lit test 10-14-11

Cub Pilot on the Mississippi - What is Mark Twain on the boat? What is the boat's name? Who is Brown in relation to Twain (Be able to describe their relationship)? What did Twain dream about? What happened between Henry and Brown? What did Twain do to Brown? What was Captain's reaction and decision? Idioms.

MT is the cub pilot. the boat is the Pennsylvania. hate each other. MT dreams of killing brown. henry sassed brown and brown attacked him. cpt. picked twain over brown.

Debbie - When did this story take place? How did Herriot describe the setting? How did the vet meet Debbie? What does she look/act like? What type of animals does Mrs. Ainsworth own? What type of person is she? What happens to Debbie when she visits Mrs. A at Christmas? Who is Buster? How did he come to live with Mrs. Ainsworth? What is his special trick? How does Mrs. A describe Buster? How did Buster affect the Ainsworth household?

around christmas, cold. she was sitting by the fire during one of his visits. she is black and timid. mrs ainsworth owns 3 bassets. she loves her animals she brings her kitten. buster is her kitten. he was left when debbie died. he can play fetch. she describes him as the best christmas ever. he brought joy to mrs A when he was delivered on Christmas.

The American Dream - What iconic document does he quote from? What is the American dream he talks about? Why isn't dream available to all Americans? Why must America be equal in the world's eyes?

declaration. blacks and whites coexisting, equal rights.

Baseball - Why do the boys play this way? How do they play? How is it different/similar to the game we know as baseball? What was first base? What equipment did they use? What did the uncle think of the game?

it is the only way they know how to play. first base=where 2nd should be, which was a stone randomly thrown. they used a ball, a stick, and a stone. the uncle (Adolfo) thought it was a waste of a good ball.

...from An American Childhood - What happens each night in Annie's room? What does she think it is? What does she think it is doing/will do to her if it finds her? What is it? How does she figure it out (what sounds led her to figure out it wasn't something bad)? Extended Metaphor

light comes in her room, glides across the wall and disappears. she thinks it is a oblong. she thinks it will kill her. it is car lights. jackhammers, world also happens outside.

...from Sharing in the American Dream - Who does Powell compare his listeners to at the beginning? What is the emotional connection? What poet does he quote from? What is his call for action - specifically what is everyone to do? Who are we helping? Why them?

our founding fathers. they tried for us. langston hughes. do not defer the dream. we are helping those in need, for they are in need.

Caged Bird - How does she meet Mrs. Flowers? Why does she visit her? What lessons did she learn? What "gift" did Mrs. Flowers give to Maya? Where does this story take place? What does her grandmother do? How did Maya help her? What were her favorite foods?

she was the aristocrat of the Black Stamps. she enjoys her presence and she helps her with her sociability. she learned to use her voice. she gave her her voice. arkansas. her grandmother owns the Wm. Johnson General Store. maya measures flour. her favorite foods were hershey kisses and pineapple.

Not to Go - What crime was Zaremski arrested for? Why? Where did he hide? What were the soldiers doing to prisioners? Why? Where did he hide? How did he survive?

spreading underground literature. it was illegal. he hid in a water tank, in a box, and under bodies. soldiers were killing prisoners. he survived by being furtive and feigning death, jumping out a window in the end.

Trouble with TV - what is authors point in his essay? (It is NOT that TV is bad!); How many hours does an average person watch per year? What else could be done in that time? To what crisis does author say tv is responsible for?

tv captures your mind and puts it to pointless things. it takes over your brain. 1000. learned several languages fluently. tv discourages concentration.

Always to Remember - Where did Maya Ying Lin go to school? What did she study? What was her childhood like? Why did she enter the contest? How many people are listed on the wall? What is the wall made up of? What was the memorial supposed to accomplish? Why was her win so surprising?

yale. architecture. she worked at mcdonalds, raised in athens ohio. professor burr urged her to enter. 58,000. black granite. graveyards are used as parks in europe. she was so young.