Midterm Review

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application. How does King support this claim? by citing the 1954 Supreme court decision by describing the fairness of moral laws by describing a law about parade permits by defining illegal segregation statutes

by describing a law about parade permits

Read the excerpt below from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and answer the question that follows. Most children brought up in Brooklyn before the First World War remember Thanksgiving Day there with a peculiar tenderness. It was the day children went around "ragamuffin" or "slamming gates," wearing costumes topped off by a penny mask. How does Smith use language to reveal setting? She uses syntax such as "First World War" and "Thanksgiving Day." She uses themes such as "First World War" and "Thanksgiving Day." She uses diction such as "First World War" and "Thanksgiving Day." She uses diction to structure the words in a way to make them easier to understand.

She uses diction such as "First World War" and "Thanksgiving Day."

Which line from Anthem best illustrates how the author uses a dystopian setting to develop a theme? I stand here on the summit of the mountain. My hands . . . My spirit . . . My sky . . . My forest . . . This earth of mine . . . I know not if this earth on which I stand is the core of the universe or if it is but a speck of dust lost in eternity. But such has been the story, for I have lived in the City of the damned, and I know what horror men permitted to be brought upon them.

But such has been the story, for I have lived in the City of the damned, and I know what horror men permitted to be brought upon them.

Which excerpt from part one of Trifles most develops the motives of the County Attorney? COUNTY ATTORNEY. Somebody should have been left here yesterday. COUNTY ATTORNEY. How did she seem to feel about your coming? COUNTY ATTORNEY. (To the Sheriff.) You're convinced that there was nothing important here-—nothing that would point to any motive? COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician). And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies?

COUNTY ATTORNEY. (To the Sheriff.) You're convinced that there was nothing important here-—nothing that would point to any motive?

Read the paragraph. Several species of geese fly south in the winter to find food and mate. In fact, several geese from canada make their nests at Bartholomew park, which is only minutes from my home. My friends and I often take picnic lunches there to feed them and see their hatchlings. Of course, the number of birds in my area dwindles significantly once the seasons change. Which sentence from the paragraph contains capitalization errors? Several species of geese fly south in the winter to find food and mate. In fact, several geese from canada make their nests at Bartholomew park, which is only minutes from my home. My friends and I often take picnic lunches there to feed them and see their hatchlings. Of course, the number of birds in my area dwindles significantly once the seasons change.

In fact, several geese from canada make their nests at Bartholomew park, which is only minutes from my home.

Read the quote from Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. Sometimes a woman would say "I feel empty somehow . . . incomplete." Or she would say, "I feel as if I don't exist." Sometimes she blotted out the feeling with a tranquilizer. Which best describes the connotation of "blotted" in the excerpt? It has a positive connotation, because it implies the women were able to erase the feelings of emptiness. It has a positive connotation, because it implies the emptiness was able to be replaced with happiness. It has a negative connotation, because it implies women were actually strengthening the feelings of emptiness. It has a negative connotation, because it implies women were merely temporarily lessening the feelings of emptiness.

It has a negative connotation, because it implies women were merely temporarily lessening the feelings of emptiness.

Read the excerpt from the article "Indicted Her for Murder." The awful crime of which Mrs. Hossack stands accused is still fresh in the minds of every newspaper reader in Iowa. Which best describes the excerpt? It is a fact because it can be proven using objective evidence. It is a fact because it cannot be proven using objective evidence. It is an opinion because it can be proven using objective evidence. It is an opinion because it cannot be proven using objective evidence.

It is an opinion because it cannot be proven using objective evidence.

In part two of Trifles, what symbolic impact is made when Susan Glaspell includes quilting as a part of Mrs. Wright's lifestyle? It reinforces the idea that Mrs. Wright fulfilled many of the roles considered common for women during this time. It characterizes Mrs. Wright as someone who truly enjoyed the domestic duties expected of women during this time. It casts doubt on the idea that Mrs. Wright could have killed her husband by making her appear innocent and content. It heightens the tension by creating a scene of domestic bliss that would conflict with the murder being investigated.

It reinforces the idea that Mrs. Wright fulfilled many of the roles considered common for women during this time.

Read the excerpt from Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea. No, let us go no further. Decency and custom forbid it. I said it earlier, when speaking of my grandfather: In Jewish tradition a man's death belongs to him alone. Let the gas chambers remain closed to prying eyes, and to the imagination. We will never know all that happened behind those doors of steel. Read the text and study the images from Spiegelman's Maus. mc018-1.jpg Which theme is addressed in both excerpts? Inexperience can sometimes lead to misunderstanding. It's important to follow tradition regardless of circumstance. Some truths are too difficult to fathom if one has not experienced them. There are times when one must be able to see in order to believe.

Some truths are too difficult to fathom if one has not experienced them.

Read the excerpt from part two of Trifles. COUNTY ATTORNEY (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries). Well, ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it? MRS. PETERS. We think she was going to--knot it. COUNTY ATTORNEY. Well, that's interesting, I'm sure. (Seeing the birdcage.) Has the bird flown? MRS. HALE (putting more quilt pieces over the box.) We think the--cat got it. Which idea is suggested by this excerpt? The women are beginning to feel superior to the men because they do not think the men are capable of solving the case. The women still have no idea about what really happened between Mr. and Mrs. Wright. The women are going to hide what they have discovered to protect Mrs. Wright. The women believe that the men should be taught a lesson in sensitivity, so they keep information from the men.

