Monday 12/16 Work on study questions
Tuesday 12/17 Study for Final
Wednesday 12/18 FINALS
NIGHT STUDY GUIDE
THEMES:
1.
FAMILY: At the
beginning of the book, prisoners in the concentration camps hold on to their
family members. The most important thing is to stay with your family members as
long as possible. However, as the book progresses, a major conflict in the book
arise: self-preservation vs. love and
loyalty to family.
2.
FAITH: Throughout
the book, Elie presents the Jewish faith during a time of extreme darkness. The
things Elie witnesses as a child cannot, in his mind, be reconciled alongside
the idea of God. Throughout the book, he “loses his faith”. Is man stronger than God?
3.
DECEPTION:
Especially self-deception – is a powerful force in Night. Self-deception
has two primary results: boosting morale
and hope, but also deluding the Jews and leaving them vulnerable.
IDENTITY: In the
beginning of Night, Eliezer identity is that of an innocent child, a
student of Talmud, and a devout Jew. But the concentration camps experience
strips him (and his fellow Jewish prisoners) of his identity. Eliezer’s
identity upon entering the concentration camp is that of a child, a student of
Talmud. What is his identity when he
leaves?
Night (pages 66-84)
CHARACTERS:
Detail everything you
know about them (physical description, personality, etc.):
Akiba Drummer:
SETTING:
Detail the time and
place the story begins:
What time of year is it?
What holidays are the prisoners
celebrating?
IN-TEXT
QUESTIONS:
Infer the answer from
the text (Minimum 1-2 sentences):
What is “selection”?
Why does Elie hate the bell?
What might the bell be a symbol for?
What two things does Elie’s Father give
to him before going to the “Decisive Selection”?
LITERARY
ELEMENTS:
ALLUSIONS:
Rosh Hashanah (Pg. 66):
Sodom (Pg. 68):
Yom Kippur (Pg. 69):
“I’ve got more faith in Hitler than in
anyone else. He’s the only one who’s kept his promises, all his promises, to
the Jewish people.” (Pg. 81):
SHORT
ANSWER QUESTION
Minimum 4-5 Sentences
Discuss the quote and what is means for
Elie’s faith: “Blessed art Thou, Eternal, Master of the Universe…to be butchered
on Thine altar.” (Pg. 67)
EXTRA CREDIT: Should the Jewish people
fast for their holiday? Why or why not?
NIGHT (pages 85-97)
CHARACTERS:
Detail everything you
know about them (physical description, personality, etc.):
Rabbi Eliahou:
Juliek:
SETTING:
Detail the time and
place the story begins:
Where was reached at the end of the
chapter?
How long did the refugees run?
IN-TEXT
QUESTIONS:
Infer the answer from
the text (Minimum 1-2 sentences):
How does Rabbi Eliahou and his son
create a foreshadow for Elie’s future?
LITERARY
ELEMENTS:
SIMILIES AND
METAPHORS: GIVE FOUR EXAMPLES
SYMBOLISM:
Juliek playing Beethoven
before he died:
SHORT
ANSWER QUESTION
Minimum 4-5 Sentences
What does Juliek symbolize in the book
“Night”?
Night (pages 98-115)
1)
How does Elie
feel after the death of his father?
2)
Why do the
Germans decide to liquidate Buchenwald and evacuate the prisoners?
3)
What stops the
final evacuation of the prisons from camp?
4)
What is the first
act of the prisoners after the Americans begin to arrive?
5)
What stares back
at Elie at the end of the novel?
Short Answer:
Minimum 4-5 sentences
Relate this chapter to the theme of fathers and
sons.
SEMESTER REVIEW
1) For the following characters list everything you know
about, and their importance in the book.
Elie:
Elie’s Father:
Madame Schachter:
Juliek:
Joshef Mengele:
- What
is the motto of Auschwitz? Why is
this ironic?
- List
and explain two allusions
- List
and explain the meaning of a symbol.
- What
is ironic about Juliek’s death?
Expalin.
- What
is significant about the following statement: “Hitler is the only one who
has kept his promises to the Jews”
- Discuss the scene where bread is thrown
into the train cars?
For one of following themes and
write a short essay answer describing how they work in the memoir. You should give 2-3 examples of scenes that
reinforce your ideas. This essay should be close to a ½ to ¾ a page to a page
in length.
