Quarterterm Test (worth 200 points)
I. Background information on authors Frederick Douglass, Torey Hayden, and Bill Bryson (Ques. 1-6)
-Will be fill-in-the-blank and short answer, such as:
- Complete the title of this Bill Bryson novel: A Short History of Nearly ____________.
-Bill Bryson lived with his family in ___________ before he decided to move to New Hampshire
in 1995.
-Complete the title of this Bill Bryson novel: I’m a ___________ Here Myself.
-Bill Bryson was born in the state of _________, although he lived much of his life in England.
-Complete the title of this Bill Bryson novel: ______ in America.
-Torey Hayden took ____ days to write One Child.
-How does Torey respond to the question “Isn’t it hard working with seriously disturbed
children?” in “Interview with Torey Hayden.”
-How does Torey Hayden respond to the question “Are you still teaching?” in “Interview with
Torey Hayden?”
-How does Torey Hayden respond to the question “Did you help most of the children you worked
with ?” in “Interview with Torey Hayden?”
-According to Frederick Douglass, when did slaves sing most?
-Why doesn’t Frederick Douglass reveal his escape route to freedom in the Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglass?
-Approximately how many times did Douglass see his mother in his lifetime?
-According to Douglass in Chapter 2, how often did slaves receive clothing?
II. Characters—Matching (Ques. 7-35)
-Ones from One Child are on Topics of Discussion—remember to include Mr. Collins here too, as he was
not listed originally
-Ones from Frederick Douglass are from your group packet, such as:
Frederick Douglass
Capt. Thomas Auld
Mrs. Hicks
Sandy Jenkins
Harriet Bailey
Old Barney
Mr. Covey
Captain Anthony
Mr. Severe
Young Barney
Sophia Auld
Wendall Phillips
Aunt Hester
Mr. Hopkins
Denby
Hugh Auld
William Lloyd Garrison
-Additional characters to remember from A Walk in the Woods (depending on which class you are in
depends on whether we discussed all of them in class) are:
Bryson
Katz
Mary Ellen
Chicken John
Benton MacKaye (who 1st came up with the idea for the AT)
Myron Avery (1st person who took over development of AT)
Peter Fleming (said “Welcome to the Stalag” when Katz and Bryson entered bunkhouse)
Earl Shaffer (1st person to hike AT in one summer)
Man outside post office (warns Bryon it is a long walk down the road to get bug repellant)
Richard Salinas (froze to death while hiking)
Salvatore Pagliuca (meteorologist who experienced a windspeed of 231 mph)
Bill Abdu (went on hike on AT with Bryson when Bryson thought he might freeze to death)
Bryson’s son (works at Dartmouth Co-Op, where Bryson buys his hiking equipment)
Jim in the Big Spring Shelter (he and his son offer Bryson and Katz a ride after spending the night
in shelter together)
III. Quotes—Speaker and DIDST analysis (Ques. 36-50)
-This is what I want you to do: identify the speaker of the quote and give a ONE SENTENCE explanation
as to how this quote can be analyzed using DIDST. Your choices of speakers are going to be: Shelia, Torey,
Bryson, or Douglass. If you are comfortable analyzing diction only, then analyze each quote for diction. There is
not one right answer to this, but I do not want a summary of the quote!
Sample Quote—“Just a little piece of him is dead…The rest of him is waiting for us in Bayonne. And I will go with
Alex.”
Sample Answer- Jane says this. Clearly, the diction is important here, for when Jane uses the words “I will go”
the verb will signifies her defiance of Robert Samson, who has just forbidden anyone to go to the protest.
IV. Short Answer/Fill in the Blank on novels (Ques. 51-80); most will come from Topics of Discussion, such as:
-According
to Bryson, what is the extent of the environmental crisis and what are its causes?
-How is Bryson not immune from America’s social problems while on the AT?
-Explain how Bryson uses humor in his memoir.
-What might be his message to his readers (although never implicitly stated)?
-State one of the three themes of the novel listed on your Topics of Discussion on A Walk in the Woods.
-Explain how Stephen Katz is a juxtaposition to Bryson.
-Explain one mistake you believe Torey makes.
-Explain one theme in the novel One Child listed on the Topics of Discussion.
-What question does Torey ask herself after Shelia misbehaves for the sub?
-What does Shelia have to eat when out to dinner with Torey and Chad?
-What practical joke of Whitney’s backfires?
-What is the general content of Shelia’s first letter to Torey?
-Why does Shelia have to come to school early and leave late?
-What makes Shelia ask, “How come you do this?”
-What did Torey and the other experts finally surmise was the reason behind Shelia’s unusual speech pattern?
-Why does Torey let go of Shelia’s overall straps?
-According to Bryson, what is the extent of the environmental crisis and what are its causes?
-How is Bryson not immune from America’s social problems while on the AT?
-Explain how Bryson uses humor in his memoir.
-What might be his message to his readers (although never implicitly stated)?
-State one of the three themes of the novel listed on your Topics of Discussion.
-Explain how Stephen Katz is a juxtaposition to Bryson.
Word to the Wise: The most difficult aspect of this test is the amount of questions you must answer in a relatively
short amount of time. Honors students have a tendency to “over-answer” a question to completely prove to the
teacher that they know it. Therefore, if the question asks, “Explain briefly if Miss Jane is a hero,” an acceptable
answer would be “She is a hero because she chose to raise Ned when she herself was a child.” You do not need to
answer, “Webster’s Dictionary defines a hero as ‘A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose,
especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life.’ Indeed, Miss Jane Pittman (formerly known as Ticey)
honorably distinguishes herself as a hero by this definition. For example, in the first chapter of the novel….” (and
so on). JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION! This is especially true for the most difficult aspect of the test, which is
the quotes. I only want a ONE SENTENCE analysis of the quote for you to get credit.
Remember--You will finish the test on time if you have studied and JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION!