Lit Exam 2018

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They eat while others are speaking

According to "Conversational Ballgames," how do westerners carry on a conversation at a meal?

It is rude to talk with your mouth full

According to "Conversational Ballgames," on what point do Japanese speakers and western-style speakers agree?

the conversation would stop

According to "Conversational Ballgames," what happened when the author tried to take part in Japanese conversations?

They were playing the wrong kind of game

According to "Conversational Ballgames," why do Japanese students have trouble speaking English?

You have to wait your turn

According to "Conversational Ballgames," why is a Japanese-stlye conversation like a game of bowling?

People do not engage in long conversation

According to "Conversational Ballgames,"how is Japanese-style dinner conversation different from western-style dinner conversation

too cool

According to "Rattlesnake Hunt", why are snakes sluggish in January?

bark

According to "Seal", what noise does a seal make?

extremely large

According to Bailey White, what is the size of the alligator that the children saw?

by the sea

According to the speaker in "Annabel Lee", where does the action described in the poem take place?

confident

After Rikki-tikki tavi kills Karait, how does he feel?

they have a passion for boxing

Antonio and Felix have a collection of fight magazines and scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings and tickets from boxing matches. What do these details how about the boys?

reading comic books

Asa child, Judith Ortiz Cofer in the essay "Volar: to fly" dreams of flying. What habit does she have that may encourage her dream?

curiosity

At the beginning of "Rikki-tikki tavi" which characteristic does Rikki-tikki tavi display as soon as he has warmed up?

they don't want their friendship to get in the way of winning

Felix says that he and Antonio have to act like strangers when they box each other. What inference can you draw from that statement?

you need to know their habits

From "Rattlesnake Hunt", which of these qualities would you you infer is most important for catching snakes?

a book of 2,000 examples of crystals

How did "Snowflake" Bentley contribute to science?

Arthur hits him in the head with a black jack

How does Luis Cruz die?

she doesn't want it

How does the writer feel about her white "princess" furniture?

She loses much her fear of rattlesnakes

How has the author of "Rattlesnake Hunt" changed by the end of the essay?

making a garden

How is the escape plan kept a secret?

4 years

How long has it been since Gerta saw Papa and Dominic?

17

How many syllables does a traditional Japanese haiku have?

wishful

How would you describe the atmosphere in the kitchen when the writer's parents were together?

to go to the alligators

In "Alligator", why does the narrator's aunt crawl through the marsh grass at the edge of the pond?

a light weight champion

In "Amigo Brothers", what do both Antonio and Felix dream of becoming someday?

so he can keep from thinking about Antonio

In "Amigo Brothers", why does Felix go to the movies?

informs her of great many scientific facts about rattlesnakes

In "Rattlesnake Hunt", what is one way n which Ross helps the author with her fear?

china

In "Ribbons" from where has grandmother arrived?

he doesn't speak her language

In "Ribbons", Ian is relieved when he realizes that grandmother speaks English. What inference can the reader draw from this detail?

she is not used to people showing affection

In "Ribbons", grandmother reacts to Stacey's hug by stiffening and snapping. What inference can the reader draw from this detail?

she asked to join ballet class again

In "Ribbons", what does Stacey ask her father once her grandmother has arrived?

she thinks they hurt stacey's feet

In "Ribbons", why does grandmother get angry when she sees the ribbons on stacey toe shoe?

he is a boy

In "Ribbons", why does grandmother spoil Ian?

they were bound when she was a child and are now miss shaped

In "Ribbons", why is grandmother ashamed of her feet?

spring

In Basho's haiku, what time of year does the poet seem most concerned with?

appreciative

In Basho's three haiku, how is the poets attitude towards nature best described?

a path

In the first of Basho's three haiku's, what does the speaker point out?

they are both involved in the plot

In what way are the narrator in "Alligator" and the speaker in "The Cremation of Sam McGee" alike?

it doesn't rhyme

In what way is "How I Learned English" different from "The Highwayman"?

all American selling contrasting with the foreigners

In what way is the setting of "How I Learned English" important to the subject of the poem?

atlas

In which resource would you most likely check the fact that Big Prairie, mentioned in "Rattlesnake Hunt", is "west of the northern tip of Lake Okeechobee?"

encyclopedia

In which resource would you most likely check the fact, started in "Rattlesnake Hunt", that snakes take on the temperature of their surroundings?

it will be strange

The opening of "The Cremation of Sam McGee" states, "the Arctic trails have their secret tales." What does this statement suggest about the atmosphere, or mood, of the poem?

it will be dramatic

The opening of "The Highwayman" states, "The moon has a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy skies." What does that statement suggest about the atmosphere, or mood of the poem?

Tennis

To what does Sakamoto compare western-style conversation?

telogram

To what method of communication does the speaker of "Forsythia" refer?

cat

To which is the fog compared to in "Fog"

lonely

What adjective best describes the speaker in "The Rider"?

expresses poets thought on a single idea

What aspect of "The Rider" tells you that it is a lyric poem?

she wants to escape

What conclusion can you draw from a person who dreams of flying?

Sarah was willing to wash the dishes and cook

What conclusion can you draw from these lines from "Sylvia Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out"?

photograph snowflakes

What does "Snowflake" Bentley finally manage to do when he is nineteen years old?

payed college football

What does Erick plan to do when he graduates?

he is going to die

What does McGee mean when he tells the speaker that he will "cash in the trip"?

helps the Cruiz family save their trees

What does Paul do during the freeze?

a steel prong in the shape of an L

What does Ross use to catch rattlesnakes in "Rattlesnake Hunt?"

laziness

What does Russel Baker's mother despise?

the ribbons have come off

What does stacey discover when she puts on her satin tow shoe?

