9th Grade English Review

What does Dee want in "Everyday Use"

The Alchemist is nonfiction

Difficulty in speaking, usually evidenced by hoarseness

having polished, politeness, and suavity in manner or style; sophisticated

Shakespeare is considered the best writer in the English language

A person attracted to that which is foreign, especially to foreign peoples, manners, or cultures

In "Everyday Use" Dee wants to be called

repetition of consonant sounds

a major city, especially the chief city of a country or region

an appositive or appositive phrase gives additional information about

Cupid is portrayed as what in artwork

Pucks puts a love spell on Titania

the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one’s conduct or motives

Who was the duke of Athens in AMND

When the audience knows something one or more of the characters don't know

A "personal legend" is...

Puck is a "good" spirit

love for what is new or novel

a subject of conversation or discussion; the subject, theme, text, thesis, or question to be discussed

inflammation of the large intestine

"The lottery" happens every 10 years

a human society characterized by human misery, especially oppression, overcrowding, disease, and filth

A "personal legend" is only for people who learn a lot about the world

A simile has "like" or "as"

Peach Cobbler was one of Titania's attendants in AMND

Shakespeare's first name is Henry

love for what is new or novel

commonplace; current; local; contemporary

How many Jews were killed by Hitler during the Holocaust

the way of life characteristic of cities

Elie Wiesel thinks indifference is worse than hatred

Egeus wants Hermia to marry Lysander

Elie Wiesel went to what concentration camp as a boy

Santiago finds his treasure at the end of The Alchemist

The Wizard of Oz is an example of "the hero's journey"

collection and study of stamps

Which is not part of the hero's journey

How is the person killed who is drawn for "the lottery"

a lover of aviation or the operation of an aircraft

common to the whole world; at home in all parts of the world or in many spheres of interest

knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight

Santiago's supernatural help is

A "hyperbole" is an extreme exaggeration

lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge; person who regulates his or her life by the light of reason

study of language and literature

Which is not a figurative language device

Which is not a category of Shakespeare's plays

Fanboys are coordinating conjunctions

Shakespeare had a son, Hamnet, who died

In "Everyday Use" Maggie is the quiet sister

The novel Night is fiction

Hippolyta chose Theseus as husband

"Tragedies" are a category of Shakespeare's plays

The Alchemist novel stayed on the NYT Bestsellers list for

Devoted to or appreciative of music; a symphony orchestra or the group that supports it.

identification, especially of a disease, by examination and analysis

study of language and literature

Santiago's family wanted him to be a shepherd

to make into a political issue

an ideal or perfect community

The woman Santiago falls in love with

Harrison Bergeron is killed at the end of the story

Abnormal or impaired functioning, especially of a bodily system or social group.

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of

a lover of words

When a fanboy connects two complete sentences, we use a comma

The winner of "the lottery" wins money

A metaphor has "like" or "as"

A lover of books.

If a conjunction does not connect two complete sentences, you use a comma

Santiago's treasure is in Morocco

Puck's name is

Poetry has to rhyme

Paulo Coelho had no difficulty getting The Alchemist published and sold

giving nonhuman objects human characteristics

Helena is obsessed with Lysander

Which is not a "fanboy" conjunction

identification, especially of a disease, by examination and analysis