Student Name: ____________________________________________________
Fall Due Date: September 15, 2015 Spring Due Date: February 10, 2016
*Since you will not know when you are taking the class until you get your schedule in August, plan as if you were taking the class in the fall, which is how the suggested reading schedule is organized. You can take the test in the fall, even if you have the class in the spring. As you read, we suggest that you fill in this guide by hand. It is required that you then TYPE it and turn it in to Turnitin.com by the due date above. You can download the electronic version to type in on the MTHS website.
Direct Characterization: When an example within the text gives you a clear understanding of a character
Indirect Characterization: When an example within the text implies an understanding of a character
Character
Name
Character Traits
Traits should represent the character’s personality as seen throughout the novel directly and indirectly.
Textual Evidence
Support each trait with evidence from the text (direct quote including page number.)
Connection to Modern Day
Identify the name of a character in film, television or literature that can be described using the same character traits. You must explain your choice.
Candy a. b. a. b.
Name:
Explanation:
Mathu a. b. a. b.
Name:
Explanation:
Lou Dimes a. b. a. b.
Name:
Explanation:

Mapes
Reverend
Jameson
Mat
Gil
Luke Will
Charlie a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b.
Name:
Explanation:
Name:
Explanation:
Name:
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Name:
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Name:
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Vocabulary in Context – Define and give the part of speech for each of the following words. These words are based on regional usage (colloquial), which means the dictionary definition might not be accurate to its usage in the text. Use
CONTEXT (the word’s connection to surrounding words) to determine the meaning.
Vocabulary Word + Chapter + Part of Word in Context (passage from text) Definition of Word Based on Context
Speech
Garry (1) (Noun)
Parish (3)
“Candy was standing in the yard close to the steps when I came out on the garry.” (p. 4)
Porch or area connecting front door of house and front yard
Sackalay (4)
Mulatto (5)
Coax (6)
Pat (7)
Coagulated (8)
Militant (9)
Bootlicker (9)
Avocation (10)
Leisurely (11)
Bayou (12)
Moody (13)

Static (14)
Quintessence (15)
Lynching (16)
Scoiling (17)
Sniveling (18)
Presided (19)
Chapter Summaries: Write a brief summary of each chapter including major plot details, instances of literary devices used and the appearance of new characters both minor and major.
1. George Eliot, Jr aka Snookum
2. Janice Robinson aka Janey
3. Myrtle Bouchard aka Miss Merle

4. Robert Louis Stevenson Banks aka
Chimley
5. Matthew Lincoln Brown aka Mat
6. Grant Bello aka Cherry
7. Cyril Robillard aka Clatoo
8. Louis Alfred Dimoulin aka Lou Dimes
9. Joseph Seaberry aka Rufe
10. Thomas Vincent Sullivan aka Sully or T.V.
11. Lou Dimes

12. Sully
13. Jaques Thibeaux aka Tee Jack
14. Albert Jackson aka Rooster
15. Lou Dimes
16. Sidney Brooks aka Coot
17. Snookum
18. Horace Thompson aka Sharp
19. Antoine Christophe aka Dirty Red

20. Lou Dimes
Written Reponse: Answer the following question with a typed 1-page response using examples from other texts you’ve
read and/or current events.
Prompt: Does A Gathering of Old Men represent a turning-point on the issue of race in America? How do events like the
Jena Six or Trayvon Martin or Freddie Gray provide context for the novel?