She walked backwards slowly

What does the author of "Rattlesnake Hunt" do when she finds a snake under the violet she picks?

being well known

What does the speaker of "I'm Nobody" say is dreary?

stacey and grandmothers shoes

What does the title of "Ribbons" refer to?

both fighters are doing their best

What does this passage from "Amigo Brothers" tell you about the fight? Rights to the body. Left to the head. Neither fighter was giving an inch.

technical

What feeling does the word choice in this passage from "Rattlesnake Hunt" convey? Ross Allen, a young Florida herpetologist, invited me to join. hunt in the upper Everglades.

an old microscope his mother had once used for teaching

What gift does "Snowflake" Bentley get on his fifteenth birthday?

the reader never learned what her fate is

What happens to Sarah Stout because she refuses to take the garbage out?

unusual

What impression of her aunt does Bailey White convey in "Alligator"?

They cared about their friendship too much

What inference about Antonio and Felix can you draw from this passage? The announcer turned to point to the winner and found himself alone. Arm in arm the champions had already left the ring.

digging a tunnel to the other side of the wall

What is Gerta's plan of escape?

the director of the civil engineer department

What is Mr. Fishers job?

selling newspapers

What is Russel Baker's first job?

knowing that the red coats are ready to capture the highwayman

What is suspenseful about "The Highwayman"?

commit a robbery

What is the highwayman planning to do when he asks Bess to wait for him?

boxing match between Felix and Antonio

What is the main external conflict in "Amigo Brothers"?

it forms a curve

What is the shape of the poem "Seal"?

don't give up

What is the speakers method in "Mother to Son"?

If there are more than two people in the conversation, then it is like doubles in tennis, or like volleyball.

What is the topic sentence of this paragraph from "Conversational Ballgames"?

mongoose

What kind of animal is Rikki-tikki tavi?

affectionate/respect

What phrase best describes the relationship between Aunt belle and the alligator?

he hated it

What prevents Russel Baker from succeeding as a salesman?

Texas

What state did the Fisher family move from?

Florida

What state is Tangerine in?

the War Eagles

What team does Paul play for?

Rikki-tikki and Nag

When Rikki-tikki tavi first comes to the garden, a conflict is introduced. Whom is the conflict between?

They aren't as scary as she thought

When the author of "Rattlesnake Hunt" touches a water snake, what does she realize?

Berlin

Where does the book take place?

under lake Windsor middle school

Where does the sinkhole open up?

in barrio

Where does this "Volar" take place?

curiosity/wonder

Which adjective best describes "Snowflake" Bentley?

enthusiastic

Which adjective best describes Mary Ellen Solt's attitude towards forsythias?

shy

Which adjective best describes Russel Baker?

exaggeration

Which aspect does "Alligator" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" share?

You have to wait your turn

Which detail in "Conversational Ballgames" supports the main idea that Japanese-style conversations are "not at all like tennis or volleyball"?

she says that life has had tacks in it and splinters

Which detail in "Mother to Son" point to the conclusion that the mother has had a hard life?

all of them

Which detail in "The Village Blacksmith" lead you to conclude that the blacksmith is a good man?

simile

Which kind of figurative language is represented by these lines from "The Village Blacksmith"?

prune pits peach pit orange peels

Which line from "Sylvia Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out" contains alliteration?

information/facts

Which of the following statements about "Conversational Ballgames" explains why it is considered an expository essay?

sight

Which of your senses can best help you picture this passage from "The Village Blacksmith"?

First person

Which point of view is tangerine told from?

loyal

Which statement best describes Rikki-tikki tavi's character?

honestly, love, and hard work

Which statement best expresses the main point of "The Village Blacksmith"?

advise

Which word best describes the content of "Mother to Son"

quick and soft

Which words best describe the seal in "Seal"?

Gerta and fritz

Who are the main characters in A Night Divided?

Nobody's and Somebody's

Who are the subjects of "I'm Nobody"?

kerry

Who becomes Paul's girlfriend?

Herr Muller

Who died in the tunnel?

Mike Costello and Louis Cruiz

Who dies in the novel?

mrs. fisher

Who discovers that Erick is the thief?

Mrs. Fisher

Who finds out that Erick has been stealing from the neighbors?

Arthur Bauer

Who goes to jail at the end of the book?

fritz

Who helps Gerta with her plan?

her son

Who is "honey" in "Mother to Son"?

Erick's mean friend

Who is Arthur Bauer?

nags wife

Who is Nagaina?

captain of the War Eagles

Who is Victor?

Dominic and Papa

Who is on the other side of the wall?

Edward bloor

Who is the author of tangerine?

paul fisher

Who is the protagonist of tangerine?

Tim the ostler

Who overhears the conversation between the highwayman and Bess?

grandma

Who was left behind?

Jennifer Neilson

Who wrote A Night Divided?

its too expensive

Why can't the writer's family visit Puerto Rico?

because she is both Spanish and American

Why do you think the title of this essay is in both Spanish and English?

because a sink hole ruins Lake Windsor Middle School

Why does Paul go to Tangerine Middle?

she wants to get out by herself

Why does grandmother get out of the car before Stacey's father can help her?

he is reminded of her mother

Why does the blacksmith in "The Village Blacksmith" weep when his daughter sings?

He doesn't know much English

Why does the narrator of "How I Learned English" call his head his shin?

he can run away from his loneliness

Why does the roller skater in "The Rider" want to move fast?

the speaker can't refuse a last request

Why does the speaker agree to McGee's request?

her parents talk in the morning before work

Why does the writer wait in her bed until her mother comes to wake her?

she wants to see whats around her

Why does the writer wish to fly?

He was from a warm place

Why might Alaska's extreme cold have been particularly difficult for sam McGee to endure?


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