Honors English 2 Semester 1 Final study guide
proctor believes that abigail accuses elizabeth of witchcraft because
abigail wants to punish proctor for rejecting her
"its a bitter woman, a lying cold, sniveling woman, and i will not work for such"
abigail williams
the characters of the novel associate the scarlet letter with all but
alienation
who wrote stories in civil war
ambrose bierce
who wrote the devils dictionary
ambrose bierce
Mrs. Putnams comments suggest that her primary motivation in hunting for witches is
anger at having lost her children
From his comments in Act 1, it can be inferred that Parris's convern for his daughter is primarily based on his
anxiety about his reputation
Lives with the physical and spiritual anguish of hidden guilt
arthur dimmesdale
keeps a bloody scourge in a secret closet
arthur dimmesdale
dimmesdale calls out to hester and pearl
as he makes his way up the scaffold
chillingworth discovers dimmesdale secret and plans to
become dimmesdales closet friend
Indiana novelist known for his family sages Was both popular and good Won two Pulitzer Prizes for The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams Novels reflect naturalist ideas of the time period but are much more readable even today than the works of many contemporaries Works also contain enough drama and romance to make them good fodder for dramatization in the form of movies and plays
booth tarkington
who wrote alice adams
booth tarkington
who wrote the magnificent ambersons
booth tarkington
who wrote outcasts of poker flat
bret harte
who wrote the luck of the roaring camp
bret harte
when elizabeth says to proctor "the magistrate sits in your heart that judges you" she means that proctor
carries the knowledge of his own guilt
who wrote the yellow wallpaper
charlotte perkins gilman
chillingworth realizes dimmesdale knows he is hesters husband when
dimmesdale refuse the physicians medicien
American poet and novelist best known for Spoon River Anthology in which the inhabitants of a small town speak from their graves of their bitter, unfulfilled lives Raised on his grandfather's farm in Illinois, used this familiar background as the idea for his fictional town of Spoon River Wrote poetry initially as a hobby, worked as a lawyer in Chicago
edgar lee masters
who wrote the spoon river anthology
edgar lee masters
American novelist best known for her novels about the upper-class society in which she was born Modeled her writing on that of Henry James Writing reveals her concerns with ethics and society's forms Most famous novel Ethan Frome is actually a departure from her usual settings and themes and is thought to reflect her own marital unhappiness Won the Pulitzer Prize for The Age of Innocence in 1920 Also wrote The House of Mirth and The Buccaneers
edith wharton
who wrote ethan frome
edith wharton
who wrote the age of innocence
edith wharton
who wrote the buccaneers
edith wharton
who wrote the house of mirth
edith wharton
American poet best known for his short dramatic poems concerning the people in a small New England Village - Tilbury Town Born in Maine, Harvard career cut short due to lack of finances Went to NYC where he became a timekeeper on a subway station Work won several Pulitzer Prizes and captured the attention of Theodore Roosevelt who awarded him with a job in the U.S. Customs House In his later years wrote long narrative poems about the Arthurian legend All of his poetry makes use of the objective form of the dramatic monologue
edwin arlington robinson
who wrote long narrative poems about Arthurian legend
edwin arlington robinson
"that girl must be ripped out of the world"
elizabeth proctor
hester sees her husband and is filled with
fear
pearl kisses her fathers lips
following his public confession of sin
American novelist and short story writer who was one of the first to embrace naturalism Born in Chicago but raised in San Francisco Attended the University of California and Harvard Two most famous novels: McTeague, a novel of lower- and middle-class desperation, and The Octopus, the first of what was intended to be a trilogy of novels called the "Epic of the Wheat" Died following appendectomy without completing the trilogy
frank norris
who wrote Mcteague
frank norris
who wrote The Octopus
frank norris
commissions a pair of embroidered gloves
governor bellingham
dies on the night a letter a is seen in the sky
governor winthrop
which of the following words best characterizes mary warren
gullible
what motivates hales attempt to intervene on behalf or proctor
hales commitment to the truth
who wrote son of the middle border and daughter of the middle border
hamlin garland
what is proctors attitude toward parris
he believes that parris is too interested in wealth
why does proctor forget the commandments forbidding adultery
he is afraid of revealing his own sin
when reverend Hale appears in Act 3 of the crucible, how has he changed since act 2
he is more skeptical
in Act 1 of the Crucible, how does Reverend Parris's belief in the supernatural affect his response to his daughters illness
he seeks help from Reverend Hale
danforth treats parris with contempt because
he sees that parris is motivated by fear for his own safety and reputation
who wrote ambassadors
henry james
who wrote daisy miller
henry james
who wrote golden bowl
henry james
who wrote portrait of a lady
henry james
who wrote turn of the screw
henry james
hester believes pearls wildness stems from
her mothers impassioned state during pregnancy
form the scene in which the girls are alone, what can be inferred as the basis of Abigails influence over the other girls
her use of early experiences to terrorize them
appoints herself a sister of mercy
hester prynne
the beadle promises the people of massachusetts that
hester will stand in public view until 1:00
when proctor decides early in act 4 of the crucible to confess to witchcraft, he is motivated by his belief that
his confession will save others
the purpose of election day was to
inaugurate a new governor
chillingworh is first portrayed as
intelligent and rational
as dimmesdale grows weaker, his reputation
is raised to saintly stature
American novelist and short story writer whose works deal somewhat romantically with elemental struggles for survival Spent his teenage years as a drifter and hobo and became an ardent socialist at age 18 Crammed four years of high school into one year and then entered the University of California at Berkeley Quit after a year to seek his fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush Most famous works include: The Call of the Wilk, The Sea-Wolf, White Fang, and "To Build a Fire"
jack london
who wrote call of the wild
jack london
who wrote the sea wolf
jack london
who wrote to build a fire
jack london
who wrote white fang
jack london
who wrote poems in orphan annie
james whitcomb riley
who wrote poems in raggedy man
james whitcomb riley
who wrote poems in the when the frost is on the punkin
james whitcomb riley
who created Mr. Dooley
peter finely dunne
who created the saying "all politics is local"
peter finely dunne
"She sends her spirit on me in church; she makes me laugh at prayer!"
Abigail Williams
(crucible) has often laughed at prayer
Abigail Williams
(crucible) niece of Reverend Parris
Abigail Williams
(crucible) the girl who leads the accusations
Abigail Williams
"My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled!"
Abigail williams
(crucible) capable of limitless dissembling and lying
Abigail williams
- American newspaperman, satirist, and sardonic short story writer - Themes of death and horror - Born and raised in Indiana - Served in the union army during the civil war - Lived in San Francisco - Died chasing Pancho Villa Best known for The Devils Dictionary and his short stories set during the civil war
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?)
"you think it Gods work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild either, and i bury all but one? there are wheels within wheels in this village and fires within fires!"
Ann PUtnam
"I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth!"
Ann Putnam
(crucible) has lost seven of her children shortly after birth
Ann Putnam
asks hester to support him as he ascends the scaffold
Arthur Dimmesdale
discovers renewed energy after his conversation with hester
Arthur Dimmesdale
is equated with the black man
Arthur Dimmesdale (i think)
(crucible) ministers daughter who "can't wake" as the play opens
Betty Parris
- American writer who helped create the local color school of American fiction - Raised in New York - Went to California in 1857 where he lived in a mining camp before becoming the editor of a newspaper - Most famous stories are "The luck of the Roaring Camp" and "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" - One of the most celebrated writers of his day which got him job offer with The Atlantic Monthly - Promptly got writers block and eventually quit writing
Bret Harte (1832-1906)
- Leading feminist theorist and lecturer of the time period - Writer of works of short fiction and non fiction - First to propose that women's maternal and sexual roles were overemphasized to detriment of their economic and social potential - Illustrated her ideas in the short story "the yellow wall paper" Outlined her ideas in women and economics
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935)
(crucible) lies to Danforth to protect her husband
Elizabeth Proctor
(crucible) woman unable to forgive herself and her husband
Elizabeth Proctor
"He have his goodness now. God forbid i take it from him"
Elizabeth proctor
(crucible) made pewter candlesticks
Francis Nurse
(crucible) old man who is accused and whose 600 acres neighbors the Putnams
George Jacobs
"i am thirty three time in court in my life. and always plaintiff too."
