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William Shakespeare was born in....
a-Cambridge
b-London
c-Oxford
d-Stratford-upon-Avon |
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At the beginning of Act IV, Scene iii, Brutus and Cassius are verbally fighting. By the end of the scene, they are....
a-physically fighting
b-friends again
c-parted as enemies
d-on opposite sides in the war |
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What news shocked Cassius at the end of the scene where Brutus and Cassius were verbally fighting?
a-Brutus' wife was divorcing him
b-Brutus told Cassius that Portia was dead
c-Brutus told Cassius he never wanted to see him alive again
d-Brutus walked out and joined Antony's side |
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What is the most common statement made by Cassius from the very beginning of the play?
a-"Brutus should be Rome's leader."
b-"i should be ruler of Rome"
c-"Julius Caesar is a flawed ruler"
d-"I'll just kill myself" |
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Of the conspirators we meet in Act I, who is the most difficult to convince that Caesar needs to die?
a-Marullus
b-Cassius
c-Flavius
d-Brutus |
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What was the conspirators' biggest fear involving Caesar?
a-The people wanted to name him king of Rome
b-Caesar watned to be king of the world
c-Caesar would enlist a mightier army and conquer the Roman Empire.
d-Caesar would do away with the Senate. |
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What physical problems does Brutus have at the beginning of Act II?
a-He has not slept in a month
b-he twisted his ankle in the parade in Act I
c-Portia is physically restraining him
d-Ligarius accidentally stabbed him |
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In Scene 3, Shakespeare uses a violent storm and other unusual natural events to suggest...
a-the onset of conflict within the Roman Empire
b-the coming of conflict between Cassius and Brutus
c-the coming intervention of the gods
d-something is about to happen the god's anointed |
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What are the people celebrating at the same time that Caesar is coming into town after defeating Pompey's sons?
a-Caesar's birthday
b-the feast of Lupercal
c-the feast of the Passover
d-Aphrodite's victory over Neptune |
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When Caesar's personal augurers told him to stay home on March 15th, what was their reason?
a-they read his horoscope
b-they read his palm
c-they cut an animal open and could not find a heart
d-their crystal ball revealed problems for him |
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How many times was Caesar offered the crown?
a-4
b-3
c-2
d-1 |
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What does Calphurnia try to persuade Caesar to do on the Ides of March?
a-let her go with him to the senate
b-stay home and say he is sick
c-tell Antony to go in Caesar's place to the senate
d-Take her to Cassius' dinner party |
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Brutus compares Caesar to a newly hatched serpent in order to show that Caesar is....
a-Rome's greatest leader
b-corrupt and destructive
c-capable of becoming a tyrant
d-ineffective but honorable |
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Why does Caesar want Antony to hit Calphurnia during the Feast of Lupercal?
a-this is his way of letting Calphurnia he wants a divorce
b-So she will be able to give him a son within the year
c-it was her birthday and this was a common practice
d-this will legalize their adoption of Antony as their son |
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Brutus compares Caesar to a newly hatched serpent in order to show that Caesar is....
a-Rome's greatest leader
b-corrupt and destructive
c-capable of becoming a tyrant
d-ineffective bur honrable |
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Why did Brutus not want Antony to come fight his troops where he was?
a-Antony's troops would be too tired and it would not be a fair fight
b-The people in between would join Antony's ranks
c-Brutus' troops would have been too rested and would have lost their edge
d-the ghost of Caesar told him not to fight there |
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Antony's true purpose in delivering the funeral speech is to....
a-cause unrest over Caesar's assassination
b-honor Caesar's memory only
c-read Caesar's will and distribute money to the people
d-praise the conspirators |
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the most impactful turning point in Act III which changes the direction the play is going comes when....
a-Caesar refuses to go to the Senate
b-the conspirators convince Brutus to join them
c-Brutus makes his speech after Caesar's death
d-Antony speaks at Caesar's funeral |
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The 2nd Roman Triumvarate includes....
a-Antony, Brutus, Octavius
b-Antony, Lepidus, Octavius
c-Brutus, Cassius, Octavius
d-Antony, Brutus, Cassius |
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What does Cassius say is avenged by his death?
