Minor Characters
These are the only named characters in Exit West
Nadia & Saeed
Name two texts that convey the theme topic of societal expectations
Any of them!
He fought in and later wrote about WWI
E.M. Remarque
There are over 8000 of these in Tokyo alone
Convenience stores
This is the artistic technique of rendering a common object or experience to an audience in a new, fresh way
Defamiliarization
He is the farmer in All Quiet
Detering
This theme is represented through the symbol of Kemmerich’s boots in All Quiet
desensitization, brutality of war
She worked in a convenience store and later set her novel in one
Sayaka Murata
Name the nickname given to the group of soldiers fighting in WW
The Lost Generation
This is the name of the convenience store in CSW
Smile Mart
She is Keiko’s friend whom she met at a class reunion and visits in CSW
Miho
Explain how the theme of fate and free will is conveyed in both Things Fall Apart and Life of Pi (Daily Double)
Teacher's discretion
Although his protagonist was Indian, this author was from this country (author and country)
Yann Martel, Canada
This is the tribe and the language spoken in TFA
Igbo
Name the three religions that Pi follows and how he became exposed to each
Hinduism–raised; Christianity–on holiday, goes into church, meets Fr. Martin; Islam–Mr. Kumar [the baker–not teacher]
He is Pi’s “uncle” who is the reason for his name in Life of Pi
Mamaji OR Francis Adirubasamy
Name one text that conveys the theme of friendship and explain how it’s conveyed
Teacher's discretion
Joseph Conrad
This is the city in India from which Pi comes from and where the zoo is
Pondicherry
The family heirloom that Saeed receives from his father in Exit West
A telescope
She is the priestess in Things Fall Apart
Chielo
Explain how the theme of masculinity is conveyed in at least two novels
Teacher discretion
This author wrote a novel that included a sailor named Richard Parker, and soon afterward an actual sailor named Richard Parker died in a very similar way to the character.
Edgar Allen Poe
There were three major empires/countries that collapsed as a result of WW1. Name at least two.
Russia, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Name the two missionary priests in Things Fall Apart
Smith & Brown