Etymology
Plot and Conflict
Misc.
Short Stories
A Raisin in the Sun
100
Define: contra
against
100
The first part of a plot diagram
What is the exposition
100
What is a synonym for the word "theme"
Lesson, Moral, Meaning
100
Who is the protagonist of the story 'The Fighter?'
Billy Giles
100
Define the word 'Deferred'
Postponed/put off or on hold
200
Define: clus,clud
shut, close
200
The turning point of the story
What is the climax
200
Define the therm Main Idea
What a story is mostly about or A one sentence summary of the text
200
The line 'Big Joe was popular' is an example of what type of characterization? (direct or indirect)
Direct
200
When Mama says 'This here can is empty as Jacob's Kettle,' she is making a Biblical _______
allusion
300
What is the prefix that means ten?
dec
300
What two things make up the setting
Time and place
300
A portion of the text that contributes to the main idea
Supporting Detail
300
In Big Joe's Funeral the line 'If there was a breeze in the 'hood it must ave stopped somewhere for an iced tea' is an example of what figurative device?
Personification
300
When Walter describes women as having 'small minds,' his tone could be considered A) Forgiving B) Sympathetic C) Insulting D) Nostalgic
C) Insulting
400
Which of the following words contains a Latin root meaning shout or cry? A. century B. recession C. advance D. clamor
D. clamor
400
What three things are introduced in the exposition
character, conflict, setting
400
What belongs on the upper RIGHT hand corner of an essay according to MLA?
Last name and page number
400
What character trait is shown when 'Billy felt sorry for the loser' in 'The Fighter' A) Determined B) Sympathetic C) Irritated D) Sad
B) Sympathetic
400
Which of the following is an internal conflict in the play A )Ruth has to decide what to do with the baby B) Walter tells Ruth he doesn't care about her C) Ruth punishes Travis for coming home late D) Walter and Mama argue about the money
A) Ruth and the baby
500
Which of the following words contains a root meaning to make? A. fortify B. incredulous C. acrid D. circumstantial
A. fortify
500
Name all of the 4 types of conflicts
man vs 1) man 2) nature 3) society 4) self
500
What are the first three things listed in a works cited?
Authors last name, first name, title
500
Sadie's husband being run over by an ambulance is an example of what kind of irony?
Situational
500
Beneatha's natural hair is a ________ of her African roots
symbol
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