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English III B: PC Flashcards. Set 1
If only these damn cards were made before I started this class... But here you go nuckfuts
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11th Grade
11/30/2015

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Term
What war had an impact on the writing of realistic authors?
Definition
A. Civil War
Term
Ms. Mangum has asked her students to identify some complications in the conflict. What stage of the story's plot is Ms. Mangum asking her students to identify?
Definition
D. Rising action
Term
Which of the following is a general type of theme in a Short Story?
Definition
(WIP)NOT!!!: D. A resolution of a problem.
Term
What word best describes the characters in realistic writing?
Definition
A. Believable
Term
Marlene is trying to identify the different stages of a story's plot. She has reached a point in the story where the characters, setting and conflict have been introduced. What stage of the story's plot is being described?
Definition
B. Exposition
Term
Which one is NOT one of the ways that the climax of a story can occur?
Definition
NOT!!! The characters reach a decision.
Term
In realistic writing, how is character analysis considered?
Definition
B. More important than the plot
Term
Which items make up the setting of a Short Story?
Definition
A. Time and Place.
Term
What are the major elements of a Short Story?
Definition
C. Characters, Setting, Plot, and Theme.
Term
How did realists and romantics differ?
Definition
A. Realists only wrote stories with a realistic view of life.
Term
Select the items that foreshadow the trouble the Wesley family encounters in Flannery O'Connor's “A Good Man is Hard to Find.”
Definition
(1/2!!!) B. When the Grandmother wants to turn around and go back to the house she remembered from years ago
Term
Why did the family in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor end up driving down an abandoned dirt road?
Definition
C. Grandmother told them about a house that she wanted to visit nearby.
Term
What is the setting in Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path"?
Definition
B. Natchez Trace at Christmas.
Term
Select the elements that show the rising action in Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
Definition
C. When Jim Smiley trains his frog to jump.
Term
Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" at first seems to be only a simple, humorous story, but in reality it is:
Definition
B. Satire of American literature, social conventions, and politics.
Term
In Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path," the old woman is associated with which mythical figure?
Definition
D. Phoenix.
Term
Who is the main character in Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path"?
Definition
C. Phoenix Jackson.
Term
In Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which of the following is the main character?
Definition
C. Jim Smiley.
Term
Select the elements that were most influential in Flannery O'Connor's short stories.
Definition
NOT!!! :C. Original Sin
Term
What is the theme of Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?
Definition
NOT!!!!
D. One should never bet on anything.
Term
in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor, what did the Misfit mean by saying "she [the grandmother] would have been a good woman, if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life?"
Definition
A. People will always be good if their life is threatened
Term
Why does Phoenix Jackson make her journey in Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path"?
Definition
A. To get medicine for her grandson.
Term
Select the main characters in Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find." (Choose all that apply.)
Definition
ONLY 2.5/5 POINTS FOR THIS Q, but 7800307:A. Bailey Wesley. ,7800308:B. The Grandmother. ,7800310:D. The Misfit.
Term
What is the destination of Phoenix Jackson in Eudora Welty's “A Worn Path”?
Definition
A. Charity Ward
Term
What is the setting in Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?
Definition
B. Angel's mining camp in late 1849 or early 1850.
Term
In plot development, the exposition provides what information?
Definition
A. Background information
Term
Complications in the conflict develop in which part of the plot structure?
Definition
B. rising action
Term
Jonathan has created a diagram from his list of possible ideas for his writing topic? More than likely, which intervention technique is he using?
Definition
NOT BRAINSTORMING
Term
What are the purposes of the concluding paragraph?
Definition
(2/3) 7800468:C. Restate the thesis of the essay ,7800469:D. Summarize the essay
Term
Which type of an expository essay would you use to show how to build something?
Definition
B. Explanation essay
Term
What are brainstorming, clustering, and directed questions are examples of
Definition
NOT!!! D. Writing process
Term
Which of the following is a general type of theme in a Short Story?
Definition
ALSO NOT A LESSON ABOUT LIFE
Term
Identifying patterns, major ideas, or groups from a list of ideas, in order to organize and develop your writing is referred to as which intervention technique?