FAMILY: At the beginning of the book, prisoners in the
concentration camps hold on to their family members. The most important thing is
to stay with your family members as long as possible. However, as the book
progresses, a major conflict in the book arise: self-preservation vs. love and loyalty to family.
2. FAITH: Throughout the book, Elie presents the Jewish faith
during a time of extreme darkness. The things Elie witnesses as a child cannot,
in his mind, be reconciled alongside the idea of God. Throughout the book, he
“loses his faith”. Is man stronger than
God?
3. DECEPTION: Especially self-deception – is a powerful force in Night.
Self-deception has two primary results: boosting
morale and hope, but also deluding the Jews and leaving them vulnerable.
IDENTITY: In the beginning of Night, Eliezer identity is
that of an innocent child, a student of Talmud, and a devout Jew. But the
concentration camps experience strips him (and his fellow Jewish prisoners) of
his identity. Eliezer’s identity upon entering the concentration camp is that
of a child, a student of Talmud. What is
his identity when he leaves?
OBJECTIVES FOR NIGHT (things to Know)
- Discuss the author’s purpose by
connecting it with a major theme in Night
- Discuss how Night uses
elements of fiction to tell a story
- Outline the plot
- Discuss 2-3 motifs found in Night
- Discuss the importance of various
characters in the story and how their roles reinforced a major idea
(theme)
- Connect Night to the larger
picture of the Holocaust
- Connect Night to the larger
picture of social injustice in the world
- Discuss one major symbol in Night
and analyze its meaning in connection with a main idea (theme) of the book
-
Fahrenheit 451
1) Outline the plot according the six elements of plot. Give at least three events for the rising action and falling action.
2) Be able to discuss the importance of the following characters:
Montag
Clarisse
Beatty
Mrs. Phelps
Black
Stoneman
Faber
Granger
Mildred
The Mechanical Hound
3) Be able to explain and give at least three examples of scenes that fit the following themes:
The Dangers of Censorship
The Dangers of Ignorance
The search for Identity
How censorship and mass media can be used to control people
The importance of independent thought and creativity
4) List two foreshadows
5) List four allusions and discuss why these allusions are important to the book
6) List the point of view
7) List the setting
8) Discuss How Montag is a dynamic character
9) Discuss the meaning of the following images/symbols
Salamander
451
Phoenix
Electric-Eyed Snake
Mausoleum
Dandelion
Parlor walls
Denham’s Dentifice
War
Books
10) List and explain four metaphors and/or similes. What is being compared? What is important about the comparison?
11) Discuss “Dover Beach” – How is it used? What are the results?
12)
Discuss Montag’s relationship with Mildred. Is it a typical
relationship in this society? If so what does this say about this
society?
13) Discuss conversation in this society.
14) Discuss what the schools are like in this society. Why is this important?
15) How many Atomic Wars have taken place since 1990? What does this say about this society?
16) Discuss the war that is always alluded to in the background of the book.
17) Why is another man killed in Montag’s place? What does this represent?
18)
What’s important the significance of the following quote, who says it?:
“Go home and think of your first husband divorced and your second
husband killed in a jet and your third husband blowing his brains out,
go home and think of the dozen abortions you’ve hand and your children
who hate your guts…”
19) What do you make of Beatty’s ability to quote literature and destroy books?
20) What do you make of Beatty’s death? Did he want to die or did he underestimate Montag? Explain.
21) Are people really happy in this world? Explain.
22) Describe Montag in the beginning of the book. How does he feel about his job?
23) The jets that fly overhead all the time foreshadow what? What things do they represent?
24)
Describe the woman who burns herself up with her books. What does she
represent? What does she killed herself? How does she change Montag?
25) List some religious allusions. What are these important?
26) Explain the quote: “She didn’t what to know how a thing was done, but why?” Who does this quote refer to? What does it mean?
27) Why don’t women want children in this society? How are the children raised?
28) Why does Beatty make Montag burn his house?
29) Why does Montag plant a book at Black’s house?
30) How are books being saved?
31) Does the novel end with hope? Explain.
32) How does the dark ages connect with Fahrenheit 451.
33) Define Dystopia.
