Unit 1A
The word that first captures Mr. Kapasi's attention
What is romantic?
The type of narrator used in "The Destructors"
What is (third person) omniscient?
The person who expressed gratitude to his colleagues and fans despite finding himself in a very difficult personal situation
Who is (Lou) Gehrig?
The number (within 5) of countries in Africa
What is 54?
The word that fills in this blank: "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" is a(n) _________________ because the overall story (plot, characters, etc.) symbolize something entirely different
What is (an) allegory?
Someone with only one or two predominant characteristics
What is a flat character?
The immediate cause of the creator's desire to write, speak, etc.
What is exigence?
The sum (within 3 years) of the ages of Mr. Gilden's son and daughters
What is 41?
A word that would not describe the relationship between the "girl" and the primary speaker. (Multiple answers may be accepted.)
What is amicable?
Something experienced by Zaroff and Rainsdorf, Waverly and her mother, and Arnie and the Pembertons
What is conflict?
What is 2008?
The heaviest animal in the world
What is the blue whale?
Something achieved through Arnie's experiences in Mapleton and Paris, Rye's ups and downs resulting from the disease, and "invisible strength"
What is artistic unity?
Daily Double
A genre in which fantastical events are sprinkled onto believable ones
The primary appeal used by the creators of the PSA with the image of the pitbull
What is pathos?
The record number of yards (within 20) Walter Payton ran in one game
What is 275?
Rainsford leaping into the ocean to end the hunt; the fight between Arnie and the Pembertons; locking Mr. Thomas in the "loo"
What is (a) climax?
The type of ending arguably shared by "Speech Sounds", "The Rules of the Game", and "Poor Little Black Fellow"
What is an indeterminate ending?
Daily Double
Word choice; the thing that creates tone
The body of water between Egypt/Sudan and Saudi Arabia/Yemen
What is the Red Sea?