Giles Corey
(crucible) wants to retain his property for his children
Giles Corey
urges the reverend Wilson to question Pearl about her religious upbringing
Governor Bellingham
- Midwestern writer born in Wisconsin who combined regionalism with naturalism for naturalism down on the farm - Spent part of his life as a newspaper editor and failed farmer in the Dakotas - Supported the theories of Henry George and the populist movement - Wrote primarily short stories and novels, nothing particularly exciting or class, but excellent examples of prairie/farm life of the period - Won a Pulitzer prize for son of the middle border which he followed up with daughter of the middle border
Hamlin Garland (1860-1940)
- American novelist whose primary theme was the innocence and exuberance of the new world in conflict with the corruption and wisdom of the old - Had three distant writing periods which makes it difficult to completely categorize his own work - 1st period: stories centered on innocent young women in conflict with society ad old world customs - 2nd period: reflected a temporary fascination with the supernatural and psychological - 3rd period: a return to the themes of the first without centering on a young woman - Works include: Daisy Milled, The Turn of the Screw, The Portrait of a Lady, the Ambassadors, The Golden Bowl and many obnoxiously long short stories - One of the most prolific writers of this period Brother was the American psychologist William James
Henry James (1843-1916)
what can the audience infer from the brief scene involving Tituba, Sarah Good, and Herrick that opens Act IV
Herrick is drinking in order to dull his anguish at the injustices being done
begs Roger Chillingworth to cease torturing the minister
Hester Prynne
makes a name for herself with her fashionable needlework
Hester Prynne
throws the scarlet letter among the leaves by the stream
Hester Prynne
warns arthur dimmesdale of an enemy under his roof
Hester Prynne
- American author and local colorist known for her portrayal of life in New Orleans - Her concerns about freedom for women foreshadow later feminist themes - Mother of six children who did not begin writing until after her husband's death - Portrayed the life and culture of Cajuns and Creoles - Most famous work is The Awakening a novel about the sexual and artistic awakening of a young married woman who abandons her family and eventually commits suicide Initially banned and condemned now considered a classic
Kate Chopin (1851-1904)
- Born and reared in Georgia - Journalist in Macon Savannah and New Orleans - Portrayed Georgian aristocrats, poor whites, and ex slaves with fidelity, understanding, and humor -Created the uncle Remus stories, the basis of "Song of the South" a 1940's Disney movie
Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908)
"Because it is my name! Because i cannot have another in my life! Because i lie and sign myself to lies! Because i am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!"
John Proctor
(crucible) claims elizabeth has never lied
John Proctor
(crucible) nailed the roof on the church
John Proctor
"God does not need my name nailed upon the Church! God sees my name: God knows how black my sins are! it is enough!"
John proctor
"A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between."
Judge Danforth
"Mr. Parris you are a brainless man!"
Judge Danforth
"I am innocent to a witch. I know not what a witch is."
Martha Corey
(crucible) accused after her husband inquires about her reading strange books
Martha Corey
- American writer known for her short stories about frustrated lives of New Englanders - Married late in life and lived unhappily with her alcoholic husband which may account for her pessimistic outlook - Most famous short stories include "A New England Nun" and "The Revolt of 'Mother" Also wrote a less than memorable novel, Pembroke
Mary E Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930)
"We've got to tell. Witchcrafts a hanging error."
