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Final Exam Review- 1
Final Exam Review American Literature- Character Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abigail Williams | "Give me a word John, a soft word."I have a sense for heat, John, and yours has drawn me to my window, and I have seen you looking up, burning in your loneliness.” |
| John Proctor | "If the girl's a saint now, I think it not easy to prove she's a fraud, and the town gone so silly. She told it to me in a room alone - I have no proof of it." |
| Mrs. Putnam | "I have laid seven babies unbaptised in the earth....Last night my Ruth were ever so close to their little spirits. I know it sir, for how else is she struck dumb now except some power of darkness would stop her mouth." |
| Reverend Parris | “There is a faction that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit.” |
| Betty Parris | "You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor." |
| Mary Warren | I made a gift for you today, Goody Proctor. I had to sit long hours in a chair,and passed the time with sewing …. We must all love each other now….” |
| Elizabeth Proctor | “I never kept no poppets, not since I were a girl.”"Question Abigail Williams about the gospel, not myself!" |
| Mr. Putnam | This character has a dispute with John Proctor over property and accuses his neighbor of witchcraft to try to gain his property. |
| John Proctor | Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name! |
| Giles Corey | "I cannot give you his name." “More weight!” |
| Reverend Hale | “I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves. There is blood "I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves. There is blood on my head. Can you not see the blood on my head!!” |
| John Proctor | "Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer." |
| Judge Danforth | "Who weeps for these weeps for corruption." |
| Rebecca Nurse | "There is a prodigious danger in the seeking out of loose spirits."“I have seen them all through their silly seasons …. I think she’ll wake when she tires of it.” |
| John Proctor | "But I will cut off my hand before I ever reach for you again." |
| Mrs. Putnam | "You think that is God's work that you should never lose a child and I bury all but one?" |
| Elizabeth Proctor | "I do not judge you. The magistrate that sits in your heart judges you." |
| John Proctor | "And there's your first marvel, that I can. You have made your magic now for I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor." |
| Elizabeth Proctor | "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it away from him!" |
| Jim | risks his own life and freedom to assure Tom’s safety |
| Huck Finn | learns to listen to his/her own conscience to determine what is right or wrong |
| Tom Sawyer | reads adventure books and has a very active imagination |
| Miss Watson | lectures others about living a moral life, but does not see any problem with owning slaves |
| Buck Grangerford | dies as a result of a feud fueled by vengeance |
| Pap | thinks one of the most ridiculous things he has ever seen is an educated black man |
| Pap | teaches Huck to live off the land, to steal, to swear, to deal with conflict violently, to drink, and to be a racist |
| Judge Thatcher | Helps Huck by sheltering his money until he is old enough and responsible enough to manage it himself |
| Miss Watson | Gives Jim freedom through her will |
| Tom Sawyer | Has a strong influence as a role model to Huck and challenges his moral convictions with his convoluted plans |
| Jim | otherwise known as the “tall soldier”, he runs into a field, shudders, and dies from his wounds |
| Peter Wilkes | dead man who the duke and dauphin pretend to be related to in order to steal his inheritance |
| King and Duke | otherwise known as the duke and the dauphin, these swindlers try to steal money from the Wilkes girls |
| Wilson | otherwise known as the “loud soldier” he brags about how he will perform in war, but then later shows his fear before battle – giving letters to the youth to give to his family because he is certain his death is near. |
| Harney Grangerford | Like in the real-life feud of the Hatfields and McCoys, this young man tries to run away with the daughter of his sworn enemy. |
| Troy | Builds a fence to keep Death out; everyday tragic hero |
| Bono | Troy’s best friend and co-worker; he respects Troy and wants him to build his fence and honor his marriage. |
| Rose | Takes refuge in her church after she learns of Troy’s affair; realizes her own self-worth |
| Cory | Troy and Rose’s son; redeems his father by accepting and embracing their common traits and attending his funeral |
| Lyons | Troy’s musician son, a ne’er-do-well, he gets caught trying to cash other people's checks, but he helps his brother to see the special qualities of Troy who "swung for the fences" |
| Gabriel | has a personal relationship with St. Peter and tells Troy that the gates of heaven will be open to him |
| Raynell | Alberta’s daughter and Cory’s half sister |
| Alberta | Troy’s girlfriend and Raynell’s mother |
| Mr. Rand | Troy and Bono’s boss |
| St. Peter | In charge of judgment at Heaven’s gate |
| Henry Fleming | faces his fears and struggles to understand the nature of true courage |