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English Midterm

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Allusion   a reference to a person, place, event, or thing; in history, the bible, or in literature  
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Antagonist   the enemy of the protagonist  
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Character   fictional people in the story  
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Dialect   the language of a particular region or area  
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Dialogue   conversation between two or more persons  
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Flashback   a scene that goes back in time  
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Foreshadowing   a hint of what is to come in the future  
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Genre   the type of literary work  
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Hyperbole   an extreme exaggeration (Its raining cats and dogs)  
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Imagery   sense words that create a visual picture for the reader  
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Metaphor   a comparison without the use of like or as  
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Plot   a sequence of events in a story  
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Personification   giving non-living objects human traits  
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First-person point of view   uses the pronoun I to tell a story  
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Third-person limited   used he or she and reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character only  
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Third-person omniscient   uses he or she, the narrator is all knowing  
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Setting   the time and place of a story  
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Simile   a comparison using like or as  
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Suspense   excitement or anxiety over a decision or outcome  
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Symbol   a material object used to represent something else  
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Stereotype   a flat character that shows just one side (greedy, kind, popular)  
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Theme   the author's statement about life that they wanted to get across (Family, Loss, Love)  
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Who was the author of "Sweet Potato Pie"?   Eugenia Colter  
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Who was the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"?   Edgar Allan Poe  
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Who was the author of "The Most Dangerous Game"?   Richard Connell  
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Who was the author of "THe SEcret Life of Walter Mitty"?   James Thurber  
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What are the characters, the setting, the conflict, the resolution, and the theme in "Sweet Potato Pie"?   Characters: Buddy, Charlie, Bea, Momma & Poppa Setting: Harlem, New York Conflict: Charlie has an idea of what educated looks like and it isn't a paper bag Resolution: Charlie holds the pie for Buddy. Theme(s): Pride, Brotherly Love, Family  
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What are the characters, the setting, the conflict, the resolution, and the theme in "The Cask of Amontillado"?   Characters: Montressor, Fortunato, Luchesi Setting:Italy,Carnival Season,Montressor's wine cellar Conflict: Fortunato has bullied Montressor too often Resolution: Montressor tricks Fortunato into his wine cellar and kills him Theme(s): Revenge, Jealou  
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What is the setting, the conflict, the plot, and the theme in "The Most Dangerous Game"?   Setting: Ship-Trap Island, Caribbean Sea Conflict: Zaroff is bored with hunting. Wants animal that can reason.(humans)Challenges Rainsford to a hunt Resolution: Rainsford kills General Zaroff Theme: Boredom leads to evil  
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What are the characters, the setting, the resolution, and the theme in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"?   Characters: Walter Mitty, Mrs. Mitty Setting: The Car, The Hair Salon, Hotel Lobby, Waterbury, CT, 1930's Conflict: Walter Mitty is "henpecked" Resolution: Walter dreams and puts himself in places where he is brave or in control Theme: Escapism  
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Genocide   The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group  
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Gestapo   The German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations  
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Holocaust   The systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II  
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Anti-Semitism   Discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews  
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Nazi   A German under Adolf Hitler, took control suppressing all opposition and starting a dictatorship over the people, promoted aggressive anti-Semitism, supremacy of the Germans, and making Germany the worls power. The party ended in 1945 at the end of WWII  
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Scapegoat   A person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place  
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What are the plot stages?   Exposition Rising action Climax Falling action Resolution/Dénouement  
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Waiflike   Resemble someone, usually a young person, with a thin fragile appearance who looks needy  
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Divinity   The quality associated with being God, a god, or a goddess  
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Encumber   To burden or weigh down somebody or something; to hamper or impede  
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Insignificant   Not important  
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Mysticism   The belief that personal communication or union with the divine is achieved through intuition, faith, ecstasy, or sudden insight rather than through rational thought  
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Unsentimental   Not emotional; unaffected by emotional manners  
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Indulgently   In a permissive, tolerant, way, such as to humor somebody's wishes  
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Initiation   Action that causes something, especially an important process or event, to begin  
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Conviction   Firmly held belief  
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Lorries   Large vehicles for transporting goods by road  
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Deportee   Somebody who has been or is waiting to be deported  
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Fascist   Somebody who supports or advocates a system of government characterized by dictatorship, centralized control of private enterprise, repression of all opposition, and extreme nationalism  
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Ghetto   An area of a city lived in by minority group, especially a run-down and densely populated area lived in by a group that experiences discrimination  
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Anecdote   A short personal account of an incident or event  
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Pathetic   Provoking or expressing feelings of pity  
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Truncheon   A baton carried as a symbol of rank or authority; a police officer's club  
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Indiscriminately   In a random, haphazard, or confusing manner  
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Expulsion   the forcing out of something or somebody from something  
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Pillage   To steal goods using force, especially during war  
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Hermetically   So tightly or perfectly fitting as to exclude the passage of air  
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Pious   Devoutly religious  
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Abyss   A chasm or gorge so deep or vast that its extent is not visiable  
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Pestilential   Likely to cause a contagious disease or to be infected with one  
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Barometer   Something that indicates an atmosphere or mood  
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Abominable   Extremely repugnant or offensive  
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Anguish   Extreme anxiety or emotional torment  
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Monotonous   Uninteresting or boring as a result of being repetitive and unvaried  
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Bewildered   Extremely confused  
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Invalids   People unable to care for themselves due to weakness or illness  
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Eliezer (Elie)   Elie is the narrator of Night. He is a Jewish boy of 12 as the end of 1941 and 15 when he enters the concentration camp  
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Chlomo   Chlomo is Elie’s father who is respected by the entire Jewish community and by his son as well  
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Moshie the Beadle   Moshe the Beadle is Elie’s teacher of Jewish mysticism  
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Madame Schächter   Madame Schächter is a Jewish woman who is deported along with her ten-year-old son in the same cattle car as Elie  
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Hilda   Hilda is Elie’s oldest sister  
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Béa   Béa is Elie’s middle sister  
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Tziporah   Tziporah is Elie’s youngest sister  
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What is another word for conflicts?   Struggles  
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