Shooting an Elephant
Night
Misc.
Let's Go to College
Vocab
100
Author of Shooting an Elephant
Who is George Orwell?
100
Holocaust survivor who wrote the novel Night.
Who is Elie Wiesel?
100
Name of the female candidate who ran for governor.
Who is Wendy Davis?
100
This is written by students to show colleges what they are all about.
What is a college application essay?
100
A maze
What is a labyrinth?
200
Setting of Shooting an Elephant
What is Burma under British Imperial rule?
200
This is the setting of Night.
What is the Holocaust?
200
Name of the male candidate who ran and won race for Texas governor.
Who is Greg Abbott?
200
This is where you can go to get information about colleges. Hint: It is here on campus.
What is the counselor's office?
200
Made timid through fear or awe.
What is cowed?
300
This is how the elephant died.
What is slowly and painfully?
300
This is the mood of the novel Night.
What is dark or sad?
300
This is the type of government present in "Shooting an Elephant".
What is imperialist?
300
This is who your college application essay should be written about.
Who is yourself?
300
Ruling absolutely; tyrannical.
What is despotic?
400
This is why Orwell shoots the elephant.
What is pressure or sense of duty as imperialist officer?
400
This is the name of the concentration camp where Elie Wiesel was sent in Night.
What is Auschwitz?
400
This is the number of Jews that were killed during the Holocaust.
What is 6 million?
400
This bill would allow undocumented immigrants to go to school and live in the U.S.
What is the DREAM Act?
400
To take the place of.
What is supplant?
500
This is a symbol of Orwell's conscience.
What is the elephant?
500
Prophetic but hysterical old woman who saw flames.
Who is Madame Schachter?
500
This word means of or relating to the position of governor.
What is gubernatorial?
500
When writing a college application essay you should tell your story but avoid being too ________.
What is controversial?
500
Use of humor or exaggeration to criticize the stupidity of a certain issue.
What is satire?
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