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1st nine weeks exam
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Literature
10th Grade
10/06/2009

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 What is “The Starving Time”?
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cold winter, people get really sick, not enough food to eat
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 Who is Squanto?
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indian who help the people out, spoke english
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How did Bradford feel about Squanto?
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 To whom does Anne Bradstreet address her 2nd poem?
Definition
her husband
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 What is the main idea of Bradstreet’s 2nd poem?
Definition
loving her husband more than anything else but God
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Why did Edwards want to frighten his congregation with his sermon?
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to make them wanna be saved
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What is the central message of main idea of the sermon?
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to be saved
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How does Edwards stress the powerlessness of mankind?
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by describing to them these images
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Why does Edwards tell his congregation about all the people from the East and West who are getting saved and how awful it must be to see their joy while people in his congregation are still lost?
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to make them see that other people are saved and to describe to them that they can be saved also
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What is the main characteristic of the Puritan style of writing?
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they never cursed at God, they always gave him credit and thanked him for everything
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What did the Puritans believe should be the main purpose of writing?
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to show how good God is to them
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Why do we still read Puritan literature?
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Based on their literature, what do we know Puritans believed in?
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God
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. Whom does Bradford credit for the success of the colony (“Of Plymouth Plantation”)?
Definition
God
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What role did Samoset play in helping the colonists?
Definition
1st indian to introduce himself
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What were the terms of the peace agreement between the Indians and the colonists?
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not to hurt or injure anyone, that if they do they would be punished, if things where stolen they'd restore them, if war or unjustly against them they aid them, send neighbors, when came to them they were to leave their bows and arrows behind
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17a.) noun
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person, place, thing, or idea
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17b.) pronoun
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replaces noun
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17c.) verb
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a word that expresses action or otherwise help to make a statement
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17d.) adjective
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describes nouns or pronouns
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17e.) adverb
Definition
describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
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