A Rose for Emily
Who wrote A Rose for Emily?
William Faulkner
Who wrote the Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
Who wrote The Lowest Animal?
Mark Twain
Who is "Story of an Hour" written by?
Kate Chopin
Dinosaur fossils have been found on how many continents?
All of them.
Why did Emily buy the rat poison?
To kill Homer
Why did the men/workers prefer meat that had turberculosis?
It fattened quicker
What type of work is The Lowest Animal? What style is it written in? (Hint: It is a ______ essay.)
Satire/Satirical
What was Mrs. Mallard's cause of death?
Heart Disease.
The word dinosaur comes from the Greek words meaning __________
Terrible lizard
What did the public suspect emily was going to do with the poison?
kill herself
Why was the time in the chilling rooms limited to five years?
Rheumatism
Who is Mark Twain critiquing in the essay?
Charles Darwin
Who informs Mrs. Mallard about her husband's death?
Josephine (her sister)
Which dinosaur was the least intelligent?
Stegosaurus (It had a brain the size of a walnut. Weighing 75 grams).
How long did Emily deny her father's death?
3 days
What happened in the cooking rooms?
Workers fell in the vats of oil with only some flesh and bone left.
What is Twain's reason for placing the cat above man?
The cat is not conscious of actions
What does Mrs. Mallard whisper under breath?
Free, free
Which came first? The Triassic or the Cretaceous Period?
Triassic
How long had the room with Homer decaying inside been unseen by the public?
40 years
How does Jurgis hear about what happens in the canning department?
By working in the department for months
Why does Twain put the anaconda above man?
The anaconda does not destroy what it has no use for.
How did Brently Mallard (Mr. Mallard) die according to the newspaper office?
Railroad Accident
Which dinosaur is the fastest?
Ornithomimid. (Ostrich mimic)