The Fire Next Time
What does Baldwin believe is the solution to the racial issues in America?
Love
If novels have paragraphs, poems have...
Stanzas
What is Boy's real name?
Jimmie
How many texts that we studied this year will appear on the exam?
4 (will accept 5)
Who are the three girls who go missing at the Rock?
Irma, Marion and Miranda
What are the names of the two parts in the text?
My Dungeon Shook and Down at the Cross
True or false: Tulips was written by Plath as she was recovering from a suicide attempt
False
How many acts are in a Taste of Honey?
2
True or false: you must use the prompt from Section A to guide your response in Section B
FALSE (please don't do this...)
What date (including the year) did the picnic take place?
14th February, 1900
What does Baldwin believe is White People's greatest crime?
Their innocence
What is the first and last poem in the collection of poetry (that we study)?
Morning Song and Words
What year was a Taste of Honey first performed on stage?
1958.
You are lost in the woods and find an abandoned hut. Inside there is a stove, a fireplace, and a candle. You only have one match. What do you light first?
The match
Who overhears the argument between Miss Lumley and Mademoiselle in the gymnasium and how?
Sara, because Miss Lumley tied her to the backboard and forgot she was still there
What is the quote that the title "the Fire Next Time" is derived from?
'God gave Noah the rainbow sign,
No more water, the fire next time!'
Name FIVE poems that HAVE appeared on a past exam
Any of: Morning Song, the Applicant, The Night Dances, Nick and the Candlestick, the Moon and the Yew Tree, Letter in November, Daddy, The Munich Mannequins, Balloons, Sheep in Fog, Tulips, You're
A wicker basket
How many different text types are their on the exam?
5
What item of clothing is Irma missing when she is eventually found?
Her corset
Why was Jame's father "defeated long before he died"?
Because he really believed what white people say about him.
How old was Plath when she died?
30
What is the name of the band on stage?
The Apex Jazz Trio
How many pages was the 2021 Literature exam?
68
Who leads the attack on Irma in the gymnasium?
Edith