Puryear Honors Final Exam Review RQ's (these are my answers so yours might be different)

why does Huck fall asleep in canoe? why does he think he's dreaming when he wakes up?

he was sad because Jim was gone. he though he was dreaming because all the fog was gone and the stars were bright

How does Smiley mare make him "uncommon lucky"?

he was uncommonly lucky, he almost always came out as the winner, always ready for a laying chance

What is the speaker most proud of in part 52 of "Song of Myself"?

his good health

what trick does Huck play on Jim? why?

huck laid underneath Jim and pretended like he was there the whole time

why is huck's trick on jim such an important part of their journey together?

huck wanted Jim to interpret his dream and think abt it as a sign. Jim knew it was a joke and huck felt bad and didn't mess with Jim again

did huck do the right or wrong thing by saving jim? does Huck think he did the right or wrong thing?

i think that Huck did the right thing because Jim trusted Huck, but Huck thinks he did the wrong thing because he grew up in a anti black society

Explain what the aphorism "imitation is suicide" in "Self- Reliance" means

imitation is suicide because your are killing yourself and your personality while trying to be somebody else

At the end of Chapter One, why does George want Lennie to remember the place they're camping for the night?

incase george ever got in trouble , he could hide there until George found him

What does Emerson mean by the following aphorism from "Self-Reliance"? "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit"

it means that nature can affect your mood (sunny=happy, etc)

Why does no one believe that George and Lennie travel around together?

it was very uncommon to see people who traveled together

In "Beat Beat Drums" what belief does the author express about war?

its urgent and alarming, and should be fought forcefully

describe Jim's situation when Huck finds him

jim was asleep and the raft was broken into many pieces

In both essays, what does Thoreau say about society?

mind is more important than the body.

What tenet of transcendentalism does the following quotation from Nature best demonstrate? "The waving of the boughs in the storm is new to me and old..."?

mindful life, always open to thinking of new aspects

Why does Emerson say that it is better to interact with nature rather than people?

nature will always be there for you, people might lie to you, but nature won't

In "Song of Myself" in what way is the grass an equalizer of people?

needs caretakers to flourish

In all these poems, what does Whitman express a belief in?

not giving up

What is the function of the sound of the drum and bugles in the third stanza of "Beat Beat Drums"?

not to stop for anything, to keep going, to distract everyone

why does Huck decide to run away from Pap and the widow and society?

pap was abusive and he wanted to get away

At the conclusion of Walden, explain the significance of the story of a beaten path outside his door.

people had been following his path and following in his footsteps

In "Much Madness is Divinest sense" who are the people treated as insane?

people who object/ think differently

what is a positive and negative about the society that Huck is growing up in?

positive is that Huck can see the false notation of "slavery is good" and negative is that he has to witness Jim's slavery

what does Jim say is the first thing he'll do when he gets to a free state, and why is Huck sorry to hear him say it?

save his money and buy his family back. Huck feels sorry because he could never imagine having to buy his family

Why does Dickinson most likely use dashes in "Much Madness in divinest sense"?

separating her thoughts

What does the speaker wonder in "My life closed twice before its close"?

she wonders if there will be a third event before she dies

how does Smiley's inability to resist a bet help the stranger to cheat him in the contest ?

smiley went to get a frog for the stranger, while the stranger filled smiley's frog with quail shots

describe the trick that the narrator's friend "from the east" seems to have played him

smiley's frog was taken and someone put quail shots in it to weigh him down, so the strangers frog would win

what will lennie's responsibility be as part of that "master plan"?

tend the rabbits

define modernism

the belief that in life everything will have a turning point then things will get bad

What does the capitalization in lines 19-20 of "My life had stood--a loaded gun" focus attention on?

the capitalization focuses on the last words of both lines

what can you infer that the major's anger over the narrator's grammar most likely stems from?

the major worked hard for his medals and the narrator just got them for being american

explain the context and significance of the quote "git up and hump yourself JIM! there ain't a minute to lose. they're after us!"

the men were on their way to look for Jim, but Huck said "us" instead bc Huck wasn't going to leave him alone