a-Portias death
b-Brutus' death
c-Caesar's death
d-Pompey's death |
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"I am no orator, as Brutus is;
But as you know me all, a plain blunt man...." is
a-logos
b-plain folk technique
c-ethos
d-pathos |
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England's Lord Acton made a famous observation when he concluded, "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely." Whose decision to kill Julius Caesar is based solely on the possibility that Caesar MIGHT become corrupt?
a-Cassius'
b-Brutus'
c-Octavious'
d-Cicero's |
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Why did the conspirators want Brutus to join their group?
a-Brutus was more popular than Caesar among the people
b-Brutus was easily convinced to join the conspiracy
c-Brutus is the best persuader in Rome-he can convince the people who loved Caesar that he needed to die.
d-Brutus was Caesar's best friend and his participation in the murder of Caesar would help people believe Caesar needed to be killed
e-both c and d
f-a, c, and d, only |
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"i come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." was Antony's....
a-Thesis
b-Conclusion
c-Addressing of the claim of the opposition
d-Attention getter |
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Which was Caesar's 1st warning that he was going to die?
a-Calpurnia's dream
b-the comet shower
c-the Soothsayer's first warning
d-Brutus' threat |
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Where is William Shakespeare buried?
a-the Cancel at Holy Trinity Church
b-New Place
c-Poet's Corner in Westminster Abby
d-Gad's hill |
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William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway and had _____ children.
a-2
b-3
c-4
d-5 |
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Each major character in the play prides himself in what?
a-his position in the Roman government
b-his sword fighting ability
c-his ability to persuade others
d-his legacy |
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In what year does Julius Caesar begin?
a-44bce
b-44ce
c-51bce
d-35 ce |
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Cassius died on a special day in his life-what?
a-his 25th anniversary
b-on Lupercal Day
c-the Ides of March
d-his birthday
e-Christmas |
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What was the purpose of Act I, scene i?
a-as an introduction to William Shakespeare and to tell of his other works.
b-to give background and draw all levels of audience into the play
c-to explain the theme of the story and to give an overview of the story
d-to allow the audience to learn about Julius Caesar and his place in history |
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a soliloquy is when....
a-the actor on the right hand side has the major lines
b-an actor is telling his thoughts to the audience in a few lines only
c-an actor is telling his thoughts to the audience and it is a long speech
d-an actor exits stage right while he is talking to another actor |
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"For Brutus is an honorable man;
So are they all, honorable men." was said by....
a-Julius Caesar
b-Mark Antony
c-Octavius
d-Cassius |
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"It was Greek to me," was said by....
a-Julius Caesar
b-Mark Antony
c-Casca
d-Cassius |
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The statement "It was Greek to me" was said to....
a-Julius Caesar and Mark Antony
b-Casca and Cassius
c-Brutus and Casca
d-Cassius and Brutus |
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"There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyages of their life
is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures," means....
a-we must attack by water not by land
b-if we do not use the tide to time our attack, we will fail
c-we should never sail again
d-we need to act now or lose our momentum |
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According to William Shakespeare, how many times was Julius Caesar stabbed?
a-23
b-33
c-15
d-8 |
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Who kept warning Brutus that he was afraid of Mark Antony?
a-Julius Caesar
b-Octavious
c-Casca
d-Cassius |
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How did Portia die?
a-she swallowed fire
b-stabbed herself in the heart
c-drank poison
d-hung herself |
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A tragic hero has a tragic flaw. What is Julius Caesar's tragic flaw?
a-excessive pride
b-he was ambitious
c-the was a liar
d-he was stubborn to a fault |
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According to Brutus, What was Julius Caesar's tragic flaw?
a-he was stubborn
b-he had excessive pride
c-he was ambitions
d-he was a liar |
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According to Antony, what did Julius Caesar die of?
a-a seizure
b-a stab wound in the neck
c-loss of blood
d-a broken heart |
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Why did Brutus not worry about letting Antony speak after him?
a-he was confident that he had won the crowd and Antony was not capable of changing that
b-he left men in charge of watching Antony and the crowd
c-Cassius persuaded him that Antony was not a threat
d-Antony was too shocked about Caesar's death |
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Why did Brutus not see Antony as a threat?
a-he was not well educated
b-he was known as a jock
c-he was known to party all night long
d-all of the above
e-a and b only
f-b and c only |
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| List the 4 things Brutus told Antony to do or not do in his funeral oration |
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Don't blame us
Speak good of Caesar
Speak in same pulpit and after Brutus
speak by our permission |
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| Which of Antony's prophecies was fulfilled on the Ides of March? |
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List all of the conspirators in Julius Caesar.
