The Scarlet Letter
What is the protagonists name in SL?
Hester
How did the Transcendentalists feel about modern society?
They felt that it corrupted the individual
What year does Dana get sent back to initially?
1815
Who was the last head of school?
Rick Melvoin
How many toes does D. Rob have?
Ten
Who is Hester's Husband?
Roger Chillingworth
What is the best way for man to commune with God, according to the transcendentalists?
To go out alone into nature
Who is Alice?
The slave girl who Rufus grew up with. He falls in love with her, but he is driven by a toxic need to "possess her" and he ends up raping her and driving her to suicide.
What is the "punishment" for stepping on the crest?
Apparently you have to kneel down and kiss it.
What's the only mammal that can't jump?
Elephants
Why is Pearl always dressed in red and depicted as unruly and ungovernable?
Because she comes to represent an extension of the Scarlet Letter itself
What is self-reliance?
The belief that in any given instance, a man must trust his own conscience and instinct, rather than blindly following authority.
Who wrote Kindred?
Octavia Butler
Name every teacher in the visual art department
Duarte
Bradley
Kaplan
Davis
Fiori
What is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside?
Strawberry
Who wrote The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
What is Civil Disobedience
The belief that it is every man's civil duty to disobey a law that he finds morally unconscionable.
He is uncomfortable, confused, and angry.
Name all the boys schools in the ISL
Sebs, RL, BH
Who broke Babe Ruth's home run record?
Hank Aaron
What is "The Custom House"?
The fictional "narrative frame" in which the narrator finds the original manuscript of Hester's story.
Which one of these authors is NOT a transcendentalist?
1. Margaret Fuller
2. Henry David Thorough
3. Frederick Douglas
4. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dana is continually pulled back into the past with no warning and each time is progressively harder on her. What is this plot device meant to mimic in the slave experience?
The fact that one could be sold at any moment with no warning.
What high school did Mr. Schneider go to?
Nobles
How do you spell Mr. ______ name?
Cibelli