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Lit.midtermGrace G.
Reading midterm question and answers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the five elements of plot? | rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, and falling action |
| The problem of the story is introduced in this step: Which one is it? | rising action |
| When is the setting of the story introduced? | exposition |
| Which type of characterization is revealed through the dialogue of the character? | indirect characterization |
| What part of the story does Lemon Brown reveal his treasure to Greg? | falling action |
| What is the setting of the Bear Boy? | Long ago, in a Pueblo Village |
| What happens in the rising action of the Bear Boy? | Kuo-Haya finds the cubs |
| Who is the author of Rikki-Tikki Tavi? | Rudyard Kipling |
| What is the exposition of he short story, Rikki-Tikki Tavi? | House is a bungalow, in India late 1800's |
| What is the exposition of the story Ribbons? | Grandmother moving from Hong Kong |
| What are some specific examples in the book, Ribbons, that give glimpses of the character and characteristics? | Talks about her feet, and not very affectionate |
| When Grandmother arrives, why does Stacy think she can start ballet again? What does her father tell her? | She thinks that since her Grandmother is here she that she can start ballet again Her dad said soon very soon |
| Why would history not allow sameness? Why would the community take the memory of history away from the citizens? | They don't want them to know about past things and they don't want them to feel pain |
| What was the shocking about Jonas' father releasing the twin? | The shocking thing is that Jonas' father killed the baby and he lied to Jonas also he showed no emotion while releasing the baby |
| What was Lemon Brown's treasure? | a harmonica and some newspapers |
| What part of the story does Lemon Brown reveal his treasure to Greg? | falling action |
| Who is the main character on "The Treasures of Lemon Brown"? | Greg |
| Why does Lemon Brown give the treasure to his son? | he wants his son t feel proud of him |
| What happened to Lemon Brown's son? | he was killed at war |
| Why does Greg enter the building where Lemon Brown is staying? | he knows his father will lecture him when he gets home |
| What conflict do Greg and Lemon Brown share? | they must face a group of thugs |
| Lemon Brown tells Greg he was heart broken when | his son was killed at war |
| In "The Bear Boy", why doesn't Kuo-Haya's father spend time with his son? | he is still sad over the death of his wife |
| Vocabulary is the next slides: | look at next card |
| What does torturous mean? | characterized by torture |
| What does placidly mean? | calmly;peacefully |
| What does stench mean? | strong, foul odor |
| What does wry mean? | produced by a lopsidedness of the facial features; twisted |
| What does billow mean? | swell out |
| What does pervade mean? | spread or be present throughout |
| What does ecstatic mean? | overwhelmed with joy;enraptured |
| What does daub mean? | smear |
| What does obsolete mean? | no longer in use old fashioned |
| What does wisp mean? | fleeting trace |
| What does assuage mean? | torment;agony |
| What does ominous mean? | menacing;threatening |
| What does carnage mean? | great slaughter;massacre |
| What does luxuriating mean? | indulging in pleasure |
| What does grotesquely mean? | in a distorted or bizarre manner |
| What does skitter mean? | move rapidly over surface |
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