Richard Cory

How do people view Richard Cory?

A: wealthyB: knowledgeableC: collectedD: all of the above

ANSWER:D: all of the above

Because I Could Not Stop for Death

What is death compared to?

A: a suitor taking her to a partyB: her father walking her down the aisleC: GodD: None of the above

ANSWER:A: a suitor taking her

to a party

Whitewash Scene from Tom Sawyer

What literary movement is this piece apart of?

A: romanticism B: transcendentalismC: realismD: anti-transcendentalism

ANSWER:C: realism

I, Too

Who is I, Too addressed to?

A: Fredrick DouglasB: Willa CatherC: Jack LondonD: Walt Whitman

ANSWER:D: Walt Whitman

Water, is taught by thirst

Who is the author of this piece?

A: Tom SawyerB: Emily DickensonC: Langston HughesD: Willa Cather

ANSWER:B: Emily Dickenson

Emily Dickenson

What literary movement is Emily Dickenson a part of?

A: romanticism B: transcendentalismC: realismD: None of the above

ANSWER:D: None of the above

WHICH IS FALSE ABOUT RICHARD COREY? A- He committed suicide B- He is poor C- He has nice clothing D- He has a good education

WHICH STATE DID CLARK GROW UP IN? A- Nevada B- Massachusetts C- Iowa D- Nebraska

WHO WAS THE AUTHOR OF TO BUILD A FIRE? A- Richard Corey B- Emily Dickenson C- Jack London D- Walt Whitman

WHAT COLOR DID TOM HAVE TO PAINT THE FENCE? A- Sky blue B- Forest green C- Magenta D- White

WHAT MOVEMENT WAS HUGHES A PART OF? A- The Harlem Renaissance B- Revolutionary War C- Civil War D- He wrote the Declaration of

Independence

WHICH EMOTION DID DICKENSON PORTRAY IN MOST OF HER POETRY?

A- Joy B- Excitement C- Love D- Depression

WHAT IS DOUGLASS FIGHTING FOR IN MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM?

A- The last cookie in the cookie jar B- Equal Rights C- To get out of prison D- Liz Bruchansky

WHAT RACE IS THE NARRATOR IN TO WALT WHITMAN? A- Caucasian B- African American C- Asian D- Native American

WHAT DOES EMILY DICKINSON SAY IS “ WIDER THAN THE SKY” A- The ocean B- A Hershey Bar C- God D- The Brain

WHAT NATIONALITY IS LANGSTON HUGHES? A- Caucasian B- British C- German D- African American

What is the weather doing to the children? Making them sweat uncontrollably They are freezing to death Nothing

I Will Fight no more Forever

What race was the person speaking? Italian British Native Amerindian

To Walt Whitman

What did the light symbolize? Death Driving away from life Both

There’s a Certain Slant of Light

Why was he painting the fence? For fun For work purposes As a punishment

Whitewash Scene from Tom Sawyer

I Will Fight No More Forever

• Why does Chief Joseph want to stop fighting?A. So many people are dying B. People are cold and have no blankets C. Running out of food D. All of the above

D. All of the above

To Walt Whitman

• What is Angela de Hoyos saying to Walt Whitman?A) That her race isn’t included in his poetry B) That he is racist in his poetry C) That his poetry is very dull D) she admires his poetry

A) That her race isn’t included in his poetry

From My Bondage and My Freedom

• Why is it a problem is learning to read?A) He learns to escapeB) He reads about freedom and anti slavery C) All of the above

c) All of the above

Emily Dickinson

• What is a common theme in her poetry?A) Death B) Freedom C) Nature D) None of the above

A) Death

Tom Sawyer

• How did Tom get his chores done?A) He did them on his own B) He didn’t do his choresC) He tricked the boys in town to do them

C) He tricked the boys in town to do them

“To Build A fire”

• What style is this piece? A) Naturalism B) Transcendentalism C) Realism A) Naturalism

“A Wagner Matinee”

• Why does he take her to the Matinee?A) To thank her for raising him B) She used to be a music teacher and piano

playerC) To treat herD) All of the above

D) All of the above

Richard Cory

• What does the Narrator think of him?A) he’s jealous B) He admires himC) He looks up to himD) All of the above

“I will fight no more forever”

• Chief Joseph p. 602• What is Chief Joseph trying to say in this speech?

a. He is giving up b. How we share landc. Everyone is equald. How destructively and poorly treated the Native Americans were treatede. Both A and Df. Both B and C

“I too”

