English Midterm

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