Lit Section 3 Flashcards
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Who wrote “To Build a Fire”?
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Jack London
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When was Jack born?
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Jan. 12, 1876
3
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Where was Jack born?
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San Fransisco, California
4
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What was Jack’s original name?
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John Griffith Chaney
5
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Who was Jack’s mother?
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Flora Wellmen
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What was Jack’s biological father?
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William Chaney
7
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Did Jack’s parents eventually get married?
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No, and his biological father was never part of his life
8
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Who did Jack’s mother end up marrying?
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John London
9
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Who was Jack’s stepfather?
A
John London
10
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Which war was John London a veteran of?
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the Civil War
11
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How did Jack get his last name?
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from his stepfather, John London
12
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How old was Jack when he quit school?
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14
13
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What was Jack seeking when he quit school at the age of 14?
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adventure
14
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What caused Jack to become a social person?
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his wild adventures of riding freight trains sailing to Japan, and more
15
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How old was Jack when he graduated high school?
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19
16
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Where did Jack go to college?
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University of California at Berkeley
17
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Why did Jack quit college?
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to try his luck with the Klondike gold rush
18
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How old was Jack when he returned to California after partaking in the Klondike gold rush?
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22
19
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When Jack returned to California at 22, how did he make money?
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by telling stories as a writer
20
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Where did Jack initially publish his works?
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the Overland Monthly
21
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What is the Overland Monthly?
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a California-based literary and cultural magazine
22
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What book established Jack’s reputation as a writer?
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“The Call of the Wild”
23
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When was “The Call of the Wild” published?
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1903
24
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How many books did Jack publish during the last 16 years of his life?
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over 50
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Who wrote "The Call of the Wild"?
Jack London
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Who wrote "White Fang"?
Jack London
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When was "White Fang" published?
1906
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How many times did Jack get married?
twice
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Who was Jack's first wife?
Elizabeth Mae Maddern
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When did Jack marry Maddern?
April 7, 1900
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How many children did Jack and Maddern have?
2 daughters
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What were the names of Jack's daughters?
Joan and Becky
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When did Jack and Maddern divorce?
November 11, 1904
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Who was Jack's 2nd wife?
Charmian Kittredge
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When did Jack marry Kittredge?
1905
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When did Jack die?
November 22, 1916
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How old was Jack when he died?
40
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What conditions did Jack suffer from when he died?
dysentery, late-stage alcoholism, and uremia
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What does chechaquo mean?
newcomer
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What is the setting of "To Build a Fire"?
Northern Canada
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What is the narrator in "To Build a Fire" trying to do?
reach the camp by Henderson Creek to meet his friends, "the boys"
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How cold is the setting in "To Build a Fire"?
50 degrees below 0
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In "To Build a Fire", what happens to the narrator's spit before it hits the ground?
it freezes due to the extremely cold temperature
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In "To Build a Fire", what was at the camp?
a fire and a hot supper, as well as his friends
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The opening paragraph in "To Build a Fire" uses what to describe the day as cold and gray?
a stark visual image
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In "To Build a Fire", how is the day described as in the opening paragraph?
cold and gray
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Descriptions of the missing sun in "To Build a Fire" develop what type of setting?
a bleak setting
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The harshness of the landscape in "To Build a Fire" creates what mood?
a mood of loneliness
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In "To Build a Fire", what emphasizes the fact that the man is cut off from civilization? (literary device)
imagery
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In "To Build a Fire", what does the main Yukon trail symbolize?
security and certainty
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In "To Build a Fire", the man's choice to leave the main Yukon trail symbolizes ________.
risk
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In "To Build a Fire", the man's lack of understanding and the extreme cold reveal what theme?
the limits of self-reliance, as he is overconfident about what he can achieve
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Of what point of view is the narrator in "To Build a Fire"?
(3rd person) omniscient narrator
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The omniscient narrator in "To Build a Fire" creates what tone?
a detached and impersonal tone
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What is the protagonist's flaw in "To Build a Fire"?
he does not understand the power of nature
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In "To Build a Fire", how does the narrator reveal the protagonist's flaw?
by pointing out the man's inability to have creative thoughts
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What is the external conflict of "To Build a Fire"?
man vs. nature
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Why is the man's dog in "To Build a Fire" depressed?
because of the tremendous cold
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What is the actual temperature in "To Build a Fire"?
75 degrees below 0
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What formed the crystal beard on the man in "To Build a Fire"?
juice dripping from the tobacco he chews
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At what time does the man in "To Build a Fire" reach Henderson Creek?
10 o'clock
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In "To Build a Fire", the man's dog serves as a _________ to the man.
contrast
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In "To Build a Fire", how is the dog a contrast to the man?
the dog can instinctively tell that it is too cold to be traveling and understands its limitations
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In "To Build a Fire", what figurative language is shown here? "It's [the dog's] instinct told it a truer tale than was told to the man by the man's judgment."
dramatic irony
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What does the dog in "To Build a Fire" represent?
the indifference of nature to man
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In "To Build a Fire", why does the man not understand the intense cold?
because he has an inability to imagine the cold could cause him any harm, thinking it was "never serious"
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What time did the man in "To Build a Fire" want to reach the camp by?