• What is Langston Hughes famous for writing about:

a. Overcoming adversity/ equalityb. America is a lovely placec. Black is beautifuld. His childhoode. Both A and Cf. Both B and C

“To Walt Whitman”

• What is the author trying to say to Whitman?a. She loves Americab. She is Hispanicc. She hopes to come to America somedayd. That everyone countse. Not everyone is part of the country

Emily Dickenson

• What is Emily Dickenson’s main tone in her poems often:

a. Happinessb. Nostalgia c. Sadnessd. Joye. Contemplativef. Depressiong. Both A and Ch. Both C and F

Astronomer

• What does he think of the Astronomer: a. Fantasticb. Terriblec. Interestingd. Borede. He wants to be him when he grows up

Whitewash scene from Tom Sawyer

• How does Tom get his friends to paint the fence:

a. They want tob. He tricks themc. Tom paints the Fence by himself

“To Build a Fire”

• Who does the man in the story listen to:a. The old man who tells him to watch outb. No onec. His dogd. He listens to everyonee. No one tells him anything

In “I will fight no more forever”, why does Chief Joseph surrender? a) Lack of food

b) Lack of shelter

c) Lack of clothes

d) All of the above

What kinds of stories does Emily Dickinson write?

a) Novelas

b) Poems

c) Short stories

Where does Jack London’s story take place?

a) Iceland

b) Canada

c) Alaska

d) Russia

e) Yukon territory

Whitewash scene from Tom Sawyer

• Why does Tom have to paint the fence?• a. He is a painter• b. He is bored• c. It is his punishment • C

“Richard Corey”

• What happens at the end of the poem?• a. Richard Corey gets married• b. Richard Corey kills himself• c. Richard Corey wins the lottery• B

“My Bondage and my Freedom”

• Why is it important this story is nonfiction?a) It was important to his familyb) All blacks were taught to readc) His close friend died and it was his storyd) Large part of American history that people

should know about & shouldn’t happen again

“When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”

• Does Whitman like the idea of applying math to nature?a) Yes because he loves mathb) Yes because he thinks that math is an important

aspect of naturec) No because Whitman believes nature is

beautifuld) No because Whitman hates math

“Tom Sawyer”

• Which word best describes Tom in one word according to Mark Twain.a) Kindb) Sadc) Rascal d) Shy

“Richard Corey”

• What’s the irony of the literary piece, Richard Corey?a) People thought he had a great life and he ended

up taking his lifeb) People thought he was angry but he was always

happyc) People thought he was a family man but he had

affairsd) People thought he was crazy but he was just a

genius

“A Wagner Matinee”

• Why was Clark’s aunt so upset at the end of the Matinee?a) She hated the performanceb) She was jealous of their talentc) She was boredd) She missed her old life

“I too” Langston Hughes pg. 448

• I too is responding to which piece? • A. The Negro Speaks of Rivers • B. I hear America Singing • C. Refugee in America • D. Dream Variations • B. I hear America Singing

“To Build a Fire” by jack London p. 608

• Why did the fire go out in the first place? • A. the wind • B. snow fell on it • C. it died out • D. water • B. snow fell on it

The Negro Speaks of Rivers

• “Ancient, dusky, rivers.” what does dusky mean?

• A. bright • B. light• C. shadowy • D. black • C. shadowy

A WAGNER MATINEE

What did Clark’s aunt do during the Matinee?A. Sat and watchedB. Cried C. Moved her fingers in a way like she was

playing the pianoD. Both B and C

EMILY DICKENSON

What is a common theme in Emily Dickenson’s poetry?

A. LifeB. DeathC. AnimalsD. None of the above

MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM

How did the man come to wanting freedom?A. From his booksB. From hearing about it in townC. From a television show D. Both A and B

TO WALT WHITMAN

Why was Angela de Hoyos writing about giving a guitar to Walt Whitman?

A. She thought that he was a good musicianB. She wanted him to talk about her people in a

song since they were left out of his poemsC. She was teaching him to play guitarD. Both A and B

I TOO

What is the main theme of this poem?A. Kitchen etiquetteB. EatingC. FreedomD. All of the above

I WILL FIGHT NO MORE FOREVER

What happened to Chief Joseph’s people?A. They were all separated or dying B. They were taken into slaveryC. They didn’t like him as chief so they all leftD. None of the above

TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS

You will need to match author to work, so know who wrote what

You will have short answer questions: look at the quizzes and at the questions we talked about in class

You will have “short essay” questions (paragraph length responses)

You will have an essay Think about common themes, ideas—they

make great short essay and essay questions