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English exam
Semester 1 English Exam Review
Question | Answer |
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who is the narrator of First they killed my father? | Loung Ung |
Where is first they killed my father set in? | Cambodia |
Who old is Loung at the beginning of the story? | 5 years old |
Why did ma and pa have financial troubles at the beginning? | Pa had a gambling problem |
Loung's name means ____ | "Gem" |
Who was head of Pa's government? | Lon Nol |
Who is the youngest sibling in first they killed my father? | Geak |
Who takes over Phnom Penh | Khmer Rouge |
Who is the Angkar | the government |
wearing glasses is a sign of _______ | intelligence |
What is the order of how people ranked from highest to lowest? | Khmer Rouge soldiers, base people, new people |
Which one of the children gets married? | Khouy |
Who is Davi? | A village girl |
Who were the first siblings sent to labor camps? | Khouy and Meng |
Who is the first one to die in first they killed my father? | Keav |
Who steals corn for the family? | Kim |
What is Kim's nickname? | "Little monkey" |
What is a youn? | A person from Vietnam |
Who old is Loung when she is forced to leave her mom? | 7 |
What did mom try to bribe someone for? | Chicken |
who are the surviving family members at the end? | Loung, Chou, Kim, Khouy, and Meng |
How did Loung get into Vietnam? | She was smuggled in |
What does the author Loung do for a living now? | Speaks out against the use of landmines |
Does Greek theater use elaborate scenery? | No |
Who do the Greek plays honor? | Greek god Dionysius |
What is the sweeping away of sadness or pity that the audience feels while watching a tragedy? | Catharsis |
What is an oracle? | A fortune teller |
What is killing the people during Oedipus Rex? | A plague |
Who is Oedipus's brother-in-law? | Creon |
To punish or criticize | chastise |
When Oedipus Rex begins, what is spreading throughout the city? | A pestilence- they must find the man who murdered Laius and bring him to justice |
Who wants Creon killed? | Oedipus |
Who almost ran over Oedipus with his carriage? | Laius |
Who killed Laius in a fit of anger? |