6 o'clock
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What tone does the phrase "[the man] had nothing to think about" reinforce? ("To Build a Fire")
a judgemental tone
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Although he does not think much, the man in "To Build a Fire" is characterized as ___________.
observant
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What figurative language is shown here? "He shied abruptly, like a startled horse." ("To Build a Fire")
simile
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What does this comparison show about animals and nature from "To Build a Fire"? "He shied abruptly, like a startled horse."
it shows the innate knowledge possessed by animals and nature alike
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What literary device is used here, from "To Build a Fire"? "They were traps"
short syntax
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What does the short syntax used here show, from "To Build a Fire"? "They were traps"
it shows that the man knows he should be careful, yet he continues
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In "To Build a Fire", the man sending out the dog to the streams, knowing they are dangerous, shows what about the man?
it shows his lack of care for the dog
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What does the advice from the old man from Sulphur Creek symbolize?
knowledge and respect for nature, something the protagonist doesn't have
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What is the fire in "To Build a Fire" a symbol of?
protection and the difference between life and death
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What does the repetition of the word "cold" in "To Build a Fire" reinforce?
the danger faced by the man
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In "To Build a Fire", what happens to the man when he takes off his mittens?
they grow numb
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In "To Build a Fire", what does the short syntax of this sentence indicate? "And then it happened"
it indicates a shift in the story
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In "To Build a Fire", what figurative language is used here? "But he was safe. Toes and nose and cheeks would be only touched by the frost, for the fire was beginning to burn with strength."
situational irony, because although he feels 'safe', the reality of the situation is very different
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What is hubris?
excessive pride
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In "To Build a Fire", what did the man think about the old man's advice about not being alone?
he thought it was "womanish"
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What figurative language is used here, from "To Build a Fire"? "[His] blood was alive."
personification
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Why can't the man remove his socks in "To Build a Fire"?
because the strings are frozen
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What put out the fire in "To Build a Fire"?
an avalanche from the tree
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What is the climax of the story in "To Build a Fire"?
the avalanche that puts out the fire
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What figurative language is used here, from "To Build a Fire"? "[the fire was] promising life with every dancing flame"
personification, as they are personified when they danced
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In "To Build a Fire", what were the man's thick, German socks like?
sheaths of iron
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What figurative language is used here, from "To Build a Fire"? "[His] thick German socks were like sheaths of iron"
simile
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What does the simile used in this excerpt from "To Build a Fire" show? "[His] thick German socks were like sheaths of iron"
it shows that his legs are trapped in unbreakable socks
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What does conflagration mean?
a destructive fire
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In "To Build a Fire", what is shown when the man believes he is safe, but the fire is put out and the opposite happens?
situational irony
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In "To Build a Fire", why is the fire being put out the climax?
because the conflict ends; the protagonist loses and the power of nature prevails
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In "To Build a Fire", what happens after the fire is put out?
the man acknowledges the old man was correct
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Near the end of "To Build a Fire", what does the man try to do regarding the dog as he can't rebuild the fire?
he tries to kill the dog and use its fur to warm him
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In "To Build a Fire", why can't the man kill the dog?
because he keeps sliding away, not letting him get near
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In "To Build a Fire", what does the man's inability to light another fire do?
it seals his fate
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The dog's reaction to the man dying and not being able to rebuild the fire in "To Build a Fire" represents what?
the indifference of nature to man
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In "To Build a Fire", does the dog choose its or the man's survival?
it chooses its own survival over the man's
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In "To Build a Fire", what angers the man while trying to warm up and get to the camp? (near the end)
the dog's warmth and security
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In "To Build a Fire", what did the man realize about running around?
he realized it was foolish and he wanted to die with dignity
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In "To Build a Fire", the man thinks about "meeting death with _______."
dignity
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In "To Build a Fire", what is the man's final thought of?
the old man at Sulphur Creek
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In "To Build a Fire", what are the man's final words as he dies?
"You were right, old hoss, you were right"
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In "To Build a Fire", what figurative language is shown here? "Mercury felt as he felt"
a mythological allusion
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In "To Build a Fire", what does this mythological allusion allude to? "Mercury felt as he felt"
the Roman god who wore winged sandals
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In "To Build a Fire", what figurative language is shown here? "he had been making a fool of himself, running around like a chicken with its head cut off."
simile
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In "To Build a Fire", what does this simile show? "he had been making a fool of himself, running around like a chicken with its head cut off."
his acceptance of death
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What was the last simile in "To Build a Fire"?
"he had been making a fool of himself, running around like a chicken with its head cut off."
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What is the resolution of "To Build a Fire"?
he acknowledges the old man's advice and gains an understanding of nature
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What is the resolution of "To Build a Fire" an example of?
situational irony, as the knowledge comes too late to save him
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Who wrote "Woodland"?
Lydia Millet
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Where was Lydia Millet born?
Boston, MA
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When was Lydia Millet born?
December 5, 1968
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Where was Lydia Millet raised?
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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What is Lydia Millet's Bachelor of Arts degree in?
interdisciplinary studies
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Where did Lydia Millet get her Bachelor of Arts degree from?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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What is Lydia Millet's master's degree in?
environmental policy
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Where did Lydia Millet receive her master's degree from?
Duke University
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Where does Lydia Millet live now?
Tucson
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Who are Lydia Millet's children?
Nola and Silas
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What award did Lydia Millet receive for her collection titled "Love in Infant Monkeys"?
a Pulitzer Prize
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When did Lydia Millet receive her Pulitzer Prize for "Love in Infant Monkeys"?
