English 1 Mid-Term EXAM Study Guide – Flashcards
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The way a writer creates and develops characters' personalities
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Characterization
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In a plot, the point of maximum interest or tension
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Climax
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The summing up of an argument or text
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Conclusion
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A struggle between opposing forces
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Conflict
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The first stage of a plot in a typical story
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Exposition
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In a plot, this follows the climax and shows the results of the important action that happened at the climax
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Falling Action
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A writer's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story
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Foreshadowing
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A logical guess based on our observations or evidence and your own knowledge and experience
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Inference
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A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality — usually one in which reality is the opposite of what it seems
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Irony
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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common
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Metaphor
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In a literary work, the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
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Mood
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Poetry that tells a story or recounts events
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Narrative Poetry
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The sequence of events in a story (and the motives behind those events)
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Plot
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Refers to the method of narration used in a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction
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Point of View
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The stage in a plot in which the conflict builds toward a climax
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Rising Action
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The order in which events happen in a story
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Sequence
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The time and place of the action of a story
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Setting
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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the word "like" or "as"
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Simile
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In poetry, the voice that "talks" to the reader
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Speaker
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The events which occur in a story
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Storyline
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The way in which the parts of a work of literature are put together
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Structure
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The excitement or tension that readers feel as they wait to find out how a story ends or a conflict is resolved
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Suspense
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A person, a place, an object, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself
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Symbol
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A central idea which is an underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand
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Theme
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The attitude a writer takes toward a subject
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Tone
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The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the grocery story shelves.
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Simile
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As the teacher entered the room she muttered under her breath, "This class is like a three-ring circus!"
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Simile
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The giant's steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack.
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Metaphor
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The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day.
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Metaphor
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I feel like a limp dishrag.
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Simile
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Those girls are like two peas in a pod.
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Simile
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The fluorescent light was the sun during our test.
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Metaphor
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No one invites Harold to parties because he's a wet blanket.
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Metaphor
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The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog's bath.
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Metaphor
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Ted was as nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs.
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Simile
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irony that is a figure of speech when the speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says. Ex. Auschwitz's motto "Work is Liberty-" In reality the only way to "freedom" was going through the chimney. No one survived.
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Define & give an example from "Night": Verbal Irony
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irony incongruant between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result. Ex. Auschwitz's motto "Work is Liberty-" In reality the only way to "freedom" was going through the chimney. No one survived.
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Define & give an example from "Night": Situational Irony
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irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play Ex. When they are on the train to the concentration camps. We know where they are being taken to, (and so does the crazy lady on the train) but everyone else doesn't.
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Define & give an example from "Night": Dramatic Irony
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became a totally different person. "The student of the Talmud, the child that [he] was, had been consumed in the flames."
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Elie Wiesel
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returns to Elie's hometown with stories of atrocities committed by the Nazis. Escapes because he pretends to be dead.
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Moshe the Beadle
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a cultured, rather unsentimental man. Never gave great displays of emotion. The Jewish community in Elie's town hold him in great respect
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Mr. Wiesel (the author's father)
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She was about fifty and was accompanied by her 10 year old son. She has visions of fire during the train ride.
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Madame Shachter
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Madame Wiesel (author's mother)
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A little girl of seven with fair hair and a red coat over her arm. During the evacuation, she knows it is useless to complain about how heavy her backpack is.
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Tzipora
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says the only thing that keeps him alive is knowing that "Reizel and the children are still alive." Elie's father does not recognize him.
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Stein of Antwerp
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had a cruel face, but not devoid of intelligence. Wore a monocle and carried a conductor's baton in his hand.
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Dr. Mengele
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dies because he loses faith. The men forget to say the Kaddish for him.
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Akiba Drumer
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has terrible fits of rage; whips Elie for catching him with the Polish girl
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Idek the Kapo
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takes Elie's gold tooth. Abuses Mr. Wiesel as a way to get to Elie
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Franck the Foreman
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Julick
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What town is Elie and his family from?
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Sighet
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What specifically does Elie recruit Moshe the Beadle to teach him?
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The Cabbala
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Upon his return to the village, what does Moshe the Beadle try to do?
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Warn the villagers about the Nazis
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After being evacuated from their original homes, where are the Jews of Sighet first sent?
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to a ghetto within Sighet
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What do several men on the train do when they are unable to endure Madame Schåchter's screaming?
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Beat her senseless
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From whom is Eliezer separated at Birkenau?
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His mother and three sisters
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During the first selection at Birkenau, what do Eliezer and his father, respectively pretend their ages are?
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eighteen and forty
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Who is the infamous Nazi doctor presiding over the Auschwitz arrivals?
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Dr. Mengele
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What is the Kaddish?
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The Jewish prayer for the dead
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At Buna, with whom is Eliezer placed in a block?
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Musicians
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What do the Gestapo do after an instance of sabotage at Buna?
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Hang a young child
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In January 1945, while still in the camps, what sort of infection does Eliezer contract?
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Foot
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In the concentration camp hospital, Eliezer's neighbor remarks he has lost faith in everyone but...
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Hitler
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During the long run after Buna, what does Eliezer say was the only thing that kept him from giving up?
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His father's presence
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In the barracks at Gleiwitz, what does Eliezer hear?
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Julick playing Beethoven on the violin
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Eckels goes on the trip because he...
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wants to shoot a dinosaur
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Which of the following foreshadowing what happens at the end of the story?
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the warning to stay on the path
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Why is Eckels sent out to retrieve the bullets?
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Nothing can be left in the past
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Which statement tells events in the correct sequence?
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Eckes sees the changed office sign and then finds the dead butterfly
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Scientific consideration of time travel began with...
