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lwhittingE.Review
Semester Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| define aperature | an opening |
| define preclude | to make possible |
| define subside | to decrease in amount |
| define immolation | death or destruction |
| define termination | to end |
| define repose | to lie dead or at rest |
| define abscond | to go away suddenly or secretly |
| define impunity | freedom from penalty or harm |
| define prospects | chances or opportunities |
| Define quarry | the object of the hunt |
| Define tangible | with form and easy to describe |
| Define suspense | uncertain or tension in the story |
| Define inferior | less important |
| Define condone | to forgive or overlook |
| Define plot | important events in the story |
| Define imperative | necessary |
| Define uncanny | remarkable,outstanding |
| Define conflict | struggle between two opposing forces or people |
| Define scruple | moral uneasiness |
| Define zealous | intensely enthusiatic |
| Define foreshadow | hint early in the story that will happen later on |
| Author of the Most Dangerous Game | Richard Connell |
| Main Characters of Most Dangerous Game | Rainsford and Zaroff |
| Minor Characters in Most Dangerous Game | Ivan and Whitney |
| Interal Conflicts in Most Dangerous Game | Man vs. himself |
| Exteral Conflicts in Most Dangerous Game | Mam vs. Man, Man vs. Nature |
| Elements of the plot | exposition, rising actoin, climax, falling action, resolution |
| Author of Cask of Amontillado | Edgar Allen Poe |
| Main Characters of Cask of Amontillado | Montresor and Fortunato |
| Conflict in Cask of Amontillado | Man vs. man and Man vs. Himself |
| Define Niter | A gray, whit, or colorless mineral, consiting of potassium nitrate |
| Define Prospects | chances or opportunities |
| Define Incessantly | continually or constatly |
| Define Pauper | A poor person |
| Define Aghast | With shock or horror |
| Define Gamut | An entire range or series |
| Define Askew | Crooked or slanted |
| Define Paste | Imitation or fake gems |
| Define Seine | River in Paris |
| Define Franc | Monetary unit in France in 1800's |
| Define Character | People in a story or personality trait |
| Author of The Necklace | Guy de Maupassant |
| Main Character in The Necklace | Madame Loisel |
| Minor Characters in The Necklace | Husband and Madame Forestier |
| Conflicts in The Necklace | Man vs. Himself |
| Statc Character in The Necklace | (Huband) stays the same throughout the story |
| Dynamic Character | (Madame) changes as the story goes on |
| Author of Call of The Wild | Jack London (pen name) John Griffith Chaney |
| Main Characters of Call of The Wild | Buck and John Thorton |
| Minor Characters of Call of The Wild | Pete, Hal, and the Judge |
| Conflicts of Call of The Wild | Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself |
| Define Paddy | Flooded field where rice is grown |
| Define Stealth | Secret actions or movements |
| Define Pretended | Acted like someone else |
| Define Fecund | Producing much growth |
| Define Diffuse | Unfocused |
| Define Shirted | To go aroung the outside of |
| Define Courage | Strenght and deterination |
| Define Inertia | Tendency to continue what one is doing |
| Define Motar | Muzzle-loading firing weapon for short ranges |
| Define Giggles | Uncontrollable laughter |
| Author of Where have You Gone Billy Boy | Tim O'Brien |
| Define Style | The way of the piece of work is written |
| Define Voice | The personality of the author |
| Define Flashback | An account of something before the story happened |
| Define Realism | Vivid descriptions of what the character sees or does |
| Define Inferences | Something gathered but not outright said |
| Main Characters of Where have U Gone | PFC Paul Berlin |
| Minor Characters of Where have U Gone | Bufflo Toby and Billy Boy Waklins |
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lwhitting
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