2010
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What award was Lydia Millet a finalist for in 2020?
the National Book Awards
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When was Lydia Millet a finalist for the National Book Awards?
2020
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What was Lydia Millet's first nonfiction work?
"We Loved It All: A Memory Of Life"
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When did Lydia Millet publish her first nonfiction work, "We Loved It All: A Memory Of Life"?
2024
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How many hours a week does Lydia Millet spend writing and editing news releases for the Center for Biological Diversity?
30 hours
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What is Lydia Millet devoted to doing?
protecting endangered species
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What are Lydia Millet's books about?
the interconnectedness and community of nature
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When was "Woodland" published?
2019
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What was "Woodland" published in?
Guernica, a global arts and politics magazine
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What is Guernica?
a global arts and politics magazine
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The 2019 publication of Guernica that included "Woodland" was dedicated to what genre of works?
Cli-Fi
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What themes are explored in "Woodland"?
human impact on the environment, nostalgia, class divisions, and the artificiality of manufactured experiences
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How does the title "Woodland" hold irony?
because a woodland is usually a natural space, but here it is an artificial environment
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In "Woodland", what do the asterisks represent?
breaks, indicating time has passed or the setting has been moved
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How had the narrator in "Woodland" first seen the leisure facility?
through the eye of a drone on the screen
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What does "Woodland" contain?
ocean, sand, field, and forest
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What point of view is "Woodland" told from?
first-person narrator
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In "Woodland", what is used to establish the setting?
visual imagery
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In "Woodland", the grass at the edge of the sea cliffs turns to what color?
gold
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When the narrator of "Woodland" first saw the place, what colors were on her screen?
blue, yellow, and green
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Where does the narrator in "Woodland" live?
a dry, desolate camp
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Who does the narrator in "Woodland" live with?
her parents and baby brother, Mo
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What is the name of the narrator's baby brother in "Woodland"?
Mo
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In "Woodland", what is the place the narrator sees on the screen and wants to work at?
a leisure facility
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How does the narrator of "Woodland" describe the camp she lives at?
she describes the desolate camp as dried-up land with dead trees
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In "Woodland", what does the narrator dream of doing regarding the leisure facility?
she dreams of getting a job there and bringing Mo
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In "Woodland", what does the camp the narrator lives at lack?
water, with it being very dry
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In "Woodland", what was the largest body of water the narrator had ever seen?
the rainwater tank
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In "Woodland", the marshy springs at the camp where the narrator lives are described as what?
flats of cracked mud, as there was not much water
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What figurative language is used in the phrase from "Woodland"? "the largest body of water I’d ever seen was our rainwater tank. A dirty white goliath lifted up from the ground on squat legs."
metaphor
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In "Woodland", what is the narrator's rainwater tank metaphorically compared to?
a dirty white goliath
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In "Woodland", how are the trees in the narrator's camp metaphorically described as?
skeletons, ghosts of cottonwood and willows
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What figurative language is used in this phrase from "Woodland"? "The trees around it were skeletons, the ghosts of cottonwoods and willows"
metaphor
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What is the setting of "Woodland"?
a lonely, post-apocalyptic world where life is fragile
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In "Woodland", the narrator's parents worked so much they were ____________.
shadows
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In "Woodland", what does the applicant have to do in order for the leisure facility to allow a family member to stay there with them?
the applicant had to score high enough
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What figurative language is used here, from "Woodland"? "Our parents meant well, but they worked so hard they were shadows."
metaphor, comparing the narrator's parents to shadows, most likely because they were quiet and weren't around much
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In "Woodland", how do we know the setting is a distant future?
because countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh are "exotic"
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In "Woodland", what are countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh considered?
exotic and old countries
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In "Woodland", when does the narrator complete practice tests for her job?
when Mo is asleep
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In "Woodland", why does the narrator only complete practice tests when Mo is sleeping?
because she doesn't want to miss any time with him while he is awake
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In "Woodland", how did the narrator pay to fix broken electronics?
by finding items in the landfill to trade
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In "Woodland", how many things had the narrator and Mo collected to trade with the peddlers for money?
46 things
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From "Woodland", fill in the blank. "Meanwhile, home was the __________."
screen
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In "Woodland", what did the narrator and Mo find in the landfill?
a hand-cranked wooden box, jewelry, birth-control and pain pills, sliver forks, a doll, stroller, copper kettle, lighters, and a 2-burner gas stove
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In "Woodland", what is the job the narrator seeks requiring?
"attractive candidates"
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In "Woodland", how does the narrator prevent her skin from wrinkling?
by wearing a hat
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In "Woodland", why does the narrator wear a hat?
to protect her skin from wrinkling, as the job she seeks requires attractive candidates
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What theme does this sentence from "Woodland" enforce? "Clients didn't want to be served by hardscrabble who reminded them of the derelicts."
the theme of class divisions
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In "Woodland", what was the narrator's most prized possession?
her screen
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In "Woodland", what was the narrator's second-most prized possession?
her hat
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In "Woodland", did the narrator's mother wear a hat?
