In JD Salinger’s the Catcher In the Rye, Holden Caulfield wonders about the fate of which animals in Central Park?
Squirrels in the park
Ducks in the lagoon
Seagulls in the pond
Hens in the zoo
In Dave Egger’s Zeitoun, what is the name of the makeshift prison that Zeitoun is held in?
Camp Greyhound
Station Prison
Camp Bloodhound
Bloodhound Reserve
Transcendentalism embodies which of the following characteristics:
Individualism
Disdain for religion
Belief in following your own conscience
All of the above
Where does the title of “The Catcher in the Rye” come from?
A Game that Holden and Allie used to play
A billboard in New York
A Broadway Play Holden sees in New York
Holden’s favorite song
What is referred to as the Great American Novel?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
The Great Gatsby
Catcher in the Rye
What country is Zeitoun's family from?
Syria
Lebanon
Palestine
Iraq
Which of the following is something you would NOT use to describe something written in the plain style?
symbolic
cryptic
dense
thorough
What type of writing is Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass more closely related to?
Naturalism
Transcendentalism
Romanticism
American Realism
Which of the following would be providential to Huck Finn if he were to receive it when he got lost in the fog with Jim?
food and water
an injury
a flare gun
more fog
Which author wrote about their belief that people were born inherently evil?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Jonathan Edwards
William Bradford
Henry David Thoreau
Which of the following terms is a direct display of the one drop rule; that any Black ancestry makes you Black?
Coffle
Griffe
Manilla
Caboceer
Which of the following characters could be described as an antihero?
HOlden Caulfield
Victor Joseph
Abdulrahman Zeitoun
All the above
Starting from the most antique literary movement, pick the correct order of the transformation of American Literature.
Puritans --> Great Awakening --> Revolution --> Rationalism --> Transcendentalism
Revolution --> Great Awakening --> Transcendentalism--> Puritans --> Rationalism
Puritans --> Rationalism --> Great Awakening --> Transcendentalism--> Revolution
Transcendentalism --> Revolution --> Rationalism --> Great Awakening --> Puritans
Which of the following ideas do not fit into the Puritan paradigm?
“We must submit to God”
“We must be perfect, so as to set an example for others”
“Nature is the ultimate beauty”
“The end is imminent”
Which of the following is NOT a part of the slave narrative archetype
auction scenes
showing the impact on white people
giving a third person omnipresent account of the situation
showing the disintegration of family bonds
which thematic element is NOT intrinsic to native american myths
individuality
respecting elders
trust elders
inherent power of the small
which literary movement best matches the quote: "theres room for everyone! sort of!"
transcendentalism
rationalism
revolution
great awakening
which of the following thesis statements is the best expression of the idea?
Mrs. Flanagan’s table arrangement is an example of the freedom
The tables are a demonstration of the freedom we are given in the classroom
Mrs. Flanagan uses table arrangements to exemplify the freedom given during class discussions.
Mrs. Flanagan attempts to reinforce the idea of freedom during class discussions.
Which one of these didn't Holden say in Catcher in the Rye?
"morons always hate it when you call them a moron"
"people never notice anything"
“Lonely and solitary are two completely different adjectives.”
"dont ever tell anybody anything. if you do, you start missing everybody"
which order of books did we read this year
Lone Ranger and Tonto; Zeitoun; Catcher in the Rye; Narrative of Frederick Douglas; Huck Finn; The Road
Lone Ranger and Tonto; Catcher in the Rye; Zeitoun; Narrative of Frederick Douglas; Huck Finn; The Road
Lone Ranger and Tonto; Zeitoun; Narrative of Frederick Douglas; Catcher in the Rye; Huck Finn; The Road
Lone Ranger and Tonto; Zeitoun; Catcher in the Rye; Narrative of Frederick Douglas; The Road, Huck Finn
Which of these books is in some way an example of an immigration story?
zeitoun
lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven
both, but more so zeitoun
neither
Which of these is essential in building a strong thesis?
lots of "to be" verbs
ending the sentence in a question
a reference to the speaker (saying I, me, we, etc)
including a structural element
The phrase “The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones,” is an example of what?
magical realism
aphorism
imagery
metaphor
Which of these elements was present most in the book Catcher in the Rye?
narrative nonfiction
immigration
What is the main difference between the portrayal of nature in Puritan Literature and Native American Literature?
