AICE Literature midterm/prose review

EHS Demar midterm review

Who is the author of the yellow wallpaper?

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Who are the two main characters in the yellow wallpaper?

The narrator and John

What are two themes in the yellow wallpaper?

Control and gender roles

Who is the author of The Son’s Veto?

Thomas Hardy

Who are the three main characters in The Son’s Veto?

Sophy, Sam, and Randolph

What are two themes in The Son’s Veto?

Freedom and Regret

Who is the author of The Door in the Wall?

H.G. Wells

Who are the main three characters in The Door in the Wall?

Young Wallace, Old Wallace, and Redmond

What is the primary setting in The Door in the Wall?

Garden

What are two themes in The Door in the Wall?

Alienation and Appearance vs. Reality

Who is the author of An Englishman’s Home?

Evelyn Waugh

Who are the main characters in An Englishman’s Home?

Beverly Metcalfe and Lady Peabury

What is the setting of An Englishman’s Home?

The village of Much Malcock.

What are two themes in An Englishman’s Home?

Social class and Pride

Who is the author of The Prison?

Bernard Malamud

Who are the main characters in The Prison?

Tony/Tommy and Rosa

What are two themes in The Prison?

Control/Helplessness and Freedom

Who is the author of Games at Twilight?

Anita Desai

Who are the main characters in Games at Twilight?

Ravi and Raghu

What is the primary setting of Games at Twilight?

Hiding Place

What are two themes in Games at Twilight?

Disappointment and Childhood

Who is the author of Billenium?

J.G. Ballard

Who are the main characters in Billenium?

John Ward and Henry Rossiter

What is the setting of Billenium?

Futuristic dystopian society

What are two themes in Billenium?

Freedom/confinement and Control

Who is the author of The People Before?

Maurice Shadbolt

Who are the main characters in The People Before?

Narrator, Jim, and Father

What is the setting of The People Before?

Farm

What are two themes in The People Before?

Gender Roles and Pride

Who is the author of Five-Twenty?

Patrick White

Who are the main characters in Five-Twenty?

Ella and Royal

What are two themes in Five-Twenty?

Gender Roles and Control

Who is the author of My Greatest Ambition?

Morris Lurie

Who are the two main characters of My Greatest Ambition?

Nu and Father

What are two themes in My Greatest Ambition?

Childhood and Disappointment

Who is the author of To Da-duh: in Memoriam?

Paule Marshall

Who are the two main characters in To Da-duh: in Memoriam?

Narrator and Da-duh

What are the two settings described in To Da-duh: in Memoriam?

Barbados and New York

What are two themes in To Da-duh: in Memoriam?

Fear and Conflict/Competition

Who is the author of Of White Hairs and Cricket?

Rohinton Mistry

Who are the two main characters in Of White Hairs and Cricket?

Narrator and Daddy

What is the setting of Of White Hairs and Cricket?

India/ Firozsha Baag

What are two themes in Of White Hairs and Cricket?

Gender roles and Pride

Who is the author of Real Time?

Amit Chaudhuri

Who are the main characters in Real Time?

Mr. Mitra and Mrs. Mitra

What is the primary setting of Real Time

India

What are two themes in Real Time?

Childhood/Traditions and Indifference/Selfishness

Who is the author of Report on a Threatened City?

Dorris Lessing

Who is the main character of Report on a Threatened City?

Narrator/Alien

What is the primary setting of Report on a Threatened City?

San Francisco

What are two themes in Report on a Threatened City?

Appearance vs. Reality and Fear

Who is the author of Tyres?

Adam Thorpe

Who is the main character of Tyres?

Raoul Paulhan

What is the primary setting of Tyres?

France

What are two themes in Tyres?

Guilt/Regret and Pride

What are the two primary settings of The Son’s Veto

Rural village of Gaymead and London