No
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In "Woodland", what happened to the narrator's mother's skin when she didn't wear a hat?
it looked like leather
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What figurative language is used in this sentence from "Woodland"? "My mother didn't wear a hat, and her face looked like leather."
simile, using 'like' to compare her mother's skin to leather
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In "Woodland", how are the goats in the camp?
dirty and mean
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In "Woodland", what clings to the underbellies of the goats?
dung
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In "Woodland", how was the goat's meat?
tough but nourishing
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In "Woodland", what do the "high and sharp" fences protect the chickens from?
coyotes and feral dogs
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What figurative language is used in this sentence from "Woodland"? "The springs gave off a sulfurous smell."
sibiliance and an olfactory image
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In "Woodland", what color was the henhouse?
faded red
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In "Woodland", what does the fact that Mo is too young to be entrusted with a gun tell us about his age?
he is probably not a teenager, most likely young
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In "Woodland", what were Mo's duties at the camp?
gathering eggs, patching tent holes, sweeping sand out of tents, and pulling up weeds
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In "Woodland", the camp the narrator lives at is a cluster of _________-_________ __________.
rust-stained trailers
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In "Woodland", who guarded the precious solar array?
teenagers with shotguns
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In "Woodland", how were the generators in the camp?
noisy, when there was fuel to run them
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The narrator describes the camp as _________, ____________, and _____________.
dirty, dangerous, depressing
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What literary device is used in this sentence from "Woodland"? "Terrible. But lovely."
short syntax
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In "Woodland", what part of the museum did the narrator prefer?
The winter scenes
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In "Woodland", each of the windows in the museum was a _______.
scene
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In "Woodland", what part of the museum was Mo's favorite?
the walrus section
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In "Woodland", how did Mo describe the walruses?
he said they had "big funny teeth" and "they're so fat"
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In "Woodland", what did the narrator think the walruses looked like?
grave, elderly men
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What figurative language is used in this sentence from "Woodland"? "They'd [the walruses] looked like grave elderly men."
Simile, because they are comparing walruses to old men using the word 'like'
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In "Woodland", what is Mo described as?
a tender-hearted boy
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In "Woodland", why did the narrator think the animal scenes were "Terrible. But lovely"?
because the artists often used real animal skins to create the life-sized models
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In "Woodland", does the narrator like driving?
Yes
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In "Woodland", what is the leisure facility called?
Woodland
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In "Woodland", how is the narrator's housing in Woodland?
it is a fine and solid log cabin
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In "Woodland", details of Woodland provide a ________ to the camp.
contrast
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In "Woodland", what was the decor in Woodland based on?
"old" America, its wilderness and parks
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In "Woodland", what was the old Smoke the Bear sign battered by?
time and weather
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In "Woodland", what does the design of the Woodland create?
nostalgia, even though it is only a manufactured experience
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In "Woodland", how far away is the Woodland from the main leisure complex?
20 miles
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In "Woodland", what vehicle did each field staff member have?
an All Terrain Vehicle, ATV
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In "Woodland", what made the roads uneven and dangerous?
coastal storms
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In "Woodland", how did workers, like the narrator, get to the Woodland?
through bus trains
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In "Woodland", why didn't clients travel to the Woodland by helicopter?
because they made too much noise
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In "Woodland", how did clients travel to the Woodland?
by jeep or boat
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In "Woodland", how did the narrator's journey compare to the journey of one of the clients to Woodland?
her's was much more dangerous
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In "Woodland", what would the narrator do with her wages?
she would send them back to repay the debt
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In "Woodland", how many connections did the narrator have to make to get to the Woodland?
8 connections
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In "Woodland", how much time did each worker get to report for duty at the Woodland once hired?
1 week
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In "Woodland", why did the narrator's father make her look unappealing?
to avoid assaults and her being stolen from
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In "Woodland", how did the narrator's father make her look unappealing?
by knotting her hair and streaking her face with dirt
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In "Woodland", how was the ocean at Woodland different than what the narrator had expected?
she expected a big, blue ocean, but instead there were structures of jetties and nets jutted out into the water
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In "Woodland", the fish farms, jetties, and nets in the ocean enforce what theme?
the theme of manufactured experiences
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In "Woodland", why are fish farms necessary?
because climate change has destroyed the natural world
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What is Chasseur French for?
hunter
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In "Woodland", what was the other half of land that bordered the Woodland called?
Chasseur,
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In "Woodland", what was Chasseur designed to imitate?
the French countryside
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In "Woodland, Chasseur was designed to give its clients what opportunity?
the oppurtnity to pretend they were aristocrats
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In "Woodland", when the narrator went near the boundary between Woodland and Chassuer, what could she hear from the other side?
hounds baying in the distance
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In "Woodland", by dressing up the beavers and rabbits and portraying them doing human activities, what literary device is employed?
anthropomorphism, giving human characteristics, emotions, activities, etc to non-human things
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In "Woodland", Mo's realization of the fact that real animals don't talk suggests what?
a loss of hope and innocence
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In "Woodland", the fact that the leisure facility has to raise animals in captivity to create the natural experiences reinforces what theme?
a theme of manufactured experiences
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In "Woodland", what was Chasseur considered to be?
a hunting service
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In "Woodland", what were some of the names of services offered by other leisure companies?
