quiz thing.

Short Story Quiz Questions

 

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences to the best of your ability. You may use the short story books IN CLASS ONLY. This will be due, printed out, tomorrow.

 

1. In “2 B R 0 2 B” by Kurt Vonnegut, a futuristic society is displayed.  What are the benefits and weaknesses of this society (explain both).  The benefits were that there were cures to everything and the poputlation was stabilized. I understand that population stabilazation is important, but to kill people before new people entert the world is stupid. If nobody is dying of old age or diseasing, then less people can be born.
2. What is the importance of the mural painted on the hospital wall in “2 B R 0 2 B”? The painter says that “maybe we’re in it right now”. What is the importance of that statement?

 

 

3. In “The Monkey Paw”, the concept of irony is on display. Irony is an unexpected result of an action. What were some of the ironic elements of this story?

When the man got his 200 pounds, but as a result his son died from a machine. The company paid Mr. white.  Also, when Mrs. White wishes his son alive, the son comes back as a zombie. Mr. White had to wish it away so that mrs, white wont get scared of him.

4. Describe some of the ways in which Ernest Hemingway uses inference to tell the story of “Hills Like White Elephants”. Use examples from the text.

The man wants Jig to get an abortion. I came up with this because the man says, “ Its not really an operation at all. I know you wouldn’t mind it, Jig, its just to let the air in”

Also, I knew that the man and girl loved each other. I know this because the man said, “I love you now. You know I love you.” I also inferred that they were together because she was pregnant and they loved each other.

5. In “Hills Like White Elephants”, we learn that the couple is discussing the possibility of an abortion. Do you feel that the woman has already made her decision prior to the conversation? What evidence do you have to support this claim?

No, she didn’t make her mind up before the conversation. At first the girl is strongly against it. Then as the man is talking to her about it, she gives in. Then at the end she decides to get one. She went into the conversation against it and then she gives into the man’s wishes.

 

 

inference

Jamie heard her phone in the other room. She ran to get it.

 

“hello?” She whispered.

 

“Hey. Me and Alison are on our way.” The voice said.

 

“oh, sam, it’s you. My phone almost woke up my entire house. Haha whats up?“ Jamie said still very quietly.

 

“ Yeahh. We are down your street. Come out.” Sam said. There was music in the backround from her radio.

 

Jamie grabbed her jacket, stuffed pillows in her bed and walked out the back door. As she was waiting in the cold dark she saw lights from a distance and then a car soon stopped in front of her.

 

“Hey. Get in. We are going to be late!” sam said in a worried tone.

 

“okay. Where are we going. Im tired.” Jamie moaned

 

“ We are going to drive around. Then Jarrod will text me with the address.”

 

“okay, well it looks like you are out of gas.”

 

“ you’re right. I don’t want to go to the gas station after the thig. I will be totally wasted”

 

“ Hhaha. Yeah. I’ll drive home. IM not drinking there.”

 

“sweeeet.”

 

“Jarrod texted me, its fifteen minutes away.” Sam said

 

“ okay” Jamie sighed and put her ipod in.

 

“it’ll be f un. I promise.” Sam reassured.

Im sitting here on my 2000 dollar mac laptop in Pascack Valley High School and what I'm reading is truly chilling. The U.S spends more per student on elemntary and high school education than most developed nations do, yet those nations are a lot more advanced than us.  At Anacostia High, 24 percent of kids graduate and 21 percent read at grade level. That means that 79 percent don't read at grade level. I think that it is all insane. By reading this I feel extremely lucky for attending PV and having my own laptop when some high schools don't have computers that work. What Rhee is doing is very helpful to all schools and I think its great.

"I love you. Remember that."

I lay awake

wondering about what lies ahead

will i make it to the heavens?

or will i just become a part of the ground?

i hold on to your words

"I love you. remember that"

I will remember for as long as i live

but what about after that?

What you lost was special to you

and I know you don't want it to happen to me

but will I remember you?

will I recognize your familiarities?

your smiles, your laughter?

My intentions are highly religious

I know I will make it to my heaven

My sanctuary.

Will my memories follow me?

I love you too. Remember that.

Daryl Atkins was 'mildly' mentally retarded

Daryl Atkins. He has been on death row since 1996. He claims to be mentally retarded and I.Q tests show that he is  "mildly" retarded. Does this mean he shouldn't deserve to die. He technically robbed and killed a man. If the whole world went by the 'eye for an eye' rule, he would be dead. But his mental problems come into play. The constitution says that there shouldn't be cruel and unusual punishment. But recent I.G tests sya that he has an I.Q of 76. IN virginia yiu are legally mentally retarded when you have an I.Q of 70 or lower. SInce he didnt have a test at the time of the crime, no one knows what his I.Q was or if he was mentally retarded. 

