645-01 Final Exam Review

Question 1

“The marigolds insisted I not give up. They are very resilient flowers, you know?” What literary device is in the quote?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 2

What is the format for a formal research paper?

Accepted Answer

MLA format

Question 3

What is the speaker?

Accepted Answer

The voice or narration of a poem

Question 4

“Sleep,” She said, and whimpered like an exhausted, fretful child.” What literary device is in the provided quote?

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 5

"I'm not like those women in Gone With The Wind, I'm not a Southern Belle, I'm just a girl from the Midwest".

Accepted Answer

Allusion

Question 6

Who is Lulamae Barnes?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 7

“The New Colossus” was written about which of the following NYC landmarks?

Accepted Answer

Statue of Liberty

Question 8

If I could find a real-life place that made me feel like Tiffany’s, then I’d buy some furniture and give the cat a name

Accepted Answer

If home made her feel as happy as Tiffanys she would foster more attachment, If she could live in a high-end department store that she would be happier

Question 9

A research paper cannot be successful without which of the following?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

“The New Colossus” was written by which of the following poets?

Accepted Answer

Emma Lazarus

Question 11

What is symbolism?

Accepted Answer

When an item or even in a text represents a deeper meaning

Question 12

Which of the following is the maximum word count for a college essay?

Accepted Answer

650

Question 13

Where does Breakfast at Tiffany’s take place?

Accepted Answer

NYC - Manhattan

Question 14

Why would Susan Meissner write this novel between two time periods and narrations?

Accepted Answer

To show that love and grief are experiences that transcend time

Question 15

What is allusion?

Accepted Answer

A reference to another text within a text

Question 16

Which of the following is an appropriate theme from the novel?

Accepted Answer

Even in tragedy there is hope

Question 17

Why does Holly not name her cat?

Accepted Answer

Because deciding on a name was too much of a commitment

Question 18

When writing a Sonnet, you must formulate what type of rhyme scheme?

Accepted Answer

ABBA

Question 19

When writing a non-narrative essay or literary response you write with what voice?

Accepted Answer

A formal academic voice without me, my, I, mine, we, and you

Question 20

Why does Clara decide to give Eleanor the scarf?

Accepted Answer

To emphasize the love lessons learned while the scarf was in her possession

Question 21

Why does Holly put on a false persona?

Accepted Answer

It’s a coping mechanism to deal with past trauma

Question 22

What is the symbolic significance of Holly’s apartment?

Accepted Answer

That Holly’s flighty persona cannot commit to furnishing her home

Question 23

What is the difference between a source and a reference in a research paper?

Accepted Answer

A source is data, a reference is a direct use of a source in one's writing

Question 24

Who is Fred?

Accepted Answer

Holly's little brother

Question 25

“Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command” Identify the literary device:

Accepted Answer

Symbolism

Question 26

What is genre?

Accepted Answer

Category of literature characterized by tone, style or subject matter

Question 27

“When he began to speak, his Welsh accent glittered on his sentences like something made of sugar”

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 28

Why does the narrator emphasize the child-like qualities of Holly?

Accepted Answer

Because these qualities provide hints about her previous self

Question 29

A college essay is also known as …

Accepted Answer

A personal statement

Question 30

How many lines are in a Sonnet?

Accepted Answer

14

Question 31

What perspective is A Fall of Marigolds written in?

Accepted Answer

Two separate First Person Perspectives

Question 32

The scarf connecting the two perspectives of the novel is an example of what literary device?

Accepted Answer

Symbolism

Question 33

What is the symbolic significance of the birdcage?

Accepted Answer

That both Holly and the narrator are trapped within their loneliness

Question 34

“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor" - Literary device?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 35

“The New Colossus” is what type of poem?

Accepted Answer

A Petrarchan Sonnet

Question 36

Which of the following is an appropriate literary theme for Breakfast at Tiffany’s?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

Question 37

“The New Colossus” contains an allusion to what historic landmark?

Accepted Answer

The Colossus of Rhodes

Question 38

Name the literary device showcased in these lines:“Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command”

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 39

The Petrarchan sonnet is named after which famous Italian poet?

Accepted Answer

Francesco Petrarca

Question 40

Holly explains that she goes to Tiffany’s to get rid of her feelings of angst: what does she call this feeling?

Accepted Answer

The mean reds

Question 41

What is a sonnet?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 42

What causes Holly to finally dismantle her Christmas tree? What did this represent?

Accepted Answer

Holly’s fit when she learned of Fred’s death showing a break in her persona

Question 43

What is a thesis statement?

Accepted Answer

A summative statement made at the end of the introduction paragraph

Question 44

A college essay is what type of writing?

Accepted Answer

Narrative

Question 45

In the novel, one of the characters has a book of poetry, what literary device refers to another work within a text?

Accepted Answer

Allusion

Question 46

What is perspective?

Accepted Answer

The point of view on how the story is told

Question 47

Where in NY does A Fall of Marigolds take place?

Accepted Answer

Manhattan and Ellis Island

Question 48

Clara and Taryn grow and evolve throughout the novel what writing strategy is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

Characterization

Question 49

What perspective is Breakfast at Tiffany’s written in?

Accepted Answer

First Person

Question 50

What genre is A Fall of Marigolds?

Accepted Answer

Historical Fiction

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