Definition
Brainstorming
Term
What stage of plot identifies the effects of the climax of a story?
Definition
B. Falling action
Term
Which of the following is NOT a way in which a Climax can occur in a Short Story?
Definition
NOT THE CHARACTERS REACHING A DECISION
Term
Marlie is preparing to write an essay. She is listing as many ideas as she can think of about the topic she has chosen. Which intervention technique is she using?
Definition
A. Brainstorming
Term
Ms. Smith class is writing an essay about ways to clean up the community. As a group, the class starts calling out possible ideas about the topic and Ms. Smith writes the ideas on the board. Which invention technique is Ms. Smith's class using?
Definition
A. Brainstorming
Term
Which type of an expository essay would you use to write a research paper?
Definition
C. Information essay
Term
Which technique provides a clear picture of the supporting details needed to develop the body paragraphs of an essay?
Definition
NOT DIRECTED QUESTIONS
Term
Which intervention technique provides a clear visual of the major points for a thesis?
Definition
B. Clustering
Term
In "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," what is one reason Mark Twain named the frog Daniel Webster?
Definition
NOT JUMP BETWEEN ISSUES
Term
What are the three types of Five Paragraph Essays?
Definition
C. Expository, Narrative, and Persuasive.
Term
Which type of essay should include a plot, dialogue, and characters?
Definition
C. Narrative Essay
Term
What stage of plot would be referred to as the conclusion of a story?
Definition
C. Resolution
Term
What stage of plot would be referred to as the introduction of a story?
Definition
B. Exposition
Term
In "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor, why was the grandmother suddenly embarrassed about searching for the old plantation house?
Definition
B. She remembered that the house was actually in Tennessee.
Term
Which one is NOT true of the theme of a short story?
Definition
NOT!!! D. It presents a lesson that a character or characters learn.
Term
Suzette has been asked to identify all of the characters in a story that have no impact on the story. What type of character is she identifying?
Definition
C. Minor
Term
Nathan has been asked to identify the time and place of story. What element of a short story is he being asked to identify?
Definition
C. Setting
Term
In realistic writing, what is the typical type of conflict?
Definition
NOT!!!! A. Man vs. man
Term
Which of the following best describes the resolution in Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?
Definition
D. When the narrator realizes Simon Wheeler has no information to help him find Rev. Smiley.
Term
The attitude taken towards characters in a short story is defined as what?
Definition
D. Tone
Term
What type of short story is Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?
Definition
D. Gambling story.
Term
In realistic writing, how does the writer typically depict the setting of a story?
Definition
A. Familiar and common
Term
In "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor, what does the grandmother blame for the apparent downfall of the world?
Definition
D. Europe taking America's money.
Term
n "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor, throughout most of the story, the children act…
Definition
B. Rowdy and misbehaved.
Term
Which intervention technique uses journalistic questions to focus an essay?
Definition
C. Directed questioning
Term
What is a common characteristic of realistic writing?
Definition
NOT!!!C. The characters have little control over their destinies.
Term
Diction refers to the writer’s choice of words in a story.
Definition
True
Term
Which is NOT a key concept of drama outline in the literary work Poetics?
Definition
C. Setting
Term
Which famous theorist outlined key concepts of drama in the literary work Poetics?
Definition
A. Aristotle
Term
Steinbeck’s diction indicates that Jim Casy is_____________.
Definition
NOT!!! A. formal
Term
Which of these items is a convention of a screenplay?
Definition
B. acts or scenes
Term
The term “dialogue” refers to speaking, or conversation between characters in a drama.
Definition
True
Term
Drama is best defined as what?
Definition
NOT!!!!
C. An attempt to make other's laugh at the expense of another's downfall
Term
What social movement was Susan Glaspell, author of ""Trifles,"" involved with?
Definition
D. Women's suffrage
Term
Compared to prose fiction, drama is what?
Definition
NOT!!!!!B. Elaborate
Term
Which character does NOT appear onstage during ""Trifles""?
Definition
B. Minnie Wright
Term
The narrative structure of a play differs from a novel in what way?
