American Literature - Semester 2 Final

Questions are from past tests and Jeparody, following study guide.

From the excerpt “Everyday Use” What new name has Dee given herself?

Wangero

From the excerpt “Everyday Use”
Who did the church and the narrator raise money for, so that this person could go to school in Augusta?

Maggie

From the excerpt “Everyday Use”
How is the narrator related to Dee?

Mother

From the excerpt “Everyday Use” The quilts in the story are a symbol of...

Family Heritage

From the excerpt “Everyday Use” The story is written in which point of view?

First

Who wrote “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”

Frederick Douglass

How does Douglass in his speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” use the concept of American liberty to highlight the hypocrisy of slavery in the United States?

“What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him... the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.”

How does Douglass conclude his speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” and what hope does he express for the future of America?

He concludes by telling the audience that he has hope for America despite his anger, as he believes that the country’s fundamental ideals as well as increasing globalization will lead to the end of slavery

What is the overall structure of Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” address, and how does he use the nation’s past, present, and future to build his argument?

The speech “moves roughly chronologically through the history of the United States,” beginning with the Founding Fathers, moving to current hypocrisy, and ending with a vision for the future

Who wrote the Yellow Wallpaper?

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Who wrote “The Story of an Hour”?

Kate Chopin

Who wrote “To Build a Fire”?

Jack London

Who wrote “Impressions of an Indian Childhood”?

Zitkala Sa

Who wrote “Daisy Miller”

Henry James

What is this quote from? “I suppose I shall have to get back behind the pattern when it comes night, and that is hard!”

The Yellow Wallpaper

What is this quote from? “Cook,” remarked the captain, “there don’t seem to be any signs of life about your house of refuge.”

The Open Boat

What is this quote from? “The man who was engaged in being hanged was apparently about thirty five years of age. He was a civilian, if one might judge from his dress, which was that of a planter.”

An Occurrence on the Owl Creek Bridge

What is this quote from? "He pulled the mitten on hurriedly and stood up. He was a bit frightened”

To Build a Fire

What is this quote from? “All the more reason that you shouldn’t help her to make a scandal”

Daisy Miller

In “The Story of an Hour” how did Mr. Mallard die?

Mr. Mallard was initially reported to have died in a railroad accident. However, later, it's revealed he is actually alive and returns home. Mrs. Mallard, upon seeing her husband alive, experiences a heart attack and dies, with doctors attributing her death to "joy that kills". 

When does Yellow Wallpaper take place?

The Summer

They bought a summer estate

Talked about the 4th of July

What kills Daisy Miller?

Roman Fever

In 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' What side is Farquahr on?

Confederate

What ship sank, stranding four men in a dinghy? In The Open Boat

Commodore

Lit-Term: Sought to portray life as accurately as possible, focused on ordinary people, rejection of Romanticism

Realism

Lit Term: Humans are subject to forces beyond their control

Naturalism

Lit Term: Records distinctive ways of life by regions in the country

Regionalism

Two writers of naturalism studied in class

Stephen Crane and Jack London

The Yellow Wallpaper is written in what person?

First

Biography: Was an oyster pirate

Jack London

Biography: Died at age 28

Stephen Crane

Biography: Took the rest cure herself

Charlotte Gilman

Biography: Was a musician and political advocate as well as a writer

Zitkala Sa

Wrote The Story of an Hour

Kate Chopin

Wrote The Open Boat

Jack London

Who Was the only named character in The Open Boat?

Billie - the Oiler

Who Died suddenly from a heart ailment?

Louise Mallard - Mrs.Mallard

Who Ignored the advice of the old man from Sulphur Creek?

The man from To Build a Fire

Where was Fitzgerald born?

St. Paul, Minnesota

What was the “F” for in F. Scott Fitzgerald?

Francis

Name of Fitzgerald’s wife

Zelda

Who coined the term the Jazz Age?

Fitzgerald

In The Great Gatsby, Wolfsheim is famous for?

Fixing The 1919 World Series

In The Great Gatsby, Who owns the Greek Restaurant?

Michaelis

In The Great Gatsby what is Myrtle’s sister’s name?

