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2011 Spring Exam Review. He had turned his back on God and had become an alcoholic. A Raisin in the Sun. He was too eager to spend the money Mama would receive from his father's insurance policy. Why did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father's memory?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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2011 Spring Exam Review Game

2011 Spring Exam ReviewA Raisin in the SunWhy did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father's memory?

He had become too concerned with money and had lost traditional family values.He was too eager to spend the money Mama would receive from his father's insurance policy.He beat his wife and disgraced his mother.He had turned his back on God and had become an alcoholic.A Raisin in the SunWhat is the setting of the play?

in an apartment in Chicagos Southsidein a boarding house in New York Cityin a quiet house in a Chicago suburbin an apartment in a small town in IllinoisA Raisin in the SunWhich of the following statements BEST expresses a key theme of the play?

Family is more important than money.Discrimination is wrong.Hard work will help people achieve their goalsIt is important to honor ones heritage.A Raisin in the SunAn example of external conflict from Act I is when:

Walter struggles with other family members over moneyBeneatha struggles to choose between George and AsagaiMama struggles with Ruth for control of the familyTravis struggles to keep his grades up in schoolA Raisin in the SunWhich of the following best describes Beneatha?Realist searching for her own identityIdealist who dreams of having her own houseDeeply religious and devoted to her familyAssimilationistA Raisin in the SunMamas plant symbolizes:

her hopes for the futurethe love that she and her late husband sharedher own inner statethe cultural climate the family lives inLiterary TermsAn indirect reference to a person, place, event, work of literature, art, etc.AllusionPersonificationMetaphorSymbolLiterary TermsGiving an inanimate object human-like charactisticsPersonificationSimileAllusionMetaphorLiterary TermsA comparison using like or asSimileMetaphorOnomatopoeiaPersonificationPoetry TermsThe repetition of an initial consonant sound in nearby wordsAlliterationConsonanceOnomatopoeiaAssonancePoetry TermsThe repetition of a vowel sound in nearby wordsAssonanceConsonanceExact RhymeAlliterationPoetry TermsSheepDeepExact RhymeSlant RhymeNo RhymeSight RhymeLiterary TermsThe group of people for which a passage has been writtenTarget AudienceReaderPublisherEditor

StreetcarStanley tells Stella that Blanch is well known in Laurel but not respected.

TrueFalse

StreetcarWhen Stella is in the hospital having her baby, Blanche seduces Stanley.

FalseTrue

StreetcarBlanche encourages Stella to leave Stanley because he is violent.

TrueFalse

StreetcarBlanche comes to stay with the Kowalskis because of Stellas pregnancy.

FalseTrueStreetcarAccording to Stanley, the Napoleonic Code means that:

what belongs to one spouse belongs to the other.in-laws are not legally part of the family.it is a mans right to rule his family.StreetcarStanley found out that Blanche was fired from her teaching job in Laurel because she was:

involved with a seventeen-year-old.not teaching the required material.having an affair with the superintendent, Mr. Graves.StreetcarBecause Stanley wants Blanche out of his life, his birthday present to her is a:

one-way bus ticket back to Laureltwo-week cruise of the Caribbeannew fur to add to her collectionmonths free rent on her own apartmentStreetcarWhich of these best represents Blanches decaying false reality?

the paper lantern that Mitch tore off the lightthe broken plates that Stanley threw on the floorBlanches costume jewelry Blanches need to drink all the timeStreetcarWhich of the following attitudes is most likely linked to Blanches Old South upbringing?

her constant reference to Stanley as common and inferiorher need for Stella to wait on her hand and foother tendency to bathe often

StreetcarWhich of the following best characterizes Stanley as animalistic and primitive?

[He hurls a plate to the floor.] Thats how Ill clear the table!Nothing belongs on a poker table but cards, chips, and whiskey.How right you was, baby. I was common as dirt.A Rose for EmilyWhat is unclear to the reader when Emily buys rat poison from the druggist?

the reason that she buys the poisonthe amount of rat poison she buysthe kind of poison she wants to buythe amount she pays for the poisonA Rose for EmilyHow might the result of the minister's visit be considered ambiguous?

The reader knows he refused to go back but can only guess what may have happened.The reader sees how Emily treats visitors, and his experience was similar.The reader can assume the minister was successful.The reader knows that Emily is not easily influenced, so the minister gave up.A Rose for EmilyWhy did the ladies of Jefferson force the minister to call on Emily?