At the end of Ch 16, how do Huck and Jim get separated again?

the steamboat broke the raft in half and they jumped in the water

What do the images in lines 9-12 of "Because I could not stop for Death" most likely represent?

the transition from happiness into isolation

Discuss the relationship between George and Lennie at this point in the story. Give two specific examples that support your claim.

they complete each other, george is like at father figure to Lennie

in what way does George say that he and Lennie are different from all the other ranch workers?

they have each other and they have a future together

What do the defeated learn in "Success is counted sweetest"?

they learn what success means

How do both of these essays demonstrate Emerson's belief in the self?

they show us that he was a wise man who connected with nature and didn't care about people's opinions

Why does the narrator spend time with the three boys?

they were all the same age and they were all from Milan and they felt safer walking all together

Why does the narrator only remain friends with the boy with the black silk mask?

they were both outcasts and they weren't looking for war

what three tests does the woman give Huck to prove that he's not who he says he is?

try to kill a rat, asked him his real name and story, and asked him a bunch of farm questions

define satire

use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticize people's stupidity

How does Whitman achieve rhythm in lines 25-30 if "Song of Myself"?

used "it may be" in the start of three lines and "mother's lap" at the end of two lines

What is an example of a description of Dan'l Webster that uses the tall tale technique of understatement?

when andrew jackson the dog died. the narrator described it as the ending of a great story

In "A noiseless Patient Spider" what does the spider do that makes it seem more like a human?

working on his web, making it seem like he has a job

In what ways are the speakers in "Because I could not stop for death" and "I heard a fly buzz-- when I died" similar?

Both poems talking about the story and timeline of death

What does Dickinson's use of slant rhyme in "The Soul selects her own Society " call attention to?

Calls attention to the different rhythm and shows contrast btwn her poems

why had George and Lennie left weed?

George touched a girls dress bc he wanted to see how it felt ans he wouldn't let go of it

when Jim says "Dah you goes, de ole true Huck; de on'y white gentleman dat ever kep' his promise to ole Jim" why does Huck feel really sick?

He felt sick because he felt guilty and didn't know what the right thing to do was

In "I hear america singing" how does Whitman celebrate the individual qualities of the workers?

He states many different kinds of jobs and what they do in their jobs and positions.

why, when Jim yells out "Dah's Cairo", does huck feel like he'll die of miserableness?

Huck feels that way because he's helping Jim escape from slavery, he feels like he'll die bc Cairo is where Jim will be free

How do Huck and Jim get separated?

Huck tied the raft to a small tree and it broke off, and the raft drifted away

Which Walt Whitman poem was your favorite, and why?

I hear America singing is my favorite because he shows a variety of different people and jobs

How are Thoreau's experiences in his night in jail in "Civil Disobedience" and his time in the woods in Walden similar and different?

In Walden and Civil Disobedience he felt he had space in both. In Walden he had all the space he wanted, and in Civil Disobedience he was conformed in a jail cell.

If the two events that "closed twice" in "My life closed twice before its close" are the death of loved ones, what does the speaker most likely mean in lines 7-8?

Line 7-8 show the death of loved ones bc they talk about parting, heaven, and hell

Why had Jim run away?

Miss Watson was going to sell him

Which Emily Dickinson poem was your favorite and why?

My favorite was "Because I could not stop for Death" because she was brave in facing death

Describe death in "Because I could not stop for Death"

She thought it was peaceful and a good thing

What does the imagery in "Because I could not stop for Death" reveal about the speaker's feelings about death?

She was accepting that she was dying instead of being scared or sad about it.

