2.6.F - Quiz: Week 6 Flashcards
What type of writing was Gwendolyn Brooks most known for, so much so that her work won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1950?
Poetry
Novels
Political essays
Short stories
Poetry
Frank Stockton wrote “The Lady, or the Tiger?” for his daughter’s classroom story time.
(True / False )
False
How did James Thurber, the author of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” get hurt as a child?
He fell out of a tree.
He broke his legs in a car accident.
He ate poisonous food.
He was shot in the eye by his brother.
He was shot in the eye by his brother.
Gwendolyn Brooks did not start writing until she was middle-aged.
(True / False )
False
What career did Frank Stockton have until he switched to professional writing?
Health services
Woodworking
Saddle-making
Puppetry
Woodworking
What scenario is Walter Mitty imagining when his wife tells him he is driving too fast?
He is running away from a tiger in the wild.
He is chasing down mobsters.
He is commanding a Navy hydroplane through a hurricane.
He is conducting a high-speed train.
He is commanding a Navy hydroplane through a hurricane.
As he leans against the wall of the drugstore at the end of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” Walter imagines _________________________.
that his wife disappeared into another dimension
that he is strapped into a rocket going to space
that he faces a firing squad
nothing; he’s given up daydreaming
that he faces a firing squad
Walter Mitty’s wife supports and encourages his daydreams.
(t/f)
False
At the end of “Home,” the family are disappointed that they have to stay in their home.
(t/f)
False
What does Helen declare at the end of “Home”?
She still hates the house.
She thinks their parents are lying.
She will throw a party at the house.
She will throw a party at the house.
This passage from “Home” contains an example of which type of figurative language?
They could not tell a thing from the way Papa was walking. It was that same dear little staccato walk, one shoulder down, then the other, then repeat, and repeat. They watched his progress. He passed the Kennedys’, he passed the vacant lot, he passed Mrs. Blakemore’s. They wanted to hurl themselves over the fence, into the street, and shake the truth out of his collar.
Alliteration: the repetition of certain sounds within a line or lines of words
Idiom: a common expression that is not to be taken literally
Anaphora: provides rhythm to sentences by repeating the same word/phrase in successive clauses or sentences
Sarcasm
Anaphora: provides rhythm to sentences by repeating the same word/phrase in successive clauses or sentences
Where is Papa in the story “Home”?
At his work office, getting fired
At the insurance office
At the Home Owners’ Loan office
At the unemployment office
At the Home Owners’ Loan office
In “The Lady, or the Tiger?”, the princess knows which door is hiding the other lady and which is hiding the tiger. What does the princess do when it comes time to choose?
She sits still in silence.
She slightly motions her hand to the right.
She stands up and leaves the arena, not able to watch.
She begs her father to stop this madness.
She slightly motions her hand to the right.
Fill in the blank from this passage of “The Lady, or the Tiger?”.
Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady?
The more we reflect upon this question, the harder it is to answer. It involves a study of ___________ which leads us through devious mazes of passion, out of which it is difficult to find our way.
the human brain
classical literature
foreign lands
the human heart
the human heart
In “The Lady, or the Tiger?”, the princess is in love with a brave young man. What does her father do when he finds out about this affair?
He makes them get married.
He sentences the young man to the arena.
He kills the young man and punishes his daughter.
He disowns his daughter and bans the young man from his kingdom.
He sentences the young man to the arena.
