10th Grade
In The Boar Hunt; how many shooters went to hunt the boars?
A: Four.
In How The World Was Made; for the Cherokee people, are humans more important than animals or animals more than humans?
A: Both are equally important.
In Beowulf; what reasons does Beowulf give to fight the monster Grendel?
To prove his strength, for glory, and add to his victories.
In The Monkey's Paw; what is Mr. White’s first wish?
A: He asked for 200 pounds.
In the excerpt from La Relación; how did the natives help Cabeza de Vaca and his crew?
A: They gave them food and water, built fires to warm them.
In Le Morte D´Arthur; what accident triggers the battle?
A: A soldier draws his sword to kill an adder (snake).
In The Boar Hunt; what is ironic about how the plot changes in this story?
The hunters start running out of bullets and thousands of boars continue coming trapping them. They become the pray.
In the excerpt from La Relación; why were Cabeza de Vaca and his men afraid of the natives?
A: They feared being sacrificed.
In Le Morte D´Arthur; what are the chances of Arthur winning?
A: There was a 50/50 chance of winning. Both armies were of about 100.000 (equal in size)
In The Monkey's Paw; what was the second wish?
For the son, Herbert, to come back to life.
In The Sky Tree; why was the Sky Tree important to the inhabitants of Sky Land?
A: The tree provided food for the inhabitants.
In the lines of the poem The Tyger “Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb made thee (tiger)?”, what is the interpretation of these questions?
A : How could one who created such a gentle creature also create such a fierce one?. Did God create good and evil?.
In the speech I've Seen The Promised Land; what is the meaning of the "promised land" and "mountain top" according to M. L. King?
It's a metaphor for the ideal of the whole movement. The goal will be achieved.
At some points in the myth How The World Was Made the narrator says “No one remembers” or “We do not know”. How do these phrases enhance the myth?
A: By making it more reverent, more mysterious
In the poem The Lamb; what aspect of human life does that animal represent according to the poem?
A: Good, Kindness and innocence.