinary people
A Pair of Silk Stockings
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story centers on an ethical choice
A Pair of Silk Stockings
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plausible events, presented realistically (verisimilitude)
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
A Pair of Silk Stockings
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Realism on steroids
Naturalism
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latter
Naturalism
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a literary movement of the late 19th century that yielded influence on the 20th
Naturalism
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an extension of Realism
Naturalism
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similar to Realism, but with a darker view of the world
Naturalism
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claims to give an even more accurate depiction of life than Realism
Naturalism
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relied heavily on the growing scientific disciplines of psychology and sociology
Naturalists
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writers often "dissected" human behavior
Naturalists
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writers try to present subjects with scientific objectivity
Naturalistic
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stuff happens
Naturalists
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tend to look at life as a grim loosing battle
Naturalists
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characters often had limited choices and motivations
Naturalists
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the universe; nature is unpredictable, indifferent, uncaring
Naturalism
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fate is determined by chance
Naturalism
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free will is an allusion
Naturalism
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Human beings were totally subject to the natural laws of the universe
Naturalism
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like animals, lived by instinct, unable to truly control their own destinies
Naturalism
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characters' lives shaped by forces they can't understand or control
Naturalism
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the "brute within" each individual,
Naturalism
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composed of strong, primal emotions: lust, greed, jealousy, anger, etc.
Naturalism
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the fight for survival in an amoral, indifferent universe
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"
Naturalism
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works are often frank, crude, and tragic
Naturalism
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nature is indifferent; uncaring
To Build A Fire
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objective telling of story
To Build A Fire
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focus on psychological events
To Build A Fire
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"Brute within" is a major theme
To Build A Fire
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animalistic/primitive desires
To Build A Fire
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dog's instincts meant to juxtaposed man's "higher" intelligence
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
clothes for her children
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Mrs. Sommers is initially drawn to the silk stockings
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?
a meal at a nice restaurant and a play
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Mrs. Sommers's new clothes make her feel
self-assured, as if she belongs amongst the well-dressed
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at the matinee, Mrs. Sommers
thoroughly enjoys the performance
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as she rides home on the cable car, Mrs. Sommers
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
"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?
a one-eyed cow
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few American writers experienced the Civil War firsthand
true
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the literary movement that focuses on the special atmosphere or "local color" of a particular area is called
Regionalism
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one author who felt the pain of the soldiers and worked among tens of thousands of wounded men was
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
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."
psychological
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which of the following is NOT true of the wallpaper in the narrator's room?
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?
a creeping woman
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what pastime has the narrator done in the past that she is not supposed to do now?
writing
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what are some symbols in the story that represent entrapment?
all of the above
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what kind of house are they staying in?
a colonial mansion
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what kind of room does the narrator believe her room is?
a nursery
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what is John's profession?
physician
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what event has recently happened to the narrator?
she had a baby
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what does John do at the end of the story?
he faints
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the video we watched in class was awesome
true
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which of the following events describes the final outcome of the man's struggle against the frigid weather?
he stops running, falls asleep, and freezes to death
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what does the man fear from the outset of his journey?
falling through the snow and getting his feet wet
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after he tumbles into the spring, the man
initially succeeds in building a fire
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when the fire is extinguished, the man
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?
he lacks the endurance to run that far
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the events of "To Build a Fire" are organized
in chronological order
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what event most directly causes the man's final predicament?
he does not pay attention to his immediate surroundings
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Naturalism, as reflected in the story, holds that
human beings are subject to forces beyond their control
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which traits characterize naturalism?
the author employs detachment and objectivity
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where is the "old timer" from?
Sulphur Creek
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which one of the following statements about Peyton Farquhar is true?
he was tricked by a Federal spy
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while Farquhar is under water, he thinks he's going to die but
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
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
death by hanging
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to the spectators, the hanging most likely seemed:
short and insignificant
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what is the main function of the flashback in this story?
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
Juxtaposition
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when Mrs. Fleming says, "Henry, don't you be a fool," she is attempting to persuade Henry not to
Join the army
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what are the "red eyes" from across the river?
confederate camp fires
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which is NOT a part of Henry's nostalgia?
memory of his father
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Henry proves to be what?
a mental outcast
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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
true
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Henry becomes known to the captain of the company because the youth bandages the lieutenant's wounded hand
false
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what do the cows wear in Henry's imagination?
halos
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which one of the following characters dies in chapter 5?
the captain
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chapter 5 ends with what observation about nature?
nature is indifferent to man's fiendishness
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what childhood memory comes to Henry before the enemy charges?
his village street before the arrival of the circus parade
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Henry is the first soldier to run from the battle
false
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Henry's prediction of impending doom for the back-up brigade turns out to be correct
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."
woman
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in chapter 7, what sign of nature does Henry perceive that eases his mind?
a squirrel avoids a pine cone he throws at it
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the trees in which Henry encounters a corpse are described as a
chapel
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who is the "black and monstrous" figure that stops Henry at the beginning of chapter 13 with "Halt! Halt!"?
Wilson
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upon waking, the youth feels as if he were in the house of the
dead
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which character exemplifies the power of the mind to be self-delusional?
Henry
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Henry notes all of the following changes in Wilson except which?
better at cooking meat on a stick
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Henry feels superior to Wilson in chapter 15 because of Wilson's previous actions.
true
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what is in Wilson's "packet"?
letters to his family
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how is Henry's face described during the initial stages of his advancing endeavor?
drawn hard and tight
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what shape does the regiment form during part of the advance?
pyramid/wedge
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what had the officer called Henry's regiment that angers Henry?
"mule-drivers"
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what does Henry notice about the enemy that he "[perceives] with dim amazement"?
their uniforms are bright and new
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the General, Wilson, and Henry motivate the troops to continue the charge with urgent pleas.
false
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what does Henry notice about the distance covered in the initial charge?
it is very short
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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.
false
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Henry's lieutenant stands up for his men and the way they fought.
true
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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
true
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how does Henry feel when another attack begins?
serene self-confidence
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the enemy quickly takes protection behind a __________ during this attack.
fence
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what do the officers say the regiment must do during this battle?
charge the enemy
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Henry takes the enemy's flag during this skirmish
false
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how many prisoners does the regiment capture?
four
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what is the very last thing mentioned in the novel?
a ray of sun pokes through the rain clouds
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name of a woman who buys things for herself instead of her children
Sommers
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influential thinker who delineated economic systems
Muir
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the tall soldier
Jim Conklin
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description of soldier abandoned by Henry
tattered
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possibly the name of "The Yellow Wallpaper" narrator
Jane
