2014 Studies Exam Review 3

1. 2014 Studies Exam Review 3

2. The Diary of Anne Frank

3. According to the nonfiction book Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, why does Anne Frank start a diary? • She wants a friend to confide in

4. What is something Anne had to do according to the anti-Jewish laws established by Hitler? • Wear the Star of David on her clothing

5. In the opening scene of The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, why is Mr. Frank visiting the warehouse rooms with Miep? • He wants to revisit the last place he saw his family alive

6. Why do the Franks and Van Daans need to be quiet all day? • So that the workers in the warehouse downstairs will not hear them

7. In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, what effect is their situation having on the attic dwellers after two months? • They are very tense, and they begin to argue with each other.

8. Which word best describes Anne's relationship with her father in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I? • She is very close to her father.

9. Why is Mr. Van Daan's theft of bread so serious? • Because everyone is just as hungry as he is, and he is taking bread away from the children. He has also violated the trust of all of the inhabitants of the Secret Annex.

10. What does the worker in the warehouse ask from Mr. Kraler in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II? Why do they give him part of what he asks? • He asks for more money. Since he asks questions about the Franks and about the room behind the bookcase, they suspect he may be trying to blackmail them.

11. In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, who betrayed the people in the attic? • The thief who broke in downstairs

12. Why does Anne Frank's family emigrate to Holland in 1933? • For a better job for Mr. Frank

13. Which line of dialogue by Mr. Dussel in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, shows a growing conflict between him and Anne?

14. What can you infer from these lines of dialogue in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I? • Mrs. Frank:But I'd like to stay with you… very much. Really. • Anne: I'd rather you didn't.

15. How do Anne and Peter get along at first? Later? • At first they don’t get along. Peter thinks Anne talks too much, and he doesn’t appreciate her teasing. She thinks he is too serious and boring. Later they are “sweethearts”.

16. What does this line of dialogue in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, reveal about Mr. Frank? • We can stretch the food a little. It's only for a few days.

17. Anne says she believes that “in spite of everything… people are really good at heart.” What effect does this attitude have on the ending of The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II? • It makes it even more sad to know that she was betrayed and eventually died in a concentration camp.

18. What do Anne’s gifts to the others on Hanukkah show about her character? • They show that she is really thoughtful, that she is maturing, that she is creative, and that she has really paid attention to others to choose gifts that they would appreciate.

19. Which event causes great tension near the end of The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II? • A thief breaks into the warehouse downstairs and hears a crash upstairs. Now someone knows that there are people in the Secret Annex.

20. In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, what causes the Franks and the Van Daans to move into the rooms on the top floor of the warehouse? • They hide from the Nazis to avoid being sent to a work camp

21. Which statement about The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, is false?

22. Literary Terms • Conflict is a struggle between opposing forces. • An internal conflict takes place in the mind of a character. • An external conflict is one in which a character struggles with an outside force or another person. • Plot is the sequence of events in a short story. • Literary Terms • Parts of the plot are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. • Setting is the time and place of the action of a story.

23. More Literary Terms • Characters are the people or animals that take part in the action. • Character traits are the qualities, attitudes, and values a character possesses. • Motives are the reasons for a character’s actions. • Literary Terms • Theme is the central message expressed in a story. • Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told. • First person, third person limited, and omniscient are the most commonly used points of view.

24. More Literary Terms • Foreshadowing is the use of clues in a story to hint at events to come. • Literary Terms • Flashback is the use of scenes in a story that interrupt the sequence of events to reveal past occurrences. • Irony is the contrast between what happens and what the reader or the characters expect. • When you compare, you tell how things are alike. When you contrast, you tell how they are different.

25. More Literary Terms • Round characters are complex, showing many different traits. • Flat characters are one-sided, showing just one trait. • A summary is a statement of the main ideas and major details of a written or dramatic work. • A dynamic character grows and changes because of events in the story. • A static character does not change.

26. “The Tell-Tale Heart” • Edgar Allan Poe wrote this story which gives a look inside a madman’s mind. • A man kills his elderly neighbor because he is offended by the old man’s eye. • He boasts that he has executed and covered up the crime very carefully. • When the police come, he thinks he hears the old man’s heart beating and confesses. • The story establishes a mood of madness and horror. • The author has a formal style with long sentences and advanced vocabulary.

