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2. Name one account of violence in Song of Solomon and describe what its significance could be.

3. Multiple answers. Check “In books and plays” page.

4. How does Milkman change after Guitar tries to kill him in the forest?

5. He becomes more reflective and realizes that family is more important than material possessions.

6. DAILY DOUBLE When does Milkman hit Macon and why?

7. After Macon hits Ruth; he hits Macon because he was upset that Macon touched Ruth.

8. How does Milkman change from the time he is willing to hurt Pilate for the gold to the time of her death?

9. He is ashamed that he ever thought of hurting her because she has been so good to him.

10. What role does violence play in Milkman’s transformation throughout the book?

11. He becomes less violent and more introspective when he begins to learn about his family. He gives up the gold and the violence that comes along with it to find out about his people.

12. How does Kiowa’s death in The Things They Carried change the men?

13. It forced the men to take responsibility for their actions and mature.

14. Compare the purposes of violence in Doctor Zhivago and Anna Karenina.

15. The violence in Dr. Zhivago is about getting Lara and Yuri together. The violence in Anna Karenina shows the misfortune that results from carelessness.

16. How is the violence in Fahrenheit 451 a commentary on society?

17. It deals with censorship, a much debated issue, and makes the comment that censorship is an evil that should be avoided.

18. Compare the violence and purposes of violence in the Shakespeare plays Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth.

19. In Romeo & Juliet, the lovers kill themselves due to the ignorance of their parents; in Macbeth, he kills people to advance his power and make the witches’ prophecy come true.

20. Describe three books on the list: one with violence helping people to come of age, one with violence for self-serving purposes, and one with violence for altruistic purposes.

21. In the first category: The Things They Carried, Song of Solomon; in the second category: Macbeth, Lord of the Flies, Song of Solomon, Death of a Salesman, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; in the third category, Of Mice and Men, Death of a Salesman, Song of Solomon, Grapes of Wrath, Water for Elephants.

22. In The Lion King, how is Scar’s death symbolic?

23. He is betrayed by his own people and is killed the same way he killed Mufasa.

24. Which movie uses violence to illustrate determination, and is a spoof of The Once and Future King?

25. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

26. Disturbia was a spin-off of what movie using violence to show that someone can prove the truth even in the face of doubt?

27. Rear Window

28. How is the violence in Seven Pounds different from that in Up?

29. The main character in Seven Pounds kills himself to help others and make up for his mistakes; but in Up, Charles Muntz uses violence to progress his success.

30. Why does Jack go crazy in the Shining? How does that contribute to his violence? Connect the reason for his violence to a book on the list on the “In books and plays” page.

31. He has gone back to a state of nature because he is isolated from civilizations, and his vision of acceptable behavior has become blurred. This is much like Lord of the Flies, with the boys becoming extremely violent on the island.

32. Is there one universal significance of violence in literature?

33. No

34. Name the two types of violence and two examples of each.

35. Character to character: stabbings, shootings, strangling, fights; author to character: heart disease, cancer, other sicknesses

36. How is violence essential to literature?

37. It creates a multifaceted, interesting story because it can complicate or simplify things. It adds more layers to the story.

38. Name 4 reasons to incite violence in books.

39. Creates actions, creates complications, creates stress, fixes complications

40. What are some questions one can ask to discern the meaning of violence in literature? Name 3, or all 4 for an extra 100 points.

41. What does the misfortune tell us? What does this type of misfortune represent thematically? What famous or mythic death does this resemble? Why this sort of violence and not some other?

42. What are the deadliest type of spiders?

43. Daddy long legs

44. True or false: Charlie Chaplin entered a Charlie Chaplin look- alike contest and came in first place.

45. False. He came in 3 rd.

46. Approximately how many people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year?

47. About 100

48. Rebecca Black was in which of Katy Perry’s music videos?

49. “Last Friday Night”

50. What substance is used in pool clarifier?

51. Crushed clamshells