English III Academic
Spring 2014 Final Exam Review
Complete this review sheet for +10 pts. on the final exam.
ROMANTICISM and TRANSCENDENTALISM
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What is Romanticism?
Where did Romantics look for inspiration?
What are the major themes of Romanticism?
What did the Transcendentalists value?
“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
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Where does the raven sit when he enters the speaker’s room?
Why does the speaker tell the raven to leave?
What does the repetition of the phrase “still is sitting” in the last stanza helps the reader infer about the speaker?
At the end of the poem, what has the speaker decided?
“The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving
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Why are Tom and his wife are unhappy?
Why does Tom begin praying and reading the Bible?
Why is Tom is successful working for the devil?
What does the Devil to do Tom at the end of the tale?
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE BY HENRY DAVID THOREAU
After all, the practical reason why, when the power is once in the hands of the people, a majority are permitted, and for a
long period continue, to rule, is not because they are most likely to be in the right, nor because this seems fairest to the
minority, but because they are physically the strongest. But a government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be
based on justice, even as far as men understand it. Can there not be a government in which majorities do not virtually
decide right and wrong, but conscience? — in which majorities decide only those questions to which the rule of
expediency is applicable? Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the
legislator? Why has every man a conscience, then? I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not
desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. The only obligation which I have a right to assume is
to do at any time what I think right.
I have paid no poll-tax for six years. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night; and, as I stood considering the
walls of solid stone, two or three feet thick, the door of wood and iron, a foot thick, and the iron grating which strained the
light, I could not help being struck with the foolishness of that institution which treated me as if I were mere flesh and
blood and bones, to be locked up. I wondered that it should have concluded at length that this was the best use it could
put me to, and had never thought to avail itself of my services in some way. I saw that, if there was a wall of stone
between me and my townsmen, there was a still more difficult one to climb or break through, before they could get to be
as free as I was. I did not for a moment feel confined, and the walls seemed a great waste of stone and mortar. I felt as if I
alone of all my townsmen had paid my tax.
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What does Thoreau think is the problem with letting the majority rule?
What does Thoreau think should determine government action?
What does Thoreau believe is man’s highest obligation?
Even though he is in jail, why does Thoreau still feel like a free man?
MODERNISM
17. What was the defining historical occurrence of this time period?
18. What is Modernism?
19. What gave rise to the Jazz Age?
20. What contributed to the “Culture of Consumerism”?
The Great Gatsby
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When does the story take place?
What is the name of the era during which the story takes place?
Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
In the very beginning of the novel, Nick Carraway says that Gatsby represents what?
Why does Nick not pass judgment on people he meets?
Characterize Daisy Buchanan.
Characterize Tom Buchanan.
How are the narrator’s and Gatsby’s houses similar or different?
What does the East Egg symbolize?
What does the West Egg symbolize?
What does the bay between East Egg and West Egg symbolize?
Where are Nick and Gatsby both originally from?
What do the eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleberg symbolize?
Where is the Wilson’s garage located?
When does Mvrtle's first big disillusionment in her marriage to George occur?
What does Myrtle Wilson refer to when she claims "it was the best day of my life?"
What is the reason Tom gives Myrtle for why he cannot marry her?
Why does Nick leave the party in Tom and Myrtle’s apartment?
Why did Gatsby buy big his mansion in West Egg?
Why does Gatsby give huge parties?
Describe Gatsby’s party guests.
Why did the attendees at Gatsby’s parties both amuse and revolt Nick?
What are some rumors about Gatsby?
What does Gatsby’s ability to host his parties without becoming personally involved show about society?
Where does Daisy originally meet Gatsby?
Even though Daisy supposedly loves Gatsby, why does she marry Tom?
What is one of Jordan Baker’s flaws?
Jordan cheats at what sport?
How does Jordan Baker describe Daisy after her marriage?
What does the green light symbolize for Gatsby?
When Gatsby finally meets Daisy at Nick's house, how does Gatsby look?
Gatsby’s attire of a white suit, a silver shirt, and a gold tie is symbolic of what?
What shows Gatsby's attempt to conform to Daisy’s social class?
What is a mistake Gatsby makes in his general approach to life?
Describe Gatsby’s car.
Describe Meyer Wolfsheim.
What is ironic about the following statement?
“By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much these days to suit me.”
When Myrtle sees Jordan with Tom, who does she think Jordan is?
What are the colors of both Jay’s and Tom’s cars symbolic of?
By the way Daisy acts in the hotel confrontation scene, what can the reader tell about her attitude towards her affair with
Gatsby?
During the confrontation between Gatsby and Tom, Daisy truthfully admits what?
Who is the person Daisy probably loves the most?
