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8 Literature Unit 1
Unit 1 Test Review
Term | Definition |
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"A Most Important Person" is a ____ story. | short |
"A Most Important Person" is a type of writing called ___. | prose (prose is anything that isn't poetry) |
Chester compares his rescue by Miss Lucy to___ | when he saved a cat |
Describe Jo's character. | bold, generous, talkative, outgoing, concerned |
distinguishes one character from another | character trait |
Does Mr. Laurence misjudge Jo's character? | no |
An example of irony in "The Doll's House" | the Burnell children's response that "sounded as though they were in despair" |
From whose point of view is "Christian Beholds the Cross" written? | from Christian's point of view, the main character |
gives clues to a surprise ending | foreshadowing |
A grouping of verse lines in a poem is called a ____. | stanza |
How are Meg and Jo different? | Jo is adventurous and Meg like to read inside |
How did Laurie feel about Jo's visit and how do you know? | he welcomed it and we can tell through the dialogue |
How does Burnells' treatment of the Kelveys seem ironic when compared to their attitude toward the doll's house? | An object like the doll's house is welcomed even though it has undesirable traits but the Kelveys (humans) are kept out because they look unusual. You would expect humans to be treated better than things. |
How does Mr. Laurence differ from what Jo thinks of him? | He is really friendly and courteous. |
How does Mrs. Jones in "Thank You, M'am" qualify as a Christ figure? (You fill in this card.) | |
How is a lamp a symbol in "The Doll's House?" | Light is warmth or revelation. Kezia & Else are impressed by the lamp, but they realize outer appearances do not matter. They accept one another as humans. Else identifies Kezia as the one genuine member of the Burnell household who does not put on airs. |
In "After Twenty Years," the description of Bob tells us he ... | knows how to gain wealth, is streetwise, is used to watching out for himself |
In first person point of view, the speaker refers to himself as | I |
In "Seeing Off a Friend," the poet compares his friend to | a tumbleweed |
In "Seeing Off a Friend," the poet uses ____ to convey his message. | concrete imagery |
In "Thank You, M'am," what symbolism exists? | Mrs. Jones tells Roger to wash his face. |
In Versos Sencillos, the poet | shows how his actions toward his friend and toward a brute are alike |
irony | what happens is the opposite of what is expect (ex. Christ's wounding heals us |
Is "A Most Important Person" fiction or nonfiction? | fiction |
A ____ ____ is a type of plot twist that only occurs at the end of a story. | surprise ending |
"like a lamb to the slaughter" or "like sheep we are led astray" are examples of what literary device | simile |
Miss Lucy's character is revealed in her response to the ____ ____. | traffic ticket |
Name one way that Miss Lucy's character traits change in "A Most Important Person." | she beings the story alone and unaware of how to change her old habits but by the end she has friends, wants to help others, and is trying to be involved in her community |
The narrator in "Half a Gift" is____. | Joe |
one of the key features of Hebrew poetry | parallelism |
the order of events in a short story | plot |
The poet in Versos Sencillos mostly uses _____ language. | figurative |
Poetry... | employs figurative language, uses few words, is difficult to understand |
The ____ __ ____ refers to the perspective or angle from which the story is told. | point of view |
represents something in addition to itself | symbol |
Symbols found in Versons Sencillos | poet's heart, poet's hand, color white |
A ____twist may occur anywhere in a story. | plot |
What 2 gifts from Jo's mother is Laurie referring to when he says, "Please...tell her I like the medicine she sent me very much?" | love and her daughter Jo |
What are the 3 main types of conflict? | man against another force greater than himself, man against man, man against himself |
What brings Miss Lucy and Chester together? | saving Chester from a fight |
What does the doll house symbolize? | the childish values of the Burnells |
What does the setting of the sun foreshadow in "Seeing Off a Friend?" | the end of day and the end of friendship |
What do Joe's actions at the end of "Half a Gift" show about his character? | maturity |
What do Roger and Mrs. Jones have in common? | They both have done wrong things in their lives. |
What is different about Laurie and Jo in "Being Neighborly?" | Jo is outgoing and Laurie is shy. |
What is the effect of the circular structure of Versos Sencillos? | Creates a sense of order. Surprise. Poet teaches us a lesson about loving our enemies. |
What starts the story's conflict in "Thank You, M'am?" | Roger tries to steal Mirs. Jones's purse. |
What symbol suggests the end of Bob and Jimmy's friendship? | the restaurant being torn down |
What term refers to a type of literature like poetry or short story? | genre |
What type of conflict does Roger experience? | man against himself |
Who teaches the children to be unkind to the Kelveys in "The Doll's House?" | their teacher, their parents, Aunt Beryl |
Why does Kezia like the little lamp in "The Doll's House?" | It looks perfect and real. |