
2BR02B
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Sheri Porubski
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7 Slides • 11 Questions
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Draw
Draw how you're feeling right now.
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Setting: time & place
Plot: events transpiring in the text
Characterization: STEAL
Conflict: opposing forces
Point of View: 1st, 3rd limited, omniscient
Theme: message from the author
Tone: author's attutude
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Literal: actual meaning of the words
Mood: feelings evoked
Tone: author's attitude
Author's Purpose: why write this?
Diction: word choice
Syntax: word order
Figurative Language: not literal words
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Dystopian text published in 1962, Vonnegut
Setting: hospital waiting room in the future
Characters to consider:
Wehling
The painter
Leora Duncan
Dr. Hitz
The orderly
Point of View: 3rd omniscient
*Consider how the perspective impacts the theme & tone of the text.
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Multiple Choice
Which character trait applies to Edward Wehling?
He is young.
He is playful.
He is cheerful.
He is bright and colorful.
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Multiple Choice
Which is NOT one of the ways that the world in the story has changed?
People have stopped aging
There is no war or disease.
Everybody is happy all of the time.
The American population is capped at 40 million.
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Multiple Choice
What does '2BR02B' mean in the story?
It is the title of a hit song.
It is the phone number to the gas chambers.
It is the secret password to leave the hospital.
It is the combination to a character's bicycle lock.
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Multiple Choice
Which characterization does NOT apply to the painter?
He is optimistic.
He is witty.
He is sarcastic.
He is jaded.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about Leora Duncan is FALSE?
She has a crush on Dr. Hitz.
She works at the gas chambers.
She has a mustache.
She is afraid to speak up.
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Multiple Choice
Which best explains what the author includes the following sentence from the fourth paragraph?
"What man in my shoes wouldn't be happy?"
Confused
Enthused
Sarcastic
Jealous
Naive
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Multiple Choice
Which best explains what the author includes the following sentence from the fourth paragraph?
"The painter pondered the mournful puzzle of life"
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Understatement
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Multiple Choice
Why does Dr. Hitz believe in population control?
So everyone can have as many kids as they want
So there are fewer annoying babies in public
So he has job security
So there are enough resources for everyone
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Multiple Choice
Which event happens LAST?
Mr. Wehling and Dr. Hitz get into an argument.
Leora Duncan reveals her admiration for Dr. Hitz.
The painter makes a phone call.
The orderly sings a popular song under his breath.
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Multiple Choice
How does the story challenge the idea of a utopian society?
By showing that everyone is happy and content with their lives
By suggesting that death can be an adventure for volunteers
By suggesting that old age can be conquered
By depicting a society where people volunteer to die to control population
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