Citations
Theme
A Raisin in The Sun
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Grammar
100

Generally, what information should go in an in-text citation?

(Author's last name page number)

100


The best definition of theme is...


a. What the author makes the reader feel. 
b. The message the author is sending.
c. A word that summarizes the story.
d. The character's main problem.


b. The message the author is sending.
100

What country is Joseph Asagai from?

Nigeria

100

What does the E in ACES stand for?

Explain evidence


100

The ___________ of a sentence is the person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence. 

subject

200

A student wants to cite from A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. What should they cite?

(Hansberry 2.2).

200
What is true about thematic statements?


a. It is that same as a subject.
b. It is the idea the author wishes to convey about a subject.
c. It is the same as the moral of the story.
d. There is only one theme per story.
b. It is the idea the author wishes to convey about a subject.
200

What is Walter’s main internal conflict throughout the play?

A. He wants to get a raise.

B. He is angry that his mother will not let him have all the money for himself.

C. He dislikes the fact that Beneatha wants to be a doctor.

D. He wants to feel like a “man” and provide for his family

D. He wants to feel like a “man” and provide for his family

200

(Literary device)

_____________ is to give human qualities to inanimate objects.

Personification

200

In a sentence, a _________ _________ is the thing being acted on by the verb.

direct object


300

A student wants to cite a quote from Act 2 Scene 2 of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. What should go in their citation?

(Hansberry 2.2).

300
Which of the following is an example of THEME?


a. Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b. Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c. How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
d. Life is short, so it is important to make the most of it.


d. Life is short, so it is important to make the most of it.
300

What does Asagai ask Beneatha to do in Act 3?

Move to Africa with him to practice medicine and (presumably) get married

300

(Formatting question)

Titles of long works like books or plays should be placed in __________.

Italics

300

the action in a sentence 

verb/predicate


400

A student is quoting from the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes. What should go in the parentheses? 

The poem brings up the concept of a dream that "sags like a heavy load" if it's not acted upon (_______).

(Hughes).

400


Pick the best thematic statement...

a. When we are ignorant, we want more knowledge.
b. Unimaginable power can lead to unimaginable consequences.
c. Power is so dangerous for the youth.
d. My ignorance steals my emotions.


b. Unimaginable power can lead to unimaginable consequences.
400

The simile, “Her bearing is most like the noble bearing of the women of the Heroes of Southwest Africa” serves to show that Mama is

A. elderly

B. tired 

C. hardworking

D. dignified

C. hardworking

400

If you are citing an article, and author's last name is NOT available, what should you cite?

("Article title")

400

A ______________ is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.

Independent Clause


500

A student wants to cite from page 17 of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. What should go in their citation? 

Coriolanus explains that the "bulk of the Snow family fortune had been invested in munitions- but in District 13" (________).

(Collins 17).

500


During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.

What is the theme?
a. You should cheat to win.
b. Always work hard.
c. It pays to be honest.
d. Teamwork is best.


c. It pays to be honest.
500

Why do the Youngers decide to move to Clybourne Park? 

Walter decides to honor his father's memory and to preserve his family's pride. 

500

What's wrong with the following sentence/quote: 

Mama says Ain't nothin left to say. (Lorraine Hansberry 3)

-No comma after signal phrase 

-No Quotation Marks 

-Citation should have last name only

-Period in the wrong place

500

Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence: 

I want to buy one hundred books.

Subject- I 

Predicate-  want to buy

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