SHORT
STORY FINAL: REVIEW
Some things you will have to know
1) Be
able to define: irony, foreshadow, dialect, conflict, character, plot, tone,
theme, symbol, protagonist, antagonist, static character, dynamic character,
round character, flat character, allusion
Irony:
Foreshadow:
Dialect:
Conflict:
Character:
Plot:
Tone:
Theme:
Symbol:
Protagonist:
Antagonist:
Static
Character:
Dynamic
Character:
Round
Character:
Flat
Character:
Allusion:
2) For
each story be able to list the protagonist and the antagonist and the type of
conflict. Hint: conflict, protagonist
and antagonist must all be equal and you may want to justify your answer.
a) “The
Most Dangerous Game”
b) “The
Cask of Amontillado”
c) “The
Lady or the Tiger?”
d) “The
Split Cherry Tree”
e) “Blues
Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”
3) For
each story pick out which characters are round, which characters are flat, which
characters are static and which characters are dynamic and briefly discuss in
3-5 sentences why they fit the category you chose. Remember and apply the three elements of
characterization and the three conditions for believable change.
a) “The Most Dangerous Game”
b) “The
Cask of Amontillado”
c) “Where
Have You Gone Charming Billy”
d) “The
Split Cherry Tree”
e) “Blues
Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”
4) For
each story list the point of view. If it
is 1st person tell who the narrator is. If it is 3rd person-limited list
the character the narrator follows around
a) “The
Most Dangerous Game”
b) “The
Cask of Amontillado”
c) “The
Lady or the Tiger?”
d) “The
Split Cherry Tree”
e) “Blues
Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”
5) For
each story write out a theme—
a) “The
Most Dangerous Game”
b) “The
Cask of Amontillado”
c) “The
Lady or the Tiger?”
d) “The
Split Cherry Tree”
e) “Blues
Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”
6) For
each story outline the plot according to the six elements (exposition, inciting
event, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
a) “The
Most Dangerous Game”
exposition:
inciting event:
rising action:
climax:
falling action:
resolution:
b) “Where
Have You Gone Charming Billy?”
exposition:
inciting event:
rising action:
climax:
falling action:
resolution:
c) “The
Cask of Amontillado”
exposition:
inciting event:
rising action:
climax:
falling action:
resolution:
d) “The
Split Cherry Tree”
exposition:
inciting event:
rising action:
climax:
falling action:
resolution:
e) “Blues
Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”
exposition:
inciting event:
rising action:
climax:
falling action:
resolution:
7) For
the following stories pick out two or more examples of allusion and discuss
what the allusions refers to
“Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”
“The Most Dangerous Game”
8) For
the following stories list at least one example of foreshadow and briefly
discuss what it hints will happen:
“The Most Dangerous Game”
“The Cask of Amontillado”
“Where Have You Gone Charming Billy?”
9) For
the following stories pick out two or more examples of irony and discuss why
its ironic and what type of irony it is (situational or verbal)
“The Most Dangerous Game”
“Where Have You Gone Charming
Billy?”
“The Cask of
Amontillado”
“Blues Ain’t
No Mockin’”
10) For the
following stories discuss what the following symbols and or images represent
and mean in relation to the theme and characters.
“The Split Cherry Tree”: The cherry tree
A dead leaf on a tree of
growing leaves:
“Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird”:
The title
The two chicken hawks:
11) Other than the list above
pick out two symbols from any of the stories and discuss what they represent
and mean in relation to the theme and characters.
11) Briefly
discuss how dialect is used in “The Split Cherry Tree”? What does it tell us about Pa, Dave and
Professor Herbert.
12) List the
setting for every story. Remember there
are two elements to setting.
13) Identify
the following characters with a detailed description of their physical,
intellectual and emotional qualities (everything you know about them). Also, be able to describe (and possibly
argue) whether the characters are flat, round, dynamic or static.
Paul Berlin
Granddaddy Cain
Granny
Cathy
Smilin
Camera
Montresor
Fortunato
Pa Sexton
General Zaroff
Rainsford
Dave Sexton
Professor Herbert
Whitney
Narrator from “Blues”
Tyrone and Terry
14) Be able to
answer various comprehension questions—short answer, true or false, multiple
choice
15) From the
stories “Split Cherry Tree” and “Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird” pick out 2-3
examples of metaphors and similes and briefly discuss what is being compared.
16) From the
stories “Split Cherry Tree” and “Blues Ain’t No Mockin’ Bird” pick out examples
of dialect: word choice and pronunciation for the following character: Pa
Sexton and Granny Cain or the narrator from “Blues”
17) For the
following stories briefly discuss what the plot reveals about the main
character:
“The Most Dangerous Game”
“The Cask of Amontillado”
“The Split Cherry Tree”
18) For any of
the stories be able to write a brief summary.
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