Short Stories
In The Tell Tale Heart, what is the “low, dull, quick, sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton?”
The sound of the man's heart beating
When Piggy is killed, what else is destroyed?
The conch
Act III: Why does Tybalt come looking for Romeo?
He is angry that Romeo was at the Capulet party
What is the setting of A Raisin in the Sun?
Chicago, around the 1950s.
'The wind howled in the night' is an example of:
Personification
In Lamb to the Slaughter, name one round and one flat character.
Round - Mary
Flat - literally anyone else
What do Piggy's glasses symbolize in the novel?
Intelligence and knowledge
After Tybalt is killed, Juliet declares “O Serpent heart, hid with a flow’ring face!” she is implying that
Romeo intentionally deceived her by being handsome on the outside but evil on the inside
What does Mama finally decides what to do with the insurance money?
puts $3,500 down on a house, gives the rest to Walter to manage, and tells him to set aside $3,000 for Beneatha’s medical schooling.
The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet is...
abab cdcd efef gg
In The Yellow Wallpaper, John's cure for the narrator's illness is for her to
Rest and avoid all activity
In Lord of the Flies, who says that shelters, not fires, are the most important things that need to be made?
Piggy
The theme of duality in this play is evident in the pairs of characters. Who can be seen as the opposite of Tybalt in this play?
Benvolio
Walter would like to see his family’s life change in many ways. More than anything else though, he wants to
be the man of the household
Which of the options is the SIMPLE SUBJECT of the following sentence?
"Anne Frank kept a diary during WWII."
Anne Frank
Which three women are referenced in Poe's poem, To My Mother?
His mother, his mother-in-law, and his wife
Who does Jack suggest the boys use as the “pig” in their dance-like reenactment of the hunt?
A littlun
What type of drama is Romeo and Juliet?
Tragedy
List three themes in the play
the real meaning of money; the quest for the American dream; the search for identity; dreams deferred; racial discrimination; family support/unity; pride, dignity, and self worth; gender roles; heritage, culture, and assimilation
What is the primary purpose of a counterclaim in a persuasive essay?
To acknowledge the opposing viewpoints
In the stories of Nü Wa and the Yoruba creation, what common material is used by deities to mold and sculpt the first human beings?
As the story continues, the boys become less interested in keeping the fire going. What does that mean about their decisions in the story?
The idea of civilization and getting rescued is becoming less important and the kids are becoming more feral.
In the final scene, when Friar Laurence discovers the dead bodies of Romeo and Paris in the tomb, he tells Juliet: "A greater power than we can contradict / Hath thwarted our intents." Who or what is this "greater power" he is referring to?
Fate or divine destiny
From where does A Raisin in the Sun get its name?
A poem by Langston Hughes (Harlem)
What is the difference between third person limited and third person omniscient POV
Third person limited narrator only knows SOME characters' inner thoughts, omniscient knows EVERYONE'S inner thoughts