Which event shows a man vs. nature conflict?

A storm destroyed almost-completed Jackson Park buildings

Which statement concerning allusions is false?

It's only an allusion if the reader comprehends it.

Which statement is not true of paraphrasing?

It's always better than summarizing

Which theme doesn't match its storyline?

Olmsted: One shouldn't compromise independence for teamwork

Which did NOT contribute to Holmes's murders going undetected?

The economic downturn meant fewer customers at the Castle

Realism is writing that deals with

ordinary people; ordinary situations

When do you need to use parenthetical documentation to cite textual evidence?

for paraphrasing, summarizing, and direct quotations

using an associated object to name something

Which is true of tone and atmosphere?

Tone is author's attitude, atmosphere is reader's sense

What is author's bias

the slant an author gives toward a subject

Which of the following does NOT create suspense in The Devil in the White City?

Author's bias: Focus on Holmes's victims, not Holmes himself

Which use of figurative language is incorrectly labeled?

Euphemism: [speech was]a meaty helping of distorted reality.

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Devil in the White City

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Based on Erik Larson's nonfiction thriller.

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1
Identify the speaker
Julia Conner
Mrs. Pitezel
Emeline Cigrand
Minnie Williams
2
Which event shows a man vs. nature conflict?
Olmsted has a specific vision for the fair's landscape
The Algerians shows up a year early
A storm destroyed almost-completed Jackson Park buildings
Nuts and bolts pop off the Ferris Wheel's frame
3
Which statement concerning allusions is false?
Allusions can be implicit; not directly stated
Familiarity with Bible/myth increases reader's understanding
Larson alludes to contemporary events of the World's Fair
It's only an allusion if the reader comprehends it.
4
Rejected from Yale and Harvard
Potter Palmer
Cyrus McCormick
Herman Mudgett
Daniel Burnham
5
The purpose of argumentative writing is
to describe
to explain or inform
to persuade
to entertain
6
Which statement is not true of paraphrasing?
They are all true.
It involves rewording while keeping same meaning
It requires parenthetical documentation but not " "
It's always better than summarizing
7
Identify the speaker
Gustave Eiffel
Gustavus Swift
Potter Palmer
George Ferris
8
Which theme doesn't match its storyline?
Prendergast: Delusions can have dangerous consequences
Burnham:Vision &perseverance can lead to great achievements.
Olmsted: One shouldn't compromise independence for teamwork
Holmes: Evil can exist anywhere, even if it appears charming
9
Which did NOT contribute to Holmes's murders going undetected?
Tourist turnover made it difficult to locate the missing
The economic downturn meant fewer customers at the Castle
A police force ill-quipped to deal with influx of people
Holmes's charm dismantled people's suspicions
10
Delusional man turned assassin
Ned Conner
Patrick Prendergast
William Wrigley
Philip Armour
11
Identify the speaker
Minnie Williams
Patrick Prendergast
Benjamin Pitezel
H. H. Holmes
12
Verisimilitude is the appearance of
truth
fiction
realism
naturalism
13
Sought Cures for Depression in Europe
John Root
Patrick Prendergast
Benjamin Pitezel
Frederick Olmsted
14
Realism is writing that deals with
imaginative, fantastic characters/settings
idealized characters; idyllic settings
ordinary people; ordinary situations
natural settings; supernatural characters
15
When do you need to use parenthetical documentation to cite textual evidence?
for paraphrasing, summarizing, and direct quotations
only for direct quotations
for paraphrasing, my analysis, or direct quotations
for paraphrasing and summarizing
16
What comprises setting?
time, place, & context
time & place
time & context
time, context, and imagery
17
A comparison of unlike things
understatement
synecdoche
metonymy
metaphor
18
metonymy
a contrast between the description and reality
comparison of unlike things
using an associated object to name something
naming the whole with the part
19
The purpose of descriptive writing is
to explain or inform
to entertain
to describe
to persuade
20
synecdoche
the same as metonymy
using an associated object to name something
part for the whole
comparison of unlike things
21
Which is true of tone and atmosphere?
Atmosphere is characters' feelings; tone is sound of words
Atmosphere is author's attitude; tone is reader's sense
Tone is author's attitude, atmosphere is reader's sense
Both come from author's word choice-no reader interpretation
22
hyperbole
a contrast between appearance and reality
comparison of unlike things
the part stands for the whole
extreme exaggeration
23
What is author's bias
nonfiction writing's point of view
an author's opinion
a author's purpose
the slant an author gives toward a subject
24
Holmes's partner in insurance fraud schemes
Ned Conner
Arthur Bowman
Benjamin Pitezel
Herman Mudgett
25
A plot device in which a story is told within a story
foreshadowing
frame narrative
conflict
flashback
26
Holmes married her to gain access to land in Texas
Emeline Cigrand
Myrta Belknap
Julia Conner
Minnie Williams
27
Identify the speaker
Charles Chappell
Ben Pitezel
Patrick Prendergast
H. H. Holmes
28
H. H. Holmes name at birth.
Seymour Butts
Henry Herman Holmes
Herman W. Mudgett
Harry Prendergast
29
Naturalism did not
bend the laws of science
pit characters against forces of nature
depict characters with no control over their destinies
show characters struggling to survive
30
Which of the following does NOT create suspense in The Devil in the White City?
Author's bias: Focus on Holmes's victims, not Holmes himself
Structure: Frame narrative, interwoven plotlines,Prendergast
Language: words such as macabre, allusions to Poe,
Literary Devices: dark irony and foreshadowing
31
Identify the speaker
John Root
Frederick Olmsted
Daniel Burnham
George Post
32
The purpose of expository writing is
to entertain
to describe
to persuade
to explain or inform
33
Person who out-Eiffeled Eiffel
Mickey Finn
Carter Harrison
Patrick Post
George Ferris
34
One of Holmes' final victims, killed in Toronto
Alice Pitezel
Mrs. Lawrence
Pearl Conner
Minnie Williams
35
Which use of figurative language is incorrectly labeled?
Euphemism: [speech was]a meaty helping of distorted reality.
Personification: "The town was alive with movement."
Metonymy: "Bank presidents seduced typewriters."
Hyperbole: "the first building to be called a skyscraper"
36
Identify the speaker
Ned Conner
Jack the Ripper
Patrick Prendergast
H. H. Holmes
37
Partner in Burnham's Architectural Firm
Frank Lloyd Wright
Louis Sullivan
John Root
Dankmar Adler
38
Traced Holmes's travels to find murdered children.
John Watson
Anthony DiNozzo
George Pinkerton
Frank Geyer
39
The purpose of narrative writing is
to tell a story
to explain or inform
to persuade
to entertain
40
This jeweler was suspicious of his wife's disappearance
Frank Geyer
Ned Conner
Charles Chappell
Louis Sullivan

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