Background on the Time Period
What is one historical event that did not happen during the American Realism Period: The Homestead Act, Reconstruction, The Second Industrial Revolution, Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
What side of the war hangs Peyton Farquhar?
Union side
What is the lieutenant doing when he's shot?
Rationing coffee
What name is given to over-the-top emotion that seems a bit silly now (as seen in letters from soldiers during the CW)
Bathos
Identify the artist or song that currently holds the number 1 position on the Billboard charts as of 4/8/25.
"Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
This is a literary genre where authors attempt to present events, people, beliefs, and settings as they actually were.
Realism
Why is Peyton Farquhar hanged?
He was tricked into sabotaging the railroad - a treasonous act
This story depicts which very common happening during this time period?
Amputation
Between Warren Lee Goss and Randolph McKim - who was more experienced in war?
McKim
This planthopper indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea, and the United States, specifically to our area.
Spotted Lanternfly
The literary genre that accounts for events that happen to people by chance
Naturalism
Peyton Farquhar's senses are extra strong before his death. What sound, sight, smell, or touch sticks out to him the most?
The ticking of his own watch
Why is the lieutenant left nameless in this story?
He represents all soldiers who have gone through similar consequences of war
What does Warren Lee Goss learn about life as a soldier?
Do not think, just obey.
What is the number one most common allergy in the world?
Hay fever/pollen allergy
While the South relied on slave labor to support the economy, the North relied upon...
Industry
How is this story an example of American Realism?
It accurately portrays the callousness of the soldiers
It accurately portrays fight vs. flight
It accurately portrays the devastation of the Civil War on actual civilians
Why does the lieutenant remain indifferent to several people's acts of kindness?
He knows it will not change his fate
This man wrote, "If the soft breeze fans your cheek, it shall be my breath; or if the cool air cools your throbbing temples, it shall be my spirit passing by..."
Sullivan Ballou
This planet has many moons, some of which are named Puck, Cressida, and Oberon.
Uranus
Why did writers move from Romanticism to Realism as a genre of literature?
To encourage social, political, and economic change or to expose the challenges people face in their everyday lives
Bierce had the belief that humanity was cruel and people are motivated by their own self-interests. What is that belief called?
Cynicism
What is the family's reaction to the soldier's injury at the end of the story?
They cry and are very upset
McKim's language shows a predisposition to what side of the war?
South - Confederacy
Cynophobia is the fear of this common companion.
Dog