(spelling on this will be butchered. sorry!) |
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Cinna
Brutus
Casca
Cassius
Descius
Mathilla Symbor
Trebonius
Legerius |
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Charles Darnay
a-has tended to Lucie's financial welfare most of her life
b-found a note written by Dr. Manette in his prison cell
c-the Solicitor General
d-dug up graves and sold the bodies
e-his carriage ran over and killed a child
f-made a threat using a card came
g-spent time in the tower of london
h-is deaf at the end of the novel
i-motivated and driven by a consuming hate
j-a composite character; the best of every woman |
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Therese Defarge
a-has tended to Lucie's financial welfare most of her life
b-found a note written by Dr. Manette in his prison cell
c-the Solicitor General
d-dug up graves and sold the bodies
e-his carriage ran over and killed a child
f-made a threat using a card came
g-spent time in the tower of london
h-is deaf at the end of the novel
i-motivated and driven by a consuming hate
j-a composite character; the best of every woman |
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Jerry Cuncher
a-has tended to Lucie's financial welfare most of her life
b-found a note written by Dr. Manette in his prison cell
c-the Solicitor General
d-dug up graves and sold the bodies
e-his carriage ran over and killed a child
f-made a threat using a card came
g-spent time in the tower of london
h-is deaf at the end of the novel
i-motivated and driven by a consuming hate
j-a composite character; the best of every woman |
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Miss Pross
a-has tended to Lucie's financial welfare most of her life
b-found a note written by Dr. Manette in his prison cell
c-the Solicitor General
d-dug up graves and sold the bodies
e-his carriage ran over and killed a child
f-made a threat using a card came
g-spent time in the tower of london
h-is deaf at the end of the novel
i-motivated and driven by a consuming hate
j-a composite character; the best of every woman |
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Lucie Manette
a-has tended to Lucie's financial welfare most of her life
b-found a note written by Dr. Manette in his prison cell
c-the Solicitor General
d-dug up graves and sold the bodies
e-his carriage ran over and killed a child
f-made a threat using a card came
g-spent time in the tower of london
h-is deaf at the end of the novel
i-motivated and driven by a consuming hate
j-a composite character; the best of every woman |
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Sydney Carton
a-has tended to Lucie's financial welfare most of her life
b-found a note written by Dr. Manette in his prison cell
c-the Solicitor General
d-dug up graves and sold the bodies
e-his carriage ran over and killed a child
f-made a threat using a card came
g-spent time in the tower of london
h-is deaf at the end of the novel
i-motivated and driven by a consuming hate
j-a composite character; the best of every woman |
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Ernest Defarge
a-has tended to Lucie's financial welfare most of her life
b-found a note written by Dr. Manette in his prison cell
c-the Solicitor General
d-dug up graves and sold the bodies
e-his carriage ran over and killed a child
f-made a threat using a card came
g-spent time in the tower of london
h-is deaf at the end of the novel
i-motivated and driven by a consuming hate
j-a composite character; the best of every woman |
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Euremonde
a-has tended to Lucie's financial welfare most of her life
b-found a note written by Dr. Manette in his prison cell
c-the Solicitor General
d-dug up graves and sold the bodies
e-his carriage ran over and killed a child
f-made a threat using a card came
g-spent time in the tower of london
h-is deaf at the end of the novel
i-motivated and driven by a consuming hate
j-a composite character; the best of every woman |
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Jarvis Lorry
a-has tended to Lucie's financial welfare most of her life
b-found a note written by Dr. Manette in his prison cell
c-the Solicitor General
d-dug up graves and sold the bodies
e-his carriage ran over and killed a child
f-made a threat using a card came
g-spent time in the tower of london
h-is deaf at the end of the novel
i-motivated and driven by a consuming hate
j-a composite character; the best of every woman |
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C.J. Stryver
a-has tended to Lucie's financial welfare most of her life
b-found a note written by Dr. Manette in his prison cell
c-the Solicitor General
d-dug up graves and sold the bodies
e-his carriage ran over and killed a child
f-made a threat using a card came
g-spent time in the tower of london
h-is deaf at the end of the novel
i-motivated and driven by a consuming hate
j-a composite character; the best of every woman |
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Charles Dickens was born in....
