Midterm Review!

Question 1

doing together with a group what you would not do alone

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deindividuation

Question 2

A narrative is

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a story that is written down or told

Question 3

About 23% of American Indian households experience low food security.

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True

Question 4

It is acceptable for men to express anger more so than sadness is

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one part of toxic masculinity

Question 5

When writing this, always use the exact wording from the question you are answering:

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a thesis statement

Question 6

"She was as beautiful as fresh fallen snow" is an example of

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simile

Question 7

Long Way Down is a book about a boy who loses his brother due to

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gun violence

Question 8

A story's theme is:

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a universal message everyone can relate to

Question 9

The author showing what a character is like through their words, thoughts and actions is called...

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indirect characterization

Question 10

Many American Indians work full-time yet still fall below poverty level. They are considered:

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the working poor

Question 11

A struggle between a character and outside force:

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external conflict

Question 12

What is 'othering'?

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excluding a person or group from the main group for any reason

Question 13

word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another

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anagram

Question 14

Once you identify the big ideas or larger topics in a piece of literature, what should you look for next?

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the author's message about those ideas

Question 15

Less than 50% of Native American housing is connected to:

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A public sewer

Question 16

Giving human qualities to a non-living thing is

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personification

Question 17

Reservations are large areas of land governed by Native American tribes; the federal government has little control.

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True

Question 18

Authors reveal the theme through

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all of the above

Question 19

A group of lines (like a paragraph) in a poem

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stanza

Question 20

One of the most damaging diseases that hurts entire NA families is

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alcoholism

Question 21

One connection between Will and Junior is

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all of the above

Question 22

peak excitement; turning point of story

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climax

Question 23

About __________ Native American families are homeless or "underhoused."

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90,000

Question 24

As Will goes down in the elevator he meets

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all of these and more people

Question 25

end of the story; ties up loose ends

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resolution

Question 26

words used by authors to create a picture in the reader's mind using the five senses (sight, sound, taste, etc)

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imagery

Question 27

Suicide rates for American Indians between the ages of 15-24 are ______ the national average.

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three times as high as

Question 28

In DPTI, Oscar the dog is a ______________ of the powerlessness experienced in poverty.

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symbol

Question 29

"We were brown kids in a sea of white kids inside an ocean of wheat fields" is an example of

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metaphor

Question 30

The U.S. government policy that forcibly removed NAs from their land and relocated them to reservations:

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Indian Removal Act of 1830

Question 31

DPTI is considered autobiographical fiction because

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the narrator's life very much mirrors the author's experiences

Question 32

words whose pronunciations imitate sounds

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Onomatopoeia

Question 33

A person's identity can be shaped by:

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all of these

Question 34

About 11% of American Indians have a college degree, compared to 24% of their Caucasian peers.

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The 13% difference shows a disparity in resources.

Question 35

A universal message that can apply to real life or other stories:

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theme

Question 36

to drive, force or urge someone to do something

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impel

Question 37

Failure, greed, differences, relationships, struggle, forgiveness, courage and hope are common big ideas in literature.

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True

Question 38

Citing evidence from the text means

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finding direct quotes from the text to support your analysis

Question 39

If you want to write a strong thesis, you should

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both blue and yellow

Question 40

What is 'identity'?

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mutiple characteristics that define who a person is and their personality

Question 41

Living conditions on some reservations have been cited as “comparable to the Third World.”

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True

Question 42

About ______ of our country’s 5.2 million Native Americans live on tribal lands.

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22%

Question 43

Analysis means breaking down a whole into parts and carefully examining each part.

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True

Question 44

What percent of Native Americans live on reservations today?

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22%

Question 45

Having empathy for others means

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all of the above

Question 46

You humiliate someone when you make them feel ashamed or embarrassed, especially in public.

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True

Question 47

Junior and Will both represent the experience of being

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othered, both red and yellow

Question 48

When you analyze a quote, you should look at

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both red and blue

Question 49

using extreme exaggeration to make a point or emphasize

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hyperbole

Question 50

In a formal essay, you should

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all of the above

Midterm Review!

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Midterm Review!

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