Definition
C. In a play, the stage lighting , props and music are used to define the setting and mood of the story line.
Term
According to Susan Glaspell's news article that she based the play ""Trifles"" on, what statement given by Mrs. Hossack seemed the most suspicious to the policement and the coroner's jury?
Definition
A. That she did not hear her husband get attacked
Term
Which is NOT a key concept of drama outline in the literary work Poetics?
Definition
C. Setting
Term
Sherita can't remember when she needs to use single spacing when writing a screen play. Between which elements of a screenplay would you tell her to single space?
Definition
C. Character name and Dialogue
Term
The author of ""Trifles"" based her play on what real-world event?
Definition
C. The murder of a wealthy farmer in Iowa
Term
Drama is best defined as what?
Definition
A. A person's quest to reach a specific goal within a social situation
Term
Ms. Karl's class is learning about the narrative structure of different literary genres. The work they are currently studying uses audio and visuals to tell the story. More than likely, her class is studying the narrative structure of which genre?
Definition
B. Play
Term
Steinbeck’s diction indicates that Jim Casy is_____________.
Definition
C. uneducated
Term
Which of these items is a convention of a screenplay?
Definition
B. acts or scenes
Term
how does the narrative structure of a screenplay differ from a play?
Definition
C. A screenplay uses descriptive narratives to indicate changes in setting and mood.
Term
Jonah is writing a screenplay. He wants to make sure that it is formatted correctly. What font should he use?
Definition
C. Courier
Term
Which famous theorist outlined key concepts of drama in the literary work Poetics?
Definition
A. Aristotle
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, what country did the Dauphin say he should rightfully rule?
Definition
B. France
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, what realization began to give Huck so much anxiety that he wished he were dead?
Definition
NOT!!!!!!!!!
C. He worried that he may never see Tom again.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, how does Huck keep the two men from the skiff from coming aboard the raft?
Definition
C. He says his companion has small pox.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, why do the Grangerfords move about so cautiously and carefully?
Definition
D. They have an on-going feud with the Sherperdsons family.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, what does Miss Sophia Grangerford ask Huck to go back to the church and get?
Definition
C. Her Bible
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, where did Jim hideout while Huck was at the Grangerfords?
Definition
A. swamp
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, what did the Duke do so Jim wouldn't have to stay tied up all day?
Definition
D. painted him blue.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, what event sets off the final gunfight between the Shepherdsons and the Grangerfords?
Definition
C. Sophia Grangerford's elopement with a Shepherdson
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, what special talent(s) did the late daughter of the Grangerfords' have?
Definition
D. She was a poet and an artist.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, what did the note from the Sherperdsons' say?
Definition
B. Let's run off half past two
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, how do Huck and Jim initially acquire the raft?
Definition
D. They find it during a flood
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, where did Huck hide the gold the king and duke stole from the Wilks family?
Definition
C. In the Peter Wilks' coffin
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, what do the Duke and Dauphin dress Jim as to allow him to stay on the raft without being tied up?
Definition
B. A sick Arab
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, which of the following was not one of Jim's freedom hopes?
Definition
D. Getting educated
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, how does Huck and Jim's raft get damaged?
Definition
B. It hits a barge ferry.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, why did Huck refrain from telling Jim that the two men weren't royalty?
Definition
B. Huck did not want to cause any trouble.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, when do Huck's racial attitudes begin to change?
Definition
NOT NO NO NO A. After Bogg's death
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, which action shows Huck acting on morals rather than on his own desires?
Definition
NOT
A. He doesn't like traveling on the river but does so anyway.
Term
Huck's sense of growing maturity is best described by which of the following quotes:
Definition
B. All right, then, I'll go to hell! (discussing releasing Jim from slavery)
Term
All of the following are used to find dead bodies in the river except:
Definition
NOTNOTNOT B. Firing a cannon over the surface of the water
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, when Huck escaped from Pap what did people in town think happened to him?
