Show:
"The Mahogany Fox", "Old Sly Eye"
"...Western Gladiator"
The Hatchet
"Snapshot of a Dog", "King's Provider"
Poetry, "Koyo"
100
At the end of the story, what does Old Mahogany do?
He escapes, feasts on partridges, curls up, and sleeps.
100
The following phrases are examples of what literary device? "a castanet of fourteen segments," "rolled top of a stocking around the neck," "rippling symmetry"
figurative language
100
The major conflict in the excerpts from The Hatchet is.... (man vs. man, etc.)
man vs. nature
100
What is the name of the boy who climbs the cliff to get a falcon in "King's Provider"?
Sam Gribley
100
Why can "Wild Blackberries" be classified as free verse?
it has no rhyme scheme or definite meter.
200
What is the name of the character who chases Old Mahogany?
Myron Dean
200
T/F: The poisonous venom of the snake blinded its victim.
false
200
Brian states that bad luck or fate was at work in his life because of the plane crash and his parents' divorce. What is the main problem with this outlook?
He is not acknowledging God as the sovereign ruler over all life and nature.
200
At what point in the story "Snapshot of a Dog" does the tone change from humorous to serious?
in the description of Rex's death in the last paragraph
200
In "Rainy Day," Longfellow compares a rainy day to what?
his own life
300
In "Old Sly Eye" the author describes a "tongue of flame" flashing from Alben's musket. This is an example of what literary device?
metaphor
300
Crotalus is all of the following except: 1. rattlesnake 2. protagonist 3. German shepherd 4. a grandaddy
German shepherd
300
Who builds a signal fire?
Brian Robeson
300
Rex's brindle eye made him "look like a clown." This description is an example of what literary device?
simile
300
What is the setting of "Koyo, the Singer"?
an island near Puget Sound, Washington
400
In "Old Sly Eye" the author uses which literary device to relate a trapping expedition that had occurred prior to the action in the story?
flashback
400
T/F: Crotalus's ability to run fast saved him on many occasions.
false
400
Give an example of an internal conflict from the story.
Brian gets desperate after he is unable to flag down a plane. Brian is conflicted over his parents' divorce and "the secret."
400
Words like "thrash," "buzz," and "snarl" are examples of what?
onomatopoeia
400
Based on "The Raven and the Swan," where does the raven think he might be able to find the power to turn his black feathers white?
in the water
500
How does the author of "The Mahogany Fox" encourage the reader to sympathize with the fox?
Various answers: -word choice - The fox is "handsome," and the hunters "conspired" to get him (etc.). - The fox is introduced as a baby cub. - The fox is described as the underdog, outnumbered by the many dogs and hunters.
500
What is the author's tone towards the snake?
sympathetic
500
Give an example of an external conflict from the story.
porcupine attack Brian is stranded on a deserted stretch of land. plane crash need for food
500
What signifies to the boys that Rex is dying?
He comes through the gate so slowly and uncertainly.
500
What is ironic about the swallow's advice in Aesop's fable?
He tells the birds that they will "live to regret" not picking up the seed. The birds are later "caught in the nets made of the very hemp that was grown from the seeds they had failed to pick up."