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Albert Einstein
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Eckels pays to travel through time because he wants to...
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shoot a dinosaur
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Which event foreshadows Eckel's inability to shoot the dinosaur?
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Eckels pauses to consider tearing up his check
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Why is Eckels sent out to retrieve the bullets?
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The travelers cannot leave anything modern in the past
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Which statement lists events in the correct sequence?
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...
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In "A Voice," the subject of the poem is the speaker's...
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mother
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How is the subject in "A Voice" different from her classmates?
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Her family is Mexican
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The subject in "A Voice" likes to write and speak about...
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patriotism and democracy
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In "A Voice," what lesson does the subject of the poem teach her children?
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to speak up
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The speaker in "My Father's Song" misses...
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talking with his father
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The words "but this one particular time" are alone on line 10 in "My Father's Song." This placement shows that the event is...
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important
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The family was proud of the subject in "A Voice" because she...
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was invited to speak at the state capitol
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In "Cask of Amontillado," which word best describes the mood of the carnival in the story?
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wild
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In "Cask of Amontillado," which is the best way to paraphrase the following quotation from the story? "I was so pleased to see him, that i thought I should never have done wringing his hand."
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I shook his hand for a very long time because I was so happy to see him.
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In "Cask of Amontillado," Montresor gets Fortunato to judge the wine by appealing to Fortunato's...
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pride about his wine-tasting abilities
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In "Cask of Amontillado," how does Montresor seem to treat Fortunato throughout most of the story?
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politely
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In "Cask of Amontillado," which description of the vault contributes most to the mood of the story?
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The dark, damp vault is a burial chamber
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In "Cask of Amontillado," Montresor tells Fortunato that he is going to ask Luchesi to judge the wine because Montresor...
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knows that this remark will wound Fortunato's pride and make him want to judge the wine
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In "Cask of Amontillado," when does Fortunato first realize that Montresor plans to harm him?
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when Montresor chains him to the granite
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In "Cask of Amontillado," choose the best paraphrase for the following lines from the story. "In an instant he had reached the extremity of the niche, and finding his progress arrested by the rock, stood stupidly bewildered."
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He was confused when he reached the car end and saw that a rock wall blocked his path.
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In "Cask of Amontillado," How does Poe heighten the mood of suspense and terror toward the end of the story?
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He describes Fortunato's urgent sounds: clanking, moaning, screaming, and the jingling of his hat.
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In "Cask of Amontillado," the end of the story suggests that Montresor...
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has avoided punishment
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In "The Most Dangerous Game," what is the first conflict that Rainsford must face?
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He must save himself from the ocean
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In "The Most Dangerous Game," General Zaroff wants to hunt an animal that can...
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reason
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In "The Most Dangerous Game," which detail best helps you visualize Rainsford during the hunt?
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"Night found him leg-weary, with hands and face lashed by the branches..."
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In "The Most Dangerous Game," to win the hunting game, Rainsford must survive for...
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three days
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In "The Most Dangerous Game," how does Ivan die?
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A knife flies into Ivan's body
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In "The Most Dangerous Game," what is the first conflict in the story?
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Rainsford's arguing with his hunting companion, Whitney
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In "The Most Dangerous Game," at first General Zaroff hopes that Rainsford will...
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agree to go hunting with him
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In "The Most Dangerous Game," which detail in the story helps you visualize Rainsford's fear and confusion?
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Most of the story takes place in the dark
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In "The Most Dangerous Game," Rainsford refuses to...
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become General Zaroff's prey
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In "The Most Dangerous Game," the final conflict in the story consists of Rainsford's...
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fighting a duel with General Zaroff
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Who is the speaker in "Incident in a Rose Garden"?
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the master
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In "Incident in a Rose Garden," the conflict in that...
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death has come for someone
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Why does the gardener quit his job in "Incident in a Rose Garden"?
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He fears he is about to die
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Who does Death really want in "Incident in a Rose Garden"?
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the master
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In "Incident in a Rose Garden," the gardener fears that Death has come for him because...
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he is old
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Think about the rhythm of line 19 from "Incident in a Rose Garden": "We shook hands; he was off." What does the rhythm of the line convey to the reader?
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that the gardener depart quickly
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In "Incident in a Rose Garden," Death is not welcome in the garden because...
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Death is not a friend.
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In "Incident in a Rose Garden," Death sees himself as...
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friendly
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The conflict in "Incident in a Rose Garden" is resolved when...
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Death reveals that he has come for the master
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In "The Scarlet Ibis," when Doodle is born, his father has Mr. Heath builds a...
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coffin
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In "The Scarlet Ibis," what inference can you make about why the narrator helps Doodle learn to walk?
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Doodle's disability embarrasses the narrator
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In "The Scarlet Ibis," what can Doodle do better than the narrator?
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make up stories
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In "The Scarlet Ibis," Doodle's last test of strength is...
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running home in the rain
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The Scarlet Ibis is a symbol for...
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Doodle
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In "The Scarlet Ibis," Doodle's father has a coffin built early in the story. What does the coffin symbolize?
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the likelihood that Doodle will not live for a very long time
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In "The Scarlet Ibis," at first, the narrator takes Doodle everywhere because...
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their mother tells him to do it
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In "The Scarlet Ibis," what inference can you make about why the narrator thinks it is important for Doodle to walk?
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He is embarrassed by Doodle's disability
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In "The Scarlet Ibis," in the late summer, the narrator makes Doodle work especially hard because...
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he wants Doodle to have more skills before starting school
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In "The Scarlet Ibis," after Doodle rows the boat back to Horsehead Landing, he falls. What inference can you make about why this upsets the narrator?
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He is frustrated that Doodle has failed a test of strength.