Definition
D. He was murdered.
Term
In response to Huck's comment that a black man was killed when the cylinder-head blew, Aunt Sally replies:
Definition
A. Well, it's lucky; because sometimes people do get hurt.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer each received ________ dollars when they found money that the robbers had hidden in the cave:
Definition
B. 6,000 dollars
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, which of the following is false?
Definition
D. Buck joined Huck and Jim.
Term
With whom does Huck start to fall in love in the novel?
Definition
B. Mary Jane Wilks
Term
Twain puts in a scene where Jim tells Huck about his daughter Elizabeth in order to:
Definition
NOTNOTNOTNOT C. Show that Jim is a good father.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, how did Huck know his name the next day?
Definition
A. He asked Buck to spell his name.
Term
From which family do the Duke and the Dauphin try to steal the inheritance?
Definition
D. The Wilks
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, during their travels down the river, Huck talks to Jim about all of the following except
Definition
D. Women
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck's Pa returns because he:
Definition
B. Wants Huck's money
Term
The final climax of Huck's adventures occurs:
Definition
D. When Jim learns he is free, and Huck learns his Pa is dead.
Term
The Royal Nonesuch is exactly what the name implies. The fact that it sells out is an example of:
Definition
C. Irony
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Jim is all of the following except:
Definition
NOTNOTNOTNOTNOT C. Motherly
Term
Which character does Huck Finn live with in the opening chapters?
Definition
D. Widow Douglas
Term
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain can best be described as:
Definition
A. A social commentary
Term
The dead man that Huck and Jim find on the floating house is:
Definition
B. Huck's father
Term
What does Huck's remark indicate when the Duke and Dauphin pretend to be the brothers of Peter Wilks?
Definition
A. Huck's growing maturity and disgust with the Duke and Dauphin.
Term
Huck assumes all of the following identities except:
Definition
C. Thomas Smith
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, when Jim first sees Huck Finn on the island, he thinks Huck:
Definition
D. Is a ghost
Term
The feud was started by
Definition
D. No one remembers
Term
What year was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn first published?
Definition
D. 1884
Term
What happens to Buck?
Definition
B. He is killed during the feud
Term
The narrator of the story is:
Definition
A. Huck
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck escapes to Jackson Island and discovers that:
Definition
B. Jim is there
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the river best serves as a symbol of which of the following?
Definition
C. Freedom
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer has the other boys form a band of:
Definition
C. Robbers
Term
There are several revelations at the end of the novel. Which of the following is revealed by Tom Sawyer?
Definition
B. That Jim is a free man.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, why does Huck's Pa show up at Miss Watson’s?
Definition
B. He wants Huck's money.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, the river provides all of the following except:
Definition
D. A permanent home
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Jim runs away from Miss Watson because:
Definition
B. She is planning to sell him to a slave trader who will take him to New Orleans
Term
Huck pretends to be _______ when he is caught pretending to be a girl:
Definition
B. an escaped apprentice
Term
The central conflict of the novel is:
Definition
D. Huck’s internal struggle with himself and society
Term
The Duke and the Dauphin are primarily:
Definition
A. Charlatans
Term
What are the three main symbols of Huckleberry Finn?
Definition
D. River, money, raft
Term
What animal does Huck kill to convince the town he has been murdered?
Definition
A. A pig
Term
The Grangerfords are feuding with what family?
Definition
A. The Shepherdsons
Term
Jim and Huck are trying to reach which town during their trip downriver?
Definition
C. Cairo
Term
Which Shakespearean plays do the Duke and the Dauphin perform scenes from?
Definition
D. Romeo and Juliet and Richard III
Term
Huck pretends to be all of the following except:
Definition
A. A butcher's son
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Mark Twain's approach to the issue of racism in Huckleberry Finn is that:
Definition
B. He sarcastically denounces it.
Term
Twain sarcastically portrays religion in all of the following ways except:
Definition
C. Having the Grangerford's carry their guns with them to church.
Term
Greed is present in all of the following except:
Definition
C. The floating bread with quicksilver inside it.
Term
The Dauphin represents what historical character?
Definition
NOTNOTNOT C. The son of the Duke
Term
Which paradox is inherent in Huck Finn's character?
