According to the book, one particular source of unhappiness for Frederick during his childhood was what?
He did not know his birthday
Some masters thought is merciful to sell their slave children why?
So that they didn't have to beat their own children
Mr. Hopkins is considered a good overseer why?
He did not enjoy beating the slaves
What isn't an example of motivation by fear?
His desire to read and write
The community's attitude toward the murdering of slaves violated what?
The Ten Commandments
The way children were fed could be compared to what?
Animals in a trough
Why does Frederick praise God?
He feels protected for a greater purpose
What was the blood stained entrance to hell of slavery for Frederick?
The beating of his Aunt
What happened to slaves who were convicted of high misdemeanors or decided to escape?
They were beaten and sold
What does Frederick compare the privilege of running errands in Baltimore?
Being elected to Congress
To punish Demby, Mr Gore did what?
Beat him and sold him
What was Fredericks turning point as a slave
He got in a fight with Mr. Covey
According to Frederick what was needed to make a contented slave?
Ignorance
What did Frederick know about his father?
He was white
T/F: Slave owners used the Biblical account of Joseph to justify slavery
False
T/F: Attractive female slaves were misused by their masters
True
T/F: The slaves of The Great House Farm considered it a great privilege to go to New York
False. They considered it a pro ledge to go to the Great House Farm.
T/F: Colonel Lloyd put tar on his fence to keep slaves out
True
T/F: When asked about their contentment, slaves knew it was best to answer honestly
False
T/F: Fredericks job in the Auld's house was to take care of the Auld's son, Thomas
True
T/F: Many adults helped Frederick learn to read and write
False. Children helped him learn to read and write
T/F: When Captain Anthony dies, he freed Fredericks grandmother
False. They stuck her in a cabin in the woods to die.
T/F: Slaves in the city were treated less harshly than slaves in the country
True
T/F: Though he was cruel, Covey was honest with dealing with slaves
False
T/F: Slave owners encouraged their slaves to drunk ness on holidays
True
T/F: Mr. Auld thought it was dangerous to teach slaves to read because they would become unmanageable
True
T/F: The slaveholders were often like the Pharisees in the Bible
True
T/F: The dehumanizing treatment of slaves cause the slaveholders themselves to be less human
True
T/F: The slaveholders used scripture accurately to rationalize their abhorrent behavior
False
T/F: Sophia Auld was a constant positive pretense in the life of Frederick
False
T/F: Nathan Johnson was one of the only white men Frederick ever considered as a friend
True
What is a Pullman?
A train car
Why is the couple on the train?
They just got married and are returning home
What present did Jack give his wife?
A silver pocket watch
Why is Jack Potter worried?
He did not tell his friends back home that he was married
What is Scratchy Wilson known as?
He is known to be good with a gun
When Jack shares it is his wedding day, Scratchy does what?
He tells Jack "Its all off now
What school is Stephen Crane from?
Realism
T/F: In Yellow Sky, Potter is scorned
False. He is loved
T/F: Scratchy is menace to the town because he is taking revenge
False
The "Weary Gentleman" refers to what?
A saloon
T/F: Stephen Crance focused more on character development than plot
True
T/F: The setting at the beginning of the Pit and the Pendulum is a dungeon
False. It is a courtroom
T/F: the narrator is going in and out of consciousness because he keeps fainting
True
T/F: the narrator is saved by a spanish general
False. French General
T/F: the narrator is found guilty of heresy
True
What is the narrators sentence
Death
Near the end of the story what does the room become?
Hotter
While the narrator is tied up, what does he see moving above him?
A pendulum
Why does the narrator rub his ropes with oil from the raw meat?
So that the rats will chew through the ropes
T/F:mAs the last torture, the torturers give the choice between death by the pit or the pendulum
False. Pit or smushed by the walls
What school was Edgar Allan Poe from?
Dark Romanticsm
Which story element does Poe employ suspense in the story?
Setting
What is the conflict in Man VS Society?
Sentence to death for heresy
T/F: In the ambitious guest the setting is the notch
True
T/F: The stringer comes from Burlington, Vermont
False
T/F: The stranger is traveling to Burlington
True
T/F: The family lives in constant danger of a landslide
True
T/F: The grandmother fears dying in borrowed clothes
False
T/F: The father wants to move to the town to become a squire
True
T/F: The guests death in the story is an example of foreshadowing?
False, Irony
T/F: Hawthorne was related to the judge in the witch trials
True
T/F: The threat of landslides is an example of man vs nature
True
T/F: Hawthorne used elements of realism in his stories
False
T/F: In There Will Come Soft Rains, the dog returns to the house and dies
True
T/F: The story begins with "Today is April 29th 1985
False
T/F: Bradbury purpose for writing this story was to warn people about the danger of Communism
False. Technology y and nuclear war
T/F: Ray Bradbury is known for historical fiction
False. Science fiction
T/F: Man Vs Self is a type of conflict in TWCSF
False