Catherine

In the Great Gatsby, what is Daisy’s daughter’s name?

Pammy

Gatsby’s given name?

James Gatz

In the Great Gatsby, Who killed Myrtle?

Daisy

In the Great Gatsby, Nick knew Tom from __________?

Yale

In the Great Gatsby, Dan Cody gave Gatsby which job?

“Babysitter”, Gatsby took care of Dan Cody while he was drunk on the yacht like a personal assistant

In the Great Gatsby, Who told Wilson the owner of the car?

Tom

In The Great Gatsby, “Why does Catherine believe that Tom won’t marry Myrtle?”

Because she is catholic and won’t divorce

In the Great Gatsby, What do cars mean?

Recklessness,  Chaos

In the Great Gatsby, What does red mean?

Love, passion

In The Great Gatsby, What does blue mean?

Fantasy, perfection

What is the meaning of the green light?

Hope, the American Dream, Gatsby’s dream

In The Great Gatsby, what does White mean?

Innocence, Hope

Who made the cover art of the Great Gatsby?

Cugat

Myrtle and George lived in the Great Gatsby lived where?

The Valley of Ashes

Where did Great Gatsby live?

West Egg

What time of year does the Great Gatsby story take place?

Summer

Gatsby went to which college for two weeks?

Yale

What does Gatsby show Nick to prove his past?

Miltiary pin and picture from Oxford

What is the real location that West Egg and East Egg are modeled on?

Long Island

Who Wrote “The Old Man and the Sea?”

Ernest Hemingway

What principle does Ernest Hemingway use in his writing?

Iceberg principle

What do Lions symbolize in OMATS

youth

What do sharks symbolize in OMATS

opponent/mindless hunters

What do mast symbolize in OMATS

pain/cross

What do sails symbolize in OMATS

Santiago/extension of self

What do skiff symbolize in OMATS

Santiago/extension of self

What does Manolin symbolize in OMATS

Hope and the future

What does Joe DiMaggio symbolize in OMATS

endurance/hero

What do marlins symbolize in OMATS

the ultimate opponent

What does Santiago tell the boy he has to eat? 

Yellow Rice and Fish

 The mast is a symbol of what?

The cross of Christ

At the end of the book what is partially restored for Santiago? Related to theme

Pride and Respect of Reputation

What prize did hemingway win for his body of work?

Nobel Prize

Santiago feels he can sail home by the light to what large city? 

Havana

Which year did the animated "The Old man and the Sea" win an oscar?

1999

What contest did Santiago win as a young man and was named ‘El Champion”?

Arm wrestling

Who said this in OMATS “ But I think the great ____ would be proud of me?”

De Maggio - The baseball player

 Besides writing fiction what other writing did Hemwingway do as a younger man?

Journalism, newspapers

What flashback scene demonstrates Santiago’s perseverance?

Wrestling

Who says in OMATS, “Now we will fish together again?”

Manolian the boy

In OMATS How many days has it been since he caught a fish at the beginning of the novel?

84 days

How is the fish described the first time Santiago sees the fish?

Big with purple stripes, swords was longer than a baseball bat, 2 feet longer than skiff

What job did Hemwingway have during WWI?

Ambulance driver

Santiago says that pain does not matter ___

To a man

What does Santiago know when he sees the man of war circling above the water?

Theres a School of Fish, a big fish, illustration of the theme man in nature, man in the world

Santiago says he has gained ___ without the loss of true pride?

Humility

Why can’t the boy fish with Santiago at the start of the story?

Santiago haven't caught anything in a long time and his parents want him on a successful boat

 In which island nation does the OMATS the story take place?

Cuba

 Who wrote the poem about the wounded deer?

Emily Dickenson

What shows Santiago’s skill as a fisherman?

Measured how deep the lines are, his preparation for fishing

 True or false: Hemingway was only famous after his death

False

 Hemingway never married? T or F

False

In Daisy Miller, Chapter three moves the setting from Switzerland to __________________

Rome

In Daisy Miller,
Which woman tries to give Daisy advice about her behavior, but is ignored? 

Mrs.Walker

Who wrote Daisy Miller?

Henry James