My pinion is simple. I dont know. All of these factors play huge roles in the outcome. I dont know what to think of it. Murder is wrong in any cases. You cant help being retarded though. All f my theories contradict each other. I dont know. 

my american dream.

 

I don’t really have an ULTIMATE DREAM. But I do have an ideal life style that I would like to follow. So lets hear from ,my future self –

 

I went to college in New Hampshire. I majored in Music production. It was fun. I almost didn’t get in the school because I was with my friends way too much and I didn’t have any time for studying. I need to start focusing on the more important things.

 

…I GRADUATED. I’m going to move to the city. NYC! Yeah! Ever since I was a little girl I knew that New York City was my home. Whenever I’m there I feel different. I mean, the skyscrapers, the lights, the people! I can’t even describe how much I love it. ANYWAYS, I get a crappy apartment because the nicer ones are REALLY expensive. To pay rent I work as a waitress at Juniors. It’s not much, but it’s a start.

 

 

For a learning experience, I work as an intern for a radio show. It allows me to meet lots of people. After work one day, I see me childhood friends. (Shaun, J.T, Glenn, and a new kid that I don’t know). We exchange the clichéd lines of  “ its been so long” and “hows everything”. They tell me that they are in a band and they are unsigned. Glenn as vocals, Shaun as drums, and J.T as bass and they unfamiliar and realllllyyyy attractive guy is on guitar. They then realize I’m working as a intern for a popular radio station. I guess they assumed that I would have some connections and new some people (which I did.) They asked if I could be there manager for their band. I quickly agreed and did a outstanding job. I booked them many shows and before I knew it, we started touring the country.  Its just really hard. Since im around so many “rock stars” there is a lot of drug use, It’s hard to resist but I know that if I do it will mess me up forever.

 

The really hot guitarist and me are together. Its becoming really serious. I always thought I would be tempted to cheat on him. But I know I wont, even though the temptation is still there, He decided he wants to go solo since the band wasn’t right for him. He released an album that sold 100000 copies. He’s becoming REALLY famous. He is about to start a tour that is from New York to California and all the states in between.

 

We decided to make our own band. Me and him. ( and 2 other guys). IM on vocals, he’s on guitar. It’s a popish punk band. We are touring the nation. And we are about to embark on our world tour.

 

When we stopped in Spain. He took me to a really remote beach. The sun was setting and he proposed. It was perfect. We decided that after the tour we would settle own in a small suburb town. I already applied for a job. Its to be a music teacher at a highly respected private school.

 

After the wedding we moved into a 4 bedroom house. We are planning on having 6 kids. Right now we have 2 kids. A boy named Gerard James, he is six months old. The other is Austin and he is one and a half. I got that teaching job and it pays really well. Im expecting twins in 6 months. We are all doing great. MY life has been great so far.

 

 

unnecessary

Im sitting in environmental biology. Eighth period. Im not sure what they are asking of me, but I'm in no way of doing it. I finished my podcast last night and they are telling me to make it more science-y.  What the hell does that even mean. My thing is on tigers not the scientology theory of science. I am clearly making no sense but i have a reason for this rant. This is EXTREMELY unnecessary. Tic. Tic. Tic. my eyes are glued on the clock. 2:37. 14 more minutes.. jeez.

The reason for my rant is that I'm so sick of people telling me what to do. Like I understand that im going to be told what to do for the rest of my life but.... this is so unnesssary. Im tired of the clean-your-rooms instead of the do-your-homeworks. I shouldnt be nagged constantly for somthing that has no importance to anything. Like cleaning my room has no importance to what i will achieve in life.  'profanity inserted here'. This is so frustrating. >:0

all time low.

So there's this band called all time low. Im pretty much obsessed. Their music makes so much sense to me. 

A person that listens to them for the first time would think that they pop punk. I agree. There sound is extremely POPish. But their lyrics are so much deeper then they seem.

For example: They have a song called Holly (would you turn me on?). Now.. normally people would assume that this song is about sex not only the title assumes this, but also the lyrics. But it isnt about sex at all. it is about hollywood and how its amazing and awesome. Its a play on words. Their new album, "so wrong its right" is more about telling a story then the actual reality of it. 

CARL JUNG!

Carl Jung is a great mind of psychology. " He proposed and developed the concepts of the extroverted and introverted personality, archetypes, and the collective unconscious" (Charles Cowgil). For a long period of time he felt as if he had 2 personalities. His studies didn't only include psychology, but religion and literature as well. (Charles Cowgil)He felt that he discovered evidence for a collective evidence that was shared by all human beings. ( Carl Gustav Jung).

