Theme for English B

3. Theme for English B

4. Short Story Terms

5. Catcher in the Rye

6. Vocabulary

7. SAT warm-up

8. Potpourri

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10. Langston Hughes, author of “Theme for English B,” was part of this literary movement. 1 - 100

11. 1 - 100 What is the Harlem Renaissance? $100

12. Judging by the fact that he lives at the Y, we can probably make the inference that Langston Hughes is this.

13. 1 - 100 What is poor? $200

14. “Theme for English B” is written in this style of poetry, which largely ignores rhyme scheme and meter.

15. 1 - 100 What is free verse? $300

16. When Langston Hughes uses the phrase “Bessie, bop, or Bach,” he is employing this literary device.

17. 1 - 100 What is alliteration? $400

18. When Langston Hughes uses words with the same internal vowel sound – like “like,” “write,” and “white” he is employing this literary device.

19. 1 - 100 What is assonance? $500

20. As the narrator has a realization that adult life will be much more difficult, “A & P” is an example of this type of narrative. 1 - 100

21. 1 - 100 What is coming-of-age? $100

22. “A Retrieved Reformation” features this type of “twist” ending.

23. 1 - 100 What is ironic? $200

24. This is Freytag’s name for the end of the story, when all the loose ends get tied up.

25. 1 - 100 What is resolution or denouement? $300

26. As “Everyday Use” features a character that returns home after some time away, it could be considered this type of narrative.

27. 1 - 100 What is a prodigal child story? $400

28. “Girl” is this type of story, which can be read on two levels: the literal and the symbolic.

29. 1 - 100 What is an allegory? $500

30. This is the name of the school that Holden flunks out of at the beginning of the book. 1 - 100

31. 1 - 100 What is Pencey Prep? $100

32. This is the name for a recurring theme, object, or idea in a work of literature.

33. 1 - 100 What is a motif? $200

34. As she is highly advanced for her age, Phoebe could be considered this. (An adjective; a typical type of character in Salinger’s works)

35. 1 - 100 What is precocious? $300

36. This item chiefly reinforces the motif of protection.

37. 1 - 100 What is the red hunting hat? $400

38. This type of narration – an uninterrupted flow of thoughts from the character’s mind – is one of the reasons this book is considered a Modernist work.

39. 1 - 100 What is stream-of-conciousness? $500

40. 1 - 100 Vast wealth, elegant clothes, and a (finite, supercilious, invulnerable) manner may make a person a snob.

41. 1 - 100 What is supercilious? $100

42. Instead of making an informed guess, why not (ascertain, esteem, bequeath) the right answer?

43. 1 - 100 What is ascertain? $200

44. Nothing he may (expunge, converge, bequeath) to the next generation can be more precious than his public service.

45. 1 - 100 What is bequeath? $300

46. Is it true that some dogs have a(n) (uncanny, nonchalant, panacea) sense of the approach of death?

47. 1 - 100 What is uncanny? $400

48. When I splattered the pain on my art teacher, I tried to appear (nonchalant, malevolent, skulking), but I was actually very nervous.

49. 1 - 100 What is nonchalant? $500

50. Many feature films are criticized for their _____________ content, even though television news is more often the medium that depicts violent events in excessive detail. A. discretionary B. graphic C. dramatic D. artistic E. honest 1 - 100