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True or false: The doctor knew what the cause of Alicia's death was before she died, but was unable to cure her.
False
The phrase "like a sleeping beaty" that was used in "The Feather Pillow" could be categorized as both:
a. personification and allusion
b. simile and metaphor
c. simile and allusion
d. metaphor and foreshadow
c. simile and allusion
What is the literary term that means the dictionary definition of a word?
Denotation
(Remember, D for definition, D for denotation)
having a thick or sticky consistency, between a solid & a liquid
viscous
having a capacity or a tendency to expand
expansive
Alicia experienced all these symptoms EXCEPT:
a. hallucinations
b. weakness
c. confusion
d. vomiting
d. vomiting
Identify the simile that best describes Alicia (note, these similes are NOT from the story.)
a. Alicia, like a wilted rose, had lost the ability to stand on her own.
b. The parasite drained Alicia faster than a speeding bullet.
c. Alicia was a flower fading in the breeze.
d. Alicia screamed out in pain.
a. Alicia, like a wilted rose, had lost the ability to stand on her own.
What is the literary term that means the thoughts and feelings associated with a word?
Connotation
attempting to avoid notice, secretive
furtive
to make less
diminishing
When does Alicia feel her best?
a. When her husband comes home after she's been home alone all day
b. During the daytime
c. After she's gotten a good night's rest
d. When the doctor is there to treat her
b. During the daytime
Read the quote, "Suddenly Jordan, with deep tenderness, ran his hand very slowly over her head, and Alicia instantly burst into sobs." This is an example of which literary device?
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. allusion
d. foreshadow
d. foreshadow
In the quote, "And he staggered blindly against the table," identify the connotation of the word staggered:
a. confused and hopeless
b. lazy and angry
c. sad and upset
d. excited and hopeful
a. confused and hopeless
incapable of being explained
inexplicable
mental disturbance characterized by confused thinking
delirium
Alicia's condition can best be described as:
a. a new disease
b. mysterious
c. quick and painless
d. genetic
b. mysterious
How is the story impacted by this quote: "Suddenly Jordan, with deep tenderness, ran his hand very slowly over her head, and Alicia instantly burst into sobs."
a. It lets the reader know the Jordan is at last showing tenderness towards his wife.
b. It compares Alicia's pain to a gentle and loving touch.
c. It begins to give the reader hints of what is to come.
d. It tells the reader that Jordan is beginning to make a connection between her illness and her head.
c. It begins to give the reader hints of what is to come.
In the quote, "Following the third day of this relapse, she never left her bed again." Based on the context of the sentence, and the story as a whole, what is the denotation of the word relapse?
a. to become sicker
b. to be weak and tired
c. to become better after a hard time
d. to go back after an improvement
d. to go back after an improvement
proceeding in a gradual way with harmful effects
insidious
causing / tending to cause dizziness
vertiginious
What had, at first, impeded the progress of the parasite, but no longer happened once Alicia was completely bedridden?
the plumping of the pillow
We can infer all the following about Jordan EXCEPT:
a. He loves her but does not know how to show it well.
b. He is a businessman who does not have enough time for his wife.
c. He is not a very warm man.
d. He is distraught by her death.
b. He is a businessman who does not have enough time for his wife.
Identify the connotation of relapse:
a. a positive connotation of hope
b. a positive connotation of tiredness
c. a negative connotation of discouragement
d. a negative connotation of anticipation
c. a negative connotation of discouragement
having intellectual depth and insight
profound
lacking energy or enthusiasm
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