Mary Warren
(crucible) current servant of the proctors
Mary Warren
(crucible) made a gift of a poppet for Elizabeth
Mary Warren
(crucible) ultimately accuses John Proctor of witchcraft
Mary Warren
(crucible) runs away with Abby at the end of the play
Mercy Lewis
when proctor refuses to condemn others to save himself, his behavior contrasts most strongly with
Parris
- African American poet born in Dayton, Ohio to former slaves - Educated with and friends with the Wright brothers - Unable to get any kind of job other than manual labor due to the racial prejudices of the day, he became an elevator operator - Began writing at an early age, first works published while he was in his 20's - Howells review of his first book of poetry made his reputation in the literary world making him a popular poet - His work would become the inspiration for the Harlem Renaissance Poets
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
tosses burrs and flowers at the letter A
Pearl
- Chicago journalist - Later worked for Collier's magazine - Created Mr. Dooley, an Irish bartender who commented on American society, business, and politics/government - Mr. Dooley became a favorite of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt making Dunne quite famous Came up with the aphorism "All politics is local."
Peter Finley Dunne (1867-1936)
who wrote Sister Carrie
theodore Dreiser
"i have eleven children and i am 26 times a grandma, i have seen them all through their silly seasons, and when it come on them they will run the Devil bowlegged keeping up with their mischief."
Rebecca Nurse
"there is prodigious danger in the seeking of loose spirits"
Rebecca Nurse
(crucible) a respected woman, mother of eleven
Rebecca Nurse
what can be inferred about the values of the Puritans from the treatment of John Proctor by the other characters in Act 1 of the Crucible
Regular church attendance was considered basic to moral life
"the devil is precise: the marks of his presence are definite as stone"
Reverend Hale
(crucible) a "witch" specialist
Reverend John Hale
(crucible) called a broken minister
Reverend John Hale
(crucible) changes from believing firmly in the existence of witches to serious doubt
Reverend John Hale
"Hes come to overthrow this court, You honor!"
Reverend Parris
(crucible) left a "thrifty business" in Barbados
Reverend Samuel Parris
(crucible) minister who fears there is a conspiracy against him
Reverend Samuel Parris
who wrote an american tragedy
theodore Dreiser
American writer of regional fiction Began writing as a teenager about her home state of Maine Wrote many of her stories for The Atlantic Monthly Had a "close friendship" with Annie Fields Her writing greatly influenced other women regionalists of the turn-of-the-century such as Willa Cather Her most famous works include The Country of the Pointed Fir Trees and "The White Heron"
Sarah Onne Jewett
who wrote the country of pointed fir trees
Sarah Onne Jewett
who wrote the white heron
Sarah Onne Jewett
- American novelist and short story writer whose first noel was a milestone in literary realism - Maggie: a girl of the streets is shockingly realist view of a slum girls descent into prostitution and eventual suicide - A free-lance journalist until the publication of A Red Badge of Courage, his most famous work, an impressionistic study of a young man's war experience - War correspondent in Greece and Cuba - A shipwreck inspired one of his most famous short stories "The Open Boat" - Died of tuberculosis compounded by yellow fever which he contracted in Cuba during the Spanish-American War before his 29th birthday - Also wrote some interesting and remarkable poetry
Stephen Crane (1871-1900)
- American author who was the outstanding pioneer of naturalism in its replacement of Victorian propriety in his unflinching presentation of real life matter - Born into poverty and harsh circumstances in Terre Haute, Indian, his experience influenced the dominant themes of his works - His two most famous works are Sister Carrie the story of a midwestern girl who becomes the mistress of powerful men on her way to achieving her own ambitions, An American Tragedy a saga based a real crime in which an overly ambitious and weak young man who kills his pregnant lover
Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945)
(crucible) deputy governor and magistrate of the witch trials
Thomas Danforth
(crucible) will tolerate no threat to his authority
Thomas Danforth
(crucible) accused of prompting his daughter to accuse George Jacobs
Thomas Putnam
(crucible) is land hungry
Thomas Putnam
(crucible) used the witch trials to carry out his personal vengeance
Thomas Putnam
(crucible) slave who leads the children in dancing in the forest
Tituba
- American novelist known for her portrayals of frontier life on the American plains - Based on experiences of growing up among Swedish, Bohemian, Russian and German immigrants in Nebraska - Degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska - Worked on newspapers and magazines in Pittsburgh until she became the editor of McClures - Left in 1912 to write full time - Never married, there is some speculation about this - Novels include: O, Pioneers!, My Antonia, One of Ours (won the Pulitzer for this one), Death comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather (1873-1947)
- American novelist and critic - Raised in Ohio - Wrote a campaign bio of Lincoln which earned him enough money for a trip to New England to meet the "literary greats" and where he became the literary editor of The Atlantic Monthly - His own works championed the underdog in American society that he felt had changed from an egalitarian one to one with almost unbridgeable social and economic gulfs - Becomes best known, however, for his championing of new talents - His own most well-known novel The Rise of Silas Lapham
William Dean Howells (1837-1920)
ndiana journalist and poet known for his whimsical regional poetry Poems are sentimental in nature, celebrate the quaint ideals of midwestern farm and small town life, make use of Hoosier dialect Poems were popularly used in children's anthologies "When the Frost Is on the Punkin," "Little Orphant Annie," "The Raggedy Man"
james witcomb riley
"Abby, i may think softly of you from time to time, but i will cut off my hand before i ever reach for you again."
