English Midterm '22

Both men always carried what type of weapon? (The Interlopers)

Rifle

What type of fiction is "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

Feminist literature

The princesses' lover is described to be? (The Lady or the Tiger)

Fierceness of blood and lowness of station, handsome, and brave

What is a possible theme for this story? (Story of an Hour)

Freedom

What does her husband believe is the best cure for her? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

He believes that complete rest, coerced feeding, complete isolation, and no exercise is the best cure for her

Where does he hold his "trials"? (The Lady or the Tiger)

He holds his trials in the amphitheater

Who is Homer Baron? What is he like? (A Rose for Emily)

He is a northern construction worker and very sociable, he is also gay

What is her husband's profession? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

He is a physician

Describe the king in "The Lady or the Tiger".

He is semi-barbaric and a man of exuberant fancy

How does Colonel Sartoris justify remitting Miss Emily's taxes? What does this reveal about the time period? (A Rose for Emily)

He told Miss Emily that she owed no taxes because her father had loaned money to the town

Describe how Miss Emily's home smells. What type of mood do you feel that Faulkner is creating? (A Rose for Emily)

Her home smelled of dust and disuse. I feel that Faulkner is trying to create a mood of uncertainty and lack of renovation.

What is the main idea of this story? (The Interlopers)

Man is powerless against nature, and human conflicting are petty in comparison to what nature can throw

What is the significance of the woman behind the yellow wallpaper? How are this woman and the wallpaper itself symbolic? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

The woman and the wallpaper and symbolic because the wallpaper represents society back then, and the woman represents her role in society currently.

How would the story be different if it were told from the point of view of one of the men instead of both of them? (The Interlopers)

We would not know the feelings of the other characters and if the point of view was only from one of the men, we would not know if he was tellin the truth or not

third person limited

occurs when the narrator zooms in on a single character, allows the reader to share one character's reactions to events in the story, but the reader's knowledge on other characters is limited

static character

one who does NOT change throughout the course of a story

round character

has many different character traits, which sometimes contradict one another

flat character

has only one or two traits, and can be described in a few words

first person narration

occurs when the character in the story talks to the reader, they can either be credible or unreliable

Why do you think Faulkner compares sending pupils to Miss Emily to going to church? (A Rose for Emily)

Because both are trying to learn about something new

Why did the townspeople not agree with Miss Emily dating Homer Barron? (A Rose for Emily)

Because he was a Northerner

How is the first sentence an example of foreshadowing? (Story of an Hour)

Because it mentions Mrs. Mallard's heart issues and the severity of it; foreshadows her death

What mountain range does "The Interlopers" take place in?

Carpathians

What is the conflict in this story? (The Interlopers)

Conflict plays the central role in the development of plot; man vs. man, man vs. nature, individual vs. society, and man bs, society

The tiger symbolizes? (The Lady or the Tiger)

Death and punishment

The woman symbolizes? (The Lady or the Tiger)

Innocence and reward

What does the strand of gray hair at the end of the story imply? (A Rose for Emily)

It implies that Emily slept with her father's and Homer's dead corpse

How does the narration mimic the narrator's mental state? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

It shows how restless the main character is.

Judge Stevens attributes the stench from Miss Emily's home to "a snake or rat that n*gger of hers killed in the yard". What does this statement show about his character? What does the fact that he is a judge reveal about the historical time period? (A Rose for Emily)

It shows that he is racist and many people in the town were during that time period

Rather than confronting Miss Emily, Judge Stevens prefers to have four men sneak onto Miss Emily's property to eliminate the stench. What does this reveal about the Southern Aristocracy? (A Rose for Emily)

It shows that women had little rights and men didn't care if they said no or disagreed

What does this story suggest about middle-class women's place and role(s) in society in the late 1800s? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

It suggests that women didn't have many rights back then

What does the "rose" in the title symbolize? (A Rose for Emily)

It symbolizes the idea of love

How is Emily's home different from the rest of the community? (A Rose for Emily)

It was very old compared to the other houses

What is the overall mood of the story? How does it change? (Story of an Hour)

The overall mood is sad but it changes to happy when Mrs. Mallard feels free after her husband's death; it changes to ambivalent when she dies, but from joy

What can be inferred about Miss Emily based on how she repeatedly tells the city officials to see Colonel Sartoris? (A Rose for Emily)

Miss Emily had not been out of her house or socialized in a very long time

How does the setting portray the changing economic conditions? (A Rose for Emily)

Miss Emily's house portrays her lack of improving the architectural advances that the rest of the town had made

What happens at the end of the story? What type of irony is it? (Story of an Hour)

Mrs. Mallard dies from a heart disease, of the joy that kills. This is situational irony because usually, one would feel sad if their loved one died

Why might someone feel ambivalent about the end of a relationship? (Story of an Hour)

One might feel happy because of all the good memories they had with that person but also sad because they lost them

What does the narrator believe is the best cure for her? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

She believes that congenial work with excitement and change is the best cure for her

What does the narrator believe she sees behind the wallpaper? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

She believes that she sees a woman

What does the narrator believe is the best cure for her? How does this contrast with what her husband and bother say? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

She believes the best cure for ehr is congenial work with excitement and change. This contrasts with what her family is saying because they believe that she needs complete rest.