a-Paris, France
b-London, England
c-Portsmouth, England
d-Dover, England |
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When Charles Dickens was 12, his family went to....
a-Amsterdam
b-debtor's prison
c-the French Rivera
d-Warsaw, Poland |
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Dickens was fascinated by prisons, the home, the ideal woman, dual personalities, and...
a-school
b-friends
c-violence
d-travel |
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Which of the following is not a theme I gave you in A Tale of Two Cities?
a-Necessity of sacrifice
b-Tendency toward violence and oppression in Revolutionaries
c-Resurrection and transformation
d-love and forgiveness |
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A motif seen in the beginning and the ending paragraphs of this novel and even in the title A Tale of Two Cities is....
a-doubles
b-violence
c-transformation
d-sacrifice |
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The breaking of the wine cask in A Tale of Two Cities symbolizes what?
a-Blood that must be spilled for freedom
b-the cruelty of the aristocracy
c-Carelessness of wine wagon delivery driver
d-both a and c |
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The Marquis Evremonde symbolized what?
a-the result of hard work in France
b-the wealth of France
c-the worst of the aristocracy
d-the kindness of the city of Paris |
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Why did Dickens choose the name Stryver?
a-That was the name of the Estates General in Paris at that time
b-he shouldered his way up politically and socially
c-he tried so very hard to get Lucie to love him
d-Stryver was the maiden name of Charles' mother |
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What secret did Charles Dickens keep from everyone except one close friend-even his wife did not know?
a-he had spent time in the tower of london
b-he had been married before
c-his family was a part of the French aristocracy
d-as a child he had to work to get his family out of debtors' prison |
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True or False?
In his lifetime, Charles Dickens was famous and well-liked. |
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In what year does a Tale of Two Cities begin?
a-1789
b-1775
c-1859
d-1865 |
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Who was the king of France when A Tale of Two Cities started?
a-Louis III
b-Louis XVI
c-Louis XVIII
d-Napoleon Bonaparte |
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The men who met and conspired with Ernest Defarge in the wine shop were called....
a-St. Antoines
b-Marquis
c-Gabelles
d-Jacques |
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What execution method is used at the end of A Tale of Two Cities?
a-hanging
b-guillotine
c-a pit and a pendulum
d-the rack |
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A rhetorical device is characterized by contrasting or opposite ideas placed side by side in balanced phrases, clauses, or sentences (example: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times....") is called a(n)...
a-alliteration
b-anaphora
c-antithesis
d-dualism |
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The two cities referred to in the title A Tale of Two Cities are....
a-England and France
b-Dover and Paris
c-Paris and London
d-London and Dover |
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Jarvis Lorry's reply to the messenger on horseback was....
a-"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
b-"Wait at Dover for Ma'amselle."
c-"Buried how long?"
d-"Recalled to life" |
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When Lucie met Jarvis, she learned that....
a-she had inherited a large sum of money
b-her father is alive
c-Lorry has found her long lost brother
d-she has been charged with treason |
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What did one person write on the wall when the wine cask was broken?
a-"Free wine!"
b-"Blood."
c-"Revenge"
d-"Ernest loves Therese" |
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What does Sydney Carton ask Lucie in Chapter 13?
to keep it a secret he wants to....
a-marry her
b-wants to represent Charles as his attorney
c-would make any sacrifice for her or for those dear to her
d-he was moving to dover so he would not see her again |
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How does Jerry Cruncher know that roger Fly is still alive?
a-he dug up his grave to sell his body but Cly was not in the coffin
b-he saw him leaving Paris on a stagecoach headed for London
c-John Barsad told him
d-Roger Cly is his friend |
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What theme(s) and motif(s) are revealed by Jerry Cruncher?
a-resurrection and transformation
b-tendency toward violence and oppression
c-shadows and darkness
d-doubles
e-all of the above |
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What does a rose in Madame Defarge's hair mean?
