In “I will fight no more forever” Why doesn’t Chief Joseph want to fight?

His men are dead

His people have no food and no blankets

His misses his family

All the above

Who is the author of “to Walt Whitman” ?

Langston Hughes

Walt Whitman

Angela De Hoyos

None of the above

From my bondage and my freedom is..

Fiction

Non Fiction

Why is the whitewash scene from Tom Sawyer funny?

Because he painted the fence

He broke the fence

He got someone else to paint the fence for him

He painted it the wrong color

In “To Build a Fire” what animal almost gets killed?

Dog

Cat

Bird

Giraffe

What is a common theme in Emily Dickinson’s works?

Death

Hope

Love

Nature

In “A Wagner Matinee” where is Clark’s Aunt Georgina coming from?

Nebraska

Florida

Boston

Connecticut

In Richard Corey what is his social class?

Rich

Poor

Middle Class

None of the above

What are two common themes in Hughes Poetry?

Nature

Love

Freedom

A & C

Which following choice is NOT a description of Richard Corey?

GentlemanRich SuaveUnkempt

What was the reason for Georgiana to go to the matinee?

For her love of musicBecause Clark was boredTo play the pianoTo make her distracted

Why did the man almost kill the dog?

To warm his hands To get rid of the dogTo sacrifice the dogTo get it’s fur for money

What kind of piece was Richard Corey

Naturalism RealismTranscendentalismRomanticism

What groups did Whitman leave out in his poems?

African Americans & Hispanics

Germans & Russians Italians & IrishAmericans & Slaves

What type of literary style did Emily Dickinson reflect?

Romanticism TranscendentalismNaturalismNone of the above

How many of Emily Dickinson’s poems were published in her time?

All of themOneSevenNone

Why was it funny that Tom had to white was the Fence?

• he was suppose to wash the fence as a punishment; instead he tricked other people into doing it

• He got paint all over himself• He spilt the paint on his aunt

Who raised Clark

• His aunt raised him• He raised himself because he had no one else• A hockey team

Why Did Clarks aunt move to Nebraska in the first place?

• She wanted to raise cows• She fell in love and moved their with her man• They have lower taxes

I Will Fight No More Forever

• What was the consequence of the fighting?a. Deaths in the tribeb. No food or blanketsc. People freezing d. All of the above

I, Too

• Where would the narrator be when the company comes the next day?a. The kitchen b. The living roomc. The tabled. His bedroom

When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom

• Who died?a. Thomas Jefferson b. George Washingtonc. Abraham Lincoln d. John F. Kennedy

• Where was the man trying to walk to? a. Home b. School c. Work d. His claim

To Build a Fire

A Wagner Matinee

• Where was the farm located?a. Boston b. Nebraska c. Connecticut d. Texas

Richard Corey

• What were the qualities of Richard Cory?a. Tall b. Rich c. Admired d. All of the above

When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer

• What was the noise when he looked at the stars?a. Silent b. Loud c. Soft d. Medium

In which story did a women mourn about her lost love of music?

A. Richard CoreyB. A Wagner MatineeC. To Build A FireD. Because I Could Not Stop For Death

In “I, Too” by Hughes, what is he saying about America?

A. America is a melting potB. Everyone is treated equallyC. Some people/races are discriminated againstD. America is beautiful

What form of literature is “To Build A Fire” by London ?

A. RomanticismB. RealismC. TranscendentalismD. Naturalism

What makes Dickenson’s style of writing strange?

A. She writes about love in a depressing periodB. Her poems are all about death or suffering,

but they do not rhyme C. Her poems are generally upbeat and cheerfulD. She writes about historic events in America

The character Aunt Georgiana is from what story?

A. “A Wagner Matinee”B. “Richard Corey”C. “Tom Sawyer” D. “The Soul Selects Her Own Society”

Which author writes the story about a boy who tricks other children into doing his work?

A. Jack LondonB. Willa CatherC. Frederick DouglasD. Mark Twain

Which story includes an animal?

A. “To Build A Fire”B. “To Walt Whitman”C. “Water is Taught by Thirst”D. “My Bondage and my Freedom”

What is a major theme in Emily Dickenson’s Poetry?

A. Death

B. Love

C. The Afterlife

D. Royalty

E. All of the Above

F. A and C

G. B and D

What is a technique used by Twain that makes his piece seem real?

A. He uses direct characterization

B. He uses the vernacular

C. His book is very descriptive

D. He uses first person limited so the reader only hears the thoughts and feelings from one character, like someone would in real life.

In London’s short story, what lead the main character to making poor choices?

A. The dog

B. His instincts

C. His pride

D. He was drunk

Who is the narrator in “Richard Corey”?

A. A townsperson

B. Richard Corey

C. The Author

D. A ghost

“To Walt Whitman”

• What is the author trying to say to Whitman?a. She loves Americab. She is Hispanicc. She hopes to come to America somedayd. That everyone countse. Not everyone is part of the country

Emily Dickenson

• What is Emily Dickenson’s main tone in her poems often:

a. Happinessb. Nostalgia c. Sadnessd. Joye. Contemplativef. Depressiong. Both A and Ch. Both C and F

Astronomer

• What does he think of the Astronomer: a. Fantasticb. Terriblec. Interestingd. Borede. He wants to be him when he grows up

Whitewash scene from Tom Sawyer

• How does Tom get his friends to paint the fence:

a. They want tob. He tricks themc. Tom paints the Fence by himself

“To Build a Fire”

• Who does the man in the story listen to:a. The old man who tells him to watch outb. No onec. His dogd. He listens to everyonee. No one tells him anything

In “I will fight no more forever”, why does Chief Joseph surrender? a) Lack of food

b) Lack of shelter

c) Lack of clothes

d) All of the above

What kinds of stories does Emily Dickinson write?

a) Novelas

b) Poems

c) Short stories

Where does Jack London’s story take place?

a) Iceland

b) Canada

c) Alaska

d) Russia

e) Yukon territory

TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS

You will need to match author to work, so know who wrote what

You will have short answer questions: look at the quizzes and at the questions we talked about in class

You will have “short essay” questions (paragraph length responses)

You will have an essay Think about common themes, ideas—they

make great short essay and essay questions