Snead Lit Midterm

Quiz questions

What is wrong with the young boy in chicamauga

he is a deaf mute

what did the boy encounter in the woods in chicamauga

the enemy army

what nicknames were given to Walt Whitman

Bard of the democracy and the good grey poet

what was the title of the work that Whitman revised and republished several times

Leaves of Grass

how did oakhurst the outcast die

suicide

who stole the mules during the night in outcasts

uncle billy

what sort of justice do the residents experiment with in outcasts

vigilante justice

what was the name of the famous jumping frog

Daniel webster

what did the stranger put in Daniel Websters mouth

quail shot

who is the narrator requesting information at the beginning of the story

Simon wheeler

whom does Washington blame for the institution of slavery

he blames no one in particular except the federal government, which supported slavery laws

which of the following is a formal hallmark of the chapter from Up from Slavery titled “The Atlanta Exposition Address”

the inclusion of transcript of letters and testimonials from White men in positions of power

which of the following best describes the dog’s way of knowing and responding to its surroundings

the dog instinctively to its surroundings based on the intuition from its ancestors

what must the man do in order to eat

he must build a fire to melt the ice muzzle that covers his face

how are the landscape and setting described in To Build a Fire

cold and dark

according to the narrator what is the mans biggest character flaw in To Build a Fire

he lacks imagination

why do the people attempt to shield Mrs. Mallard from the news of her husband’s death

she had a weak heart and might die from shock

Who informs Mrs. Mallard about her husband’s death

Josephine, her sister

which of the following best characterizes Mrs. Mallard’s relationship with her husband

She loves her husband sometimes but chafes at the restrictions of marraige

How did Richards learn of Mr. Mallard’s death

He was in the newspaper office when the telegram came in

on whom or what does the speaker briefly consider blaming the wall’s disrepair

elves

why do the two neighbors meet in the poem

to repair a wall

while winter has caused most of the damage to the wall, there is occasionally other damage to the wall. Who or what has caused damage during other seasons

hunters

which of the following sayings is associated with the speaker’s neighbor

good fences make good neighbors

how does the speaker of the poem characterize the task of repairing the wall

an outdoor game

which body part does Sinclair posit is the most reliable indicator of suffering and disease

hands

what does the chapter’s final image, involving tank-room workers, suggest

canibalism

why does Jurgis want to learn English

he wants to be able to understand what is occurring at the union meetings he attends

Jurgis discovers that Chicago in the early 20th century is different from Russia in which of the following ways

leaders in America are chosen through elections while those in Russia are appointed or inherit their posts

which of the following methods does Mike Scully, the democratic boss of Packingtown NOT use to curry favor with the general public

he does not pass health and safety legislation in congress

what happens after Duncan Schaeffer and Lorraine Quarrles visit the Peters’ house

Marion won’t give up Honoria for another six months

Why does Marion Peters detest Charlie

she thinks he was chronically abusive to Helen

Why are duncan Schaefer and Lorraine quarrels so happy to see Charlie in Paris

they can tell he is sober, and want to leech off his strength because they are weak

why does Charlie want to get Honoria back so urgently

he wants to be her father again while she is still impressionable

which of the following adjectives best describes the Ritz bar when Charlie Wales visits at the beginning of the story

deserted

why does Dave want to buy a gun

he thinks it will prove his manhood

how does Dave finally get a gun

Joe, the White store owner, sells Dave a used pistol cheaper than he can buy one anywhere else

At the end of the story, Dave’s parents and Mr. Hawkins try to make Dave take responsibility for the accident that has occurred. What happens as a result?

He is angry that his parents agree to further employment on his behalf, so he leaves town on a train

which of the following best describes Dave’s work situation

the little money he earns working as a farmhand for a White landowner is paid directly to his parents who decide how it will be spent

Why does Dave’s mother ultimately relent and give Dave the money to buy the gun

she wants Dave to give it to his father to protect the family

when he’s not burning barns, what kind of fires does Abner build

small, neat fires

what did Abner do differently for the second barn burning than he did for the first

the first time he warned his landlord with a messenger

why do farmers continually hire Abner as a sharecropper

they admire his ferocity

why is sarty bleeding when the snopes family get in the wagon headed for Major de Spain’s farm

he got in a fight with another boy who called Abner a barn burner

which member of the slopes family gets called to testify before the justice of the peace on behalf of Abner Snopes in the story’s opening pages

Sarty

when did Hurston first learn that she was colored

when she moved to Jacksonville to attend school

to whom would Hurston offer a “howdy-do-well-i-thank-you-where-you-goin” when she was a young girl in eatonville

northern white tourists bound for Orlando

how does Hurston fell about being colored

nonchalant and indifferent because she has other priorities

when does Hurston feel its an advantage to be colored

when she listens to jazz

where did Hurston grow up

eatonville

when Charlie first sees Marion and Lincoln Peters he announces that his income is now larger than it was in the 20s, he begins to elaborate but then stops short, why

he wants them to know he is rich again but they won’t like haring too much about it

when Charlie visits the Peters house after the arrangements have begun for Honoria’s move to Prague with her father, who interrupts the meeting

Duncan Schaeffer and Lorraine Quarrles

how did Helen, charlie’s wife, die

she died of heart trouble at a surprisingly young age

what story does Dave invent about how Jenny died

She went wild and caught herself in a plows blade

which of the following best describes Dave’s home situation

his parents are unwilling to treat Dave as an adult, yet they are frustrated by his childish behavior

what value is most important to Abner snopes

family

why are the de spains unhappy with the job abner performs washing their rug

the family used lye to clean the rug and discolored it

why does sarty think major de Spain’s barn is safe from Abner’s wrath

de Spain’s estate is larger and more dignified than the others

where does the first trial of the story take place

in a general store

how does Hurston feel when she experiences racial discrimination

surprised

consider the following passage “I follow those heathen- follow them exultingly. I dance wildly inside myself. I yell within, I whoop. I shake my assegai above my head. I hurl it true to the mark yeeooww!” what was Hurston describing

listening to jazz music in a club

when does Hurston feel most colored

when she is contrasted with white people

what happened to the boys home

burned by the union army

what war was Whitman heavily involved in

civil war

what was oakhurts’s job

gambler

what was Jim Smiley’s bulldog’s name

Andrew Jackson

when Washington enjoins both African Americans and white southerners to “cast down your bucket where you are” what types of employment does this seem to envision African Americans will find in the alliance he proposes

manual labor, including jobs in agriculture, industry, and domestic service

which of the following best describes washington’s attitude toward African Americans quest for civil rights in the south

he believed that African Americans deserved and would one day achieve equal civil rights but that those rights would have to be given freely by White Southerners

which of the following best describes the man’s way of knowing and responding to his surroundings

he calculates his position in the natural world using man-made measurements

the man thinks repeatedly about some advice he once received from “the old-timer on sulphur creek” what advice did he proffer

he told the man to never travel alone in weather more than fifty degrees below zero because its unsafe

after his attempts to build a fire fail several times, what plan does the man make to survive

he will kill the dog and warm himself in its blood

which of the following is, according to the narrator, the “strongest impulse of Mrs. Mallard’s being”

a desire for self-assertion

which goddess does Mrs. Mallard unwittingly resemble as she descends the staircase with Josephine

Nike, the goddess of victory

according to Josephines account how did Mr. Mallard die

he was in a train wreck

the speaker describes his neighbor in lines 38-40 toward the end of the poem. based on this passage, how is the neighbor holding the stones

palm downward so that most of the stones are covered by his hands

what does the wall between the two farms actually separate

apple trees from pines

what is most difficult about repairing the wall

the men have to balance the stones because they are differing sizes

the meatpackers discover that the pollution and filth on the “bubbly creek” arm of the Chicago river can be turned into

lard

according to Sinclair, why do more American soldiers die off the battlefield during the Spanish-american war than are killed in battle

they are poisoned by spoiled canned meat

who does the boy find murdered at the house on the hill

his mother

what work by Whitman is one of the few documents we have about the civil war from someone who actually lived through it

drumtaps

what other name is Tom Simsom known by

the innocent

which two activities did southern black Americans wish to engage in after their emancipation as a sign of their newfound freedom

they wanted to change their names and travel away from the locations where they had been enslaved

which of the following does Washington NOT suggest should be understood as an “advantage” accrued to African Americans through the experience of slavery

training in literacy and Western philosophical traditions

what is the danger of walking along the creek during the arctic winter

hidden springs that never froze bubbled up along the creeks banks and could get a person wet

in the last sentence of the story, the attending doctors pronounce that the cause of Mrs. Mallard’s death to the “the joy that kills” what do they mean

she is overwhelmingly hoary that her husband is alive and has returned home

how do the speaker and the neighbor proceed along the wall

they walk evenly with the wall between them

why does Charlie Wales return to paris

he hopes to regain custody of his daughter

what happens to Abner at the end of the story

he is shot and killed by major de Spain

how does Hurston jokingly say she is different from other blacks in America

she does not have a Native American grandfather

why are tom and piney traveling together

to get married

how much time did smiley spend teaching his frog to jump

3 months

how did Washington characterize slave’s attitude towards education

almost every freed slave was hungry for education and took extreme measures to obtain any form of learning

what suprise befalls the man after he has eaten his lunch

he falls into a hidden spring and gets his feet and legs wet

which season prompts the speaker to ask a mischievous question

spring (spring is when they meet to repair the wall and the speaker feels playful)

what do potted chicken, potted game, and deviled ham have in common

they are not actually made out of the meats on their labels

how does the meatpacking union teach Jurgis about democracy

the union operates as a microcosm of democracy and equality for members

Charlie relinquished parental rights for all except

he wanted to return to the United States

what does Dave hit when he fires the gun first

a mule