Unit 4 & Midterm Flashcards
Which family members survive at the end of O’Connor’s short story, A Good Man is Hard to Find?
None
What is the most prominent theme in Hamlet?
Revenge
In the CB passage, A Brick Lane, what is the name of the father character, who is excited to be tourist for a day with his family?
Chanu
In the poem, A Lady, by Amy Lowell, what literary device does the speaker use to describe the older woman?
Metaphors
Define: patriarchy
A system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded
Define: feminism
The advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes
In Gilman’s short story, what does the color of the yellow wallpaper remind the narrator about herself?
That she suffers from illness
How does Polonius die in Hamlet?
Hamlet accidently stabs him because he thinks he is an intruder
In the poem, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, why is the narrator reading?
To escape the grief he feels after Lanore’s death
Why does the narrator in Gilman’s short story tear the wallpaper off the wall?
She wants to see the entirety of the yellow wallpaper that is underneath the newer wall covering in the nursery. She believes that there are women trapped behind the wallpaper’s design.
In the CB passage by O’neill, what is in the letter from Muriel?
Muriel explains that she never wanted to break up with her first love
In the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, what can the inclusion of the leaves tell the reader?
Change is as inevitable as the fading autumn leaves.
What country is Fortinbras from in Hamlet?
Norway
How is marriage presented in Chopin’s Story of an Hour?
Oppressive
What is the title of Shakespeare’s first published collection of plays?
The First Folio
Where do the men of the town find Homer Baron’s body in the story A Rose for Emily?
In Emily’s bedroom with their belongings intended for their wedding
In O’Connor’s short story, A Good Man is Hard to Find, which family member seems the most bothered by Grandma?
Her son, Bailey
In Hamlet, why is Denmark referred to as rotten?
The monarchy’s moral failings have corrupted the nation
How does Mrs. Mallard die in Story of an Hour?
Heart Attack
How does Homer Baron die in A Rose for Emily?
Emily poisons him with rat poisoning from the pharmacy
Why might Emily have been experiencing emotionally after her father’s death and Homer possibly wanting to end their engagement?
Loneliness and isolation
What theatre company did Shakespeare belong to as both an actor, play write, and theatre investor?
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men
What is the name of Shakespeare’s theatre?
The Globe Theatre
Who might the first person narrator be in A Rose for Emily?
A person from the town
In the CB passage A Fine Balance, at what event does the overweight minister reveal himself to be clumsy?
The ribbon cutting ceremony
What detail from the story A Fine Balance indicates that the road causes erosion and destruction to the landscape?
The “rivers of mud” are said to “defy gravity”
What iconic trope from 1950’s Americana does O’Connor’s story contain?
The road trip
What did Gilman have in common with the narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper?
Struggles with mental health
Did women have the right to vote by the time Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper was published?
No
What do The Misfit and Grandma both experience in A Good Man is Hard to Find?
Lapses in memory due to traumatic events in their pasts
What do we learn about Red Sam’s wife?
She is biracial
