ELA Final Exam Study Guide (Questions Not in Order)

ELA - Ms. Laperle

Allusion (Figurative Device)

An indirect reference to an important someone or something outside of the text

Alliteration (Sound Device)

The repetition of the same initial “sound”

Imagery (Figurative Device)

The use of descriptive language that appeal to the senses; creates a visual for the reader

Metaphor (Figurative Device)

The comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

Onomatopoeia (Sound Device)

The use of words to imitate a certain sound

Personification (Figurative Device)

The use of human characteristics to describe inanimate objects

Simile (Figurative Device)

The comparison between two unlike objects using like or as

Stanza (Structural Element)

A group of lines, similar to a paragraph

Anti-Semitisim

Prejudice or discrimination against Jews—dislike, fear, and persecution of Jews.

Auschwitz

Largest of the Nazi concentration camps, located in southwestern Poland; More than one million Jews were murdered there.

Concentration Camps

Prison camps that held large numbers of Jews, other members of persecuted minorities, and others considered enemies of the state; People died of starvation and disease and were sometimes forced to provide labor prior to mass execution.

Fascism

A social and political ideology that held as a primary guiding principle that the state or nation is the highest priority, rather than personal or individual freedoms.

Genocide

The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, cultural, or religious group.

Holocaust

The state-sponsored systematic persecution and annihilation of European citizens by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945; Jews were the primary victims. Six million were murdered.

Swastika

An ancient symbol, based on a good luck symbol from India, appropriated by the Nazis as their emblem.

Agency

When someone makes their own choices; they feel free

Resistance

The refusal to accept or comply with something; by action or argument

Naturalization

The process by which a non-citizen acquires the citizenship of that country.

Evacuees

Individuals who have been moved away from danger.

Issei

The first generation.

Nisei

The second generation

Dignity

Worthy of honor, respect, and ethical treatment.

Samurai

A member of a hereditary ruling class.

Patriarch

A male leader of a family

Anguish

Extreme mental distress.

Barracks

A building or group of buildings used to house soldier.

Hermetically Sealed

Closed off in a way that is completely airtight.

Ghetto

Quarters Jews were forced to live in centuries before the Holocaust.

Barter

exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money

Lament

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

Textiles

Types of cloth or woven fabric

Dowry

Property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.

Bachelor

A man who has not and has never been married.

Tone

The author’s attitude toward the subject

Theme

The overall message the author makes about the topic.

Mood

The feeling that is created within the reader.

Active Voice

Subject + Verb + Object

Passive Voice

Object + Subject + Verb

Indicative Mood

Expresses a fact, intention, desire, or belief. Most sentences are statements made using the indicative mood. Ex. I have finished my homework.

Imperative Mood

Expresses commands or requests and indicates that the speaker desires for the action expressed in the sentence to take place. In imperative sentences, the subject is you, but it is not stated in the sentence. Ex. Finish your homework!

Interrogative Mood

Expresses a question. Ex. Did you finish your homework?

Conditional Mood

Expresses possibility or uncertainty, based on something else happening first, through use of words like might, could, and would before the base form of the verb. Ex. You might finish your homework quickly at the library.

Subjunctive Mood

Expresses imaginary or possible outcomes, suggestions, demands, necessity, and wishes. The subjunctive is formed using the base form of a verb (for example: be, go, have, finish) after the subject in a that clause. Ex. I demanded that you finish your homework yesterday.

After Pearl Harbor is attacked, why does Papa burn his Japanese flag and documents?

He does not want the government to think he is loyal to japan.

How does the tone shift in chapter one? Provide an example for each of your selected emotions.

The tone is positive in the beginning of the chapter, and the family is made-up of fishermen in California. However, the tone shifts to confusion after the Attack Pearl Harbor.

How do the authors convey the idea that Mama and Papa both have a deep sense of personal dignity in Chapters 1 and 2?

• Papa does not let the police touch him

• Mama does not sell her expensive plates to a second hand dealer

How do the authors convey the idea that Jeanne’s youth impacts her understanding of events in the text in Chapters 1 and 2?

