Vocabulary SARS
Exalted means..
Celebrated, put up on a pedestal.
Setting of the novel
Paris, 1920s
Setting?
Arkansas, Indian Territory, late 1870s.
Imprudent means...
Unwise
Jake and Brett, Bill and Brett, Count M and Brett
Jake and his friends were part of the ___________ generation.
lost
Rooster is an honorable character (True or False). Choose one to defend.
True: He saves Mattie and uses a moral code to punish people.
False: His code could be subject to interpretation and he takes jobs as a bounty hunter.An impertinent person...
is rude, disrespectful.
A compatriot is someone who...
shares citizenship with you.
Jake's main conflict is...
He is wounded in the war so he is uncertain about his masculinity.
She is brave enough to go into the Indian Territory to avenge her father's death.
The root of the word credence is..."cred" which means...
believe
An antonym for aficionado
Critic
Robert Cohn's main conflict is...
He is insecure and always puts his own needs first. He chases Brett around trying to win her love, breaching all forms of social etiquette.
What is LaBoeuf's role?
He helps Rooster and Mattie.
He tests Mattie's commitment.
Another word for ruse is...
trick, ploy, scheme.
To do something in a perfunctory matter is to
do it without thought or interest.
The Hemingway code is...
a person who is honorable and courageous who "lives correctly" by following social codes.
Name a theme and an example
Revenge
Outlaws
Justice
Mattie could be considered presumptuous because....
she does not always give adults respect.