English III S.1 Exam (TYW, Sweat, and Gaslight)

Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A: (As both husband and physicians, John is very paternalistic when it comes to his wife, the narrator, treating her like a child.)?

"John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in a marriage." (Paragraph 5)

Which of the following passages best supports the answer to Part A? (Part A: Refusing to address an issue is not the same thing as curing it) (TYP)

"My darling," he said, "I beg of you, for my sake and for our child's sake, as well as for your own, that you will never for one instant let that idea enter your mind! There is nothing so dangerous, so fascinating, to a temperament like yours. It is a false and foolish fancy. Can you not trust me as a physician when I tell you so?" (Paragraph 142)

Which two quotes from the text best support your answers to part A: (The consequences of peoples actions eventually catch up with him. And ; Compassion has its limits and can vanish as a result of abuse.) (SWEAT)

"Oh well, whatever goes over the devils back, it's got to come under his belly. Sometime or ruther, Sykes, like everybody else, is gointer reap his sowing." (Paragraph 26) "Ah hates you tuh de same degree dat Ah useter love yuh. Ah done took an' took till mah belly is full up tuh mah neck." (Paragraph 75)

Which two coats best support the answer to part A (The author provides a few details about Bertha, which emphasizes Delilah's lack of curiosity about the women that Sykes pursues.)

"Too late now to hope for love, even if it were not Bertha it would be someone else." paragraph 25 "Ah don't wantuh see yuh 'roun' me atall. Lay 'roun' wid dat 'oman all yuh wants tuh, but gwan 'way fum me an' mah house." Paragraph 75

To what does the contemporary term "gaslight" refer ....

A type of psychological abuse that causes the victim to doubt herself, her memories, perceptions, intuition, etc...

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the narrator and john? (TYW)

As both husband and physicians, John is very paternalistic when it comes to his wife, the narrator, treating her like a child.

The maids were not in on Gregorys plan to drive Paula insane, which of the following show how he involved the maids without their knowledge?

Elizabeth, the older maid, was partially deaf and couldn't hear the noises coming from the upstairs Gregory subtly made Nancy hostile to Paula—which he, of course, chalks up to Paula's paranoia and that she was too lazy to do.

How did Paula and Gregory meet?

Gregory was the pianist when Paula was singing for Maestro Guardi in Italy

To what does the movie title "Gaslight" refer?

Paula keeps seeing the gas light dim whenever husband Gregory goes to his "music studio" in the evenings but is really searching in the attic in Alice Alquist's belongings for the missing jewels.

Which of the following best summarizes a central idea of the story? (TYP)

Refusing to address an issue is not the same thing as curing it.

By the end of the story, the narrator is convinced that: (TYW)

She is the woman living in and freed from the wallpaper

How does the story's narrative form contribute to the development of the narrator's point of view to aid in the development of the plot? Provide textual evidence to support your response. (TYW)

Since we hear the story through her perspective, we feel sorry and sympathetic towards her. We feel hostile and aggravated with the husband for his abuse towards the narrator. The only way she could be free was to give in to the insanity. She was desperate for a way out. "I am getting angry enough to do something desperate. To jump out of the window would be admirable exercise, But the bars are too strong to try." Pg. 14

How does the authors characterization of Bertha help reveal Delilah's attitude towards Sykes' affairs? (SWEAT)

The author provides a few details about Bertha, which emphasizes Delilah's lack of curiosity about the women that Sykes pursues.

Which two statements best express major themes of the short story? (SWEAT)

The consequences of peoples actions eventually catch up with him. Compassion has its limits and can vanish as a result of abuse.

What effect does the resolution have on the overall meaning of the passage? (TYW)

The resolution shows the narrator driven to insanity by being locked in this one room and not being able to leave. Her husband drove her to this point and she knew if she gave in that the insanity was her only chance left because begging and asking didn't work. So she let Herself go completely insane. "...And then I got so angry I bit off a little piece at one corner - but it hurt my teeth" pg. 14

How does the narrator's room form both her character and plot? (TYW)

The room is a former nursery with bars on its windows, emphasizing her treatment as a child/prisoner and thus the eventual break from her identity as a sane adult woman.

What is the authors likely purpose for the narrators lengthy and changing descriptions of the wallpaper? (TYW)

To reflect the narrators gradual descent into insanity

How did Detective Brian Cameron recognize Gregory?

When he sees Paula and Gregory at the Tower of London, he observes Gregory's obsessive and mesmerized reaction to the royal jewels on display