• She does not understand why everyone was crying when Papa was arrested 

• Jeanne was trying to befriend the bus driver on their way to Manzaner and she was excited when they arrived at the camp

Directors

Interpret the script and then make choices to determine, design, and execute the overall mood for the film.

Screenwriter

Write the script for the film. They make choices about what to include, add, and/or delete about the content. They choose the words used to convey that content.

Actor

Follow the vision set by the director and then make choices about how to convey meaning with their voice and body.

What was the Civil Liberties Act of 1988?

An apology followed by a $20,000 payment for the racial prejudice

What was the compensation that the Japanese Americans received for their unjust treatment?

$20,000 and an apology.

In Dwight Okita’s poem, “In Response to Executive Order 9066: All Americans of Japanese Descent Must Report to Relocation Centers”, why does the speaker mention that she likes hot dogs and feels “funny using chopsticks”?

She is more comfortable with American traditions and less comfortable with Japanese Culture.

In Roy Kakuda’s personal narrative “Surviving Poston’s Desert Heat: Cellars, Fans, Ponds, and Gardens”, why does the author include detailed descriptions of the heat, dust, and living conditions?

To show what is was like to live in the harsh conditions of the internment camp.

Reflection

An often obscure or indirect criticism; reproach

Narration

An act or process or instance of telling a story

Prey

One that is helpless or unable to resist attack

Why did Artie want to include stories of Vladek’s life in his book?

To show what mental and physical battles people during the holocaust had to deal through, and to show it through his fathers perspective.

How is Vladek and his family able to survive during the war?

Through connections and determination to live.

What did Vladek find that makes him emotional towards the end of the story?

The comic that Artie made many years ago about Anja’s suicide.

What was the reason for Art calling Vladek a murderer at the end of the story?

Because Vladek burns all of Anja's notebooks from during the holocaust.

In “Often a Minute”, why is the narrator so afraid?

She is afraid of her fate and what the Nazis might do to her.

In the Excerpt from “Abe’s Story”, where was Abe’s family deported to?

Kutno Ghetto

What did Abe decide to do, and what was his plan?

He decided he wanted to escape and his plan was to bribe the guard and to escape the next morning at 4 am

Why did Abe’s mom react the way that she did about Abe’s final decision?

Very disappointed and sad about her sons decision and feels like he is making the wrong decision not staying with his family and sharing the same fate as theirs.

In the second excerpt from Night, what does Elie Wiesel finally decide to do?

Elie had to lie to escape dealth, along with many other Jews. 

What is a theme that is developed in the excerpts that you read from Night?

Lying can save you in dire situations.

What was executive order 9066?

The order of all west coast japanese-americans to relocate to interment camps.

What were the causes and impacts of Japanese American internment camps?

The cause of the japanese american internment camps was the japanese bombing pearl harbor and the american suspected that the japanese americans in the usa where helping the japanese, and the effect was the japanese americans getting sent away to internment camps to keep them safe from harm.

In the article, “Japanese Relocation During World War II” from the National Archives, what is the significance of the quotation about the guard towers pointing inward?

To show that the Americans were actually trying to watch the Japanese american and not trying to protect them but to make sure there were not suspicious.

How does the narrator describe the difference between her life in Ocean Park and Terminal Island?

Ocean Park is a nicer area with almost none japanese americans, and Terminal Island is a densely populated area with many Japanese Americans.

How the film stays faithful to and depart from the text in chapters 1-2

The film stays faithful to the text by including all of the scenes from chapter 1-2 but it departs on the amount of feeling that are conveyed, the music and facial expressions add a lot to the desperation of the events.

Describe both indirect and direct characterization of Papa.

Direct; dignity, proud, smart, good at fishing, and caring towards his family

Indirect; not proud of his culture, disappointed in the government, and loving

Who would be considered Issei and Nisei in the Wakatsuki family?

A Issei would be Papa and Mama and the Nisei would be Jeanne.

Authors Craft

the deliberate techniques, tools, and stylistic choices a writer uses to construct a story and shape the reader's experience

Dialogue

A stylized written or spoken exchange between two or more characters

Graphic Novel Terms

panel, frame, caption, tail, speech bubble