"Elegant Chase", "Country Squire", "Field and Stream"
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In "Woodland", what did the beavers and rabbits in the picture book the narrator read to Mo do?
they spoke, wore clothing, went on picnics, played games, and said things human children would say
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In "Woodland", what did Mo think about animals?
he thought they could speak long ago, and was hopeful their descendants could as well
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In "Woodland", what theme is enforced when the narrator talks about clients who could do whatever they wanted?
a theme of class divisions
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In "Woodland", what did the clients live in?
luxe but sterile citadels
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In "Woodland", how were the citadels in which the clients lived in?
luxe but sterile
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In "Woodland", how much did the clients pay to be at the Woodland?
a steep price
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What literary device is used in these excerpts from "Woodland"? "dappled light" and "mosquitoes that carried disease"
contrast
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In "Woodland", what were some risks for clients in the Woodland?
mosquitoes that carried disease, blackflies, rattlesnakes, twisted ankles, thirst, exhaustion, and sometimes large predators
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In "Woodland", a ___________ was always on call due to the amount of risks.
surgeon, called a "staff surgeon" in the story
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In "Woodland", how did the narrator feel about the client's freedom and relaxation?
she felt comforted
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In "Woodland", what happens over time to the Woodland?
there are fewer clients, the narrator gets paid less, and employees start leaving
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In "Woodland", the employees' salaries decreased until they only earned what?
"room and board"
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In "Woodland", was the worsening of facilities happening at all the leisure facilities or only the one where the narrator is at?
they didn't know because the company blocked access to the competition
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In "Woodland", why did the company block access to the ad sites of the competition?
because they didn't want employees comparing
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In "Woodland", what happened to the narrator's duties as more people left their posts at the Woodland?
she got more responsibilities and duties
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In "Woodland", what happened to the accident rates as the number of employees decreased?
accidents got more frequent
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In "Woodland", at the Chasseur, what happened to a client due to the lack of employee supervision?
one of them got mauled by mountain lion
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In "Woodland", as accidents got more frequent, what happened to company ratings?
they took a hit
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In "Woodland", the few lions that remained had no ____________ for the people.
fondness
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In "Woodland", what is shown as the leisure facility gets worse and worse over time?
it shows that even manufactured experiences become less sustainable
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In "Woodland", who were the last 2 people still at the leisure facility?
the narrator and Charlie
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In "Woodland", what was Charlie's former profession?
he was a former soldier
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In "Woodland", what did Charlie teach the narrator?
survival tricks and skills, like how to make fires and fix broken tools
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In "Woodland", what did Charlie teach the narrator regarding food?
he taught her what mushrooms and berries could be safely eaten
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In "Woodland", what theme is shown when Charlie teaches the narrator survival skills?
the theme of survival
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In "Woodland", the last client had an attitude of ___________.
defeat
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In "Woodland", why were the last of the animals released?
because they couldn't be taken care of and Charlie worried about sickness and malnutrition
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In "Woodland", what happened to the last client's family members?
their children were lost and so was her husband
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In "Woodland", did the narrator and the last client see many animals?
No, they saw none
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In "Woodland", what did the client say after not seeing any animals?
she said, "'It's alright. The trees are enough.'"
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In "Woodland", what did the last client share with the narrator and Charlie?
a glass of wine
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In "Woodland", what did one glass of the last client's wine make her feel?
light-headed
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In "Woodland", what did the narrator remark about the price of the wine?
she thought, "I hadn't tasted such an expensive drink before. And haven't since."
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In "Woodland", what did the last client tell Charlie and the narrator?
stories of her adventures
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In "Woodland", what pet did the last client once have?
a dog
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In "Woodland", one of the stories the client told was about her climbing what mountains?
the Himalayas
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In "Woodland", the stories of the last client's past experiences reinforce what theme?
the theme of nostalgia
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In "Woodland", why does the narrator stay behind at the Woodland after it closes?
because she has nowhere else to go
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In "Woodland", when the Woodland closes, where does Charlie move?
to an A-frame a couple of miles away
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In "Woodland", when the leisure facility closes, what does it start to seem like?
the camp the narrator used to live at
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In "Woodland", who does the narrator think about in the final section of the story?
Mo
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In "Woodland", the story ends with the narrator thinking what?
that Mo might have learned the animal's language
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In "Woodland", what animal does the narrator mistake for Mo near the end of the story?
a black bear
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In "Woodland", what condition was the black bear in at the end of the story?
he was limping and very thin
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In "Woodland", what does the bear at the end of the story symbolize?
the destruction of the natural world
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In "Woodland", what does the imagery at the end of the story remind us?
that there is still hope
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What is shown here, from "Woodland"? "the sun paints the sky at dusk, clouds lit up pink and red over the trees"
beautiful imagery
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Who wrote "The flavours we'll lose"?
Brecht de Poortere
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Where did Brecht de Poortere grow up?
Africa
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Brecht de Poortere is a ___________ author.
Belgian
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Where does Brecht de Poortere currently live?
Paris, France
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What are Brecht de Poortere's stories inspired by?
the beautiful and sad things he experienced while living in Africa
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What genre is "The flavours we'll lose"?
cli-fi
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How many paragraphs is "The flavours we'll lose"?
3
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What is the setting of "The flavours we'll lose"?
a futuristic world where Tuscany, Italy is a dry and unproductive place
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What is Tuscany known for?
its wines, olive oil, cheeses, and cured meats
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Where were Maremma cows traditionally raised?
the marshland region of central Italy
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When were the marshlands in Italy destroyed?
th inter-war period of Italy, the 1930s
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what does the contrast between dark and light, as well as hot and cold, emphasize?
the changes that have taken place
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In "The flavours we'll lose", how old is the narrator's daughter turning?
