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Langston Hughes, Langston Hughes, author of “Theme for author of “Theme for English B,” was part English B,” was part

of this literary of this literary movement.movement.

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What is the What is the Harlem Harlem

Renaissance?Renaissance?

Judging by the fact that Judging by the fact that he lives at the Y, we can he lives at the Y, we can

probably make the probably make the inference that Langston inference that Langston

Hughes is this.Hughes is this.

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What is poor?What is poor?

““Theme for English B” is Theme for English B” is written in this style of written in this style of poetry, which largely poetry, which largely

ignores rhyme scheme ignores rhyme scheme and meter.and meter.

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What is free What is free verse?verse?

When Langston When Langston Hughes uses the Hughes uses the

phrase “Bessie, bop, phrase “Bessie, bop, or Bach,” he is or Bach,” he is employing this employing this literary device.literary device.

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What is What is alliteration?alliteration?

When Langston Hughes When Langston Hughes uses words with the same uses words with the same

internal vowel sound – internal vowel sound – like “like,” “write,” and like “like,” “write,” and “white” he is employing “white” he is employing

this literary device.this literary device.

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What is What is assonance?assonance?

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As the narrator has a As the narrator has a realization that adult life realization that adult life

will be much more will be much more difficult, “A & P” is an difficult, “A & P” is an

example of this type of example of this type of narrative.narrative.

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What is What is coming-of-coming-of-

age?age?

““A Retrieved A Retrieved Reformation” features Reformation” features

this type of “twist” this type of “twist” ending.ending.

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What is ironic?What is ironic?

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

tied up.tied up.

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What is resolution What is resolution or denouement?or denouement?

As “Everyday Use” As “Everyday Use” features a character that features a character that returns home after some returns home after some

time away, it could be time away, it could be considered this type of considered this type of

narrative.narrative.

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What is a prodigal What is a prodigal child story?child story?

““Girl” is this type of Girl” is this type of story, which can be story, which can be

read on two levels: the read on two levels: the literal and the literal and the

symbolic.symbolic.

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What is an What is an allegory?allegory?

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This is the name of the This is the name of the school that Holden school that Holden flunks out of at the flunks out of at the

beginning of the book.beginning of the book.

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What is Pencey What is Pencey Prep?Prep?

This is the name for a This is the name for a recurring theme, recurring theme,

object, or idea in a object, or idea in a work of literature.work of literature.

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What is a What is a motif?motif?

As she is highly advanced As she is highly advanced for her age, Phoebe could for her age, Phoebe could be considered this. (An be considered this. (An

adjective; a typical type of adjective; a typical type of character in Salinger’s character in Salinger’s

works)works)

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What is precocious?What is precocious?

This item chiefly This item chiefly reinforces the motif reinforces the motif

of protection.of protection.

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What is the red What is the red hunting hat?hunting hat?

This type of narration – an This type of narration – an uninterrupted flow of uninterrupted flow of

thoughts from the thoughts from the character’s mind – is one of character’s mind – is one of

the reasons this book is the reasons this book is considered a Modernist considered a Modernist

work.work.

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What is stream-of-What is stream-of-conciousness?conciousness?

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Vast wealth, elegant Vast wealth, elegant clothes, and a (finite, clothes, and a (finite,

supercilious, supercilious, invulnerable) manner invulnerable) manner may make a person a may make a person a

snob.snob.

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What is What is supercilious?supercilious?

Instead of making an Instead of making an informed guess, why informed guess, why

not (ascertain, esteem, not (ascertain, esteem, bequeath) the right bequeath) the right

answer?answer?

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What is What is ascertain?ascertain?

Nothing he may Nothing he may (expunge, converge, (expunge, converge, bequeath) to the next bequeath) to the next

generation can be more generation can be more precious than his public precious than his public

service.service.

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What is bequeath?What is bequeath?

Is it true that some dogs Is it true that some dogs have a(n) (uncanny, have a(n) (uncanny,

nonchalant, panacea) nonchalant, panacea) sense of the approach of sense of the approach of

death?death?

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What is uncanny?What is uncanny?

