Reading midterm

Which statement best describes the theme of three century woman

Although they may be frail old people can be as clever as they always were

What is the central idea of two kinds

And important part of growing up is discovering one's own goals and desires

His and her main reason for writing

Author's purpose

Are the individual qualities that make each character unique

Character traits

The way in which a writer reveals a character traits

Characterization

Are the motions are gold drive him to act away or another

Characters motives

The store is highest point at which the eventual outcome becomes clear

Climax

After Ricky kills karait how does he feel

Confident

The writer tells what the character is like

Direct characterization

In Ricky Tikki tavi A slut takes Ricky from his home to the care of an English family in what part of the plot does the flood take place

During the exposition

In the excerpt from barrio boy why does miss Hopley have another boy come to her meeting with Ernesto and his mother

Ernesto and his mother do not speak English

How do Ernesto and barrio boy and the boy in a days wait show bravery

Ernesto never says that he is afraid of attending school in America and the boy he never says that he is afraid of dying

Introducing the setting the characters and the basic situation

Exposition

Events that follow the climax

Falling action

What do Ernesto and the boy in a days wait feel during their stories

Fear and anxiety

The narrator is a character who participates in the action of the story and tells a story using words such as I and me

First person point of view

In melting pot what does quindlen mean when she says on the micro level most of us get along

For the most part they like each other personally

Which fat provides historical context for the period in which the fall of the Hindenburg takes place

Germany was governed by the Nazis at the time of the crash

In letters from Rifka what does Papa's decision to leave show about you

He cares deeply about his family

Which statement best expresses Greg's feelings at the end of the story

He has developed a new appreciation for his father

Which statement best describes Ricky's character

He is brave and loyal

In the rare boy why does cool Kuo-haya's father spend time with his son

He is sad about the death of his wife

What lesson have the Bears taught the boys father

He should treat his son well

Why does lemon Brown give the treasure to his son

He wants his son to be proud of him

What promise do the boys father make with his son

He will be friends with the Bears

Using your prior knowledge in the following quotation you can predict that the boys father will do? Although the father try to follow the mother bear stood up on her hind legs and grout she would not allow the father to come any closer

He will try another way to get his son

What do the details in this passage tell you about the authors purpose it had been raining for several years thousands upon thousands of days for compounded and filled from one into the other was rain with syndrome and gush of water

He wishes to create a mood

In my first free summer what keeps Alvarez from being thrown out of the American school

Her grandfather had donated the land that the school was built on

The actual political and social events and trends of the time

Historical context

The writer shows what the characters like

Indirect characterization

Why is the boys story told now

It reminds parents to show love for their children

What does the following passage from the papa's parrot add to the story"i'm here" Harry sobbed the tears for falling

It shows the shock of realization

How do the children show the disrespect for Margo

Lock her in a closet

What does the following passage from all summer today say about Margot she was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years and the rain has washed out the blue from her eyes the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair

Margot is pale and delicate

The characters and short stories are driven by

Motives

Any type of writing that tells a story

Narrative writing

Which statement from an American childhood explains what Dillard finds disappointing about being captured by the man

Now he came down to earth. I wanted the glory to last forever

The best explanation of the title my first free summer is that it was the first summer Alvarez was free

Of the dictator

What makes Ernesto similar to several of his classmates

Other students in the class also do not speak English

What historical context is provided by this past but the yard replete with cousins and friends that I have dreamed about all the years was deserted family members were leaving for the United States the plot had unraveled every day there were massive arrest the United States had closed it's embassy and advising Americans to return home

People involved in a plot against the government were being arrested

The related sequence of events in the short story and other works of fiction

Plot

The perspective from which A narrative is told

Point of view

Making an intelligent guess about what will happen next in the story based on details in the text

Predicting

And papa's parrot with Harry and his father tease each other and joke together at the dinner table their behavior could be described as

Relaxed and affectionate

The final outcome and time up of loose ends when the reader learns how the conflict is resolved

Resolution

When Ricky first comes to the garden a conflict is introduce who is the conflict between

Ricky and nag

Events that introduce a conflict or struggle and increased attention

Rising action

What is the tone of Quindlen's essay

Serious

The time and place of action

Setting

And was Tarzan three bandage man how does Cosby portray his mother

She is direct and blunt

Which of the following statements best describes Mrs. Breckenridge

She is imaginative and clever

What does this passage from my first free summer suggest about the narrator but as ours text away with no plane in sight a light came in my head if a light can be translated into words instead they would say freedom and liberty and justice for all

She realized why her family was leaving

Which of the following is a fact that is stated in the fall of the Hindenburg

Some passengers survived by jumping from the burning ship

Is two kinds what character trait did the daughter and the mother share

Stubbornness

What idea does the historical context Convey of the message My mother had decided to send her children to the American school so we could learn the language of the nation that would seem to be liberating us for 30 years at Dominican Republic couldn't get a bloody and repressive dictatorship

The Dominican Republic was a dictatorship during the Arthur's childhood

According to Mrs. Breckenridge which is store cool if it did she experience

The San Francisco earthquake

In letters from Rifka why is it Tova allow to hear the plan for escape

The family wants to keep her out of danger

And all summer in a day what does Margo mean when she says but this is the day the scientist predict they say they know the sun

The sun appears at predictable times on Venus

The central message about life

Theme

In the course of Papa's parrot which of the following choices describes the basic relationship between Harry and his father

They are always fond of each other but they grow more distant

In letters from Rifka why does the family decide to leave their home

They want to save Nathan's life and keep Saul out of the army

What conflict occurs while Greg is with lemon Brown

Thieves try to rob lemon browns treasure

The nerd it is not a character in the story and uses third person pronouns such as he she and they to refer to the characters

Third person point of view

What is Cosbys main purpose for writing the story

To entertain readers and teach a lesson

Which purpose do quindlen and Cosbys essays have in common

To reflect on experiences

In the excerpt from an American childhood what is the author's purpose in writing about football

To show that she values concentration and courage

Use context clues in the following passage from an American childhood to choose the correct meaning of the word incredibly He ran after us and we ran away from the snowy sidewalk at the corner I looked back incredibly he was still after us he was in the city close a suit tie street shoes any normal adult would've quit

Unbelievably

In a days wait how can the Father's reaction to his sons concern best be described

Understanding

Is one that is expressed in many cultures and time periods

Universal theme

Which phrase best describes Rifka relationship with Tova

Warm and loving

When does lemon Brown feel proud and happy

When He realizes that his son treasure the things he had given him

In Papa's pair when does Harry learn that his father has missed Harry's visits to the shop

When Rocky keep saying where's Harry