5
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what is the name of the narrator's daughter?
Chiara
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what is the narrator doing for Chiara's 5th birthday?
she is baking a cake for her
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In "The flavours we'll lose", why does the narrator get up while it is still dark outside to bake the cake?
because when the sun rises, it will become too hot to bake a cake
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In "The flavours we'll lose", why does the narrator close all the windows and shutters?
to trap the cool night air inside
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what type of cake is the narrator baking?
a sponge cake
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In "The flavours we'll lose", who made the recipe for the sponge cake the narrator is making?
Grandma
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what is the secret to a good cake?
quality butter
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In "The flavours we'll lose", why does the narrator have to use goat's milk for butter?
because their Maremma cow died
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In "The flavours we'll lose", how did the Maremma cow die?
most likely due to starvation, as it says, "when the grass turned brown and dry"
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In "The flavours we'll lose", how does the narrator make butter since the Maremma cow died?
using goat's milk
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In "The flavours we'll lose", why doesn't the narrator have eggs for the cake?
because their chickens stopped laying eggs
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what is substituted for eggs?
aquafaba
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What is aquafaba?
the liquid saved from cooking chickpeas
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what does the narrator substitute for wheat?
sorghum
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How does sorghum compare to wheat in resilience?
sorghum is tougher and more resistant to dry, arid climates
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what is created by this phrase? "clinking of the whisk"
an auditory image
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In "The flavours we'll lose", how does the sun appear?
red and fiery
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What literary device is used here, from "The flavours we'll lose"? "the searing wind sweeps up the dust"
sibilance
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What does the sibilance used here highlight, from "The flavours we'll lose" "the searing wind sweeps up the dust"
the impact of climate change
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what wakes up Chiara?
the clinking of the whisk against the bowl
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In "The flavours we'll lose", why did the narrator move the oven outside?
to keep the house cool
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What literary device is used here, from "The flavours we'll lose"? "The sun, red and fiery, peaks over the hills, announcing another scorching day."
a visual image
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what are the plants in the vineyard compared to?
gnarled zombie hands
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What figurative language is used here, from "The flavours we'll lose"? "branches stick out of the ground like gnarled zombie hands."
simile, using like to compare branches to gnarled zombie hands
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what does the narrator think when Chiara tells her she loves raisins?
she thinks about how raisins don't taste anything like grapes
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In "The flavours we'll lose", how many raisins does the narrator place on top of the cake?
5, for each year of Chiara's life
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what do the raisins symbolize?
the 5 years of Chiara's life and the larger problem of climate change
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In "The flavours we'll lose", where do the raisins come from?
Scandinavia
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what does the fact that the raisins come from Scandinavia suggest?
that global warming will change the climate so much that cold places will become warm
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what is one of the lost flavors mentioned?
the fresh, juicy grape
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What literary device is shown here, from "The flavours we'll lose"? "I lift the lid and carefully shake out 5 hard raisins into my palm."
kinesthetic imagery
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In "The flavours we'll lose", what does the narrator call the jar?
the terracotta jar
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In "The flavours we'll lose", how much did the narrator say the raisins cost?
"an arm and a leg"
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In "The flavours we'll lose", why does the narrator only keep the raisins for special occasions?
because they are expensive
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In "The flavours we'll lose", where is the only place grapes still grow?
Scandinavia
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Who wrote "Some Effects of Global Warming in Lackawanna County"?
Jay Parini
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Where was Parini born?
Pittston, Pennsylvania
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When was Parini born?
April 2, 1948
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Where was Parini raised?
Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Where did Parini go to college?
Lafayette College
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When did Parini graduate from Lafayette College?
1970
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Where did Parini get his PhD from?
University of St. Andrews, Scotland
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When did Parini graduate from the University of St. Andrews with his PhD?
1975
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Where did Parini move to in 1982?
Vermont
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Where does Parini live now?
Vermont
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When did Parini move to Vermont?
1982
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What does Parini do in Vermont? (profession)
he is a professor at Middlebury College
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Who is Parini's wife?
Devon Jerslid
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How many children does Parini have?
3 sons
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How many volumes of poetry has Parini authored?
6
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How many novels has Parini authored?
8
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"The Last Station" is a film adapted from a work by whom?
Jay Parini
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What award was "The Last Station" nominated for?
an Academy Award
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What state is Lackawanna County in?
northeastern Pennsylvania
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What literary device does "Lackawanna County" open with?
a kinesthetic image,"The maples sweat"
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What are the main themes of "Lackawanna County"?
disruption of the natural world and humanity's lack of awareness
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What literary devices are used here, from "Lackawanna County"? "The maples sweat."
kinesthetic imagery and personification
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In "Lackawanna County", the cacophonous 'k' sound in "calendars and clocks" reinforces what?
the negative quality of the disruption
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What literary device is used here, from "Lackawanna County"? "the birds scramble in the frost for seeds"
sibilance
350
In "Lackawanna County", what does sibilance here highlight? "the birds scramble in the frost for seeds"
the natural world's desparation
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What literary device is used here, from "Lackawanna County"? "a sobbing starts in roots and tubers"
personfication
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In "Lackawanna County", what awoke the bear from its hibernation?
the ice cracking and sliding
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In "Lackawanna County", how did the ice cracking and sliding affect the bear?
it caused it to wake up from hibernation too early on
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What literary device is used here, from "Lackawanna County"? "coiled wire of the weeds"
metaphor, comparing weeds to a trap
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In "Lackawanna County", what is a trap?
the weeds
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In "Lackawanna County", what is the shift in line 10?
it shifts from the natural world to humanity
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In "Lackawanna County", what do the kids represent?
the lack of awareness by humanity, as they are oblivious to the unseasonably warm weather
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In "Lackawanna County", what do the teachers flirt with?
off the wall assignments
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In "Lackawanna County", what are the kids wearing, despite it being far from summer?
they are wearing T-shirts
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Who wrote "Once the World was Perfect"?
