Unit 3 realists naturalists moderns

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Lincoln's main purpose in "the Gettysburg address" is to

Explain the importance of the war and inspire people to support the union

The lieutenant looks disdainfully, or, toward the woods

showing scorn or contempt

The word or phrase closest in meaning to consecrate is

to cause to be revered or honored

Farquhar describes his wife's smile as expressing "ineffable joy." What does he mean?

to overwhelming to be spoken

Which of the following excerpts from the story provided a clue that certain events occur in peyton Farquhar's imagination rather than in reality?

"The trees upon the banks were giant garden plants; he noted a definite order pin their arrangement"

What is the result of the attack described in the entry "a confederate account of the battle of Gettysburg?"

After a loss of many lives, the confederate soldiers retreated

Douglass does not include the names of some of his teachers in his writings because he knows it

Because they will be embarrassed it and it is known to be an "unpardonable offense"

What word best describes the character of jim smiley?

Clever/ competitive

What did smiley name his frog?

Daniel Webster

In the "Gettysburg address" Lincoln explains that the stated purpose for meeting on this battlefield is to

Dedicate a portion of the field as a final resting place for fallen soldiers

The main idea of lee's "letter to his son" could be expressed as

Despair over a union that can only be maintained by force

Why does Dexter Green quit seeing Irene Scheerer?

Dexter decides to become engaged to Judy Jones instead

What kind of primary document is Mary chestnuts civil war?

Diary entry

Richard Cory has everything except

Happiness

When Simon wheeler says, "I don't recollect exactly," he means that he does not

He doesn't remember

What did Richards do when he learned of Brently mallard's death in order to forestall some less tender friend from announcing the trade guy?

He has someone screen him from the view of his wife

What does Farquhar's highly attuned senses indicate about his state of mind?

He is in a figment of imagination before he dies.

Mrs auld stops teaching Douglass how to read because she

Her husband checked her back into place

Which of the following does Bryson point out as one of his mothers main foibles?

Her inability to cook well

What are two traits Wheeler shows of himself when he tells the story that support the overall plot?

His ability to never stop talking and the way he talks.

Why did the narrator ask Simon wheeler for information about leonidas smiley?

His friend told him too

What factor from "To Build A Fire" do you think was most influential on his fate?

His overconfidence in himself.

When Farquhar begins hearing a sharp, steady, sound, it is actually

His watch

The last image Farquhar has is of

His wife and thinks he's returning home

In "to build a fire," there is an external conflict between

Human beings and nature

Which of the following themes is expressed by the contrasting ways in which the dog and the man cope with the cold?

Humans need to be as well attuned to nature as animals in order to survive in it.

When the author talks about the characters keen awareness of hidden springs of water, he is using a technique called

Instinct

Why is he startled by what happens when he tries to spit on the ground?

It cracked before it hit the ground

What clue foes the phrase "the doomed man's brain" suggest to the reader?

It suggest peyton farquhar is already dead

Judy's alternating indifference and attention to Dexter have the effect of

Making her even more desirable to him

What do you learn from Goss's journal, "recollections of a private," that you would not usually learn from a history book's account of the civil war?

Mind of a young solider in drilling

What points of view does Bierce use in this story?

Objective and third person limited

Which of the following character flaws brings about the man's tragic end?

Overconfidence

When the president advised the conductors "arrest for assault," he meant the conductor should be arrested because he

Physical touch/ hit her

In "an episode of war," details such as the rubber blanket, neat squares of coffee, breast-work puffs of white smoke in the woods, and even an ashen-looking man smoking a corncob pipe all serve to heighten the ___ of the story

Realism

In "letter to his son" what does lee day he plans to do it the union dissolves?

Return home and live in peace

By the end of "the story of an hour," Mrs. Mallard's reflection at she had recently wished for a short life becomes especially Ironic to readers because

She gets what she wanted after she stopped wanting it

How did truth sprain her shoulder?

She sprained it by being pulled off by a train conductor

Why is Judy Jones's beauty important to her character?

She uses it to get what she wants

What happens to the conductor who was involved in the first incident truth describes?

She was dismissed by the president of the city railway

In what way are Douglass's efforts to educate himself paradoxical

The more he learns, the more unhappy he becomes

Which of the following statements best describes the theme of "winter dreams?"

Those who lives are based on the pursuit of illusions are doomed to disappointment

Concerning the concept of slavery, the other boys

Thought he should have the same rights as anyone else

Which statement best describes the attitude about human relationships expressed in the poem?

True understanding between two people is impossible

When lee referred to a "state of anarchy," he meant America was almost in condition of

absence of government

How does prufrock think others view him?

as an aging, conventional person of little consequence

If you make predictions about the fate of the lieutenant's arm in "An Episode of War," you must

consider the medical situation in its historical context

Which phrase is most nearly the same in meaning as insidious?

deceitful; treacherous

The word digress means to

depart temporarily from the main subject

The word nearly opposite in meaning to hallow is

honor and sacred

After hearing her husband's death, feelings and thoughts flow through Mrs.mallard tumultuously. Which of the following best expresses the meaning of tumultuously?

in an agitated way

Which word is the closest meaning to the italicized word in the phrase "... will be summarily hanged?"

promptly & without formality


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