Cards in this guide (22)
What is a generalization
Making a general statement/assumption about a specific group.
ex. Teenagers are irresponsible. You are making a generalization
because you are making ageneral assumption that all teenagers are
irresponsible, when it could not be true.
What statement best describes Sid's character
The stranger is at times friendly and laughing yet also dark and brooding.
What statement best describes Algernon's character
Algernon is a very smart mouse. Who dies. sorry.
What is the difference between point of view and voice
Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told,
while voice is the combination of language, diction, and tone used
to tell a story.
How is a third-person omniscient narrator used in a story
To show the thoughts and actions of all the characters
APEX
How does John Steinbeck open his short story the chrysanthemums
with a description of the setting
What is the reader first introduced to in John Steinbeck's the chrysanthemums
Which kind of narrator knows the thoughts and sees the actions of all the characters in a story
What is the setting of John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums
The isolated location of the ranch contributes to Elisa's feelings of loneliness and boredom.
How does the strangers interaction Elisa Garden differ from Henry's interaction with her at her garden
the stranger seems more confident about invading her space,
while henry respectfully stay outside the garden
Over the course of Elisa's interaction with the stranger how do her feelings and actions toward him change
She is kind yet distant in the beginning but she soon begins to open up and trust him.
What happens at the end of The Chrysanthemums that makes Elisa sad
He throws her chrysanthemum sprouts onto the road.
How can the reader tell that Elisa has decided to trust the stranger
She invites him into her garden
How does the use of point of view create suspense in a passage
how does the use of point of view create suspense in a
passage
What dose Elisa's invitation to the stranger to enter her garden signify about her emotional state
She has decided to trust him
What is the stranger's motivation for pretending to be interested in Elisa's chrysanthemums
He wants Elisa to give him work so he can earn some money.
In The Chrysanthemums why is Elisa considered a complex character
She experiences many different emotions over the course of the story.
In The Chrysanthemums how are Elisa and the chrysanthemums similar
they are both strong , beautiful and rooted to the land
In the short story The Crysanthemums by John Steinbeck what does the author use to provide the reader with clues about Henry's character
through his interactions with Elisa
What method of characterization does Steinbeck use to describe Elisa
What statement best describes Elisa character in the chrysanthemums
Elisa is confident and strong yet somewhat restless in her current situation
Which excerpt from the the chrysanthemums foreshadows Elisa's feelings of being trapped
On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains...