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Freytag’s Freytag’s PyramidPyramid
Girl and Girl and Everyday UseEveryday Use
SAT Warm-SAT Warm-upup
A&P and A A&P and A Retrieved Retrieved
ReformationReformation
Hughes and Hughes and HemingwayHemingway
VocabularyVocabulary
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Freytag’s pyramid is Freytag’s pyramid is based on a basic based on a basic
design created by this design created by this Greek philosopher Greek philosopher around 350 BCE.around 350 BCE.
This is Freytag’s name This is Freytag’s name for the beginning of for the beginning of
the pyramid – the part the pyramid – the part of the story when we of the story when we meet the characters.meet the characters.
This is Freytag’s This is Freytag’s name for height of name for height of the action of the the action of the
story.story.
This is Freytag’s name This is Freytag’s name for the end of the for the end of the story, when all the story, when all the loose ends get tied loose ends get tied
up.up.
1 - 100Many feature films are criticized for their Many feature films are criticized for their _____________ content, even though _____________ content, even though television news is more often the television news is more often the
medium that depicts violent events in medium that depicts violent events in excessive detail.excessive detail.A.A. discretionarydiscretionary
B.B. graphicgraphicC.C. dramaticdramaticD.D. artisticartisticE.E. honesthonest
Pam Cruise and Jim Pam Cruise and Jim Braswell, (A)Braswell, (A)neitherneither of of
(B)(B)whomwhom takes the bus to takes the bus to work, (C)work, (C)isis secretly plotting secretly plotting (D)(D)to take overto take over the world. the world.
(E)(E)No errorNo error..
Although Jane’s professors reproached Although Jane’s professors reproached her as a ______________ during her first her as a ______________ during her first year in college, she became attentive year in college, she became attentive
and _____________ once she found a and _____________ once she found a major that interested her.major that interested her.A.A. neophyte…assiduousneophyte…assiduousB.B. sycophant…criticalsycophant…critical
C.C. loafer…focusedloafer…focusedD.D. beginner…averagebeginner…averageE.E. shirker…distractedshirker…distracted
Everyone (A)Everyone (A)on the softballon the softball team (B)team (B)who came upwho came up to bat to bat squinted (C)squinted (C)at the pitcherat the pitcher in in
order to keep the sun’s order to keep the sun’s glaring rays out of (D)glaring rays out of (D)their their
eyeseyes. (E). (E)No errorNo error..
The statistics released by the state department The statistics released by the state department makes the economic situation look bleaker than it makes the economic situation look bleaker than it
really isreally is..A.A.makes the economic situation look bleaker than it makes the economic situation look bleaker than it
really isreally isB.B.makes the economic situations look bleaker than makes the economic situations look bleaker than
they really arethey really areC.C.make the economic situations look bleaker than it make the economic situations look bleaker than it
really isreally isD.D.make the economic situation look bleaker than it make the economic situation look bleaker than it
really isreally isE.E.make the economic situation look more bleak than make the economic situation look more bleak than
it really isit really is
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(d)(d) make the make the economic economic
situation look situation look bleaker than it bleaker than it
really isreally is
1 - 100““Girl” employs this Girl” employs this type of narration, type of narration,
which ignores formal which ignores formal structure in favor of a structure in favor of a
free flow of ideas.free flow of ideas.
““Girl” is this type of Girl” is this type of story, which can be story, which can be
read on two levels: the read on two levels: the literal and the literal and the
symbolic.symbolic.
In “Girl,” the In “Girl,” the relationship between relationship between the mother and the the mother and the daughter could be daughter could be
seen as representing seen as representing this.this.
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What is the What is the relationship between relationship between
an empire and a an empire and a colony (England and colony (England and
Antigua)?Antigua)?
As “Everyday Use” As “Everyday Use” features a character that features a character that returns home after some returns home after some
time away, it could be time away, it could be considered this type of considered this type of
narrative.narrative.
In “Everyday Use,” In “Everyday Use,” Wangero and Hakim-a-Wangero and Hakim-a-
barber represent a barber represent a popular movement that popular movement that had African-Americans had African-Americans embracing this religion.embracing this religion.
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In “A Retrieved In “A Retrieved Reformation,” Jimmy Reformation,” Jimmy
Valentine is likened to Valentine is likened to this mytical bird.this mytical bird.
““A Retrieved A Retrieved Reformation” features Reformation” features
this type of “twist” this type of “twist” ending.ending.
This is a type of effect in This is a type of effect in which the greater the which the greater the expectation placed on expectation placed on someone, the greater someone, the greater
they perform.they perform.
As the narrator has a As the narrator has a realization that adult life realization that adult life
will be much more will be much more difficult, “A & P” is an difficult, “A & P” is an
example of this type of example of this type of narrative.narrative.
““A & P” is an example of A & P” is an example of a work from this literary a work from this literary
time period, as it realistic time period, as it realistic character-driven piece character-driven piece written in the 1900s.written in the 1900s.
1 - 100This was Hemingway’s This was Hemingway’s name for his theory that name for his theory that
he only needed to include he only needed to include 10% in the story, and the 10% in the story, and the readers could figure out readers could figure out
the other 90%.the other 90%.
Langston Hughes, Langston Hughes, author of “Theme for author of “Theme for English B,” was part English B,” was part
of this literary of this literary movement.movement.
Judging by the fact that he Judging by the fact that he lives at the Y, we can lives at the Y, we can probably make the probably make the
inference that Langston inference that Langston Hughes is this.Hughes is this.
““Theme for English B” is Theme for English B” is written in this style of written in this style of poetry, which largely poetry, which largely
ignores rhyme scheme and ignores rhyme scheme and meter.meter.
When Langston When Langston Hughes uses the Hughes uses the
phrase “Bessie, bop, phrase “Bessie, bop, or Bach,” he is or Bach,” he is employing this employing this literary device.literary device.
1 - 100News of famine in various News of famine in various parts of the world has parts of the world has
given added (nostalgia, given added (nostalgia, impetus, duplicity) to the impetus, duplicity) to the
drive to increase food drive to increase food production.production.
Because I was not even born Because I was not even born when the Beatles were at when the Beatles were at
the height of their the height of their popularity, their albums do popularity, their albums do not fill me with (duplicity, not fill me with (duplicity,
nostalgia, impetus).nostalgia, impetus).
Though it may appear Though it may appear rather ordinary to the rather ordinary to the
casual reader, Lincoln’s casual reader, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is to Gettysburg Address is to
me the (impetus, nostalgia, me the (impetus, nostalgia, quintessence) of quintessence) of
eloquence.eloquence.
After shouting at each After shouting at each other rather angrily, the other rather angrily, the
participants in the participants in the roundtable discussion roundtable discussion
calmed down and parted calmed down and parted (feasibly, belligerently, (feasibly, belligerently,
amicably).amicably).
Do you think you are Do you think you are being fair in passing being fair in passing
judgment on my poem judgment on my poem after such a after such a
(benevolent, cursory, (benevolent, cursory, amicable) reading?amicable) reading?
Ernest Hemingway’s Ernest Hemingway’s style of writing style of writing
represented a departure represented a departure from the style of writing from the style of writing
of this time period.of this time period.