john proctor
"elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer!"
john proctor
dimmesdale promises to stand with hester and pearl on
judgement day
who wrote the awakening
kate chopin
master brackett keeps close watch on the prisoner
lest she harm herself or the child
Born to a slave-holding family in Hannibal, MO Generally considered one of the greatest novelists in American literature Dreamed of becoming a steamboat pilot which he achieved for two years before the outbreak of the Civil War Inability to choose sides in the war led him to join his brother in Virginia City, NV, where he began his writing career as a journalist Roughing It about his experiences in the mining camps Wrote "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" while out West A tour of the Mediterranean and the Holy Land led to Innocents Abroad Married the genteel Olivia Langdon and settled in Hartford, CT Frustration at begin thrust into a society he disdained and a series of failed financial ventures led to an increasingly bitter tone in his writing Next publications were The Gilded Age, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Prince and the Pauper Late 1870's return to his boyhood for the background for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Life on the Mississippi Bankruptcy in 1894 forced him into doing lecture tours to pay his debts Also wrote The Adventures of Pud'nhead Wilson and The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc to help pay off his debts Deaths of his wife and two of his three daughters contributed to a bitter final decade of life
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote The Adventures of Pud'nhead Wilson
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote a connecticut yankee in king arthur's court
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote innocents abroad
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote life on the mississippi
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote roughing it
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote the adventures of tom sawyer
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote the celebrated jumping frog of Calveras County
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote the gilded age
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote the prince and the pauper
mark twain (samuel clemens)
who wrote A new england nun
mary e wilkins freeman
who wrote pembrook
mary e wilkins freeman
who wrote the revolt of mother
mary e wilkins freeman
invites Hester to join her in the forest
mistress hibbins
invites pearl to see her father on some future night ride
mistress hibbins
practices witchcraft; widow of a puritan magistrate
mistress hibbins
hester believes herself linked to the miserable by
mutual sin
- American short story writer known for his somewhat romanticized tales of the commonplace especially among the ordinary people of New York City - Expressed the effect of coincidence on character through humor or irony and often included a "surprise" ending - His own life was a series of ironies, began writing in earnest in 1902 when he was imprisoned for embezzlement as a way to provide his daughter with an income - Last years of his life marred with alcoholism, ill health, and financial struggles.
