Quarter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

How does Mr. Johnson act and feel at the beginning of the story?

A

He feels very good at the beginning. He acts in a friendly manner and thinks it will be a good day.

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2
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How does the woman who is moving react to Mr. Johnson?

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She is unsure at first, but later takes him up on his offer and thanks him for his help.

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3
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What does Mr. Johnson recommend that Mr. Adams and Ms. Kent do with their free afternoon?

A

Go somewhere together for their free afternoon - suggested they go to Coney Island, have lunch, go to a movie, etc.

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4
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How does Mr. Johnson save the taxi driver $10?

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He would take it as an omen if he saw a customer on his way to bet the $10, he would take it as a “sign” and not bet the money, but take it home to his wife instead.

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5
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How does Mrs. Johnson get the bus driver in trouble.

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She complains when the driver helps another customer first. She gets into a loud argument with him, takes his number, and reports him to his boss, hoping that he will be fired for his behavior.

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6
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Mr. Johnson smiled at people he passed on the street.

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Mr. John is in a good mood. He likes people.

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7
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the woman who was moving glared at Mr. Johnson when he first offered to watch her son

A

She is afraid her son is with a stranger.

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8
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Mr. Johnson offers to pay the woman for the time she has lost at work by talking to him.

A

He wants her to enjoy her day.

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9
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Mr. Johnson is not surprised when his wife tells him some of the unkind acts she has done that day.

A

Mr. Johnson isn’t surprised because it was his wife’s turn to do unkind acts.

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10
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Theme of An Ordinary Day

A

people aren’t always what they seem to be

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11
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Setting of An Ordinary Day

A

NYC 1960s

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12
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POV of An Ordinary Day

A

3rd person limited

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13
Q

How much money does Della have?

A

$1.87

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14
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What did Della want to do with the money?

A

Buy Jim a present

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15
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What is the last name of the family in the story?

A

Dillingham Young

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16
Q

What happened to Jim’s weekly salary?

A

Went from $30-$20

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17
Q

What two possetions do Jim and Delta take pride in

A

Hair and Watch

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18
Q

How does delta get money

A

She cuts her hair

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19
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What does Jim give Delta

A

Combs

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20
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What does Delta give Jim

A

a watch chain

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21
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How did Jim get the money

A

He sold his watch

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22
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when you expect one thing to happen and the opposite happens.

A

Irony

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23
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Who are the Magi

A

The Three Kings

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24
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How do you know that Della is nervous?

A

She parys that Jim won’t think that she is ugly.

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25
Q

POV in The Gift of the Magi

A

3rd Person Limited

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26
Q

How is allusion used

A

refers to The Three Kings

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27
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What does Uncle Marcos do to try and win Antonieta?

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Uncle Marcos bought a barrel organ to try and seduce her. He serenaded her one night beneath her window.

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28
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What do the sailors do with Uncle Marcos’ dead body?

A

Kept it and they made him a coffin

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29
Q

How does Antonieta feel toward Marcos?

A

She does not like him back

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30
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What does the fact that Uncle Marcos “deep depression” lasted only a few days tell about his character?

A

HE cant move on

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31
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What does he do to become the star attraction of the season? How is this adventure “typical” of him?

A

Uncle Marcos built a bird of prehistoric dimensions made of loose bits of wood, metal, and cloth.

32
Q

What do some people believe when he doesn’t come back?

A

He either died or went to space

33
Q

What is claras reaction

A

She watches the sky

34
Q

How do people react to his resserection

A

His name is cleared

35
Q

Why do Marcos and Clara abandon their business?

A

They decide their job was for swindlers. They became frightened, realizing their guesses could altar their client’s fate.

36
Q

Instead of a body, what does Uncle Marcos coffin contain?

A

a bag of sand

37
Q

What do they do with his body?

A

They keep the body on the ship

38
Q

Why will Clara remeber this date as long as she lives

A

This was the date the first marxist president ran.

39
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What buisness does Uncle Marcos set up with Clara

A

A fortune telling buisness

40
Q

Why does the narrator ride the train

A

to escort a friend’s body

41
Q

Who is Thompson

A

The expressman/conductor

42
Q

Where does the oder actually come from

A

Limberger cheese

43
Q

What is the first thing they do to make the odor go away.

A

Smoke cigars

44
Q

Where is the narrator from in INvalid

A

cleveland ohio

45
Q

What is the weathe rlike when the narrator learns about hi sfriends death

A

It’s snowy

46
Q

What did Thompson break in the express car

A

a window

47
Q

What does Thompson cover his face with

A

a red hankerchief

48
Q

What did the narrator drag Thompson out by

A

his collar

49
Q

What was actually in the box rather than a body

A

guns

50
Q

What is the name of the narrators friend

A

JOhn B. Hackett

51
Q

What else do the two do to try and get rid of the smell.

A

Move to the other side of the car
carbolic acid
burn trash

52
Q

The POV of INvalid is

A

1st

53
Q

Why was Telfilo easy to find

A

his blue jeans

54
Q

How long has he been dead

A

a day or more

55
Q

Who gathered by the sheep

A

Leo and Ken

56
Q

Who is Ken

A

Leo’s brother in law

57
Q

what did the grove of cottonwoods grow in?

A

arroyo

58
Q

what were still deep in snow?

A

Blue Mountians

59
Q

what did Leon tie to the old man’s hair?

A

gray feather

60
Q

What did Leon do to Teoflios face

A

paint it

61
Q

what did Ken throw into the wind?

A

pinches of corn meal and pollen

62
Q

Whose car came towards them

A

Father Paul’s

63
Q

How des the nature refs. apply to the relatives

A

Nature and the enviroment is very important in their culture.

64
Q

What do the old men take when the funeral is over

A

Candels and medicine bags

65
Q

Which cultural element (Catholic or Pueblo) becomes dominant by the end of the passage?

A

Pueblo because Leon would leave the priest because he didn’t want a Catholic burial but the priest stayed and did it Leon’s way.

66
Q

the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

lady lounges lazily

A

alliteration

67
Q

the struggle found in fiction. may be internal or external and is best seen in (1) Man in c with another Man: (2) Man in Nature; (3) Man in with self.

A

Conflict

68
Q

the method used by a writer to develop a character. The method includes (1) showing the character’s appearance, (2) displaying the character’s actions, (3) revealing the character’s thoughts, (4) letting the character speak, and (5) getting the reactions of others.

A

characterization

69
Q

exaggeration or overstatement.

He’s as big as a horse

A

hyperbole

70
Q

emotional attitude the author takes towards hir subject.

A

mood

71
Q

language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.

A

imagery

72
Q

a word that imitates the sound it represents.
also imitative harmony

Example:
splash, wow, gush, kerplunk

A

onomatopoeia

73
Q

putting two contradictory words together.

Examples:
hot ice, cold fire, wise fool, sad joy, eloquent silence,

A

oxymoron

74
Q

the comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

He eats like a pig

A

Simile

75
Q

general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express.

A

theme

76
Q

the attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, satirical, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective.

A

tone