Joy Harjo
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When was Harjo born?
May 9, 1951
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Where was Harjo born?
Tulsa, OK
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What was Harjo's original name?
Joy Foster
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What Indigenous group is Harjo a member of?
the Muscogee Creek Nation
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Who was Harjo's great-great-grandfather?
a famous leader named Monahwee
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In what famous war did Harjo's great-great-grandfather, Monahwee, fight in?
the Red Stick War against Andrew Jackson in the 1800s
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When did Harjo write her first poem? (grade)
8th grade
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Where did Harjo earn her BA from?
the University of New Mexico
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Where did Harjo earn her MFA from?
Iowa Writers' Workshop
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When did Harjo publish her first volume of poetry?
1975
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How many books of poetry has Harjo authored?
10
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Harjo was the ____ Poet Laureate of the US? (number)
23rd
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When was Harjo the 23rd Poet Laureate of the US?
2019-2022
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Where does Harjo live?
Tulsa, OK
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When was "Once the World was Perfect" published?
2015
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What does the word "once" in "Once the World was Perfect" suggest?
that perfection is in the past, and something went wrong to reverse it
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What collective pronoun is used in "Once the World was Perfect" to put blame on humanity?
"we"
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what does the collective pronoun "we" do?
it places blame on us, humanity, because we took the perfect world for granted
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what did humans do with the perfect world?
they took it for granted
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what figurative language is used here? "Then Doubt pushed through with its spiked head."
personification
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what figurative language is used here? "All manner of demon thoughts jumped through."
personification
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what does Doubt have?
a spiked head
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what does the harsh 'd' sound shown here show? "Discontent," "Doubt," and "Demon"
it shows the negative impact of our actions
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what worked together to "rupture the web" and start the downfall from perfection?
Doubt and Discontent
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In "Once the World was Perfect", who destroyed the perfect world?
humans
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what represents jealousy, fear, greed, envy, and hatred?
stones
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what do the stones each represent?
jealousy, fear, greed, envy, and hatred
388
In "Once the World was Perfect", what did the emotions represented as stones do?
they "put out the light" and destroyed our perfect world
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what happened after we put out the light with our stones?
we were left in the dark
390
In "Once the World was Perfect", what do light and dark symbolize?
the conflict between good and evil
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In "Once the World was Perfect", "A spark of __________ made a light."
kindness
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what happens to create a shift in the story?
someone shares a blanket
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what does sharing do?
it creates a spark of kindness
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what does the spark of kindness create?
a light
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what does the light created by a spark of kindness do?
it opened a hole in the darkness, allowing us to escape
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what did we do after the light made a hole in the darkness?
we built a ladder and climbed out
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In "Once the World was Perfect", who was the first person to climb out of the darkness?
a Wind Clan person
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what does the ladder symbolize?
the steps humanity must take to move forward
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In "Once the World was Perfect", what banish the Disconent and Doubt?
community, sharing, and kindness
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Who wrote "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Glacier"?
Craig Santos Perez
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When was Perez born?
Feb. 6, 1980
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Where was Perez born?
Mongmong, Guam
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Where did Perez move to when he was 15?
California
404
How old was Perez when he moved to California?
15 years old
405
Where did Perez earn his MFA from?
the University of San Francisco
406
What did Perez get his MFA in?
Creative Writing
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Where did Perez get his PhD from?
University of California at Berkeley
408
What did Perez get his PhD in?
Ethnic Studies
409
Where did Perez move to at age 30?
Hawaii
410
How old was Perez when he moved to Hawaii?
30
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What is Perez's current job?
he is an English professor at the University of Hawaii, Manoa
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What does Perez teach?
creative writing, eco-poetry, and Pacific literature
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What publishing company did Perez cofound?
Ala Press
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What is Ala Press focused on?
Pacific literature
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When was "Thirteen Ways" published?
April 2020
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What poem is "Thirteen Ways" inspired by?
"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" by Wallace Stevens
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In "Thirteen Ways", what does the visual image of "starving polar bears" do?
it creates empathy for their situation
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In "Thirteen Ways", what collective pronoun is commonly used?
"we"
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In "Thirteen Ways", how many glaciers are there?
200000
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How does "Thirteen Ways" connect us with "200,000 glaciers"?
by using the collective pronoun "we"
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What figurative language is used here, from "Thirteen Ways"? "We are of one ecology, like a planet."
simile
422
What figurative language is used here, from "Thirteen Ways"? "The glacier absorbed greenhouse gases."
alliteration, with the repetition of the g sound
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In "Thirteen Ways", "we are a large part of the _________."
biosphere
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In "Thirteen Ways", what did the glacier absorb?
greenhouse gases
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In "Thirteen Ways", how are we related to animals and glaciers?
through kinship
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In "Thirteen Ways", what are humans kin with?
glaciers and animals
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In "Thirteen Ways", the fear, terror, change, and uncertainty relate to what theme?
the theme of climate change
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Some icebergs can be as large as what U.S. state?
