Quilt of a Country
Once Upon a Time
Gettysburg
Vietnam
Vocab
100
Who is the author of this selection?
Anna Quindlen
100
Who is the author of this story?
Nadine Gordimer
100
Who is the author of this speech?
Abraham Lincoln
100
Who is the author of the poem?
Alberto Rios
100
What word means blended together?
interwoven
200
What kind of an idea is America?
improbable
200
What phrase was written on the gate?
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
200
What was Lincoln’s primary purpose for delivering the Gettysburg Address?
to dedicate a cemetery
200
Why does the poet almost leave the memorial?
He is upset by all the "screaming" deaths the names represent.
200
Which word means bold?
audacious
300
The author became which woman to win a Pulitzer Prize?
3rd
300
The wise old witch is which character?
the father's mother
300
What does four score and seven years mean?
87 years
300
Why do the "kids" and "junior high school boys" behave differently at the memorial?
They are affected by the solemn mood of the memorial.
300
Which word means to decide?
resolve
400
What tragedy did the author of "A Quilt of a Country" write about?
9/11
400
In "Once Upon a Time," why did the little boy get caught in the razorblade coils?
He was pretending to be a prince and save Sleeping Beauty.
400
What is a Seminal Document?
speeches, essays, texts with historical significance
400
At the end of "The Vietnam Wall," why does the poet talk about seeing men cry?
He has seen himself reflected in the wall and crying.
400
Which word means a method/material used to tell a story?
artistic medium
500
In "A Quilt of a Country," what does the author mean when she states America is a "mongrel nation built of ever-changing disparate parts..."?
America is made up of many different ethnic and religious groups.
500
What theme does the author of “Once Upon a Time” communicate through the ending of the fairytale?
Actions motivated by extreme fear can be harmful.
500
Which seminal document does the speech reference?
Declaration of Independence
500
Why does the poem say "I have walked into a grave."?
He is seeing all the names of people who died.
500
What word means the art of using specific words?
rhetoric
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