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Pre AP English II

Midterm Exam Review

Fill in the following WOD chart.

WOD Origin Definition

Catch 22Bourgeois

Machiavellian

Nouveau Riche

Bravado Harbinger

Stigma

Maudlin

Camaraderie

Quid Pro Quo

Svengali Nirvana

Faux Pas

Suave Mantra

Teetotaler

Euphemism

Fait Accompli

Dichotomy

Bona Fide

WOD Origin Definition

Anomaly Dilettante

Acrimony

TrystNon sequitur

Litany

Junket

Déjà vu

Malaise

Kitsch Glib

Turncoat

Chasm

Complete the following analogies:

Example: Cat: Dog as Positive: Negative

1. Kitsch :_____ as Anomaly : Neutral 2. Glib : ______ as Malaise: French 3. Chasm: hollow as Turncoat: _______ 4. ________ : Litany as hobby: dilettante 5. Non Sequitur: comic as _______ : book 6. Nirvana: _____ as bravado: Spanish 7. Dichotomy: Greek as Tryst : _______ 8. Faux Pas: _______ as Junket: trip 9. ______ : Bona Fide as Light: Dark 10. Maudlin: ______ as Suave : smooth

Define the following literary terms.

1. Ethos ______________________________________________________________________________2. Pathos ______________________________________________________________________________3. Logos ______________________________________________________________________________4. Editorial Cartoon _____________________________________________________________________5. Allegory____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Allusion_____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Symbolism __________________________________________________________________________8. Thesis ______________________________________________________________________________9. Exposition __________________________________________________________________________10. Internal Conflict ______________________________________________________________________11. External Conflict _____________________________________________________________________12. Irony _______________________________________________________________________________13. Verbal Irony _________________________________________________________________________14. Dramatic Irony_______________________________________________________________________15. Situational Irony ______________________________________________________________________16. Climax _____________________________________________________________________________17. Resolution __________________________________________________________________________18. Parallelism __________________________________________________________________________19. Repetition __________________________________________________________________________20. Foreshadowing _______________________________________________________________________21. Tragedy ____________________________________________________________________________22. Tragic Hero _________________________________________________________________________23. Idealism ____________________________________________________________________________24. Pragmatism__________________________________________________________________________ 25. Opportunism ________________________________________________________________________26. Protagonist __________________________________________________________________________27. Antagonist __________________________________________________________________________28. Soliloquy ___________________________________________________________________________29. Aside ______________________________________________________________________________30. Simile______________________________________________________________________________ 31. Metaphor ___________________________________________________________________________32. Personification _______________________________________________________________________33. Imagery ____________________________________________________________________________ 34. Conciet_____________________________________________________________________________

Identify the part of speech of each italicized word or word group in the following paragraphs.

A) Noun AB) Conjunction B) Adjective AC) Verb C) Preposition D) Pronoun E) Adverb

Since the 1) condition of the roads prevented 2) extensive use of wheeled vehicles, the most reliable means of transportation in colonial times was the 3) saddle horse. Some 4) exceptionally wealthy people kept carriages, but 5) these were usually heavy vehicles 6) that were pulled by two or more horses. Such carriages were 7) satisfactory for short trips, 8) but they were not practical for long journeys.

Stagecoaches were introduced in 9) America about 1750. 10) By this time roads ran between such major cities as New York and Boston. Although these roads 11) were little more than muddy tracks, 12) most were wide enough for a four-wheeled coach. 13) Three or four pairs of horses 14) were harnessed to a 15) coach. Generally, however, the vehicles were so heavy that coach horses tired 16) quite 17) rapidly 18) and had to be either rested frequently 19) or changed at post houses along the route. The design of horse-drawn vehicles soon improved, and until the early years of the twentieth century, buggies and wagons remained a common 20) form of transportation.

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Identify the Subjects and Verbs in the following sentences.

1. The people in this picture are celebrating the arrival of the New Year in accordance with an ancient Chinese tradition.

2. These festivities, however, are occurring in the United States.3. The Chinese New Year celebration, with its dragon parades and festive decorations, is a colorful

addition to American culture. 4. In the 1850s the earliest Chinese immigrants came to the United States for jobs in the gold mines

and on the railroads. 5. At first, only men could immigrate. 6. Not until much later could they send home to China for their wives and sweethearts. 7. As a result, not until the 1920s did the close-knit society of America’s Chinatowns develop. 8. Have you read about the experience of Chinese immigrants in America? 9. I recommend the book Longtime Californ’: A Documentary Study of an American Chinatown. 10. In this book, Victor G. Nee and Brett de Bary Nee trace the history of Chinese immigration to the

United States and the development of the Chinese American community in San Francisco.

Underline each complement in the following sentences.

