Grab Bag Literary Terms Plot and Theme Quotes Characters

Characters 10 Which character poisons Matt to save him?

Characters 20 List TWO laudanum addicts from The House of the Scorpion.

Characters 30 Who is the object of St. John’s passions who he refuses to marry?

Characters 40 Who represents American culture to Bich in Stealing Buddha’s Dinner?

Characters 50 List a way in which each protagonist—Matt, Jane, and Bich—was impacted by a physical or a social environment.

Quotations 10 “Love your enemies; bless them that curse you; do good to them that hate you and despitefully use you.” Who is the speaker of this quotation and what theme does it develop?

Quotations 20 “While I paced softly on, the last sound I expected to hear in so still a region, a laugh, struck my ears. It was a curious laugh—distinct, formal, mirthless. I stopped.” This quotation is an example of the _____________ elements in Jane Eyre. A.Romantic B.Gothic C.Feminist D.Victorian

Quotations 30 “Don’t cry, mi vida. I love you more than anything in the world. I’ll explain things to you when you’re older.” Explain the theme, or the message, of family as evidenced by this quotation from The House of the Scorpion.

Quotations 40 “In just a few minutes, in half a night, our lives changed. Our identities changed. We were Vietnamese, we were refugees, we were Americans. My father could not possibly regret it. I do not regret it. I am grateful for his unimaginable choice.” Paraphrase the meaning of this quotation from Bich.

Quotations 50 Integrate this quotation into a sentence from a research paper and correctly cite it. “Shaker Heights is the best city to raise a family” from page 14 of an article with no author titled “Best Suburbs in America” from The Encyclopedia of Cities.

Plot and Themes 10 Why does Noi place fruit on the altar of Buddha?

Plot and Themes 20 Who murders Furball?

Plot and Themes 30 Why is it significant that Mr. Rochester falls off his horse when he first meets Jane?

Plot and Themes 40 List TWO ways in which Bich’s physical or social environment impacted her identity.

Plot and Themes 50 List THREE elements of feminists texts OR gothic texts that appear in Jane Eyre.

Literary Terms 10 Who is a foil character to St. John Rivers in Jane Eyre?

Literary Terms 20 List two examples of foreshadowing from Jane Eyre.

Literary Terms 30 What is the difference between a memoir and an autobiography?

Literary Terms 40 “ Very dark indeed is his majesty when he wants to be. When he was young, he made a choice, like a tree does when it decides to grow one way or another.” Tam Lin’s statement about El Patron contains what literary device?

Literary Terms 50 What verb tense is most appropriate for literary analysis essays?

Grab Bag 10 Where does punctuation fall in reference to an internal citation?

Grab Bag 20 When should you include an internal citation in a research paper?

Grab Bag 30 Write three rules for an effective thesis statement.

Grab Bag 40 Which of the following sentences contains a gerund? A.I love to eat over the holidays. B.Eating is the best part of the holidays. C.Both D.Neither

Grab Bag 50 What is an infinitive?

FINAL JEOPARDY All teams: WAGER. Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence: “After final exams, I will eat lunch at home with my friends.”