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English Exam Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Failure or refusal to confirm to established customs or ideas | Nonconformity |
| One's thoughts and actions are unaffected by outside influences | Self-Reliance |
| Trusting your gut instead of logic | Intuition Over Reason |
| Minimizing possessions and decluttering one's life | Simplified Life |
| The outdoors help people free their minds and connect with themselves | Importance of Nature |
| Westerman's Girlfriend | Gail Borah |
| Tried to talk Chris out of his Alaska plan | Jim Gallien, Westerberg, Gail Borah, and Jan Burres |
| Wanted to adopt McCandless | Ronald Franz |
| A rubber tramp who traveled selling knick-knacks | Jan Burres |
| Gave Chris a ride and job at a grain elevator | Wayne Westerberg |
| What gifts/items did Alec accept from Gallien? | Rubber work boots, food, advice, gear and gun (offered) |
| Why did Chris refuse to accept the new car his parents wanted to buy him? | He viewed their material gifts as an attempt to "buy" his respect and control him |
| Why did McCandless abandon his beloved Datsun? | his desire for an unattached, nomadic life and his antipathy toward authority, and also flooded |
| What skill did Franz teach McCandless, and what did he make? | The craft of leather working, he made a tooled leather belt |
| Why were many Alaskans critical of the Outside magazine article? | they believed Jon Krakauer was glorifying the foolish and irresponsible actions of an unprepared "greenhorn" |
| What did Chris learn about his father that damaged their relationship? | He learned that his father cheated |
| Why did McCandless decide to make the Bus his base camp? | immediate shelter, existing supplies, secluded location, a stroke of luck, and a place for reflection |
| Why couldn't McCandless leave the bush on July 3rd? | the Teklanika River was impassably high, swift, and swollen with a large amount of rainfall-driven runoff and snowmelt from glaciers in the Alaska Range |
| What small item may have saved his life? | A map |
| What food caused McCandless death (according to the author)? | poisonous wild potatoes seeds |
| What evidence showed he was happy before he died? | Notes, photos, final message |
| Slave from Barbados | Tituba |
| Minister of Salem | Reverend Parris |
| Leader of the girls dancing in the woods | Abigail Williams |
| Minister from Beverly summoned to find witches | Reverend Hale |
| Virtuous but avoids church because it feels "soiled" | Elizabeth Proctor |
| the setting of the Crucible play is... | Salem Massachusetts |
| Ann Putnam is bitter because... | Land was taken/her babies died |
| Mary Warren gives Elizabeth a gift of... | A poppet (doll) |
| The commandment John Proctor forgets is... | Adultry |
| Evidence used against Elizabeth... | The poppet with a needle |
| Giles Corey think Putnam accuses neighbors because... | He wants their land |
| Why Elizabeth's lie is dramatic irony... | She lies to protect John but condemns him |
| Best definition of "crucible" | A severe test or trial |
| How does the narrator contrast with his Custom House colleagues? | He is thoughtful and imaginative |
| Purpose of 'The Custom House'... | a literary frame, a historical bridge connecting Hawthorne's time to the Puritan era, and a device for exploring themes of history, society, and personal identity by presenting the discovery of Hester Prynne's story as a found manuscript |
| Prison vs. rosebush contrast... | Harsh punishment vs. natural |
| Deeper symbolism of the rosebush... | Love and compassion |
| Social commentary from the prison door... | Criticism and puritan cruelty |
| Why does Hawthorne begin with setting? | To establish moral tone |
| How does Hester's demeanor challenge Puritan ideals? | She shows strength and dignity |
| What does Hester's embroidered letter reveal? | Her individuality and defiance |
| What do the women's harsh comments reveal? | Cruelty and lack of empathy |
| How does public punishment shape Hester's identity? | Isolates her but builds up strength |
| Symbolic purpose of the scaffold... | Public shame and judgement |
| Critique of Puritanism through Hester's treatment... | Shows punishment is excessive |
| How does the Custom House narrator connect to Hester? | Feels connected as a fellow outsider |
| Contrast between man-made vs. natural symbols... | Society is harsh; nature offers mercy |
| How do the first chapters establish a moral framework? | Good vs. evil |
| Cemetery + prison juxtaposition suggests... | Life is dominated by punishment and death |
| Meaning of 'black flower of civilized society.' | Prison represents |
| Symbolism of rust and weather stains on the prison door... | Moral decay |
| The rosebush at the prison threshold symbolizes... | Hope |
| Relationship between religion and law... | Religion controls law |
| Historical event that inspired 'The Crucible'... | Salem witch trials |
| The primary purpose of HUAC... | Investigate communism |
| Key parallel between Salem & McCarthyism... | Accusation without evidence |
| Group who refused to testify... | The Hollywood Ten |
| What do the trials reveal about fear + authority? | Fear allows authority to abuse power |
| Explain how Chris McCandless demonstrated two Transcendentalist ideals in 'Into the Wild' | Self reliance and non-conformity, rejecting society, not needing anyone |
| Describe one major conflict in 'The Crucible' and its connection to McCarthyism... | False accusations destroy innocent people |
| Explain the significance of one symbol in 'The Scarlet Letter'... | Sin, shame, identity |
| Compare how Puritan society is criticized in 'The Crucible' and 'The Scarlet Letter'... | Both criticize religious authority and public shaming |
| What lesson can modern readers learn from Chris McCandless or the Salem With Trials? | Blind conformity is bad |
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