Little Fires Everywhere
This the author's first & last name.
Celeste Ng
What genre/form is Persepolis?
Graphic novel (will accept memoir)
What is the correct order for an MLA Heading?
Name
Teacher
Class
Date
What is diction?
Choice of words. Tone is determined largely though diction.
What do the stripes and stars on the American flag represent?
The thirteen original colonies and the fifty states.
This is the last name of the family that moves to town at the beginning of the novel.
Warren.
In Persepolis, what significant event does Marjane's family experience that leads them to feel the weight of political oppression in Iran?
The Islamic Revolution
What is the number of our classroom?
What poetic device is used in the following excerpt from “The Ballad of the Spitfire," by Lord Alfred Tennyson?
“The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.”
Metaphor
In what year did the Titanic sink after hitting an iceberg?
1912
This is the name of the town where the novel takes place.
Shaker Heights.
What is the name of Marji's uncle who she heroizes?
Anoosh
Fill in the blanks: How do history and religion shape the identities of _________ and _______?
Individuals & groups
Which of the following words carries a more positive connotation based on its typical use in literature?
A) “Childish”
B) “Youthful”
C) “Immature”
D) “Naive”
B) Youthful
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa.
These are the two names given to Bebe Chow's daughter.
Mirabelle & May Ling
A prophet
How many teachers teach Hum III?
Bonus points if you can name them all!
Six
Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Vo, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Poole, Ms. Blosser, and Ms. Hunter
Does this excerpt from Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, contain an example of metonymy or synecdoche?
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
synecdoche: a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
What famous poet who went by his initials stated: "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons"? Well-known works include "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "The Waste Land."
T.S. Eliot
This is the last name of the couple for whom Mia carries a baby.
Ryan
What band is the poster for that Marji's parents smuggle in for her from Turkey?
Iron Maiden
What is the average age of the 12 students in this class, in DAYS?
5685
Which of the following lines contains alliteration but NOT assonance?
A) “And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain.” (Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven”)
B) “Full fathom five thy father lies.” (Shakespeare, The Tempest)
C) “I saw it there, the lonesome lair of a once-loved lion.”
D) “Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese.”
Answer: B — This line has strong alliteration with the "f" sound but does NOT have a repeated vowel sound creating assonance, unlike the other choices.
What is the name of the first artificial intelligence program to defeat a human world champion in chess?
Deep Blue