PROSE KNOWLEDGE
Plot
Who is the protagonist of chapters 1, 2 and 3?
Chapter 2 - Popo
Chapter 3 - George
What is conflict?
Conflict in a story is a struggle between opposing forces
Where did the events of each character's life unfold?
Miguel Street
According to chapter 5, people gathered from all walks of Miguel Street, to listen to Man-man preach in front of Mary's shop?
Cap or Fact?
Fact - this statement is true
List 3 types of characters and state their purpose.
Dynamic, Round, Flat, Foil etc.
What character am I?
I portray a complex personality. Similarly to real people, I have depth in feelings and passions. My personality develops throughout the story and I am a complete and solid figure in the story.
Round character
Where in the story is the conflict revealed?
The climax
In which Caribbean country did the events on Miguel Street unfold?
Trinidad
Bogart was an extrovert. He was well respected by the men of Miguel Street and he was very friendly and spoke to them everyday.
Cap or Fact?
Cap - this statement is not true. Bogart was an introvert, according to chapter 1.
An author can reveal things about a character in many ways. State 3 methods he/she may use to do so.
Character's thought, speech, attitude, action, direct and indirect characterization
Who am I?
My chapter is entitled "His Chosen Calling." However, I did not achieve my desired dream. I ended up just like them on Miguel Street, pushing my scavenging cart as early as dawn.
Elias
What are the four (4) main types of conflict?
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. society
man vs. nature
Bogart was many things expect a carpenter. He was smuggler and a glorified criminal of Miguel Street. He made a living by running a brothel filled with girls from which country?
Brazil
"Stone me brethren" are the famous words spoken by Miguel Street glorified, mad messiah. Man-man's act of self-proclaiming himself as a messiah and hosting his own crucifixion are evidence of mental illness in chapter 5.
Cap or Fact?
Fact- this statement is true
There are five stages (5) to the development of a plot. State and explain each stage.
Exposition- introduces the character and setting
Rising Action - introduces the problem or cause of great interest in the story.
Climax - the peak of the story, often times the conflict
Falling Action - events following the dramatic confrontation of the climax.
Denouncement - the resolution of the story or its ending.
Identify a character that portrays the social condition of unemployment and state how this character highlighted the social condition.
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Identify an example of man vs. man in chapters 2 and 5 of the text.
Chapter 2: Popo assaults the gardener
Chapter 5: Man-man defaces the owner's cafe.
Hat told Elias that he met a man from B.G, who told him the sanitary inspector exam is very easy over there. For Elia's 4th year of doing the exam, he flew to B.G to get it done.
What does B.G stand for?
British Guiana
Biblical allusion is seen in chapter 5, as Man-man seeks to exalt himself as a messiah and re-enact the crucifixion.
Cap or fact
Fact
Dialogue is more than just a conversation between two or more characters. Explain two (2) purposes for the author's use of dialogue in a story.
reveals the inner feelings and thoughts of the characters
reveals the background and contextual information needed for understanding the novel.
highlights themes prevalent in the text.
used to establish deeper meaning and understanding of a story for the reader.
Identify one similarity and one difference between the main characters of chapters 1 and 2.
Characters: Popo and Bogart
George was constantly at war with his manliness and emotions. Sadly his family reaped the afflictions of his troubled heart. Which type of conflict best accounts for George's behaviour, based on the statement above?
man vs. self
The Blue Basin
The card game "Patience" is NOT a form of symbolism, which alludes to Bogart's patience of waiting on his perfect opportunity to escape the struggles of Miguel Street.
Cap or Fact?
Cap - this statement is not true