1. Midterm Review Need a pencil and a blue or black pen 75 points = multiple choice 25 points = writing

2. What is the setting of The House on Mango Street? Chicago

3. What does insubordinate mean? disobedient

4. Why was it difficult for Pony to cut his hair? It was the one thing that he was proud of.

5. What is unity? When all sentences in a piece of writing relate to the same topic, they work together well

6. Which character’s dad beats her? Sally

7. What is foreshadowing? Hints or clues about later events in a story

8. Who is the “character” of the gang? Dallas

9. Where does a thesis statement belong? It should be the last sentence in the introduction.

10. What does domestic mean? Relating to the household

11. What was the climax of The Outsiders? Johnny and Dally died

12. What was the one thing that Esperanza hoped for more than anything else? She wanted a house of her own

13. Which character went to college as a means of escaping Mango Street? Alicia

14. What does persist mean? Remain

15. What is a focus word? All sentences relate to this word. This is what you are focusing on.

16. What is the setting of “The Diary of Anne Frank?” 1942, 1945 Amsterdam

17. What does detest mean? To hate, dislike greatly

18. Who is the narrator of The Outsiders? Ponyboy

19. What are transition words? They help you move through ideas in your writing.

20. What is an incentive? A reason for doing something.

21. What is imagery? Description that creates a picture in the reader’s mind.

22. Which character in “The Diary of Anne Frank” turns out to be extremely selfish? Mr. VanDaan

23. What is a remnant? A small piece of something that remains behind

24. What is a catastrophe? A large-scale disaster

25. What is chronological order? Time order

26. Why was the Monkey Garden important to the kids on Mango Street? It gave them an escape, a place that was magical and they were free

27. Which character did Esperanza go to for a psychic reading? Elenita

28. What did Pony and Cherry have in common? sunsets

29. What does accelerate mean? To speed up

30. What is onomatopoeia? Sound words

31. Identify some of the rules that the “family” had to follow while they were in hiding? no talking above a whisper no running water/use of the w.c. They are never allowed to go downstairs No trash must ever leave

32. The dog chased it’s/its tail. its

33. The track coach tried to entice me to join the team. What does entice mean? encourage

34. What is dialect? Pronunciation or word usage for a particular region.

35. Identify an example of irony. The soldier in “The Sniper” killed his own brother.

36. What does graphic mean? lifelike

37. What is a world statement? First sentence in a piece of writing. Introduces the topic; very general.

38. foremost Most important

39. onslaught of disease Sudden attack

40. gruesome scene in the movie horrible

41. What happened that caused the “family’ to believe that they had been discovered? A thief was downstairs and heard them when Peter fell off the chair

42. What does nurture mean? To bring up, train; to support and encourage

43. The family went on their/there vacation. their