27. “The Finish of Patsy Barnes” • A young African-American boy struggles with poverty, racism, and his mother’s serious illness. • He doesn’t like to go to school; he likes to spend his time hanging around the stables. • Patsy’s father is dead. • Patsy volunteers to ride a difficult horse to earn money for a doctor and medicine for his mother. • The horse is the same one which had killed his father years before. • Patsy wins the race and gets a doctor for his mother, but he never tells his mother the horse’s name. • Patsy is affected by the historical time in which he lives. There is racism, and medicine wasn’t as advanced as it is today. Rich and poor people received very different medical care.

28. “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” • A young drummer boy is nervous and tearful the night before the Battle of Shiloh. • Joby is only fourteen, and he has run away form home to enlist in the army as a drummer boy. • Joby is scared because unlike the other soldiers, he has no weapon with which to defend himself. • The general stops to talk to Joby and encourage him by telling him how important his job as a drummer is. • Joby can influence the men by beating a brisk, steady rhythm. • The general tells Joby that he is the heartbeat of the army. Why is this an appropriate metaphor? • We only know Joby’s first name. We don’t know his last name, the general’s name, or even which side they’re fighting for. Why did the author make this choice?

29. Informational Text • Words for Analyzing Informational Text • Fact-something that can be proved true • Opinion-a personal belief that can’t be proved, only supported. • Main idea-the message, opinion, or idea that a writer wants to communicate. The most important point or central message in a nonfiction text. When you look for the main idea of an informational text, look for clues in these places: title, introduction, headings, repeated wordsand phrases, and conclusion. Main ideas can be supported with facts, opinions, quotations, or evidence. • Bias-prejudice • Tone-the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character • On your exam you will read a short informational text and apply these terms as you analyze the text.

30. Informational Text • Primary source-a firsthand account of an event. Primary sources may be biased or limited. Examples of primary sources are letters, speeches, or diaries. • Secondary source-a secondhand account of an event • They may include several different viewpoints. Examples of secondary sources are textbooks, encyclopedias, magazine, and newspaper articles. • Synthesize-when you synthesize information, you consider all the sources as a group to see how they fit together. • Audience-the group for whom the informational text is written • Purpose-the reason for which the informational text was written

31. Terms for Research • Primary Source-An original, firsthand account • Secondary source-A secondhand account written by a written who did not participate directly in the events • Credibility of sources How accurate is the source? Who is the author and what are his/her credentials? Can the information be verified from another source? Is there evidence of bias? • Thesis statement-Last sentence in the opening paragraph-tells what the piece of writing will be about • Three ways of presenting research information-Paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting

32. Figurative Language • Simile-a comparison which uses like or as • Metaphor-a comparison which says one thing is another • Tone-the author’s attitude toward his subject • Alliteration-the repetition of beginning consonant sounds • Onomatopoeia-words which imitate sounds • Hyperbole-exaggeration

33. Oliver Twist • Know the following terms for character: round, flat, static, dynamic, motivation, direct characterization, indirect characterization. Be able to give an example of each from the text.

34. Oliver Twist • Be able to identify the following characters: Oliver, Mr. Bumble, Mr. Sowerberry, Noah Claypole, Jack Dawkins, Fagin, Nancy, Bill Sikes, Toby Crackit, Monks, Mr. Brownlow, Mrs.Bedwin, Rose, Mrs. Maylie, Mr. Losberne

35. Oliver Twist Be able to answer these questions: • What rule of the workhouse does Oliver violate? • What is Mr. Sowerberry’s profession? • How does Noah Claypole make Oliver mad? • Of what ethnicity is Fagin? • Mr. Brownlow notices that Oliver bears a close resemblance to whom? • What does Nancy pretend to be in order to drag Oliver back to the gang? • Who is shot in the attempted burglary of the Maylie house? • What did Old Sally steal from Agnes Fleming? • Why does Rose refuse to marry Harry? • To whom does the dog Bulls-eye belong? • Where does Nancy meet Rose and Brownlow? • What image haunts Bill Sikes after he commits murder? • Which three characters end up being related to Oliver? • Which character’s real name is Edward Leeford? • Which character is subject to violent spasmodic fits? • Charles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist in response to what piece of legislation?

36. Oliver Twist • Know what the Poor Laws were and how they affected Oliver. • Be prepared to answer these discussion questions: There is a great deal of thievery in Oliver Twist. What does this say about the world it portrays? Be able to discuss at least three coincidences in the novel.