a-it is closing time for the wine ship
b-there is possibly a spy in the wine shop
c-another member of the aristocracy has been executed
d-she and ernest are going on a date |
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What had Foulon done to make his revolutionaries so angry?
a-he told them if they were hungry, they could eat grass
b-became the governor of the Bastille
c-he told them if they were hungry, they could eat cake
d-his carriage ran over a child and he flipped a coin at the father |
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Why does no one know that Charles Darnay is the Marquis St. Evremonde?
a-he was really not
b-he was ashamed to tell anyone
c-he had already sold his land and title
d-Dr. Manette had asked him not to tell anyone-not even Lucie |
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Why does Madame Defarge go to see Lucie and Little Lucie-really?
a-so she can take them to the trial and maek them watch Charles Darnay
b-she wanted to see who married the man she loved
c-to see and remember their faces so she could kill them later
d-to help them get out of Paris |
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Why does Madame Defarge hate the Evremonde family?
a-Charles Darnay's uncle left her standing at the altar as a young lady
b-Charles Darnay's uncle and father had raped her sister and killed her brother
c-the Everemonde famkily had taken her husband's land and left him penniless
d-the Evremonde family had ruined her reputation |
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Who were the three people who denounced Charles Darnay at the 3rd trial?
a-Therese Defarge, Ernest Defarge, and Alexandre Manette
b-Ernest Defarge, Solomon Pross, and Alexandre Manette
c-Therese Defarge, Ernest Defarge, and John Barsad
d-Ernest Defarge, John Barsad, and Roger Cly |
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After the last trial, Sydney Carton carried the fainted Lucie to her carriage and then to her room, tenderly he kissed her cheek, and whispered something only Little Lucie heard. What?
a-"I love you."
b-"Goodbye"
c-"A life you love."
d-"Don't forget me." |
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Sydney Carton makes a request of Charles Darnay when he returns from his honeymoon. What is it?
a-that they could become friends and hang out together just the two of them
b-that he be allowed to come and go as freely as Jarvis Lorry
c-that they tolerate his presence occasionally
d-that they take no notice of him
e-all of the above except A
f-a and b only |
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Four of the last five paragraphs in A Tale of Two Cities repeat the words "I see." This is a literary device called...
a-repetition
b-alliteration
c-antithesis
d-anaphora |
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John Barsad is recognized as Solomon Pross at the wine shop by....
a-Sydney Carton
b-Jerry Cruncher
c-Miss Pross
d-Jarvis Lorry |
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John Barsad is recognized as John Barsard at the wine shop by...
a-Sydney Carton
b-Jerry Cruncher
c-Miss Pross
d-Jarvis Lorry
e-both a and b |
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Where had we seen John Barsad earlier in A Tale of Two Cities?
a-He was the chief witness for the prosecution at Charles Darnay's first trial
b-he stopped a stagecoach in the night to get Mr. Jarvis Lorry off the coach
c-he helped Jerry Cruncher rob graves
d-he workd for Tellson's bank |
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Why does John Barsad help Sydney Carton get Charles Darnay out of prison?
a-Carton knew that Barsad had given a false name to the French Republic
b-Carton knew that Barsad was a double agent
c-Carton knew that Barsad was a friend and fellow spy with Roger Cly
d-Carton threatened to denounce Barsad to the Section Committee immediately.
e-all of the above
f-a and b only |
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Near the end of A Tale of Two Cities, Jerry Cruncher vows to stop being a grave robber. What will his new job be?
a-a teller at Tellson's Bank
b-take John Barsads place as a spy
c-become a grave digger
d-become C.J. Stryver's assistant |
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Who took care of Dr. Alexandre Manette until Lucie could get him?
a-Jacques Five
b-Ernest Defarge
c-Jarivs Lorry
d-Jerry Cruncher |
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Why did this person allow revolutionaries to come and stare at Dr. Manette?
a-to torture Dr. Manette
b-he needed the money they paid to look at Dr. Manette
c-they would purchase shoes that Dr. Manette was making
d-to inspire the revolutionaries |
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Madame Defarge constantly occupies herself by doing what?
