Lit. Terms
Foreign Words & Phrases
Potpourri
DOL
SL. Ch. 1&2
100
thinking back to the past.
What is the meaning of Flashback
100
a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
What does Faux Pas mean?
100
What was Hester's crime? Use app. lang. please
adultry
100
more than a thousand years ago, the Mayans and other peoples of Central America chewed chicle.
More
100
What 2 places, found in any colony, provide evidence that there is no such place as utopia?
Jail and cemetary
200
the use of context clues to predict events that have yet to happen.
What is the meaning of foreshadowing?
200
a school, college, or university at which one has studied and, usually, from which one has graduated.
What is the meaning of Alma mater?
200
True or false, if false must state the correct answer: In the story of the The Tell-Tale Heart, the old man was buried outside in the back yard.
False.
200
Directions can some times be confusing and hard to follow but the directions for preventing scurvy are easy.
1. sometimes 2. follow,
200
What plant surprisingly grows outside of the prison?
A rose
300
A play on words
What is the meaning of the word pun?
300
mode of operating or working.
What is the meaning of Modus operandi?
300
to leave one country to settle in another.
What is the meaning of emigrated?
300
We know today that vitamin c, or ascorbic acid, is neccessary for the formation of tendons ligaments, bones ,and cartilage
1. C 2. necessary 3. tendons,
300
How do the Puritans feel and act toward "transgressors", or people who break the law?
mis-treated, cold towards, mean, look down upon etc.
400
Figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideas.
What is the definition of an oxymoron?
400
through my fault; my fault (used as an acknowledgment of one's responsibility).
What is the meaning of Mea culpa
400
What does a slurp sound like?
answers may vary
400
All creatures great and small is a true heartwarming story written by james herriot.
1. All Creatures Great and Small=needs to be underlined 2. true, 3. James 4. Herriot.
400
What is the name of the criminal who will be punished?
Hester Prynne
500
exageration or overstatement.
What is hyperbole?
500
1. one thing in return for another. 2. something that is given or taken in return for something else; substitute.
What is the meaning of Quid pro qua
500
What happened in the story, After Twenty Years?
answers may vary
500
after injecting the cow with medicine herriott told the farmer the only hope was to rub the udder as often as possable
1. After 2. medicine, 3. Herriot 4. Herriot (sp.) 5. possible
500
What symbol does Hester have to wear? Describe it.
the letter "A" red cloth, surrounded with elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread.
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