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Literature
For finals!
55
English
7th Grade
06/02/2010

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Term

Bright is the Ring of Words:

Who was the author?

Definition
Robert Louis Stevenson
Term

A Mighty Fortress:

Who wrote it?

Definition
Martin Luther
Term

Psalms 98:

Where is it from?

Definition
The Bible
Term

Pioneers:

Who wrote it?

Definition
Badger Clark
Term

Jinkyswoitmaya:

Who wrote it?

(Hint: He also was the narrator.)

Definition
C. H. Claudy
Term

Peewee Half:

Who is the main character?

Definition
Don Meek
Term

The Surprise of His Life:

What did Kerry Johnson want to win?

Definition
A new rod
Term

The Duster:

What were Bill's two nicknames?

Definition
"Wild Bill" and "Rebel"
Term

Ulysses and the Cyclops:

Who wrote the modern version?

Who wrote the origional Ulysses?

Definition

Charles Lamb

Homer

Term

Casey Jones:

Who was he?

Definition
A railroad engineer
Term

A Song of Sherwood:

Who wrote it?

Definition
Alfred Noyes
Term

The Passing of Arthur:

Who wrote it?

Definition
Howard Pyle
Term

Lewis and Clark:

Who wrote it?

Definition
Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet
Term

Precious Words:

Who wrote it?

Definition
Emily Dickinson
Term

Jinkysiotmaya:

What did Jinkysiotmaya recieve from C. H. Claudy?  What is the inscription inside?

Definition
A watch, and inside the cover, "From a grateful man to a brave one."
Term

Jinkyswoitmaya:

What did Jinkyswiotmaya have a fear of?

Definition
Water
Term

A Song in the Heart:

What was Antonio good at?

Definition
Whittle
Term

A Song in the Heart:

What was Antonio's nickname?

Definition
"Squeaky Voice"
Term

Alumnus Football:

What does the One Great Scorer write?

Definition
How you played the game
Term

Peewee Half:

Why did Don want to play?

Definition
He made a vow to his brothers to play
Term

Peewee Half:

Why was the coach doubtful about Don Meek playing?

Definition
Don was too light to play college football
Term

Run, Boy, Run!:

How did Glenn lose his legs and brother?

Definition
In a fire at school
Term

Run, Boy, Run!:

What did the doctors tell Glenn's parents to do?

Definition
Amputate Glenn's legs
Term

Run, Boy, Run!:

Why did the Eastern people dislike Glenn?

Definition
They thought he was a showoff
Term

Run, Boy, Run!:

What did Glenn dream of?

Definition
When a man would run a mile in four minutes
Term

Off the Track:

Who moved and left the team and why?

Definition
Denny because his father had another job somewhere else
Term

Off the Track:

Who replaced Denny?

Definition
Donald Hodge
Term

The Duster:

How was Coach Warren's brother ruined?

Definition
He killed a man during baseball
Term

The Surprise of His Life:

Who wanted to hire Kerry to show him fishing spots?

Definition
Uncle Jim
Term

The Surprise of His Life:

What did Uncle Jim do with the squaretail?

Definition
Let it go
Term

The Surprise of His Life:

Who did Uncle Jim turn out to be?

Definition
James F. Kendall
Term

The Surprise of His Life:

What happened to Kerry's father?

Definition
He died
Term

The Passing of Arthur:

Who was the dishonest knight?

Definition
Sir Mordred
Term

The Passing of Arthur:

How did Sir Lucian die?

Definition
He had many wounds
Term

The Passing of Arthur:

Why was Sir Mordred alone?

Definition
Those around him were dead, and so was his horse, and his army had retreated
Term

The Passing of Arthur:

 Where did the queens take Arthur?

Definition
To Avalone
Term

The Passing of Arthur:

Who was knighted king after Arthur?

Definition
Sir Constantine of Cornwall
Term

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder:

Who wrote it?

Definition
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Term

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder:

Who was suspected of murdering Jonas Oldacre?

Definition
John McFarlane
Term

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder:

How did Oldacre get McFarlane's fingerprint?

Definition
From sealed documents
Term

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder:

Why did Oldacre want to kill McFarlane?

Definition
Oldacre was once engaged to McFarlane's mother, but she refused him, and he never got over it
Term

Johnny Appleseed:

Who wrote it?

Definition
Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet
Term

The Father of English Hymnology:

Why did Issac Watts write new hymns?

Definition
Some of the lyrics were disrespectful to the Lord
Term

A Truth Seeker:

Who was the 'truth seeker'?

Definition
Michael Faraday
Term

A Truth Seeker:

Who was Michael an apprentice to?

Definition
Sir Humphry Davis
Term

The World's Greatest Nurse:

How did Florence get her name?

Definition
From where she was born: Florence, Italy
Term

The World's Greatest Nurse:

What did Florence say she was only going to marry?

Definition
Her nurse's uniform
Term

The Duster:

Who told Bill to give the batter a little healthy respect and then fire it at them?

Definition
Doc Fitch
Term

The Surprise of His Life:

How much did the squaretail weigh?

Definition
Four pounds nine ounces
Term

Ulysses and the Cyclops:

What was the Cyclop's name?

Definition
Polyphemus
Term

Ulysses and the Cyclops:

What did Ulysses say his name was?

Definition
Noman
Term

Ulysses and the Cyclops:

What city did Ulysses just conquer?

Definition
Troy
Term

Ulysses and the Cyclops:

What did the lotus fruit do to the men?

Definition
Not make them want to go back home
Term

Ulysses and the Cyclops:

What did Polyphemus eat?

Definition
Ulysses' soldiers
Term

Ulysses and the Cyclops:

What does Ulysses give to Polyphemus to drink?

Definition
Greek wine
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