The yellow and red roses smelled of summertime.
This is an example of-
What is imagery.
100
What was the name of the internment camp that Jeanne and her family go to?
What is Manzanar.
100
Where are Pi and his family headed?
What is Canada.
100
What is Odysseus's best quality?
What is his ability to persevere through hardships and his resourcefulness.
100
Who is the most unsympathetic and rude character?
Who is Grandma Kurnitz.
200
He looked like a zombie.
This is an example of-
What is a simile.
200
What war is taking place during Farewell to Manzanar?
What is WWII.
200
What is the novel's "frame story"?
What is Pi talking with the reporter.
200
Who is Eumaeus?
Who is the faithful/loyal swineherd.
200
Why does Eddie have to leave? (2 reasons)
What are
1. he has to leave to work on the scrap drive
2. to get money to pay back the loan shark for his debt
300
The sun kissed the shoreline as it said goodnight.
This is an example of-
What is personification.
300
What is Jeanne's family most concerned with when they are leaving Manzanar?
What is going back to their old home and fitting in in Southern California.
300
If all the animals represent someone, who does Richard Parker represent?
Who is Pi.
300
When Odysseus struggles with whether or not to tell his men about Charbydos, what type of conflict is present?
What is man vs. self.
300
Why is Grandma Kurnitz so mean?
What is because she closed herself off after Rose and Aaron died to not feel the pain of losing anyone else.
400
Odysseus=the tragic hero
Pi=the castaway
Athena=mentor
These are all examples of-
What is archetypes.
400
What internal struggle does Jeanne's father deal with?
What is What is remaining loyal to Japan but also to his new home, America.
400
Why does Martel describe the death of the zebra and Orange Juice in such graphic detail?
What is to show animalistic nature, savagery, and cruelty that will happen on the boat.
400
What are the 3 ways in which Penelope shows her clever wit?
What are
1. weaving and unweaving the tapestry
2. the archery competition
3. asking the maid to move the bed outside the chamber
400
What is an indication to the reader that the play takes place during WWII?
What is either
1. Eddie goes to work on a scrap drive.
2. Louie joins the army at the end.
500
The olive tree representing Odysseus and Penelope's unswerving and unmovable love is an example of-
What is a symbol.
500
For the most part, Jeanne's family stays together through tough times. What two other texts does that connect with?
What is The Odyssey and Lost in Yonkers
500
Why did Pi make up the story about the animals?
What is because he was so traumatized by the whole experience.
500
What is something that Jeanne from Farewell to Manzanar and Odysseus from The Odyssey have in common.
What is wanting to return home.
500
The fact that Bella wants kids to love and to love her, Louie grew up to be in the mafia, Gert can't breathe/talk correctly, and Eddie is weak and afraid of Grandma Kurnitz shows that what important thing was missing from their childhood?