For a short time, where did Gatsby attend college?
When does George Wilson learn about his wife’s affair?
When Wilson first learns that Myrtle is unfaithful, what does he want to do?
Why does Myrtle try to flag down the car?
Who is the driver of the car that killed Myrtle Wilson?
After the confrontation scene in the hotel, Gatsby stands guard outside Daisy's home to be sure of her safety while inside.
Ironically, what is Daisy doing?
Who said the following statement? “They’re a rotten crowd. You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.”
How does Nick characterize Tom and Daisy at the end of the novel?
What happens to Gatsby at the end of the novel?
What thematic lesson does Jay Gatsby best represent?
Why does Nick break up with Jordan?
What do the characters Ella Kaye, Daisy Buchanan, and Myrtle Wilson reveal about Fitzgerald’s attitude towards women?
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Why does Nick return to the Midwest?
What does Gatsby’s father show Nick from Gatsby’s childhood?
Who attends Gatsby’s funeral?
Nick does not meet ____________ until after Jay’s death.
What is Gatsby’s father’s attitude towards his son?
Why is Nick distressed after Gatsby’s death?
What theme does Fitzgerald express about the social elite during Jay’s funeral?
What is one theme addressed by Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby?
“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway
83. What is the relationship between the man and the girl in the story?
84. What symbol represents the hedonistic, self-involved lifestyle of the man and the girl?
85. What symbol represents the (unclear) future for the man and the girl?
86. What is the climax of the story?
A Streetcar Named Desire
True/ False
87. There is virtually no possibility that Shep Huntleigh would have come to Blanche’s rescue.
88. Blanche’s economic situation had been more than adequate before coming to New Orleans.
89. Stanley feels remorse for the rape of Blanche.
90. Stella was afraid to tell Stanley about the arrival of her sister.
91. Mitch is the kind of man whom Blanche had been brought up to think of as a proper “beau.”
92. Stella has had to relinquish much of her past in order to adjust to Stanley.
93. Stanley is the single direct cause of Blanche’s final destruction.
94. After Stanley hits Stella at the poker game, Eunice advises Blanche to stay out of Stella and Stanley’s relationship.
95. Mitch is a mama’s boy.
96. Stanley and Stella’s neighborhood is generally known as blue collar.
97. Stanley is suspicious of Blanche and sees her as a threat to his lifestyle.
98. Belle Reve plantation was located in New Orleans
99. In the opening scene, Stella is anxiously awaiting Blanche’s arrival.
100. Blanche is charmed by Stanley and Stella’s little apartment.
101. Stanley is convinced that Blanche’s careless ways have caused her to lose Belle Reve.
102. Blanche is always concerned about her appearance and considers it important to powder her face before she encounters
Stanley’s poker-playing friends.
103. Blanche convinces Stella that Stanley is too violent and that she must leave him.
104. Unknown to the women, Stanley overhears Blanche telling Stella that he is subhuman and apelike.
105. Stanley begins to learn the truth about Blanche when he reads a newspaper article in the Laurel Chronicle.
106. Blanche’s passion surfaces when she flirts with the young man who comes to collect for the newspaper.
107. After Blanche tells Mitch the truth about her dead husband, Mitch concludes that they both need to see other people.
108. When Mitch accuses her of lying, Blanche admits that she tells what should be the truth rather than what actually is the truth.
109. Blanche finally admits that she has outlived her welcome and returns to Laurel.
110. In the end, Blanche has found the love that she has been searching for.
Which character is being described?
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an aging southern belle who does her best to hide her age
embodies masculinity
psychological and emotional traumas have taken a toll on this character
Blanche’s love interest
pregnant and in love
joins a gym
husband killed himself
thinks bowling is hard exercise
feels torn between loyalty to two different characters
shows little respect for women
investigates Blanche’s past life in Laurel
Name stands for “star”
123. In addition to being the name of a streetcar, how else is “desire” used in the play?
124. In the first scene of the play, Stanley heaves a package of meat at Stella. What does this action symbolically reflect about his
character?
125. How does Stanley learn of Blanche’s past?
126. What is one thing Blanche actually tells the truth about?
127. What does the polka tune “Varsouviana” remind Blanche of?
128. Blanche sings a song called “Paper Moon” that goes:
“It’s only a paper moon,
Just as phony as it can be—
But it wouldn’t be make-believe
If you believed in me!”
What is ironic about Blanche singing this song?
129. Why did Blanche lose her teaching job back home?
130. What early warning does Stella give Blanche about her husband, Stanley?
131. The morning after her fight with Stanley, what does Stella tell Blanche?
132. What is Blanche’s first impression of Mitch?
133. What information does Blanche reveal about her late husband, Alan?
134. Mitch notices that Blanche does not go out with him on Sundays. How is this ironic with respect to Blanche’s true personality?