Puritans believe in Naturalism, the idea that nature is evil and should be avoided, while Native Americans believed that Nature is good yet uncontrollable.
Puritans believed that nature is wicked, while Native Americans believed in Naturalism, the idea that nature is good yet uncontrollable.
Both believed nature is too powerful to be control, except Native Americans also believe it was evil should be avoided.
Puritans believed natural events brought good luck, while Native Americans believe nature was harmful.
Which of these writers invented the modern free verse?
henry david thoreau
ralph waldo ermerson
jonathan edwards
walt whitman
What are three ways Puritan Literature and Slave Narratives are similar?
Thematic Arcs of Redemption/ Damnation,detailed, clear language
Direct addresses to readers, dense, numbered lists
Hard work, detailed, related to religion
Traditions, Hard work, literature is social activism
Which of these is an example of anthropomorphism?
“ My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration.”
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.”
The fog grew legs, grabbed a partner, and waltzed through the hills to the tune of 'Piano Man"
Which of these three vocab words are from the Puritan Unit?
Polemic, inextricable, consecrate
Commensurate, gentrify, covenant
Transient, Hegemony, Rhetoric
Inextricable, providential, archetype
What literary device does Cormac McCarthy use to infer meaning from otherwise droll passages in The Road?
an allegory
an anecdote
an aphorism
non-linear chronology
When structuring a thesis, what three triangulating points are needed?
Author/Title of text, Structural Element, and Impact/Purpose/Theme
Author/Title of text, Impact/Purpose/Theme, and Character
Quote, Structural Element, and Character
Author/Title of text, Anecdote, and Argument
Who is the character in Lone Ranger and Tonto that is seen as crazy or overly imaginative, telling too many stories?
junior
thomas carries-the-fire
thomas builds-the-fire
victor
What is the name of the wooden chain that bound slaves together?
a griffe
a maafa
a chain
a coffle
What did Kanye famously say when being interviewed about the relief efforts with hurricane Katrina?
“All I want to say is that, they don’t really care about us”
“George Bush doesn’t care about black people.”
“Hurricane Katrina is showing the American people just how racist we really are.”
“In the history of the world it might even be that there was more punishment than crime.”
What do the stray dogs represent in Zeitoun?
Those still alive after the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina
The fragility of basic human nature
Nothing. They were just dogs.
Police officers upholding the corrupt, racist justice system
All of the following are Slave Narrative archetypes, EXCEPT:
Disintegration of family bonds
Direct address to the reader
Questions religion
Post-slavery assimilation
Which word best describes the Puritan’s relationship to nature:
respectful
mutual
fearful
indifferent
all the above
Themes of the apocalypse are seen in:
The Great flood, zeitoun
the road, jesus camp
distances, sinners in the hands of an angry god
a and b
In what ways are Huckleberry Finn, Catcher in the Rye, and The Road related?
They all have 2 main characters
They all deal with the loss of childhood innocence
They all take place in the South and the characters are isolated
There is no hope for the characters
repetition of a word/words when beginning 2+ sentences/verses
satire
syntax
epistolary
anaphora
Words like “Octoroon” show that the American slave trade was horrible because:
it shows how Europeans bought slaves using cheaply manufactured bracelets.
it shows that people were obsessed with knowing the exact lineage of people to make sure that anyone of any drop of colored blood was considered black and a slave
It showed how slaves were considered inhuman by preparing them for sale to increase their value.
It shows how people justified slavery by explaining that slaves had a mental disorder.