Dear Joseph,

           

           Planning the wedding has been so hard without you beside me. The dressmaker is on vacation, I don’t think I will ever get the dress I’ve been looking for. I got the invitations and they are quite beautiful. I really wish you could be here to see them Where are you now?  Last time you were in stationed in Germany, right? Well Alabama is doing just fine. I just wish you came home…

I was reading the newspaper yesterday; it said that the war was in no means of stopping soon. Oh! Joseph, I’m trying really hard to be strong about this. I want to be with you, right beside you, saying I do…

But I have to accept the fact that you are over seas. It really is an honorable thing to do. You are so brave. I bet that one day, when we have kids, they are going to look up to you and say, “ I hope to be like my poppa some day.”  The only thing I ask is that you make it home safely. Be careful darling. I love you and I pray for you. 

Love,            

            Rosalie

P.S I have other news for you but Im not sure how to tell you.

 

My dearest Rosalie,

 

Im am so very anxious to hear the news! Im sorry I couldn't write sooner,Ive been traveling lot lately. Im so proud that you are  planning this wedding on your own. Be brave rosie, be brave. Keep looking, you will find your dress. Im so excited to marry you, to be your husband. I love you Rosie, I really do.

            They are sending many people back home. Just this morning William went home, So, hey, maybe the newspapers were wrong. I will probably be on the next ship home. We just both have to be really strong about all of this. Soon we will be beside each other again, I promise.

            This war is nothing compared to the pain I feel everyday from being away from you. You need to understand that I love you unconditionally, remember that forever. God forbid something happens to me, I hope that you know that I love you. And I want you to know that you are what im fighting for.

           

      Love,

Joseph

           

 Dear Joeseph,

          

 Ill just come right out with the news.  When did u last visit? About five months ago? Well I went to the doctor on Tuesday, and IM PREGANT!! It’s a boy. Can you imagine joe? A baby boy! We are going to be parents. We need to start thinking of names.

            Ive been having this dream that im kissing you, wearing the dress of my dreams and all of your war buddies are there. It’s like my own personal heaven. Just being with you is like a paradise. Its so hard to be strong for to people. I don’t think I have enough bravery for the baby and me. I really don’t know what to do. I miss you very much and I love you more than words can even say!

 

  Love,

 Rosalie.

 

 

Dear Rosalie,

                    

  I was out on the base and people stated shooting at me. I was I got shot in my legs and I was positive I was going to die. Then I saw a silhouette of a man walking towards me. He saved my life. Although he was captured, he was a hero to me.

            That man was your husband, Joe. He asked me to write to you. I swore I would. He told me to tell you he loves you and remember what he told you. “Be strong” he said. And he was gone.  Taken away. That night was my own personal nightmare. i keep on reliving it. Im so sorry.

           

From, Robert Witherson

 

Rosalie broke down when she read the letter. She didn’t sleep for days although the letter didn’t say she was sure Joe was dead, She felt like the baby wasn’t hers. She wanted to die…

 She decided she had no reason to live. She grabbed Joe's old gun and turned towards her. 

Suddenly,  she saw a black car drive to the driveway. She got startled and dropped the gun. She couldn’t believe it!  “JOSEPH!” He her knees felt like they were gelatin. She fell and broke into hysterics. Joseph brushed her up to her feet and hugged her. 

"What are you doing Rosie?" 

" The pain was too hard to handle, but you are here now. I didn't think you were alive. I wanted to be wiht you in heaven" JOe kissed her forehead as  a tear dripped down his face.

The air was filled with passion. Rosalie had been so worried for so long. It was finally over. The pain and suffering was over. It was all over.

 

MYTHS.are.awesome.

When someone mentions myths, really random things come to mind. Things such as: mummies, greek gods, roman gods, etc. I'm pretty sure that hercules is a myth. If it is then, i love that movie and i love that myth. =D. I think that telling children myths was a way of entertainment for them. Also that myths were developed over time and were passed down from generation to generation.

Remembering sunday

Remembering sunday is a song that truly inspires me. The story that this song tells is incredibly sad. If a song can truly make my emotions change from happy to sad, then i believe its an amazing song. Remembering sunday is about a guy who meets a girl and they have "fun" one night. The next day he wakes up and leaves, but as his day progresses he eralizes that he is in love with her and wants to marry her. But the problem is, he doesnt know where she is. SO he is trying to find her but everyone is saying that she moved away. Ofcourse that doesnt stop him. Then at the end of the song a girl sings a part that goes like this: "I'm not coming back. I've done something so terrible, im terrified to speak. but you'd expect that from me. I'm mixed up I've been blunt. Now the rain is washing you out of my hair   and out of my mind keeping an eye on the world so many thousands of feet off the ground im over now im at home in the clouds towering over your head"To me it seems like a suicide note that the girl is singing. I think that the guy found it as he was looking for her. 

I have been listening to this song for a long time and i never really knew what it meant until a couple of weeks go. When i realized that the girl dies at the end, part of me was confused and angry and sad. I thought it was incredible that a song can make me feel that way.  

I also wanted to know if it was a true story. And this is what i came up with. I think that a member of all time low was extremely depressed and decided to write a song about it. He might hve been telling a sad story to show that he was sad and angry. Which i think it genius.