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Hey, Come on Out
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What is the central idea or message of the poem "DUMP"?
What is CONSUMERISM IS BAD, AND LEADS TO PEOPLE THROWING THINGS AWAY IN THE DUMP?
100

What is the central idea or message of the poem "How Things Work"?

What is MONEY IS GREAT AND CAN BE USED IN MANY WAYS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY?

100

What is one positive thing and one negative thing about the philosophy of "Keeping up with the Joneses"?

POSITIVE = people can now enter a higher social class, 

NEGATIVE = society can become preoccupied with accumulating wealth and status; there are winners and losers; some people feel dissatisfied or inferior

100
In the story "Hey, Come on Out", what happens to the shrine and how does this effect the village?

What is THE SHRINE IS KNOCKED DOWN IN A TYPHOON, AND A MYSTERIOUS HOLE APPEARS, WHICH EFFECTS THE VILLAGERS BY CAUSING GREAT CONFUSION?

100

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?

What is CLOCK?

200
In the poem Dump, that author says "Here lie discarded hopes." What does he mean by this when referring to the trash?
What is PEOPLE BOUGHT THINGS THINKING IT WOULD MAKE THEM HAPPY BUT IT DID NOT?
200

Why does the author compare "money" to "rain" in this poem?

What is BOTH MONEY AND THE RAIN HELP PEOPLE IN NEED, AND TRICKLE DOWN THROUGH THINGS TO HELP ALL LIFE?

200
TRUE OR FALSE: As we play games, game developers are tracking every click, running tests and analyzing data.

What is TRUE?

200

In the story, the scientist wants the villagers to fill in the hole. He says "Safer to get rid of something one didn't understand." What does this quote reveal about the village?

What is THEY WERE VERY NEAR-SIGHTED AND FOOLISH, AND DID NOT CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES TO THEIR ACTIONS?

200

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

What is SHORT?

300
What is a powerful image in the poem "DUMP" and what does it represent?
What is ANSWERS WILL VARY?
300
What is a powerful image in the poem "How Things Work" and what does it represent?
What is ANSWERS WILL VARY?
300

Why do game developers track their customers clicks and likes?

1. To figure out how to make them play longer

2. To make the game more fun

3. To figure out how to make people buy something

300

Name 2 terrible objects that were were thrown into the whole, and what deeper meaning they reveal about the village?

NUCLEAR WASTE - village doesn't care about environmental protection or cleanliness

DEAD ANIMAL BODIES - village doesn't care about animal rights or proper care of animals

VAGRANT CORPSES - village doesn't care about the homeless or poor

CRIMINAL EVIDENCE - village doesn't care about justice for wrongdoings

300

What word begins and ends with an ‘e’ but only has one letter?

What is ENVELOPE?

400
In the poem Dump, that author says "Maneuvering steep stairs Of bedsprings to our car." What does he mean by this when referring to the trash?
What is THERE IS SO MUCH TRASH AND IT IS SO HIGH THAT IT FORMS STAIRS THAT THEY HAVE TO USE TO GET BACK TO THEIR CAR?
400
List 3 things that the author buys in the poem?
What is SOFTBALL, BUS FARE, GROCERIES...ANSWERS WILL VARY?
400

What were some of the benefits of the start of a consumer economy in the 1920s?

1. Less chores for house-wives to perform

2. Chores could be complete quicker and more effeciently

3. Store bought food was cheaper and more delicious

4. Lower income families could reach higher levels with consumer debt

400

What is ironic about the following quote "The hole cleansed the city of its filth; the sea and sky seemed to have become a bit clearer than before"?

What is ALL THE GARBAGE DUMPED INTO THE WHOLE SEEMED TO CLEANSE THE CITY, BUT IT EVENTUALLY WILL FALL BACK DOWN ONTO THE CITY FROM THE SKY?

400

What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it?

What is A TEAPOT?

500
What is the tone/feeling of the poem DUMP, and how do you know?
What is NEGATIVE AND SAD ABOUT CONSUMERISM, BECAUSE THE AUTHOR USES CRUSHED, NASTY OBJECTS TO DESCRIBE THE DUMP?
500
What is the tone/feeling of the poem HOW THINGS WORK, and how do you know?
What is POSITIVE AND EXCITED ABOUT MONEY, BECAUSE HE SHOWS HOW THAT MONEY BENEFITS EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY?
500

What were some of the disadvantages of the start of a consumer economy in the 1920s?

1. Higher consumer debt

2. More aggressive advertising towards consumers

3. The development of the never ending desire for more

4. Less high quality content on radios because of increased advertisements.

500
What is a good theme statement for the story "Hey, Come on Out"?

1. What goes around comes around.

2. You cannot hide your greatest problems.

3. Complex problems cannot be solved so simply.

4. Be cautious before taking rash actions.

500

Why can’t a man living in New York be buried in Chicago?

What is BECAUSE HE IS STILL LIVING?