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Parable of the Sower Vocab Review
Parable of the Sower Vocab Review
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Chapter 1-10 Vocabulary Review
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Authors create characters by expecting us to interpret:
what the character thinks about others
What the character says about themselves and others
what the character does
all are correct
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allusion
a hint that suggests what events might happen in the future
a reference to a significant historical, literary, or cultural figure
to make emotionally insensitive or callous
literary device that compares two things using the word "like" or "as"
3
An epistolary novel
is written in the form of diary entries. What is the
epistolary
in "Parable of the Sower" called?
Earth's Core
Earthseed
the Sower's Story
Earth is burning
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An unreliable narrator is...
a narrator in the story who can't be trusted
a person telling the story
just like everyone else I know
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This line from the book can be seen as foreshadowing Keith's death...
Keith came back last night
I hate him for what he's done to this family.
and he vanished out the back door and was gone
Keith was always Cory's favorite
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immunizations
the action of making a person or animal immune to infection
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community
the movement of individuals, families, households, or groups of people
to make emotionally insensitive or callous
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A rite of passage could be any important occasion in a person's life such as ...
all of these
the transition between childhood and adulthood
death
birth
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Octavia E. Butler
Inventor
Ran for President of the United States
Science fiction writer
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
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What is a parable?
A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
A parable is A story told by the Apostles
A parable is another word for the Bible
A parable is a type of fairytale
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desensitization
to make emotionally insensitive to a certain stimuli
the movement of individuals, families, households between
the action of making a person or animal immune to infection
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community
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An example of foreshadowing in the story is...
"We had a fire today."
“My parents’ usual judgment failed them... when they gave Keith a BB gun.
"God is Change"
"...he vanished out the back door, and was gone.”
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What is
Colonization
?
to create your own land but only the land.
to take over a land by dominating land and its people.
all of these are correct.
when you move from one land to another in 30 days.
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Speculative Fiction asks the question:
what next ?
what if?
who's that ?
what now ?
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What is an allegory?
A text that uses foreshadowing.
A text with a hidden meaning.
A text about communism.
A text about capitalism.
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An epistolary novel
is written in the form of a poem.
False
True
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characterization
is the literary technique writers use to create a realistic setting
False
True
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What is a dystopia?
Start in real world and end in fantasy
A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen
A bad imagined place or state
Operates outside the boundaries
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epidemic
the movement of individuals, families, households
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community
a reference to a significant historical, literary, or cultural figure
to make emotionally insensitive or callous
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Lauren and her neighbors consider going into the hills for shooting practice a "rite of passage"
True
False
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social mobility
a reference to a significant historical, literary, or cultural figure
the movement of people between social classes
the action of making a person or animal immune to infection
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community