The women are going to hide what they have discovered to protect Mrs. Wright.

Consider the following theme: "Writing is an outlet for the human desire to make things sound better than they actually are." Is this theme universal? Why or why not?

This theme is not universal because writing can be done as a form of an outlet to just let someone's emotions out, such as a diary. So, at that moment, the words written out are of the truth and was not written to make things sound better than they actually are.

Consider the following theme: "It is important to differentiate between imagination and reality." Is this theme universal? Why or why not?

This theme is universal because it applies to everyone. When you're doing something, it's important to know what's actually going on (reality) rather than what you think is happening (imagination).

Which excerpt from Anthem best illustrates the theme that collectivism and group thinking limit man's potential? I look upon the history of men, which I have learned from the books, and I wonder. I stand here on the summit of the mountain. I lift my head and I spread my arms. Many words have been granted me, and some are wise, and some are false, but only three are holy: "I will it!" What disaster took their reason away from men? What whip lashed them to their knees in shame and submission? The worship of the word "We."

What disaster took their reason away from men? What whip lashed them to their knees in shame and submission? The worship of the word "We."

What is universal theme? a central message that applies to anyone, anywhere a central message or insight that is revealed through a story the time, place, and social/historical context in which a story takes place a piece of writing that uses careful and deliberate word choice

a central message that applies to anyone, anywhere

Because of his journalistic background, Ernest Hemingway's diction tends to be a combination of formal and informal. neither formal nor informal. only formal. only informal.

a combination of formal and informal.

Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs, identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay, jut out into the most domesticated body of salt water in the Western hemisphere, the great wet barnyard of Long Island Sound. They were not perfect ovals—like the egg in the Columbus story, they are both crushed flat at the contact end—but their physical resemblance must be a source of perpetual confusion to the gulls that fly overhead. To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size. I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. The use of words such as "fashionable," "superficial," "bizarre," and "sinister" provide a truthful and vivid description of the West Egg and East Egg. a sense of artificiality in the world the narrator finds himself in. an idea of mischief that surrounds the narrator and his friends. a meaningful portrayal of life on the Long Island Sound in the 1920s.

a sense of artificiality in the world the narrator finds himself in.

What are the plaintiffs seeking for their children in Brown v. Board of Education? shared entrances and water fountains admission to public schools advanced curriculum higher-quality teachers

admission to public schools

Read the paragraph. Several species of geese fly south in the winter to find food and mates. In fact, several geese from canada make their nests at Bartholomew park, which is only minutes from my home. My friends and I often take picnic lunches there to feed them and see their hatchlings. Of course, the number of birds in my area dwindles significantly once the seasons change. Which two words in the paragraph should be capitalized? south; winter canada; park geese; home picnic; seasons

canada; park

Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The silhouette of a moving cat wavered across the moonlight, and turning my head to watch it, I saw that I was not alone—fifty feet away a figure had emerged from the shadow of my neighbor's mansion and was standing with his hands in his pockets regarding the silver pepper of the stars. Something in his leisurely movements and the secure position of his feet upon the lawn suggested that it was Mr. Gatsby himself, come out to determine what share was his of our local heavens. The appearance of Gatsby from the shadows suggests that he prefers to go out at night. he is very busy during daytime hours. he prefers to be left alone. he is a man of mystery and secrets.

he is a man of mystery and secrets.

By signing Executive Order No. 9066, President Roosevelt assumed that no one would actually be interned in camps. he was doing what was best for his nation. his direction and command would end the war. the internment camps would be permanent.

he was doing what was best for his nation.

Read the excerpt from part one of Trifles. HALE. "Why—where is he?" says I, not knowing what to say. She just pointed upstairs—like that (himself pointing to the room above). What does the word "pointing" mean in this stage direction? eying leading indicating accusing

indicating

Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066". My best friend is a white girl named Denise— we look at boys together. She sat in front of me all through grade school because of our names: O'Connor, Ozawa. In the excerpt, Okita reveals significant details about religion and culture. race and friendship. internment and prison. youth and love.

race and friendship.

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education. [T]here are findings below that the Negro and white schools involved have been equalized, or are being equalized, with respect to buildings, curricula, qualifications and salaries of teachers, and other "tangible" factors. The Supreme Court is most likely interested in these findings because it hopes to determine whether outdated schools can compete in modern society. students of varying races have similar aptitudes. teachers treat students of varying races equally. separate systems of education can be equal.

separate systems of education can be equal.

Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066 was based on evidence that all Japanese Americans were plotting to fight the US within its borders. past experiences of Japanese Americans causing civil unrest in the United States. the assumption that Japanese Americans posed a threat to national security. written reports that Japan was recruiting American citizens to spy for them.

the assumption that Japanese Americans posed a threat to national security.

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. What is the author's purpose for including this sentence? to emphasize the productivity of his daily routine to undermine the significance of his critics' letter to establish the impressive credentials of his staff to explain the nature of his profession

to undermine the significance of his critics' letter