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The central idea of the story is called what?
A 100
Theme
A 100
Define an explicit theme?
A 200
It is stated outright
A 200
What is an implicit theme?
A 300
A theme subtly woven into the elements of the story.
A 300
What are the two types of theme?
A 400
Explicit and implicit
A 400
What is the best way to find the central idea of a story?
A 500
Analyze the parts of the story (characters, conflict,
structure)
A 500
Why does the parson refuse to tell the people where the
silver mine is?
B 100
He is trying to protect the people from destructive
greed.
B 100
The king’s decision not to seek out the silver mine
shows what about the king?
B 200
He respects the sacrifice of the parson for the welfare of
his people.
B 200
In the end, what does the king decide is most important to
his kingdom?
B 300
A good and happy people.
B 300
What is the basic theme of the “Silver Mine”?
B 400
Wealth has corrupting power.
B 400
Give the three examples of the parson’s wise leadership.
B 500
Refuses to bring destruction on the villagers, He is willing to stay poor, he is willing to
help the king.
B 500
Why does Mr. Gessler display bitterness when he notices that the narrator is
wearing a pair of boots that he did not make?
C 100
The big companies are taking away his business.
C 100
Based on the narrator’s actions and attitudes, the
author of “Quality” wants the reader to consider the
Gesslers noble for what?
C 200
Their commitment to quality
C 200
What does the narrator do that shows his deep regard for
the Gesslers.
C 300
Almost cries
C 300
DAILY DOUBLE
C 400
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What is the primary conflict in “Quality”?
C 400
Man vs. a power greater than himself. (Gesslers vs growing
industrial society)
C 400
What is the theme of “Quality”?
C 500
One achieves excellence by refusing to compromise his
ideals.
C 500
Who wrote “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”?
D 100
Nathaniel Hawthorne
D 100
“Dr Heidegger’s Experiment” teaches what?
D 200
It is probable that a man will waste the chance to correct
past mistakes.
D 200
How does Dr. Heidegger know that he has chosen the
right subjects for his experiment?
D 300
They have made mistakes that they seem unlikely to
repeat.
D 300
What did the subjects of his experiment learn from the
experiment?
D 400
Nothing
D 400
What is the theme of “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”?
D 500
Some people do not gain wisdom as they should.
D 500
Many of the most well known fairy tales come to us from
what nation?
E 100
France
E 100
The Prince in “Beauty and the Beast” and the speaker in
“When You Are Old” both recognize what?
E 200
Inward beauty is more important than outward
beauty.
E 200
What does the prince mean when he gives Beauty the
advice “Do not trust too much to your eyes”?
E 300
Do not make judgments based on outward appearances only.
E 300
Beauty finally realizes how much she loves the Beast
what happens?
E 400
When she thinks she has arrived too late to save his
life.
E 400
What is the theme of “Beauty and the Beast”?
E 500
Surface beauty is superfluous (surface) in evaluating true
worth.
E 500
Who wrote “When You Are Old”?
F 100
William Butler Yeats
F 100
What is an extended metaphor used to form a story
on two levels?
F 200
Allegory
F 200
What kind of irony is it when the reader is aware of a plot
development and the characters are not?
F 300
Dramatic irony
F 300
What kind of irony is being used when an even in a story violates normal expectations?
F 400
Situation Irony
F 400
What is a person, place, thing, or idea that means something in addition to
itself?
F 500
A symbol
F 500
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