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LD ELA SS Review
LD ELA 9th Short Story Review - Qtr #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Setting? | The time and place of the action of a story. It can shape, impact, or change mood |
| Why is the Setting important to the story? | Tells you the surroundings and time period of the story and helps develop the plot |
| What is the Setting for "Searching for Summer"? | Placed in England in August of the 80's |
| How would the story have been different in "Searching for Summer" if the setting was different? | Some of the characters would never have been found and the sunlight would have never been found |
| What is Theme? | The main idea of a work of literature. The writers ideas about life and human. |
| How is the theme important to the story? | It is the point the author is trying to make and it is usually involved in the conflict. |
| What is the Theme in "There Will Come Soft Rains" | Technology can be good or bad depending on who's hands it is in. |
| How is the Theme important to "There Will Come Soft Rains"? | Shows that technology is good because of the house and it is bad because of the bomb that killed everyone. |
| What is Point of View? | The perspective from which a writer tells a story. Two basic points of view are first and third person. |
| How does the Point of View affect the reader's understanding of the story? | Affects the readers' understanding of the story because the third person tells everything that is happening and first person describes everything that they know and can't tell some information. |
| Why is the Point of View significant to "By the Waters of Babylon"? | It is first person and he did not know until the end that NYC was destroyed. |
| How would the story "By the Waters of Babylon" have changed if the point of view was different? | They would have known before the end that it was NYC. |
| What is conflict? | The struggle between opposing forces that is the basis of plot in dramatic and narrative literature. |
| What is Internal Conflict? | Conflict between a person and themselves. |
| What is External Conflict? | Conflict between a person and another factor |
| What is the Conflict in "Epicac"? | The first was that the narrator loved Pat but he was not romantic and the second that Epicac and the narrator both loved Pat. |
| What is Characterization? | Refers to the techniques employed by writers to develop characters |
| Who is the Author of "Searching for Summer"? | Joan Aiken |
| Who is the Author of "EPICAC"? | Kurt Vonneget |
| Who is the Author of "By the Waters of Babylon"? | Steven Vincent Benet |
| Who is the Author of "There Will Come Soft Rains"? | Ray Bradbury |
| What Genre are the following considered (Searching for Summer, EPICAC, By the Waters of Babylon, & There Will Come Soft Rains)? | Short Story |
| Who are the characters in "Searching for Summer"? | Mr. Noaks, Mr. & Mrs. Hatching, Tom, Lily, Uncle Arthur, Aunt Nancy, William, George, & Mrs. Hoskins |
| Who are the characters in "EPICAC"? | Epicac, Pat, Narrator, & Vansten |
| Who are the characters in "By the Waters of Babylon"? | John, Priest, Dogs, Brothers, & Forrest People |
| Who are the characters in "There Will Come Soft Rains"? | House, snakes, mice, fire & dog |
| What was the Setting in "Searching for Summer"? | England in the 80s, Hatching's House, Rising Sun Pub, & Molesworth, England in August |
| What was the Setting in "EPICAC"? | Second floor of a University |
| What was the Setting in "By the Waters of Babylon"? | Future NYC |
| What was the Setting in "There Will Come Soft Rains"? | Ruined City in August 2026 |
| What is the Theme of "Searching for Summer"? | People will do a lot for wealth; Impact of technology on nature is a real thing; If determined enough you can find what you are looking for. |
| What is the Theme of "EPICAC"? | Technology can be good or bad; Over reliance on technology can be a bad thing |
| What is the Theme of "By the Waters of Babylon"? | Technology (can be good or bad); Humans are inventive and imaginative but at the same time capable of great destruction if they are irresponsible |
| What is the Theme of "There Will Come Soft Rains"? | Technology can be good or bad |
| What is the Point of View for "Searching For Summer"? | Third Person |
| What is the Point of View for "EPICAC"? | First Person |
| What is the Point of View for "By the Waters of Babylon"? | First Person |
| What is the Point of View for "There Will Come Soft Rains"? | Third Person |
| What is the Conflict of "Searching for Summer"? | Tom & Lily try to find the sun. Go back to permeate sun and lead Mr. Noaks or don't go back. |
| What is the Conflict of "EPICAC"? | The narrator loves Pat but he is not romantic; He thinks that Pat wants to marry him; Wrote the poems and not the narrator |
| What is the Conflict of "By the Waters of Babylon"? | He has to decide to keep going east; Navigate the river; Survive in NYC & Escape the forrest people |
| What is the Conflict of "There Will Come Soft Rains"? | The house is on fire and trying to save itself. |
| In "By The Waters of Babylon" how is John's society different from the one that came before it? | Priests govern the society |
| Why does John go to the Place of the Gods? | To seek knowledge |
| John sees the city "as it had been when the gods were alive". What is he seeing ? | New York City as it had been |
| What does John finally realize about the gods? | That they were people |
| What creates irony in "By the Waters of Babylon"? | The reader knows more about the Place of Gods than the narrator does |
| Which period represents the "beginning of time" for John's society? | After the destruction of modern civilization |
| John's reference to gods and magic suggest that..... | His people lack knowledge of technology |
| What is the most reasonable conclusion drawn from the following details from the story? There was also the shattered image of a man or a god. It had been made of white stone and he wore his hair tied back like a woman's. His name was ASHING.... | The image is a statue of Washington |
| John's discovery that the "gods" were men makes him realize that... | His people are capable of similar feats |
| In what country does "Searching for Summer" take place? | England |
| Why does Lily wear yellow on her wedding day? | It was good luck to see a bride in her gown |
| Mrs. Haskins cries because her wedding occurred "when everything was different". What was different about her wedding day compared to that of Lily and Tom? | The sun shown and the sky was blue. |
| The dark setting/mood of the story (Searching for Summer) is created by.... | Gray weather, Mr. Noakes and his attitude, & "the bombs" that landed causing the clouds |
| What are Tom and Lily looking for when they leave on their honeymoon? | Sunlight |
| What two characters are an example of a character FOIL (opposites for each other)? | Mr. Noakes and Mrs. Hatching |
| What do Lily and Tom find left behind by Mrs. Hatching while they are with Mr. Noakes? | Her pocketbook |
| The house in "There Will Come Soft Rains" sits among.... | A ruined city |
| The silhouettes on the side of the house represent..... | What the people were doing when the atomic bomb hit |
| What remains alive in the house after the bomb? | The dog |
| What does the house read for Mrs. McClellan? | A Poem |
| "The house shuddered" is an example of what literary element? | Personification |
| The house if finally destroyed by? | The Fire |
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