American Voices
According to “The Writing on the Wall,” what was a reason for detaining an immigrant on Angel Island during the early 1900s?
mistake in paperwork; a health problem
Who gave the speech we watched about the death of Martin Luther King Jr.?
Robert "Bobby" Kennedy
What is Boo Radley’s real first name?
Arthur
What does the speaker in “The Powwow at the End of the World” hope to be doing at the end of the world?
Celebrating his culture/heritage by dancing
Who are Romeo's two best friends?
Benvolio and Mercutio
What is most likely one of the author’s main reasons for writing “With a Little Help From My Friends”?
To show mutual respect between two different countries/cultures
Why does King write “Letter from Birmingham Jail”?
To respond to the criticism of white church-leaders in Birmingham
Why do the gifts in the Radley’s tree end?
Mr. Radley fills the hole with cement
According to “The Nuclear Tourist,” how did the residents of Pripyat react at first to the meltdown at Chernobyl?
by carrying on as usual
Where does the poem "Annabel Lee" take place?
By the sea
What is the main difference between “Immigrant Contribution” and “A Quilt of a Country”?
QOAC gives more details about immigrant problems and tensions than IC does.
In “Incident,” what did the speaker’s family do when the men dressed in white came?
They darkened the room and lit lamps
Why does Miss Maudie say it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird?
Because all they do is sing; they are innocent
What is an example of irony in “There Will Come Soft Rains”?
The way the house is destroyed; the dog dying of starvation
Who did the Prince blame for the murders of Romeo and Juliet?
The Capulets and Montagues
As explained in “A Quilt of a Country,” how did the two world wars and the Cold War unite the people of the United States?
The gave people a common enemy
Why did Margaret Walker most likely write the poem “For My People”?
to celebrate the complex lives and potential of the black community
What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
In both “The Beginning of the End of the World” and "A Song on the End of the World", how does the end of the world fail to live up to the expectations of the narrators?
They are expecting something big/dramatic and instead get something small/mundane
How did Annabel Lee die in the poem by Edgar Allen Poe?
The angels were jealous and sent a wind to chill her
in "Rules of the Game", what is Waverly learning about the game of chess a metaphor for?
Learning the rules of American culture
In “I Have a Dream,” what does Dr. King mean when he says that someday “the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight”?
Racial discrimination and injustice will finally end.
Who kills Bob Ewell?
Boo Radley
Whoever can write the most of "Fire and Ice" correctly wins the points for this question/
Some say the world will end in fire,/ Some say in ice. / From what I’ve tasted of desire/ I hold with those who favor fire./ But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate/ To say that for destruction ice/Is also great/ And would suffice
Name ALL the characters that die in Romeo and Juliet.
Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, and Lady Montague