1. The pilot checked the gauges carefully. 2. Have you given your brother his lunch yet? 3. After a long day at work, the nurse felt exhausted. 4. Wanda became an engineer after graduation. 5. I read science fiction and mysteries most often. 6. After the concert, the musicians seemed satisfied. 7. Did you find a book about real estate yet? 8. The committee planned the construction and maintenance of roadways. 9. After the football game, Duane appeared tired. 10. Stephen mailed his grandmother a music box.

Decide whether the underlined words in the following sentences are:

Predicate Nominatives Predicate Adjectives Direct objects Indirect objects

1. Are those black birds with yellow spots starlings? 2. The snow felt cold, but we continued to play outside. 3. When will Trevor become a performer? 4. The soup that my grandmother made smells spicy. 5. Ron gave me some paint, a few brushes, and a large pad to practice with. 6. We went to the shopping mall and bought some candles and a vase. 7. Are the counselors going to send us a list of recommended books?8. Hear this beautiful poem by Emily Dickinson.9. Will Jacqueline be our new tutor? 10. What a great leader he became!

In each of the following sentences, underline the verbal phrase. Then, identify the phrase by writing above it whether it is a participial phrase, gerund phrase, or an infinitive phrase.

1. Many people never learn to stay afloat in the water.

2. Some of them, fearing the water, stay away from it.

3. Others however, try again and again to become good swimmers.

4. Eventually some succeed in mastering the basic technique.

5. My sister, for instance, can now swim after spending many years in classes.

6. Undaunted by past failures, she would enroll in a new class each fall,

7. In class, she would cling to the side of the pool, kicking her feet.

8. Standing in shallow water, she would then practice her arm movements.

9. In deep water, though, she sometimes ended by paddling slowly to the side.

10. Then she would work up her nerve to begin again.

Maus – answer the following short answer questions

1. In the 1970s, where were you most likely to find one of Art Spiegelman’s comics?

2. Where was Art Spiegelman born?

3. How did Art’s mother, Anja die?

4. In what year did Spiegelman win the Pulitzer Prize?

5. What is Parsha’s Trauma?

6. How are deceptions and disguises illustrated within Maus?

7. What is the first clue that Anja is sensitive?

8. How did Richieu die?

9. How did Vladek’s father keep him from joining the military?

10. Yiddish is a combination of which two languages?

11. What is anti-Semitism?

12. What is “Prisoner on the Hell Planet”?

13. How are Poles illustrated within Maus?

14. How are the French illustrated within Maus?

15. What does Vladek call the Black man they give a ride?

16. What ironic piece of décor does Art’s therapist have in his office?

17. What was the name of the pesticide used within the gas chambers?

18. What jobs did Vladek have while in Auschwitz?

19. What was the name of the woman that helped Vladek and Anja communicate?

20. What is a Kapo?

21. Where did Vladek hide during the camp roll calls?

22. What is Typhus?

23. Why was Anja’s family wealthy?

24. When did Vladek begin noticing a strong Nazi presence in Poland?

25. How many Polish Jews were there before the Holocaust?

26. What is the major theme of chapter 2.2, “Time Flies”?

27. What name does Vladek call Art at the end of Maus II?

28. What happened to Vladek’s father’s beard after Vladek returns from the POW camp?

29. Which of the following does not describe Vladek’s personality?

30. What was the name of Vladek’s young girlfriend before the war?

Describe what happens in the following locations in Maus

31. Czestochowa 32. Zawiercie 33. Sosnowiec 34. Stockholm, Sweden 35. Bielsko 36. Warsaw 37. Rego Park , NY38. The Catskill Mountains 39. Hanover40. Lubin, Poland

Define the following:

41. Aktion 42. Appel 43. Aryan 44. Propaganda 45. Final Solution 46. Einsatzgruppen 47. Ghetto 48. Kaddish 49. Meshuga 50. Maus 51. Liberation 52. Ravensbruck 53. SS 54. Progrom 55. Schnell 56. Selektion 57. Yid 58. Death March 59. Dysentery 60. Crematorium

“Julius Caesar”Review plot

Animal Farm

Review the following characters:

a. Snowball b. Napoleon c. Boxer d. Benjamin e. Major ab. Squealer

ac. Mollie ad. sheep ae. dogs bc. Whymper bd. Moses be. Clover

What happens at the end of the novel?

What animal represents the masses (the common people)?

What is Orwell satirizing in the novel?

What is the first sign that the pigs are corrupt?

How does Napoleon use fear?

How do the pigs “rewrite” history?

How did the pigs betray the revolution and abuse their power?

What are some of the themes/Orwell’s main points of this satire?

Essay

In both texts we have read this semester (“Animal Farm” and Maus) irony, symbolism and foreshadowing have played very big roles in our in depth understanding of the text. Select one of these literary devices to analyze both pieces of literature. Compile this analysis into a five-paragraph compare and contrast essay in which you discuss how this one device is used in both works.

Direct quotations are not required.

Ex: Irony in both “Animal Farm” and Maus