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Perfidy
What is being traitorous, disloyal, and dishonest?
100
L E N N I E
What is the correct spelling of George's best friend in Of Mice and Men?
100
There is a large [amount / number] of apples in the basket.
What is Number?
100
Integrity
What is doing the right thing when no one is looking?
100
Stalin
What is the historical figure Napoleon, the pig, is representing in Orwell's Animal Farm?
200
formidable
What is a fierce and powerful opponent; oppostion?
200
1st person -- Scout
What is from what point of view is To Kill a Mockingbird written?
200
Why is there a conflict [among / between] the east side and the west side?
What is Between?
200
Acrimonious
What is using language and behaviors that are harsh and biting?
200
total power and corruption; distraction for obedience
What is the significance of the windmill as the major symbol in Orwell's allegory?
300
Capricious
What is being unpredictable and moody?
300
More self-control and ownership
What is the hope of most of the dreams present in our 10th grade literature?
300
I was walking, talking, and then I tripped over the rock.
What is tripping?
300
Squalor
What is poor, filthy, and unfortunate conditions?
300
"Money is Life" or "Life is divided up between the takers and the tooken"
What is a quote revealing Walter's outlook on life through most of the play, A Raisin in the Sun?
400
Succinct
What is brief; concise; right to the point?
400
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
What is the possibility of symbolic mockingbirds in Harper Lee's piece?
400
The lady in the blue suit [who / whom] is walking with a limp is actually a former Olympian.
What is who?
400
Acquiesce
What is being overly submissive or following too obediently?
400
--the institution of marriage --Anti-Semitism --love [as friendship seems most important]
What is one aspect of life in 1600's Italy that Shakespeare seems to be mocking or ridiculing in his play, The Merchant of Venice?
500
Complacent
What is confident and unconcerned?
500
Grit; hard work; responsibility for oneself
What is the conservative quality of Lipsyte's The Contender?
500
Yesterday, we [lay / laid] out in the sun until the clouds moved in.
What is lay?
500
Myopic
What is near-sightedness or exercising too little judgement?
500
Portia Miss Maudie Atkinson Scout Beneatha Younger
What is an example of a female character in our English 10 literature that may "break the mold" of feminine stereotypes?