When I splattered the When I splattered the pain on my art teacher, I pain on my art teacher, I

tried to appear tried to appear (nonchalant, malevolent, (nonchalant, malevolent,

skulking), but I was skulking), but I was actually very nervous.actually very nervous.

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What is What is nonchalant?nonchalant?

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Many feature films are criticized for Many feature films are criticized for their _____________ content, even their _____________ content, even

though television news is more often though television news is more often the medium that depicts violent the medium that depicts violent

events in excessive detail.events in excessive detail.A.A. discretionarydiscretionary

B.B. graphicgraphicC.C. dramaticdramaticD.D. artisticartisticE.E. honesthonest

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(b) graphic (b) graphic

Pam Cruise and Jim Braswell, Pam Cruise and Jim Braswell, (A)(A)neitherneither of (B) of (B)whomwhom takes takes

the bus to work, (C)the bus to work, (C)isis secretly secretly plotting (D)plotting (D)to take overto take over the the

world. (E)world. (E)No errorNo error..

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(c) is(c) is

Although Jane’s professors reproached Although Jane’s professors reproached her as a ______________ during her her as a ______________ during her first year in college, she became first year in college, she became

attentive and _____________ once she attentive and _____________ once she found a major that interested her.found a major that interested her.

A.A. neophyte…assiduousneophyte…assiduousB.B. sycophant…criticalsycophant…critical

C.C. loafer…focusedloafer…focusedD.D. beginner…averagebeginner…averageE.E. shirker…distractedshirker…distracted

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(C) loafer…focused(C) loafer…focused

Everyone (A)Everyone (A)on the softballon the softball team (B)team (B)who came upwho came up to bat to bat squinted (C)squinted (C)at the pitcherat the pitcher in in

order to keep the sun’s glaring order to keep the sun’s glaring rays out of (D)rays out of (D)their eyestheir eyes. .

(E)(E)No errorNo error..

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(d) their eyes(d) their eyes

The statistics released by the state department The statistics released by the state department makes the economic situation look bleaker than makes the economic situation look bleaker than

it really isit really is..A.A.makes the economic situation look bleaker than makes the economic situation look bleaker than

it really isit really isB.B.makes the economic situations look bleaker than makes the economic situations look bleaker than

they really arethey really areC.C.make the economic situations look bleaker than make the economic situations look bleaker than

it really isit really isD.D.make the economic situation look bleaker than it make the economic situation look bleaker than it

really isreally isE.E.make the economic situation look more bleak make the economic situation look more bleak

than it really isthan it really is

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(d)(d) make the make the economic economic

situation look situation look bleaker than it bleaker than it

really isreally is

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This is a type of effect in This is a type of effect in which the greater the which the greater the expectation placed on expectation placed on

someone, the greater they someone, the greater they perform.perform.

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What is the What is the Pygmalion Pygmalion

Effect?Effect?

This is Freytag’s name for This is Freytag’s name for the beginning of the the beginning of the

pyramid – the part of the pyramid – the part of the story when we meet the story when we meet the

characters.characters.

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What is the What is the exposition?exposition?

Though it may appear Though it may appear rather ordinary to the rather ordinary to the

casual reader, Lincoln’s casual reader, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is to Gettysburg Address is to

me the (impetus, nostalgia, me the (impetus, nostalgia, quintessence) of quintessence) of

eloquence.eloquence.

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What is What is quintessence?quintessence?

This is the This is the psychological term psychological term for the way Holden for the way Holden

sees himSELF.sees himSELF.

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What is the What is the supposed self?supposed self?

This is the This is the psychological term for psychological term for when Holden takes his when Holden takes his

own feelings and own feelings and instead assigns them instead assigns them to someone else (his to someone else (his

mom).mom).

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What is What is projection?projection?

This is the name of the This is the name of the character Holden visits at the character Holden visits at the

bar in NYC. Since he bar in NYC. Since he enlightens Holden about enlightens Holden about

mature topics, his name is mature topics, his name is derived from the Latin word derived from the Latin word

for “light.”for “light.”

Who is Luce?Who is Luce?