What is perception of truth?

The analysis of contrasting views of the same event or idea

What is the purpose of the motif of death and morbidity?

To demonstrate the death of the old world

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

He sat beside him and stroked his pale and tangled hair.

What is the purpose of referring to the people as animals throughout the novel?

To demonstrate the loss of humanity in this world

Which of the following is an example of the bandwagon appeal?

McDonald's: Over a billion served

Why does the boy always want to help others?

He is used to this world, so he is not afraid to offer help.

Which of the following is an example of pathos?

Using a personal appeal to create emotional connection

How is the water archetype used within the novel?

It is used to infuse the characters with hope and joy.

Which is an example of hyperbole?

I could have cried for one thousand hours.

What purpose does the mother's final scene with the man serve?

It develops the intended mood of the next passage (truck).

Which line is a foreshadow?

I was crying. But you didnt wake up.

What is the purpose of McCarthy's use of third person limited throughout the novel?

To develop the old world/new world conflict from man's view

The contrast between what is stated and what is meant

Which of the following best characterizes drama as a literary form?

The use of dialogue to develop plot

What is the purpose of the snake scene?

To suggest that evil lies just beneath the surface of us all

Why do the man and boy head south, to the coast?

They need a goal to maintain motivation.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of fiction writing?

Use of factual evidence to support ideas

What is author's style?

The rhetorical choices an author makes in writing a novel.

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1
What is perception of truth?
The conflict between the status quo and idependent people
The analysis of contrasting views of the same event or idea
How one's identity is formed based on past experiences
The impact of religion or morality on a given society
2
Identify this: "Perhaps he'd turn into a god and they to trees."
Personification
Metaphor
Imagery
Allusion
3
What is the purpose of the motif of death and morbidity?
To demonstrate the death of the old world
To logically bring in the zombie apocalypse
To suggest to readers that the man and boy will die
To make readers question the morality of the cannibals
4
Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
I dont know what to do, Papa. I dont know what to do.
I'm scared, he said. Do you understand? I'm scared.
More than once they woke sprawled... like traffic victims.
He sat beside him and stroked his pale and tangled hair.
5
What is the purpose of referring to the people as animals throughout the novel?
To demonstrate the loss of humanity in this world
To show that the man and boy have not lost their humanity
To express the author's opinion that man is great
To express the author's political position (animal rights)
6
Which of the following is an example of the bandwagon appeal?
McDonald's: Over a billion served
The use of heartwrenching images
"New and improved"
Adverse consequences will occur if you do not follow appeal
7
Why does the boy always want to help others?
The man taught him to always help others.
He is the savior, therefore he must help.
He can't stand the man and is looking for someone else.
He is used to this world, so he is not afraid to offer help.
8
Which of the following is an example of pathos?
Demonstrating to the audience a fair and balanced argument
Using a personal appeal to create emotional connection
Using statistical information to support your position
Citing your information correctly
9
How is the water archetype used within the novel?
It is used to remind the characters of the wife's suicide.
It is used to represent the afterlife.
It is used at key moments to show their hopelessness.
It is used to infuse the characters with hope and joy.
10
Which conflict is NOT created by the setting?
The man's persistent cough and failing health
The man shooting the truck man
The boy's internal struggle with staying alive
The man's struggle to find food and shelter
11
Which is an example of hyperbole?
The floor screamed in protest.
Is the dark going to catch us?
Her face is like a ruby when she's embarassed.
I could have cried for one thousand hours.
12
What purpose does the mother's final scene with the man serve?
It allows readers see how the apocalypse started.
It reveals their relationship and characerizes the man.
It develops the intended mood of the next passage (truck).
It characterizes the boy as cold and evil.
13
Which line is a foreshadow?
There is no God and we are his prophets.
He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke.
I was crying. But you didnt wake up.
My heart was ripped out of me the night he was born...
14
What is the purpose of McCarthy's use of third person limited throughout the novel?
To develop the old world/new world conflict from man's view
To allow readers to participate in the action of the novel
To allow readers to hear the plot directly from the man
To allow readers to understand motivations of all characters
15
What is irony?
The contrast between what is stated and what is meant
The use of a mocking tone to express condemnation
The contrast between two opposing ideas or images
A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true
16
On page 47, what is the tone of the passage?
Frenzied
Elegiac
Unflinching
Tragic
17
Which of the following best characterizes drama as a literary form?
The use of a consistent narrative voice
The presence of a thesis statement
The use of paragraphs to structure writing
The use of dialogue to develop plot
18
What is the purpose of the snake scene?
To scare audiences
To make us mistrust the man
To foreshadow what will happen to the man and boy
To suggest that evil lies just beneath the surface of us all
19
Mood: "Nights beyond darkness and days more gray each one than what had gone before."
Jovial
Objective
Depressed
Sarcastic
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Why do the man and boy head south, to the coast?
The man cannot stay where his wife died.
They need a goal to maintain motivation.
They must find food.
They know it will be warmer there.
21
Which of the following is not a characteristic of fiction writing?
Use of factual evidence to support ideas
Presence of an author's purpose
Development of characters
Use of paragraphs
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What is author's style?
The way an author describes and develops characters.
The use of images or phrases to create pictures.
The rhetorical choices an author makes in writing a novel.
The author's tone within a piece of writing.

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