1. “Changing Times” Jeopardy American Literature, Spring 2013

2. Categories 100700 200800 300900 4001000 5001100 600 100600 200700 300800 400900 500 1000 100 200 300 400 500 600 100 200 300 400 100700 200800 300900 4001000 500 1100 6001200 “Boys” “Frog” “Fire” “Hour” “Wagner”

3. The Boys Ambition 100 Based on “The Boys’ Ambition,” what did the boys feel toward people who worked on a steamboat?

4. The Boys Ambition 100 Envy Back to Categories

5. The Boys Ambition 200 What inference can you make from “The Boys’ Ambition” about why being a steamboatman was such a desirable goal to Twain and his companions?

6. The Boys Ambition 200 The steamboat arrival was each day’s high point. Back to Categories

7. The Boys Ambition 300 Which statement shows Twain’s humor about his father’s job in “The Boys’ Ambition”?

8. The Boys Ambition 300 He says his father can hang anyone he wants. Back to Categories

9. The Boys Ambition 400 According to “The Boys’ Ambition,” which job on a steamboat is the best position?

10. The Boys Ambition 400 Pilot Back to Categories

11. “Jumping Frog” 100 What exaggeration about Jim Smiley does the narrator of “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” make?

12. “Jumping Frog” 100 Smiley will bet on anything, on any side. Back to Categories

13. “Jumping Frog” 200 In “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” what does this example of regional dialect mean? “He roused up, and gave me good day.”

14. “Jumping Frog” 200 He stood up and greeted me Back to Categories

15. “Jumping Frog” 300 Which aspect of “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” makes the story humorous?

16. “Jumping Frog” 300 The wild story is told in a voice that has no expression. Back to Categories

17. “Jumping Frog” 400 How would you rephrase this sentence from “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”? “And he had a little small bull-pup, that to look at him you’d think he warn’t worth a cent but to set around and look ornery and lay for a chance to steal something.”

18. “Jumping Frog” 400 And he had a small dog whose job was to look fearsome and lie in wait to snatch something for nothing. Back to Categories

19. “Jumping Frog” 500 In “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” why does Smiley act uninterested when the stranger asks about the frog?

20. “Jumping Frog” 500 He wants to trick him into betting Back to Categories

21. “Jumping Frog” 600 How would you restate this sentence from “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”? “If there was a horse race, you’d find him flush or you’d find him busted at the end of it.”

22. “Jumping Frog” 600 At the end of a horse race, either he’d have won or he’d have lost. Back to Categories

23. “To Build a Fire” 100 In “To Build a Fire,” there is an external conflict between

24. “To Build a Fire” 100 human beings and nature. Back to Categories

25. “To Build a Fire” 200 Which of the following character flaws brings about the man’s tragic end?

26. “To Build a Fire” 200 Overconfidence Back to Categories

27. “To Build a Fire” 300 Toward the end of “To Build a Fire,” the man has an internal conflict between his

28. “To Build a Fire” 300 Body and Will Back to Categories

29. “To Build a Fire” 400 Which of the following themes is expressed by the contrasting ways in which the dog and the man cope with the cold?

30. “To Build a Fire” 400 Humans need to be as well attuned to nature as animals in order to survive in it. Back to Categories

31. “To Build a Fire” 500 Until the story’s end, the man’s attitude toward the advice provided by the old-timer of Sulphur Creek was one of ___________?

32. “To Build a Fire” 500 Ridicule Back to Categories

33. “To Build a Fire” 600 Which passage from the beginning of the story gives the strongest clue to the attitude that contributes to the man’s death?

34. “To Build a Fire” 600 “He was a newcomer in the land, a chechaquo, and this was his first winter.” Back to Categories

35. “To Build a Fire” 700 What is the main external conflict of the story?

36. “To Build a Fire” 700 the hostility between the man and the dog Back to Categories

37. “To Build a Fire” 800 Which of the following details reflects the story’s central theme most clearly? • The fire was put out by an avalanche of snow from the branches that the man had inadvertently agitated. • Even though it was high noon, there was no sun in the sky. • At precisely the expected time, the man arrived at the forks of the creek. • While attempting to build a fire, the man burned his hands.

38. “To Build a Fire” 800 The fire was put out by an avalanche of snow from the branches that the man had inadvertently agitated. Back to Categories

39. “To Build a Fire” 900 Which internal conflict does the man experience toward the end of the story?

40. “To Build a Fire” 900 Reality versus Hope Back to Categories

41. “To Build a Fire” 1000 In “To Build a Fire,” London’s attitude toward the Alaskan wilderness can best be described as....

42. “To Build a Fire” 1000 Respectful Back to Categories

43. “To Build a Fire” 1100 What clues lead a reader to predict that the man will make it to camp?

44. “To Build a Fire” 1100 “He was pleased at the speed he had made. If he kept it up, he would certainly be with the boys by six.” Back to Categories

45. “To Build a Fire” 1200 What is the correct way to predict while reading a story?

46. “To Build a Fire” 1200 Check your predictions as you read, and revise them if necessary. Back to Categories

47. “Story of an Hour” 100 In “The Story of an Hour,” why is Josephine afraid to tell Mrs. Mallard that her husband died?

48. “Story of an Hour” 100 Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition Back to Categories

49. “Story of an Hour” 200 In “The Story of an Hour,” what is ironic about the sounds Mrs. Mallard hears after she has been told of her husband’s death?

50. “Story of an Hour” 200 They are all sounds of ongoing life. Back to Categories