a-making flowers for her hair
b-knitting
c-making liers to advertise her wine shop
d-rocking |
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Whose child was killed by the Marquis Evermonde's carriage?
a-Gaspard's
b-Jerry Crunchers
c-Ernest Defarge's
d-Jarvis Lorry's |
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How many trials was Charles Darnay in during A Tale of Two Cities?
a-1
b-2
c-3
d-4 |
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Why was he acquitted the second time?
a-the jury earned he had come to rescue Gabelle
b-the jury learned that he was related to Dr. Manette
c-the jury learned that he was truly innocent
d-the jurry was paid off
e-all of the above
f-a and b only |
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Who wrote the note that incriminated Charles Darnay in his last trial?
a-Ernest Defarge
b-Alexandre Manette
c-John Barsad
d-Jarvis Lorry |
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Who convinced C.J. Striver not to propose to Lucie?
a-Sydney Carton
b-Dr. Manette
c-Charles Darnay
d-Jarvis Lorry |
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Lucie is considered a flat character. What does this mean?
a-she is a boring character
b-she does not change in the novel
c-she is not a real character in the novel
d-Lucie is really a self centered person |
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A representative from Tellson's Bank in London was...
a-Charles Darnay
b-Roger cly
c-Jarvis Lorry
d-Solomon Pross |
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"It was the best of times" it was the worst of times" is a syntactical or sentence style called...
a-zeugma
b-asyndeton
c-stichomythia
d-polysyndeton |
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"...rolled like a sea..." is an example of....
a-personification
b-metaphor
c-simile |
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"...met with the waves of other beer, and gin, and coffee, and what not, that flowed at him..." is an example of which syntactical or sentence pattern?
a-zeugma
b-asyndeton
c-stichomythia
d-polysyndeton |
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John Barsad was related to....
a-Lucie Manette
b-Roger Cly
c-Miss Pross
d-Jarvis Lorry |
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Jacques were....
a-Ernest Defarges cousins
b-Members of a political group of revolutionaries
c-Aristocrats
d-member of parliament |
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Who is responsible for any success C.J. Stryver has at the first part of the novel?
a-Jarvis Lorry
b-Charles Darnay
c-Sydney Carton
d-Solomon Pross |
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Which Prison had the word "Dig" written on the wall in one of the cells?
a-Tower of London
b-Chateau D'If
c-Bastille |
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How was Charles related to the Marquis de Saint Evermonde
a-his brother
b-his cousin
c-his father
d-his nephew |
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To which stranger does Little Lucie first hold out her arms?
a-Jarvis Lorry
b-Sydney Carton
c-Charles Darnay
d-John Barsad |
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Who led the assault on the Bastille
a-John Barsad and Roger cly
b-Alexandre Manette and Lucie
c-Charles Darnay and Jerry Cruncher
d-Therese and Ernest Defarge |
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The author of Cyrano de Bergerac is....
a-William Shakespeare
b-Charles Dickens
c-Edmond Rostand
d-William Golding |
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True or False?
There really was a man with a large nose named Cyrano de Bergerac. |
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The genre of this story is....
a-tragedy
b-heroic comedy, verse play
c-prose
d-science fiction |
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A theme NOT found in Cyrano de Bergerac can be based on the following subjects:
a-Values and virtue
b-inner and outer beauty
c-the danger in deception
d-pride |
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True or False?
This story was NOT well received in December of 1897, when it first came out. |
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Cyrano de Bergerac starts out in a room waiting for a ________ to begin.
a-play
b-duel
c-contest
d-fight |
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How does Cyrano distract de Guiche while Roxane and Christian are being married?
a-by pretending to be a Spanish spy
b-by pretending to have fallen from the moon
c-by pretending to be Valvert
d-by challenging him to a duel |
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to which fairy tale does CYRANO allude?
a-Cinderella
b-Sleeping Beauty
c-Shrek
d-Beauty and the Beast |
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To which fairy tale does ROXANE allude?
a-Cinderella
b-Sleeping Beauty
c-Shrek
d-Beauty and the Beast |
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Why does Ragueneau's marriage fail?
a-he falls in love with the Duenna
b-he and his wife argue over the children's pastries
c-his wife leaves him for a musketeer
d-his wife leaves him for a poor poet |
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Where does Cyrano agree to meet with Roxane in Act II?