Summarize in one sentence Thoreau's objections to a standing government in "Civil Disobedience"

Thoreau didn't want a government

when jim sees Huck for the first time, who does he think Huck is?

a ghost

According the "Self-Reliance" what is the indication of a great person?

a great person is usually misunderstood, follow their own mind in a crowd

What is the mountain's reply in line 8 of "My life had stood--a loaded gun"?

an echo

What are three tenets of Transcendentalism?

an intellectual movement that emphasized dignity of an individual, simple mindful life, and believing people are inherently good

Wheeler's claim that Smiley would bet "on anything that turned up you ever see" is best supported by Smiley's bet on what odd thing?

animal fights

Why is the fact that Simmons calls Twain a wonderful subject an example of verbal irony?

both Simmons and Twain know that Twain is faking

what is the master plan that george and lennie have for their future?

buy land and make a farm

where are Huck and Jim trying to go in chapter 15, why?

cairo, they wanted to catch a steamboat to go up to Ohio so Jim could be free

in what state does the story take place?

california

In "Song of Myself" in what way does the speaker believe that life and death are similar?

continuous mutually nourishing

With what detail does the narrator emphasize the atmosphere of death?

deer hanging in the window

what is a result of Twain's actions with the mesmerizer?

develops a belief in modernism

What does Emerson say is the only wrong in "Self-Reliance"?

going against your own nature

What figurative language does Thoreau use in "Civil Disobedience" to clarify his concept of how to deal with unjust laws?

he compares government to unjust laws

what are two things that George says would be eaiser for him if he didn't have Lennie

he could get a job, and he could buy whatever he wanted

give two specific examples of ways in which Huck shows intelligence

he faked his own death to get away, and he made his own meals

How does the narrator feel about his medals?

he feels like he didn't deserve them

Why did Thoreau leave the woods in Walden?

he felt fulfilled with life and wanted to live another

What detail helps you predict that Twain will try to trick Dr. Peake into believing mesmerism?

he had a great influence on the people

Who does Huck meet on the river as he's paddling ashore, and what do they want?

he meets slave hunters, they are looking for the 5 runaway slaves

why does Huck get in the canoe to paddle ashore?

he planned on telling someone that Jim was escaping

Name two qualities that Twain says made him a good subject.

he played along with the act and made it seem realistic

Why does Twain soon dislike hearing the people talk about his feats in the show?

he remembered his life and it made him feel ashamed

why does the woman get suspicious of Huck, that he's not really who he says he is?

he said that his name was sarah williams, then she asked him again and he said mary williams

How does the speaker most clearly use an affectionate tone toward women in "I hear America Singing"?

he says "young wife at work" which exemplifies that women aren't always in the house cooking, etc

How does Huck trick in men in the canoes?

he tells them that his pap is in the boat sick, along with his mam and mary ann

Why is the narrator suspicious about the photographs that appear on the hospital walls at the end of the story?

he thought he was the first to use the machines

what does the narrator's attempt to leave when Wheeler is out of the room suggests about hiM?

he tries to stop him from getting up, this shows that the narrator was interested in the story and wanted to hear more.

What does Thoreau use the example of a fire in Walden to explain?

he uses the fire story to explain why people distracted

what similar goals did Twain have when he faked the hypnotism and when he confessed to his mother?

he wanted people to believe him

why is lennie carrying a dead mouse around in his pocket?

he wanted to pet it while they were walking

Why does Twain pretend to be hypnotized?

he wants the audiences attention

How does the dialect of the following excerpt describe the bull-pup? "his underjaw begin to stick out like the fo'castle of a steamboat and his teeth would uncover and shine like the furnances"

he was eager to win

What is unique about Candy's physical appearance?

he was missing a hand

what is an example of Jim's language that you had a hard time understanding?

"desho'en take a res' b'fo' dey started acrost'"

What is an example that best displays the spare, direct prose of Hemingway's style?

"very interesting, yes very interesting"

give two examples of humorous language

"well i see i wasn't hurt, thanks to goodness" - huck was grateful the cannon didn't hit him

what are two superstitions that you found in these chapters?

1) if birds or chickens flew over the trees it was going to rain 2) don't count the amount of things you are going to eat for dinner

Find two examples of satire in any of the chapters.

1) when Huck dresses as a girl, making fun of how girls dress and act 2) When Huck tricked Jim about the night they got separated in the fog, making fun of the way Jim reacted

in talking with the woman what rumors does Huck find out about?

1. theres a 200$ reward for him 2. how hard his father was on Huck 3. theres a 300$ reward for jim 4. someone's coming to look at Jackson island