zeanah eng exam 3
Who are the innocent characters in "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"?
Piney Woods and Tom Simson
In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," the narrator suspects that Leonidas Smiley is what?
a made-up person
In "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," Mr. Oakhurst is calm when he becomes an outcast from Poker Flat because he..?
accepts fate as a gambler does
Use context clues to choose the best meaning of "bannanner" in the dialect of the following excerpt: "Well, thish-yer Smiley had a yaller one-eyed cow that didn't have no tail, only just a short stump like a bannanner"
banana
In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," the narrator's attempt to leave when Wheeler is out of the room suggests mainly that he ..?
believes that Wheeler will never stop talking
In "The Story of an Hour," Mrs. Mallard's husband's death makes her free because she..?
can now live her own life
in "The Yellow Wallpaper," writing is difficult for the narrator because she ..?
finds it hard to keep her writing a secret
In "A Wagner Matinee," Aunt Georgina's concern with a calf and a packet of fish at home tell Clark that his aunt ...?
has not adjusted to being in Boston
Richards tries to hide Mr. Mallard from Mrs. Mallard because..?
he fears the sight of Mr. Mallard will shock her
In "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," what does the narrator's comment clarify about Mr. Oakhurst? "Mr. Oakhurst could not bring himself to disclose Uncle Billy's rascality, and so offered the hypothesis that he had wandered from the camp and had accidentally stampeded the animals"
he protects the others from the truth
("Yellow Wallpaper") What does the woman living in the wallpaper tell you about the social context of the late 1800s?
husbands' rules made some women feel trapped
In "The Story of an Hour," Mrs. Mallard's conclusion about love is that it ..?
is far less important than freedom
In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," what does Wheeler say that Dan'l Webster can do better than any other frog?
jump distances
In "April Showers," what "unfortunate accident" happens to Theodora's novel?
kathleen kyd's novel has the same title
In "The Open Boat," the men in the boat become angry with the man on the shore because the man..?
merely waves his coat
In "The Yellow Wallpaper," John's cure for the narrator's illness is for her to ..?
rest and avoid all work
What detail helps you draw the conclusion that Aunt Georgiana could be resentful of Clark?
she asks whether he has been hearing music ever since he left her
Which ironic detail helps you predict Mrs. Mallard's ultimate end in "The Story of an Hour"?
she wishes for a very long life
In "The Open Boat," the men's inability to get help from people on shore is an example of naturalism because it...?
suggests the men are not in control
In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," Wheeler's claim that Smiley would be "on anything that turned up you ever see" is best supported by Smiley's bet on..?
the Parson's wife not getting better
Which event is "The Story of an Hour"'s climax?
the arrival of Mr. Mallard, because it is the turning point
How does the following excerpt from "The Open Boat" exhibit naturalism? "As each slaty wall of water approached, it shut all else from the view of the men in the boat, and it was not difficult to imagine that his particular wave was the final outburst of the ocean, the last effort of the grim water"
the ocean controls the boat's fate
Why does Bret Hartes's description of the setting in this region most likely include so many details about the snow?
the snow plays an important role into what happens to the outcasts
("April Showers") What is the magazine editor's attitude toward Theodora?
unconcerned about her feelings
("April Showers") When Dr. Dace walks Theodora home from the train, you can infer that he..?
understands what she is feeling
In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," an example of hyperbole in this tall tale is Wheeler saying that Smiley ...?
will bet on a frog race, even if the race is unfair
In "A Wagner Matinee," which detail helps you draw the conclusion that Aunt Georgina regrets leaving Boston?
She cries throughout the concert