Emily was becoming a disgrace and setting a bad example.Emily was in need of charity but wouldn't admit it.Emily was in need of counseling during her loss.Emily had sinned and they wanted her to pray.A Rose for EmilyWhy were the people glad when it was learned that after Miss Emily's father died, all that was left to her was the house?She had suddenly become more like them.They had always envied her good fortune.The house was worth a lot of money.The people of Jefferson were gossips.Poetry: Langston HughesWhich line from Dream Variations gives you a clue about what the speaker looks like?

Dark like meTo fling my arms wideA tall, slim tree That is my dream!Poetry: Langston HughesIn I, Too, what does the word too in the first and last lines emphasize in the poem?

The speaker is part of the American experience.The speaker is anticipating a radical change.The speaker is American.The speaker is a well-known American musician.Poetry: Langston HughesI, Too is best described as:

A response to Whitmans I Hear America SingingA collection of poems about natureA sonnetA replica of Frosts BirchesThe Life You Save May Be Your Own How does Mr. Shiftlet gain Mrs. Crater's trust?

by teaching Lucynell to say birdby buying a new fanbelt for the carby speaking of his backgroundby admiring the sunsetThe Life You Save May Be Your Own How are Mrs. Crater and Mr. Shiftlet alike?

They are both obsessed with an idea.They both want to improve the farm.They are both protective of Lucynell.They both want the car to work.The Life You Save May Be Your Own What can you predict, based on Mr. Shiftlet's statement that a person's spirit is always on the move?He will leave after he fixes the car.He will continue to try to fix the car.He will stay and work on the farm.He and Lucynell will live in the house.The Life You Save May Be Your Own When Mr. Shiftlet meets the old woman and her daughter, the author's description of him conveys the impression that he is most interested in the

car in the yard.possibility of a job.chance to teach the daughter.location of the farm.The Life You Save May Be Your Own Which of the following statements by the old woman is ironic?And I wouldn't let no man have her but you because I seen you would do right.One that can't talk, she continued, can't sass you back or use foul language.Are you married or are you single?She can sweep the floor, cook, wash, feed the chickens, and hoe.The Life You Save May Be Your Own Which of the following statements by Mr. Shiftlet should have alerted Mrs. Crater that he wasnt to be trusted?

Lady, nowadays, peoplell do anything anyways...people dont care how they lie.Lady, theres some men that some things mean more to them than money.Id give a fortune to live where I could see me a sun do that every evening.Tools. Im a carpenter.The First Seven YearsWhy does Feld want Max to date Miriam?

Max is a college student.Max has expressed interest in Miriam.Max is a peddler's son.Miriam has said she likes Max.The First Seven YearsAfter a long time, what is Feld's epiphany, or realization, about Sobel?

Sobel loves Miriam.Sobel hates working for Feld.Miriam loves Sobel.Sobel wants his own business.The First Seven YearsHow does the title The First Seven Years connect to the epiphany, or realization, that Feld has about Sobel?

Sobel will work for Feld for seven years before he can court Miriam.Sobel will leave Feld's employment after seven years as his assistant.Miriam will work for seven years and then go to college.Miriam will date Max for seven years and then marry Sobel.The First Seven YearsBased on the information in the story, what can a reader reasonably predict about Miriam?

She will probably marry Sobel.She will probably date Max again.She will probably lose interest in books.She will probably go to college.The First Seven YearsWhich of the following is one way in which the story reflects the authors life?

The author was from an immigrant family, and his father wanted a better life for him just as Feld wanted for Miriam.The author was a Russian immigrant who wanted his daughter to marry a student.The author suffered from a heart condition like Feld.The author was a shoemaker like Feld.The First Seven YearsHow does Feld misunderstand education?

At the start of the story, he thinks that a college degree is the only indicator of an education.At the start of the story, he thinks that one must be old in order to be educated.At the start of the story, he thinks that being a doctor or lawyer is the only indication of being educated. At the start of the story, he thinks that one must have on-the-job work experience in order to be educated.MarigoldsWhich of the following best describes the narrators feelings toward the Depression?

apathy, because her family was used to the poverty that came with the Depressionfear, because her family lost everything and had nowhere to turnremorse, because she associated the Depression as the end of all happinesssurprise, because she too young to understand how the Depression could happenMarigoldsWhat cultural context is revealed in the following passage? I dont know what it was that we were waiting for; certainly not for the prosperity that was just around the corner, for those were white folks words, which we never believed. Nor did we wait for hard work and thrift to pay off in shining success, as the American Dream promised, for we knew better than that, too.