Definition
C. He has a realistic approach to life but is superstitious.
Term
In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, where is Huck once he leaves home at the beginning of the novel?
Definition
A. In the woods with his father
Term
What is the primary focus of the literature during the Realism and Modernism movements?
Definition
A. Everyday people's ability to logically reason
Term
Which literary movement spanned from the end of World War I to end of World War II?
Definition
A. Modernism
Term
Which literary movement began directly after the Civil War? Which literary movement began directly after the Civil War?
Definition
B. Realism
Term
How do Realists and Romanticists differ?
Definition
D. Romanticists believed people were the center of the universe and Realists did not.
Term
Manny is reading a series of stories with unusual plot sequence and broken story lines. Which literary movement is he most likely studying?
Definition
A. Modernism
Term
Calla is reading literature by Mark Twain, Jack London, and Willa Cather. Which literary movement is she most likely studying?
Definition
B. American Realism
Term
Which literary movement consists of honest and open descriptions the setting and characters?
Definition
B. American Realism
Term
What word best describes the Realist's and Modernist's perspective on the world?
Definition
Objective
Term
Ms. Jones asked her students to write a paper about various writers from different literary movements. She wants students to explore how the writer's connect with each other despite coming from different eras and places. What is Mrs. Jones asking her students to explore?
Definition
NOOOT C. Universal connectedness
NOOOOT TIMELESS CONNECTIONS
Term
What was a factor in societies rejection of Romantic's and Transcendentalist's views?
Definition
B. Rapid industrialization
Term
The new semester is a blank page for each student. is an example of:
Definition
A. Metaphor.
Term
The Form of a poem is the way it looks and how it is arranged on the page.
Definition
True
Term
Poetry that is like everyday conversation is called?
Definition
C. Free verse.
Term
Which of the following best describes alliteration?
Definition
C. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Term
What is the beat made by syllables in a word?
Definition
D. Rhythm
Term
Which of the following may be used as an alternative to rhyme?
Definition
B. Assonance
Term
Which of the following is NOT an example of rhyme?
Definition
A. Team and learn.
Term
What is the main idea or message of a poem?
Definition
D. Theme
Term
The theme of a poem is the message about life or human nature the poet imparts to the reader.
Definition
True
Term
Which of the following best describes assonance?
Definition
D. Repetition of vowel sounds within words.
Term
What does the line She sells sea shells by the sea shore represent?
Definition
D. Alliteration.
Term
Free verse poetry is written to sound like
Definition
C. everyday speech.
Term
Which element uses details that appeal to the five senses?
Definition
A. Imagery
Term
Assonance is the repetition of the same consonant sound in words close together.
Definition
False
Term
Which element of poetry is most obvious in this line? Her fiery eyes swept away his heart.
Definition
B. Figurative Language
Term
What is unusual about the format of “In a Station of the Metro" by Ezra Pound?
Definition
A. The poem contains only two lines
Term
Select the Imagists Robert Frost became acquainted with while in England.
Definition
7801566:A. Amy Lowell. ,7801569:D. Ezra Pound.
Term
Postmodern writers highlight that they are writing fiction within the text. Which of the following words, best describes this style?
Definition
NOT NOT NOT B. Instinctive
Term
Which statement is true of themes in literature?
Definition
B. Past and present ideas are melded together by themes in literature.
Term
Which is true of Postmodernism?
Definition
A. It is comprised of many different literary movements.
Term
What was Postmodernism a direct response to?
Definition
NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT A. Changes in contemporary writing styles.
Term
What statement is true of Postmodernist?
Definition
not not NOT
C. They believe the story being told should reflect the writers rejection of the chaotic nature of society.
Term
Postmodernism was a direct response to which literary movement?
Definition
A. Modernism
Term
Which is true of Postmodern literature?
Definition
A. Different from one work to the next.
Term
What word best describes the literary approach of a Postmodernist?
Definition
D. Unique
Term
What is NOT true of the techniques used by postmodernist writers?
Definition
D. Only uses techniques proven effective by other writers
Term
D. Only uses techniques proven effective by other writers
Definition
D. Post World War II to current
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