a-In Ragueneau's bakery
b-in the park at the convent
c-in the orchard at her house
d-at her balcony |
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How often does Cyrano write to Roxane on Christian's behalf during the siege of Arras?
a-monthly
b-weekly
c-daily
d-hourly |
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How does Christian die?
a-he dies in battle at the siege of Arras
b-Cyrano kills him over Roxane
c-Valvert kills him over Roxane
d-De Guice kills him over Roxane |
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Where does Roxane go live after Christian dies?
a-to her home in Paris
b-to a convent
c-with Cyrano
d-she marries de Guiche |
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How does Roxane discover that Cyrano wrote the letters?
a-she observes that he is able to read one of the letters aloud even in the dark
b-Christian tells her
c-Cyrano tells her
d-Through a keyhole, she spied on Cyrano as he wrote one of the letters. |
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What was the cutpurse teaching his apprentices at the beginning of the play?
a-how to understand the play better
b-how to make purses
c-how to pick pockets and cut lace off sleeves and collars
d-how to cut purse straps |
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What were the pages doing at the beginning of the play? (mark all that apply)
a-fishing for wigs
b-learning to be actors
c-shooting people with peas
d-helping escort guests to their seats |
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Who was the only serious person in the audience at the beginning of the play?
a-the cavalier
b-the citizen who took his son
c-the lackey
d-the marquis |
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how do we learn that a good bit of time has passed at the beginning of Act IV?
a-the characters are obviously older with grey hair
b-the actors tell us how much time has passed
c-we are in a different place
d-we are told the soldiers were very thin |
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How do we know who survived the siege of Arras?
a-the survivors are listed at the end of Act IV
b-They come into the scene in Act V
c-They all did because the spainiards surrendered
d-Roxane lists the survivors as she talks to Sister Claire |
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Why does Cyrano hate Montfleury? (mark all that apply)
a-he said something about cyrano's nose
b-he is a bad actor
c-he smiled at Roxane
d-he stole Cyrano's lines in a play |
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What does Cyrano's white plume signify?
a-his status in the community
b-his group of friends
c-his grand gestures
d-his rank and honor |
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"My poor big devil of a nose inhales
April...."
Is an example of which literary device?
a-hyperbole
b-allusion
c-alliteration
d-simile |
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A Citizen: "Who might you be? Samson?"
Cyrano: "Precisely woudl you lend me your jawbone?"
Is an example of which literary device?
a-hyperbole
b-allusion
c-alliteration
d-simile |
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What is Cyrano's protuberance?
a-his white plume
b-his sword
c-his pride
d-his nose |
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What is "the one thing in the world" Cyrano fears?
a-losing his white plume
b-losing a sword fight
c-Roxane laughing at him
d-having people laugh at him |
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Why did Cyrano defend Ligniere, the town drunk?
a-Ligniere did not like Montfleury
b-Cyrano observed him demonstrating an act of admiration for a lady
c-Ligniere was his cousin
d-Roxane asked him to defend Ligniere |
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When Ragueneau tells the Pastrycook,
"Your rolls lack balance, Here's the proper form-
An equal hemistich on either side,
And the caesura in between."
He is using what type of vocabulary?
a-poetic
b-cooking
c-architecture
d-geometric |
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Le Bret:"But this is madness!"
Cyrano: "Method, let us say."
This is an allusion to....
a-Romeo and Juliet
b-Julius Caesar
c-Hamlet
d-King Lear |
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During this period of time when the story takes place, what is required of a person in order to "make love"? LIST ALL THAT APPLY.
a-be able to write good love letters
b-make good grades in school
c-be able to say the sweet nothings that mean everything
d-look good |
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At what point was Christian certain that Roxane loved Cyrano?
a-when Cyrano spoke to Roxane under her balcony
b-When he realized that the letters were what made Roxane come to Arras
c-when Cyrano first agreed to help him and gave him a letter already written
d-When Cyrano detained DeGuiche |
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Who was the "old acquaintance" who detained Cyrano and made him late to visit Roxane close to the end of the story?
a-Ragueneau
b-LaBret
c-DeGuiche
d-Death |
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What is a physiognomy?