What true feelings does Mrs. Mallard have about her husband's death? (Story of an Hour)

She feels free and feels that she can finally live her life without it seeming so long

According to the text, what are the most important reasons Mrs. Mallard feels both happiness and sadness about her husband's death? (Story of an Hour)

She feels sadness because she felt abandonment, but felt happy because she was free and could live just for herself

How did Mrs. Mallard react to her husband's apparent death at first? Later on? (Story of an Hour)

She felt very sad and abandoned at first, but later on felt joy and freedom

Where does Mrs. Mallard go after hearing the news? (Story of an Hour)

She goes straight to her room

What was the real reason for the smell around Emily's house? (A Rose for Emily)

She had Mr. Barron's dead body in the upstairs room

How did Miss Emily respond to her father's death?

She insisted that her father was still alive for multiple days

How is Miss Emily described? What type of imagery is being used? (A Rose for Emily)

She is described as small but overweight. Many of the townspeople feel bad for her. Graphic imagery is being used.

In "The Yellow Wallpaper", what is the main character suffering from?

She is suffering from a nervous ailment

How did Miss Emily's behavior change after her father died and her sweetheart deserted her? (A Rose for Emily)

She never went out anymore and never answered the phone

What does Mrs. Mallard reflect on while alone? (Story of an Hour)

She reflected on the freedom that she now had and how much she didn't really love her husband

In "A Rose for Emily", what does Miss Emily refuse to pay?

She refuses to pay the taxes

What does Emily request from the drug store? What is suspicious about how she buys the item? What do you predict will happen? (A Rose for Emily)

She requests a strong poison. It is suspicious because she hesitates before explaining what she needed it for.

What details suggest that Homer Baron and Emily are married? (A Rose for Emily)

The people thought they were married because they saw Miss Emily returning from the store with mens' clothing

third person omniscient

occurs when the narrator is NOT a character in the story, the narrator is able to tell us everything about every character and presents multiple sides to the story

What is the author's tone? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

The author portrayed the character with a restless tone and the desire to do whatever she wants, such as writing. She also seems frustrated with her husband.

Discuss the metaphor of the window in relationship to "getting out". (The Yellow Wallpaper)

The window is a metaphor to "getting out" because if you open a window, you are allowing air to get in or out

What is the climax of the story? (Story of an Hour)

The climax of the story was when Mr. Mallard, thought to be dead, walks in through the door alive

How does the king muffle the sounds from the door so that the accused can't hear what's on the other side? (The Lady or the Tiger)

The doors were extremely thick and heavily curtained with skin in the inside

Why did so many people show up to Emily Grierson's funeral? (A Rose for Emily)

The men came out of respect and the women came out of curiosity

What does the narrator mean when she says, "I've got out at last, in spite of you and Jane"? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

The narrator is trying to say that despite of her husband and Jane's attempt to keep her inside and away from writing and socializing, she still manages to do both.

What did you learn about the narrator in this story? (The Interlopers)

The narrator tells the story based on everyone's point of view and knows everything that's happening in the story

How would you describe the narrator's mental state at the beginning? How has she changed? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

The narrator was very restless and longing to leave the house at the beginning. At the end, she starts to feel more free.

How would you describe the story's setting? How and why is the setting significant? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

The setting is a rental house just outside of town. It is significant because it shows that the husband is ashamed of having his sick wife at home.

How might the story be different if it were told from the point of view of the wolves? (The Interlopers)

There would not be as much information about the men until the end, where the wolves see them and kill them

Why are Gradwitz and Znaeym feuding? (The Interlopers)

They are feuding over the mountain territory

Why do the ladies doubt the relationship between Emily and Homer? What does this reveal about the attitudes and beliefs of the Deep South? (A Rose for Emily)

They doubted the relationship because Homer was a northerner, it shows that people in the town were very racist and unwelcoming to other people

What eventually happens to the two men? (The Interlopers)

They get killed by the wolves

What happens to the men in the forest? (The Interlopers)

They get trapped under a fallen branch from the storm

Why is Emily pitied? Why were people glad to pity her? (A Rose for Emily)

They pitied her because she was in her thirties and unmarried and also because of her father's death

From what point of view is this story told? (Story of an Hour)

Third-person

What point of view is this story written in? (The Interlopers)

Third-person omniscient

What is the narrative style of this story? What is the effect of this style in developing the main character? How does this style influence the way the reader understands the main character? (The Yellow Wallpaper)

This story is in first-person narrative. This develops the main character because it shows her progress throughout the story and helps us understand her exact feelings and emotions.

How many doors does the accused person have to choose from? (The Lady or the Tiger?

Two

What did you learn about the characters in this story? (The Interlopers)

Ulrich and Georg are trying to kill each other towards the beginning of the story, but they respect each other in the end.

What are some events that occurred in this story? (The Interlopers)

Ulrich and Georg are trying to kill each other, and wolves kill them both at the end

What is an example of situation irony in this story? (Story of an Hour)

When Mr. Mallard dies and Mrs. Mallard is happy instead of devastated

What is an example of dramatic irony in this story? (Story of an Hour)

When Mrs. Mallard is secretly happy about her husband's death (the audience knows this) and none of her family and friends know it

Does the narrator reveal the thoughts and feelings of the two men? Explain. (The Interlopers)

Yes, the narrator reveals their feelings of wanting to murder the other and again when they make some sort of truce

foil character

a character who is used as a contrast to another character

situational irony

a difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens

As custom, when the accused person enters the arena, they must _____ to the king. (The Lady or the Tiger)

bow

second person narration

does not generally occur in stories, but is instead used as a manual or in giving directions

dramatic irony

the readers or the audience know about something in the story but one or more of the characters do not know about it

verbal irony

the use of words to mean something different than what they appear to be