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Lit Study Guide
This is the study guide for the JA 7th grade literature exam. (1st semester)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why is Jonas apprehensive at the beginning of the book? | the ceremony of 12 is coming. |
| What were all of the children taught to be extremely careful about? | precision of language |
| What were all families required to do each night? What can we infer is the reason for this? | Share feelings from the day. They did this because the community wanted the parents to prevent any problems in the community possibly before they happened. |
| When was release not a punishment? | for a newchild or the Old |
| What would happen to a newchild if they didn't progress at the expected speed? | they would be released. |
| What was Jonas's official assignment title? | Receiver of Memory |
| What punishment did someone in the community receive for a major wrong doing? | release |
| What is a family in Jonas's community? (What is it made of?) | Father, Mother, son, and daughter |
| What did families do each morning? | Share dreams |
| What was the first memory the Giver gave Jonas? | snow & sledding down the hill |
| What lie did Jonas tell his parents? | He said he understood why his parents didn't love him and why it was silly to ask that question. |
| What was the Giver's favorite memory he gave to Jonas? | Christmas, grandparents, a real family, and love. |
| What is the setting? (The Giver) | A dystopian community in the distant future. |
| What can the reader infer is the reason Mark Twain opened "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" the way he did? | to let us know Tom is mischievous & Aunt Polly is kind of a pushover. (She doesn't get him in trouble as much as she should. |
| Why is Mark Twain so knowledgeable about this southern town that he writes about? | he grew up in a southern Missouri town. |
| What can Tom's character be described as? | mischievous |
| What is the climax of the book? (Tom Sawyer) | when Tom sees Injun Joe in the cave |
| What is the significance of the closing scene of the book? (Tom Sawyer) | it shows how much the boys have matured. |
| What is one possible theme? (Tom Sawyer) | Childhood is a time to make mistakes and find out who you are. |
| What is the resolution of the book?(Tom Sawyer) | When Tom talked Huck into going back to the Widow Douglass's house |
| What is the setting of the book? (Tom Sawyer) | St. Petersburg, Missouri; mid-1840's |
| What is the point of view of the book? (Tom Sawyer) | 3rd person omniscient |
| What is the setting of this play? (A Christmas Carol) | London, England; Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas; !843 |
| What is the Genre of this play? (A Christmas Carol) | Drama |
| What invitation does Scrooge's nephew offer? | to eat with him on Christmas Day. |
| What do the thin and portly men want from Scrooge? | donations for the poor |
| How does Scrooge feel about Christmas? | He hates it. |
| Why is Cratchit taking the day off? | Its Christmas |
| Who is Marley? What is his relationship to Scrooge? | He is Scrooge's dead business partner. |
| What is the purpose of Marley in the story? | to help Scrooge not end up like himself. |
| Describe how Marley looks. | in chains, in charge of whole thing |
| Describe how Past looks. | like a candle, angelic, light |
| Describe how Present looks. | big, jolly, fat, surrounded by food. |
| Describe how Future looks. | Ghost of Yet to Come; creepy, phantom like |
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