Rhode Island
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In "Thirteen Ways", what is causing the glaciers to melt and calve?
climate change
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In "Thirteen Ways", what creates "the terror of uncertainty"?
the unpredictability of the icebergs, how large they will be, or how much damage they will cause
431
In "Thirteen Ways", what figurative language is used here? "Icebergs fill the vast Ocean, with Titanic wrecks."
allusion, referring to the great Titanic shipwreck
432
In "Thirteen Ways", why is the Titanic alluded to?
to show the how large the problem of climate change is and how big the icebergs are
433
When did the Titanic make its voyage?
April 15, 1912
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What is the shift in "Thirteen Ways"?
the speaker is directly addressing humankind, instead of using we, and questions our actions
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In "Thirteen Ways", what does the speaker call humans?
vulnerable
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In "Thirteen Ways", how is the glacier already impacting us negatively?
by flooding our cities
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In "Thirteen Ways", what are the main problems caused by glaciers, and future problems that will come as a result of climate change?
lurid, inescapable storms, huge tides, and flooded cities
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In "Thirteen Ways", what do the word choices of "When" and "beginning" indicate?
time passing
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In "Thirteen Ways", what are the meanings of the word "waves"?
it means physical waves created by the icebergs, but also continuous, repeated disturbances over time that arise from climate change and its impact on the glaciers
440
In "Thirteen Ways", what literary device is used here? "the rumble of a glacier"?
auditory image
441
In "Thirteen Ways", what literary device is used here? "Every tourist in the new Arctic chased the ice quickly."
kinesthetic imagery, as we can see the ice breaking off from the glacier and the tourists chasing these pieces
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In "Thirteen Ways", what did humans do once we realized the effects of an oil spill on glaciers?
we banned offshore drilling
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In "Thirteen Ways", what happens to the winter?
winter becomes very warm, so warm that is essentially summer
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In "Thirteen Ways", what literary device is used to show the impact of human activities on glaciers?
anaphora
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In "Thirteen Ways", what happened after humans were too late to take action on climate change?
the glacier melted so much that it could fit in our hands
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In "Thirteen Ways", the glacier melted so much it could fit in what?
our warm hands
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Who wrote "Last Snowman"?
Simon Armitage
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When was Armitage born?
May 26, 1963
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Where was Armitage born?
Yorkshire, England
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In what village did Armitage grow up in?
the village of Marsden
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How old was Armitage when he wrote his first poem?
10, and did it for a school assignment
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What was Armitage's BA in?
geography
453
Where did Armitage get his BA in geography from?
Portsmouth University
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What did Armitage get his Master of Science in?
social work
455
Where did Armitage get his MS in social work from?
Manchester University
456
What was Armitage's first career out of college?
probation officer
457
After working as a probation officer for 6 years, what did Armitage turn his attention to?
poetry
458
How long was Armitage a probation officer?
6 years
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When did Armitage start publishing poetry?
1992
460
When was Armitage named the poet laureate of the UK?
2019
461
What significant award did Armitage get in 2019?
he was selected as the poet laureate of the UK
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How long will Armitage hold the poet laureate title?
for 10 years, until 2029
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What is Armitage's current profession?
he is a Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds
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When was "Last Snowman" initially published?
May 2015
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Where was "Last Snowman" initially published?
The Guardian
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How many lines are in each stanza of "Last Snowman"?
3
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What is a 3 line stanza called?
a tercet
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What type of poem is "Last Snowman"?
a shape poem
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What does the shape of "Last Snowman" mimic?
a snowman drifting across the sea on an iceberg
470
What does "Last Snowman" start with?
a kinesthetic image of "drifted south down an Arctic seaway on a plinth of ice"
471
In "Last Snowman", what are the eyes of the snowman?
jelly tots
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In "Last Snowman", how is the snowman reacting to him melting?
he starts crying
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In "Last Snowman", what color are the snowman's tears?
lime green
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In "Last Snowman", the snowman crying is an example of what?
personification
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In "Last Snowman", the personification of the snowman crying is meant to create what?
empathy
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In "Last Snowman", what is the snowman's nose made of?
carrot
477
In "Last Snowman", what is the melting of the snowman juxtaposed with?
a static image of the snowman's mouth
478
In "Last Snowman", what does the melting snowman symbolize?
the effects of climate change on the Arctic
479
In "Last Snowman", why can't the snowman stand anymore?
because he has melted so much
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In "Last Snowman", what do the partygoers symbolize?
the ability of man to ignore the problems around him, in this case, climate change
481
In "Last Snowman", what is created when the luxury of the cruise ship is put with the rotting snowman?
juxtaposition
482
In "Last Snowman", what is juxtaposed with the luxurious cruise ship?
the melting, rotting snowman
483
In "Last Snowman", what figurative language is used here? "singular and abominable"
allusion
484
In "Last Snowman", what are the partygoers eating/drinking?
Scotch eggs and Pink ladies
485
In "Last Snowman", what does the word "abominable" allude to?
the mythical monster of the Himalayas