a-a face
b-a nose
c-a sword
d-a hand |
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At what point does Christian realize that Cyrano loved Roxane?
a-when Christian came to visit her every Saturday at the convent
b-when Christian fought Valvert
c-when he learned that Christian had crossed enemy lines every day to deliver a letter to be mailed to Roxane
d-at the balcony scene |
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How does Cyrano want to die that actually came true?
a-he wanted to die with his sword in his hand
b-he wanted ot be killed by a worthy foe
c-he wanted to die by being stabbed in the heart
d-he wanted to die during a war |
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What did Cyrano do while he was fighting Valvert?
a-Wrote a letter to Roxane
b-carried on a conversation with LaBret
c-fought 100 other men at the same time
d-composed a ballade |
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What was the greatest Grand Gesture of the mall?
a-When Cyrano detained deGuiche
b-When Cyrano gave up Roxane when Christian died
c-when Cyrano read the note that Roxane kept next to her heart
d-When Cyrano paid to stop the play |
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Choose the Grand Gestures that were done for someone other than Roxane.
a-When he mailed letters daily
b-When Cyrano teamed up with Christain
c-when Cyrano saved Ragueneau from hanging
d-When Cyrano fought 100 men |
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| Cyrano used the Grand Gesture to compensate for what? |
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| WHat is the symbolism seen in Cyrano's tears mixed with Christian's blood on the last letter? |
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| Christian's blood represented the physical body that Roxane saw, Cyrano's tears represent the voice and man that she loved |
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| use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning |
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| figure of speech what makes a comparison between two unlike things without using a connective word such as like, as, than, or resembles. |
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| a speaker says one thing but means the opposite |
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| figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using a connective word such as "like" or "as" |
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| a figure of speech in which the literal sense of what is said falls detectably short of (or under) the magnitude of what is being talked about |
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| imagery that appeals to the sense of sound, smell, touch, and taste |
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| repetition of similar vowels sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together |
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| the use of a person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself |
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| end rhyme occurs at the ends of lines |
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| type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human |
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| repetition of the same or similar initial consonant sounds in the words that are close together |
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| language that appeals to the senses |
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| a self-contradictory combination of words or smaller verbal units |
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| writers or speakers choice of words |
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| a statement or situation that seems to be a contradiction but that reveals a truth |
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| repetition of similar internal and/or ending consonant sounds |
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| a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or the arts |
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| what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected |
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| contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality |
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| occurs when the reader or the audience knows something important that a character does not know |
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| Examine the title before reading the poem. Consider connotations. |
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| What might be expected from this author? |
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| Translate the poem into your own words (literal/denotation.) Resist the urge to jump to interpretation. A failure to understand what happens literally inevitably leads to an interpretive misunderstanding. |
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| Examine the poem for meaning beyond the literal |
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| tone:Examine both the speaker's and poets attitudes. Remember, do not confuse the author and the persona. |
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Note shifts in speaker, attitudes
Look for things that MIGHT indicate a shift. |
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| Examine the title again, this time on an interpretive level |
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| First list what the poem is about (subjects) Then determine what the poem is saying about each of the subjects. |
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| a series of related events that makes up a story or drama |
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| introduction of characters, setting, and basic situation |
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| a factor that is added that gives the main character a problem |
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| the plot thickens as a new factor is added; tend to come in a series |
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| the most intense moment in the plot |
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| conflict ends, all conflicts are resolved |
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| a tying up of loose ends-not always needed-sometimes implied |
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| struggle or clash between opposing characters,forces, or emotions |
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| a struggle against outside forces |
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| a mental struggle to resolve opposing needs, desires, or emotions |
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| can provide atmosphere, conflict, or, often more importantly-to reveal character |
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| not much change in character |
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| character changes in some important ways as a result of the story's action |
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| vantage point from which a writer tells a story |
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| can tell what the characters are thinking and feeling as well as what is happening in other places |
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| only zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character |
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| narrator is a character in the story |
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| narrator plays no part in the story |
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| storyteller reveals an opinion |
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| storyteller reveals no opinion, states only the facts, lets the reader form an opinion |
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| language used by the author |
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| central idea or insight revealed by a work of literature |
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