Vocabulary
Define perspicacity
Keenness of judgment
In "Hills Like White Elephants," what is the couple discussing?
Whether or not to get an abortion
Who identifies the defining characteristic of Daisy's voice, and what is it?
Gatsby says that Daisy's voice is "full of money."
In The Old Man and the Sea, what is the old man's recurring dream?
Lions on the beach
Is the following a correctly integrated quote, according to MLA guidelines?
The pandemic surges on, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are beginning to provide hope: "The goal for Operation Warp Speed is to deliver safe vaccines that work, with the first supply becoming available before the end of 2020."
Why or why not?
Yes, because the colon joins two independent clauses. The second independent clause begins with a capital letter, and the period at the end is inside the quotation mark. The sentence as a whole is grammatically correct.
Define emendation
A correction
In "A Clean Well-Lighted Place," why does the waiter assume the old man has no reason to kill himself?
The old man has plenty of money
Describe the irony regarding how Nick describes himself and how he acts.
Nick describes himself as non-judgmental, yet spends most of the novel judging the other characters.
In Educated, why does Tara's dad not want her and her siblings to go to school?
Because he thinks the government will "brainwash" them.
According to the Declaration of Independence, America is founded on the belief that _____.
all men are created equal.
Define parochial
local; narrow; limited
Describe the Iceberg Principle
When what is written on the page is only a small part of what's being said
1/8 written, 7/8 implied
What does the Green Light symbolize to Gatsby?
Daisy, and her proximity to/distance from him
Who from Of Mice and Men says the following:
“I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail. I could live so easy…”
George
What example from Of Mice and Men best represents the "new Eden" characteristic of the American Dream?
The farm where they'll live off the fatta' the land.
Define pedantic
Tending to show off one's learning
A restless character who stays awake at night and sleeps during the day is an example of ____ .
How does Nick describe Tom and Daisy by the end of the novel?
As careless people who leave a wake of destruction as they retreat into their money.
Who from Of Mice and Men says the following:
“Why can’t I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely.”
Curley's Wife
Which character (out of all works you've read this semester) symbolizes hope partially or continuously throughout the work?
Santiago
Define obloquy
strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism
Explain why Krebs from "Soldier's Home" is a Code Hero.
- He doesn't believe in God
- He talks very little
- He controls (avoids) his emotions
What is the last line of the novel, and what does it mean?
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
That the American Dream is corrupt, that no matter how hard we pursue it, we will never reach/achieve it, and that we will never be able to repeat OR escape our pasts.
In Educated, Tara has a revelation regarding her father while taking a Psychology 101 class. What is this revelation?
Her father likely has bipolar disorder.
Both The Great Gatsby and Of Mice and Men share a _____ view of the American Dream, and characterize it as _______.
pessimistic, fatalist, negative
a myth, corrupt, a fallacy, a deception