o.Henry a.k.a William Sydney Porter (1862-1910)
becomes a rich heiress in the new world
pearl
fashions a green letter A from eelgrass
pearl
is reputed to be a demon offspring
pearl
requests a story about the black man who haunts the forest
pearl
washes away a kiss with water from the brook
pearl
the climax of the play occurs when
proctor refuses to sign the confession and rips it in half
which of the following phrases best describes Abigail Williams character
proud and manipulative
dimmesdale claims that pearl
punishes hester more than scarlet letter
during the presentation of the evidence, proctors behavior toward danforth can best be described as
respectful
is the eldest clergyman of boston and a great scholar
reverend wilson
hester stands on the scaffold and
reviews her life
American humorist and satirist who began writing for South Bend (IN) Times and the Chicago Tribune specializing in baseball stories Later moved to New York city where he concentrated on writing short stories (often with a sports, specifically baseball context) and collaborated on two plans His best collection of short stories - How to Write Short Stories
ring lardner
who wrote "how to write a short story"
ring lardner
attempts to stop the minister form ascending the scaffold
roger chillingworth
bequeaths property to pearl
roger chillingworth
finds strange plants growing out of an unmarked grave
roger chillingworth
learns about herb and root medications from the indians
roger chillingworth
vows he would not poisoned an innocent child
roger chillingworth
dimmesdale tries to purify his body by
scourging himself
hester wont name the childs father because
she wished to endure the fathers agony
hesters passionate nature is
shown in her needlework
parris hopes that Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor will confess because he believes that
sparing their lives will prevent public rebellion
roger chillingworth find strange weeds
springing from an unmarked grave
who wrote Maggie
stephen crane
who wrote a red badge of courage
stephen crane
who wrote open boat
stephen crane
at the beginning of act 4 of the crucible, how has the relationship between John and Elizabeth changed
they have grown to love and value one another more deeply
which of the following sentences best describes the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor at the opening of Act 2
they seem ill at ease together
in act 2 of the crucible, judge hawthorne and danforth seem to be most troubled by the possibility that
the accusations of witchcraft may be lies
what does john proctor mean when he says at the end of Act 2, "we are what we always were, but naked now."
the accusations of witchcraft will bring out secret sins into the open
interprets the ministers outcry on the scaffold as that of a fiend or a night-hag
the beadle
what is ironic about calling, the confessions of witchcraft coming to God
the confessions are lies and therefore sins against God
the deformed stranger asks a bystander about
the crime of the woman on the scaffold
while arthur dimmesdale sleeps in his chair
the physician opens the ministers vest and looks at his chest
mistress hibbins tells pearl that her father is
the prince of air
looks forward to a passage free from scurvy and fever
the ships captain
what message is suggested by John Proctors and rebecca nurses willingness to die at the end of the crucible
to die for ones principles is worthier than to live a lie
what is proctors main purpose in bringing mary warren to court
to save his wife from condemnation
why does Hale want proctor to confess
to save proctor from execution
after proctor is taken off to execution, parris urges elizabeth to go to proctor in order to
try once more to persuade him to confess
Born in Baltimore to a prominent but impoverished family Wrote dime novels to pay his way through the College of the City of New York Wrote six novels while doing graduate work at Columbia which he fancied were great works of literature inspired by Shelley, Hamlet, and Jesus Disillusioned by their poor reception, turned to journalism and muckraking First investigation was of the Chicago stockyards and resulted in his most famous work The Jungle which inspired TR to pass the Meat Inspection Act and the Food and Drug Act Around the same time he became a socialist - later simply a "California Democrat" An extremely prolific writer and very politically active, published more than 100 works between 1901 and 1940 including pamphlets, boys' books, social studies, plays, health studies, religion, and telepathy, short stories, and novels None achieved the success or the lasting fame of The Jungle but all reflected his political and social concerns and one novel did receive a Pulitzer Prize His last publications were made in his eight decade and included a final novel, his letters, and his memoirs
upton sinclair
who wrote the jungle
upton sinclair
chillingworth did not accompany Hester to Boston because he
wanted to complete his studies in Amsterdam
who wrote the rise of silas lapham
william dean howells
what does proctor mean when he tells Danforth "god dam*s our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together"
we who commit wrongs knowingly are the most guilty of all
governor bellingham suggests that hester give up her child
when pearl fails to answer a religious question
who wrote O Pioneers
willa cather
who wrote death comes for the archbishop
willa cather
who wrote my antonia
willa cather
who wrote one of ours
willa cather