135. How can Stella and Stanley’s relationship best be described?
136. What are some symbols used in the play?
137. How does Blanche’s encounter with the young collector boy relate to the play as a whole?
138. What does Blanche constantly do to calm her nerves?
139. What is one major difference between Elia Kazan’s 1951 film adaptation and Tennessee Williams’ script?
140. The director of the film version of Streetcar used the effect of making the physical set of the apartment smaller and smaller as
the story progressed. How did this add to the overall meaning of the play itself?
141. Blanche informs Stella that she has left her teaching position at the end of the term for what reason?
142. While rummaging through her trunk, how does Stanley upset Blanche?
143. Blanche discovers that Mitch is a man who understands sorrow when he tells her about what?
144. Who is Blanch is convinced could rescue her and Stella?
145. Why does the poker game come to an abrupt end in Sc. 3?
146. Blanche admits to Stella that she has deceived Mitch because she lied to him about what?
147. When the young man comes to collect for the newspaper, what does Blanche do?
148. Because she knows that Mitch understands loneliness, how does Blanche try to identify with him?
149. Stanley discovers what about Blanche’s past?
150. Why does Stanley lose his temper during Blanche’s birthday dinner?
151. After receiving Stanley’s birthday gift, what does Blanche do?
152. Blanche tells Stanley that the one thing that is unforgivable is what?
153. Before carrying her to bed, what does Stanley tell Blanche?
154. Although Stella has made other arrangements, what does Blanche think is happening at the end of the play?
155. Describe Blanche as a character.
HARLEM RENAISSANCE POETRY
156. What were some of the contributing factors of the Harlem Renaissance?
157. What factors lead to the Great Migration of blacks to urban areas in the early 20th century?
158. Describe common features of the Harlem Renaissance poetry you studied in class.
159. The __________________ is the “voice” of a poem, similar to the narrator in a story.
160. What are common themes in Harlem Renaissance poetry?
161. What qualities do all of Langston Hughes’ poems have in common?
“How it Feels to be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston
162. What tone do you hear when the author explain how she walks down the street in Harlem?
163. As a child, where did the author live?
164. How does the music in the jazz club affect the author?
“If We Must Die” by Claude McKay
165. What does the speaker emphasize the importance of in this poem?
166. What does the speaker suggest that he and his kinsmen should do?
167. What does the speaker compare his and his kinsmen’s opponents to?
“My City” by James Weldon Johnson
168. What does the speaker wonder about in the first lines of this poem?
169. What is the main idea of this poem?
170. What does the speaker say will be his greatest loss after death?
The Poetry of Langston Hughes
“A Dream Deferred”
171. Describe the speaker of this poem.
172. What does the speaker suggest is the result of deferring a dream?
“The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
173. How does the speaker compare himself to rivers in this poem?
174. What aspect of the African American identity does the speaker emphasize?
“I, Too”
175. What does the speaker predict the darker brother will do one day?
176. What is the speaker suggesting in the first and last lines of this poem?
“The Weary Blues”
177. What does the speaker tell about in this poem?
178. How does this poem reflect the influence of jazz music?
RESEARCH METHODS and MLA FORMAT
179. What does MLA format require of your heading on the first page of your paper?
180. In MLA documentation, how should correct parenthetical reference appear?
181. In general, how is the Works Cited list arranged?
182. On your Works Cited page, how do you properly cite a journal article?
True/False
183. If you use one paragraph or quote from a book, you should cite the book and page number on the Works Cited page.
184. When you access information online, your citation only needs to include the date of access if you actually print the article.
185. You use “et al” when you are citing a text with more than two authors.
186. When you use quotations in the text, you place the parenthetical documentation after the last quotation mark before the period
187. You should capitalize every single word in a title, including short words like a, and, or the
188. Quotation marks should be placed around titles of shorter works (articles, poems, short stories, essays).
189. Underline or italicize the title of longer works, such as books or encyclopedias.
190. Alphabetize your Works Cited page by the first word in the title of the book or article, then by author’s last name
Place the steps for creating a literary analysis paper in the proper order.
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A. Peer Edit your paper to catch any mistakes you may have missed
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B. Revise your thesis if necessary, based on your research and evidence
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C. Create an outline
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D. Write a working, provable thesis
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E. Revise your paper for clarity and content
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AB. Brainstorm a list of potential topics for research
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AC. Submit your final copy to your teacher and turnitin.com
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AD. Write a Rough Draft
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AE. Research your topic and gather evidence to support your thesis
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BC. Proofread your paper for editing mistakes