The African American community in which the narrator lived did not hold the same beliefs as many of the white communities.The African American community in which the narrator lived believed in the power of prayer. The African American community in which the narrator lived believed that fate ruled their lives.The African American community in which the narrator lived very much believed in the American Dream.MarigoldsWhy did Lizabeth dislike the marigolds in Miss Lotties yard?

They didnt fit in with the picture of total decay.They were her least favorite flower.Miss Lottie had stolen the flower from her fathers garden store.She was allergic to them, and the pollen made her sick every year.MarigoldsHow did Miss Lottie react when Lizabeth destroyed the marigolds?

She just stood there in awe because she no longer had anything to protect.She was furious and began beating her.She called Lizabeths parents and asked them to pay for new flowers.She broke down in tears and begged her to fix it.Poetry: Robert FrostIn Frosts Birches, how do the birch trees actually get bent over?

by an ice stormby a bulldozerby a woodsman chopping themby a tornadoPoetry: Robert FrostHow would the author like to think the birches got bent over?

a boy swinging on thema tornadoa giant stepping on thema sand stormPoetry: Robert FrostThis is an example of what poetic device: They click upon themselves/ As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored/ As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel?

onomatopoeiasimilepersonificationmetaphorPoetry: Robert FrostWhich of the following is a metaphor from Birches?

Such heaps of broken glass to sweep awayThen he flung outward, feet first, with a swish,One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.And life is too much like a pathless woodPoetry: Robert FrostWhat type of rhyme is in the following excerpt from Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;

ExactSlant Internal Sight The Secret Life of BeesLily chooses to go to Tiburon because

she sees the name on the back of the black Mary picture.she has heard about the three sisters who make honey.she knows she has relatives there.she stops there on her way to Virginia.The Secret Life of BeesWhat made Lily first ask if someone in the house knew her mother?

May leaving the graham crackers to lure out the roachesT. Ray showing up at the houseAugust reading the Jane Eyre bookJune trying to send her awayThe Secret Life of BeesThe historical event that influences the action of the novel is

Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Bill of 1964The bombing of Pearl HarborMartin Luther King, Jr.s march on Washington, D.C.Rosa Parks being arrested and the beginnings of the Montgomery Bus BoycottThe Secret Life of BeesWhich of the following was NOT true about Lilys mother?

She was divorcing T. Ray and going to live in Tiburon without Lily.She returned home to get Lily and bring her back to Tiburon.She was depressed after marrying T. Ray.She stayed with the honey ladies for three months while married to T. Ray.The Secret Life of Bees[the bees sounded] like a radio tuned to static in the next roomSimileMetaphorSymbolismPersonificationThe Secret Life of BeesI didnt pay attention to the knock. Later I would remember it didnt sound like an ordinary knock. More like a fist pounding.AllusionMetaphorSymbolismForeshadowingThe Secret Life of BeesThe word [impossibility] is a great big log thrown on the fires of loveAllusionForeshadowingSymbolismMetaphorThe Secret Life of BeesLily states her eyes are similar to those of "Sophia Loren's"SimileForeshadowingSymbolismAllusionThe Secret Life of BeesI would pull out the wooden picture and tell [August] every last thing, and then she would explain about my mother...If only that had happened, instead of what did.SimileMetaphorSymbolismForeshadowingThe Secret Life of BeesFrom a distance it will look like a big painting you might see in a museum...AllusionMetaphorSymbolismSimileThe Secret Life of Bees[Mr. Gatsons] smile appeared in the rearview mirror. I cant say what men riled up like that will do.AllusionMetaphorSymbolismForeshadowingThe Secret Life of BeesOne at a time they went and touched [Our Ladys] fading red heart.AllusionPersonificationSimileSymbolismThe Secret Life of BeesLily called T. Ray from Mr. Forresters office and asked if he knew her favorite color.FalseTrueCongratulations! Youre done with our review!

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