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Vocab: Definitions
Random Questions2 Quotes3
Vocab: Sentences
Cultural Allusions5
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Define Mimes.
Hint:
“ Paddling along, all the time in the world…no one around to bug us.” (Mimes paddling).
Define Drivel.
Hint:
“Tom, I know you think that means something to me, but it’s really just drivel”.
Noah’s Ark
“…so take a glance at Noah and all that flood shit! He didn’t pair up the apes with the antelope,
right? It’s one of the many laws of nature. Run with your own
kind.”
“But she’s gonna end up a weight around your neck”.
What literary device does Carter mention and LaBute
utilize with this quote?
Pun : a form of word play which suggests two or more
meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-
sounding words, for an intended humorous or
rhetorical effect.
Tom: “Helen…you can’t leave town, I need you around. You’re like the ____________ to me. Like
______________ ___ or something. My __________ (Beat.) I need you…”
Fill in the blanks.
“Look I’m falling for you, falling hard, and …yeah. I am, and I hope you give me a chance to prove that
in the near future…”
Who said it?
What is the significance?
“I thought maybe you were different, but you ended up being the same guy I perpetually date, and it just freaks me out a little”.
Who said it?
What is the significance?
Jeannie: “And, forgive me for saying it, but she seems a little obsessed with some things…like maybe Cheetos.
What are Cheetos?
Carter: “I don’t wanna come off like some Elton John here,
but you’re a good-looking guy”.
Who is Elton John and why is he significant to what Carter is
saying?
Elton John is an English rock
singer-songwriter, composer, pianist
and occasional actor. John
continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements.
Jeannie: “Tom, don’t be a prick, all right? I need to
make FedEx.”
What is FedEx, and what does Jeannie mean when she
says she has to “make FedEx”?
Jeannie: “Tom ditched me for fucking Mama Cass”!
Who is Mama Cass and why is she relevant to the
story?
Carter: “Hey, it’s a free country, and if this is how you really feel, then you
are the fucking Gunga Din”.
What is Gunga Din?