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10A Midterm Study Guide
January 2014
Part 1: Vocabulary
Please review the following words. Vocabulary will be worth only 10% of the exam.
flagrant
catalyst
futile
benediction
lacerate
jargon
query
judicious
nefarious
lateral
façade
impel
beneficiary
deify
aplomb
macabre
guile
farcical
fester
deplete
languish
feisty
havoc
mitigate
rancid
nadir
denigrate
equivocal
humane
genealogy
effusive
impervious
defunct
debonair
lackey
penchant
lament
foible
haughty
nemesis
lethal
Part 2- Archetypes: Please review the archetype and hero’s journey handouts. In this section of the exam, you will be given 5-10 archetypes
and asked to identify examples in stories/films we have read this year.
Story/Film List:
 Night by Elie Wiesel
 The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
 Temple Grandin (2010)
 Horse Boy (2009)
To prepare, fill out the chart below.
Archetypes
Transformation
Wise Mentor
A descent into the “underworld”
Naïve wanderer
Quest with many tasks
Use of magical objects
Omens
Temptation
Trickster or deceitful figure
Kindly old lady/caring mother
figure
Examples
Part 3: Quote Identification
In this section, you will be asked to identify the text, author, and character in a given passage. Then, you
will explain the significance of the passage to the overall theme of the story. Prepare by thoroughly
completing the chart below.
Text
Night
The Curious
Incident of a Dog in
the Night-time
The Alchemist
Author
Plot
Characters
Themes
Temple Grandin
Horse Boy
Part 4: Reading and Response
In this section, you will be given non-fiction to read and notate with care. You will respond to
comprehension and short answer questions on this reading. This reading will connect thematically to
other texts we have read or watched this year, and you will need to be able to make connections to these
texts.
To prepare, please review how the course Essential Questions relate to the texts we have studied this
semester.
Essential Questions:
 What role does the human spirit play when people experience horrific circumstances?
 What can we learn from the mistakes of the past? What is our responsibility today?
 What influences one’s personal identity?
 To what degree are family, culture, gender, and relationships influential in shaping identity?
 To what extent does “normal” society allow/not allow an individual to speak the truth?
 To what extent does the text follow the classic journey tale format?