Final Review - G Block Questions
G Block Questions
Vocab
100
Q: The ___ lake reflected on the blue sky perfectly, until Abu jumped in the water
A. Placid
B. Placate
C. Potent
D.Allure =
200
Q: The child was very ______, and would never listen to any of his teachers or parents
A: Recalcitrant
B. Ingenuous
C. Squalid
300
Q: People who have built up their wealth from nothing are more likely to be _____ and adhere to a stingy lifestyle
A: Parsimonious
B. poignant
C. placate
400
Q: After drinking too much, the comedian made many _____ jokes that offended the audience.
A: limpid
B: assiduous
C: copious
D: sophomoric
500
Q: He was tired of arguing, so he chose to _____ and let them have their way.
A: allure
B: exult
C: acquiesce
D: revel
600
Q: Superheroes often have to live a _______ life to avoid being exposed.
A: Clandestine
B. Superficial
C. Stark
D.Spontaneous
700
Q: What word most similarly means waive?
- Employ B. Relinquish C. Administer D. Overcome
A: Relinquish
800
Q: What word most similarly means ingenuous?
- Candid B. Guillous C. Both A and B D. None of the above
A: Both A and B (C)
900
Q: Which word is closest to repayment?
A:
- Indemnity B. Ardent C. respite D. Deviate
1000
Q: What would most differently mean abhor?
- Ample B. Applaud C. Admire D. Artful
A: Admire (C)
Poet X
100
Q: Where does Xiomara practice her poems before she actually performs them?
A: The bathroom
200
Q: What did Father Sean do before he was a priest?
A: He was a boxer
300
Q: What does Xiomara vow to never do when Mami is burning her journal?
A: She vows to never write a single poem ever again
400
Q. What did Xiomara get Twin for his birthday and how does Xiomara’s gift help Twin feel seen?
A Because it had a gay character in it.
500
Q. What does Xiomara confess to Father Sean? How does she feel about what she confessed?
A. She confessed that she kissed Aman, but she is not sorry, she is only sorry that she got caught
600
Q. What happens in the hallway that causes Xiomara to get mad at Aman?
A. He watches her when a guy at school is being creepy, Aman does not stand up for her
700
Q. What mythical character does Xiomara compare herself to?
A. Medusa
800
Q. Describe what the tangles in Xiomara’s necklace represent
A. Represents the mix of internal and external conflicts she is experiencing, and how she needs a moment to back up and untangle everything
900
Q. What was the context of Xiomara saying she wishes she could be a "disappearing act”?
A. The boys stopping by the quiet girls table at lunch, trying to squeeze in and look over her shoulder to peak at her notebook, wishes she could disappear
1000
Q: What was the physical punishment Mami had for finding out Xiomara kissed Aman? What saint was Mami demanding that she pray too?
A: The punishment was kneeling on rice, the saint was Our Lady of Altagracia
Poetic Devices
100:
Q: “But I hung on like death”
- Simile B.Metaphor
A: Simile
200:
Q: What poetic device is this?
“In Flanders fields the poppies blow.”
- Alliteration B.Meter C.Enjabment D. None of the above
A: Alliteration
300:
Q: What is the rhyme scheme of this: “The whiskey on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death:
Such waltzing was not easy” ?
A: ABAB
400:
Q: What poetic device is this?
“and hold on to it,/as to a saving bannister.”
- Denotation B.Pantoume C.End Stop D. Simile
500:
Q: What is the author’s tone in these lines?
“In the casket displayed on satin she lay
with the undertaker's cosmetics painted on,
a turned-up putty nose,
dressed in a pink and white nightie.
Doesn't she look pretty? everyone said.
Consummation at last.
To every woman a happy ending.
Anonymous Submission”
- Happy and hopeful B.Confused and in desperate C.Bitter and passive aggressive
A: Bitter and passive aggressive
600:
Q: What poetic device is this?
“Until the latter fire shall heat the deep”
A: Assonance
700:
Q: What poetry device is this?
“All that pushes and pulls
And pushes and pulls
It pushes for you.”
- Couplet B. Onomonopoeia C.Consanance D.End stop
A: End stop
800:
Q: What literary device is shown in this example?
“one likes compliments or the color blue,
one likes an old scarf,
one likes to prove one's point,
one likes to pet a dog.”
A: Anaphora
900:
Q: “This girlchild was born as usual
and presented dolls that did pee-pee
and miniature GE stoves and irons”
A: Enjambment
1000:
Q: In this example there is a combination of alternating stressed and unstressed syllables of 4 feet:
“In Flanders fields the poppies blow/
Between the crosses, row on row,”
What is the name of the rhythmic meter of this example?
A: Iambic Tetrameter
Lord of the Flies
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Q: Who is the only character that killed someone by himself?
A: Roger
200
Q: Who climbs the mountain in the beginning of the book?
A: Jack, Simon, and Ralph
300
Q: Who first brought up the beast?
A: The boy with the mulberry colored birthmark.
400
Q: What did Piggy’s glasses symbolize?
A: Technology and innovation
500
Q: “He pushed on, staggering sometimes with his weariness but never stopping. The usual brightness was gone from his eyes and he walked with a sort of glum determination like an old man” (146). Who does this describe?
A: Simon
600
Q: What is the role of hunting on the island?
A: At first it was used for food, then later as a way to express savagery.
700
Q: List three reasons why Piggy was bullied.
A: He was overweight, he prioritized reasoning, had a different accent, and had asthma
800
Q: In Lord of the Flies, what biblical figure does the title of the novel allude to?
A: Beelzebub
900
Q: What voices did Simon hear when talking to the Lord of the Flies?
A: First, the voice of a schoolmaster, and then he heard Jack’s.
1000
Q: “There was a slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy.” Who does this describe?
A: Roger
Catcher in the Rye
100
Q: What team is Holden the manager of?
A: The fencing team
200
Q: What is the name of the book that Holden talks about with the nuns?
A: Romeo and Juliet
300
Q: What was written on the inside of Allie’s mitt?
A: Poems in green ink
400
Q: What does the red hunting hat symbolize?
A: Protection & Comfort
500
Q: How do Holden and Jane meet?
A: They were neighbors for a summer and played checkers together
600
Q: What did Holden buy Phoebe? (specific name)
A: The record titled Little Shirley Beans
700
Q: What are some of the weird things Holden does in the bathroom with Stradlater?
A: Tap dances, tackles Stradlater, keeps turning the faucet on and off (name two)0
800
Q:What was the boy who committed suicide wearing?
A: Holden’s Sweater
900
Q:What is the name of the person that gave Holden Faith Cavendish’s number?
A: Eddie Birdsell
1000
Q: Who is this quote talking about: “She had a lot of charm. She had quite a lot of sex appeal too”
A: Mrs. Morrow
Final Jeopardy Challenge Questions:
(Each group add one challenging question in any category)
Q: What is the the type of poem used in Xiomara’s performance in the "At the New York City Wide Slam"
A: Contrapuntal poem
Q: Holden hears a boy singing a line of a song and it is later revealed that he sung it incorrectly; what was the line the boy sang, word for word?
A: "If a body catch a body coming through the rye"
Q: According to these Sonnet Rules..
-14 lines
-first 8 lines--stanza called an octave
-lines 9-14--stanza called a sestet
-Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdcdcd OR abbaabbacdecde
-Turn (volta) in line 9
What form is this?
A: Petrarchan Form
Q: Who hosted the Halloween party that Xiomara went to in The Poet X?
A: Reuben