AP English: Ragtime Part II
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 shabby | How does father look when he returns from his trip? |
| walrus tusks | What does Father give to his son as a present from the North along with an Esquimo carving? |
| polar bear pelt | What does Father give to his wife as a present from the North? |
| okay | [just say okay] Father feels odd when he realizes that savage items were treasures to him when he was in the North |
| Mother | Who isn't as modest/"prude" as before Father leaves on the trip? Also, becomes more independent and radical? (admires Goldman?) |
| Evelyn left | Why is MYB sad and in mourning/What leads him to design dangerous fireworks? |
| silhouette portraits | What does the boy find at the end of Chapter 14? |
| Chapter 14 | What chapter essentially looks at the family post-North Pole trip? |
| boy | Who has a secret intellectual life? |
| Grandfather | Who is described as being mildew-y and old? Tells stories of Ovid and transformations? |
| Chapter 15 | What chapter basically looks at the boy in the family and how he is an intellectual who is growing up yet is slightly abnormal? |
| Lawrence | Where do Tateh and the girl find work after they leave Hester St? |
| loom | At what does Tateh work? |
| okay | [just say okay] Tateh and girl have to live in cold, wooden tenement that is horrible during the winter; girl doesn't go to school |
| Tateh | Who fears that the girl will have to grow up without a mother figure? Or worse, have to grow up with a mother figure she hates? |
| American Woolen Company | What company lowers wages in paycheck that leads to the Lawrence Strike? |
| okay | [just say okay] Tateh's reaction to the strike is odd because he is glad they will be shot to death instead of starved or frozen |
| IWW | What organization interferes and organizes the strike to emphasize non-violence? |
| Ettort and Giovonetti | Who wrongly is sent to jail for murdering a woman during the Lawrence strike even though only cops and govt. officials held guns? |
| Tateh | Who helps make posters for the strike, and feels better by producing art? |
| okay | [just say okay] Tateh reluctantly signs up girl to be housed by a family in either Boston, NY, or Philadelphia during strike |
| Chapter 16 | What chapter goes into detail on Lawrence Strike? |
| Chapter 17 | In what chapter does Tateh decide he doesn't want to live the factory life anymore? He publishes his book. |
| Franklin Novelty Company | What company decides to publish Tateh's silhouette "movie books" for $25? |
| Henry Ford | Who believes that certain people are too stupid to do too much work, so the idea of interchangeable parts and an assembly line is better? |
| John Burroughs | What naturalist is Ford friends with? |
| Chapter 18 | What chapter discusses Ford and his interchangeable parts system? |
| Pierpont Morgan | Who is the king of capitalism? |
| Morgan | Who has saved the government from federal debt and controlled 741 directorships of 112 corporations? |
| Morgan | Who has a huge nose from a skin disease that makes it keep growing? |
| Morgan | Who appreciates the story "The Birthmark" by Hawthorne to make himself feel better about his nose? |
| Oceanic | What ship brings Morgan to Europe where he goes country to country buying art and books? |
| Ford | Who did Morgan believe was once a pharaoh? |
| Chapter 19 | What chapter introduces J.P Morgan? |
| Charles McKim | Who designed Morgan's library, partner of Stanford White? |
| okay | [just say okay] Morgan invites over Ford for a light lunch, but it's very extravagant (lamb, bisque, pie, wine, etc.) |
| Ford | Who doesn't smoke or drink? |
| lawyers | What people are waiting in Morgan's parlor to talk to him about his appearance before the House Committee on banking and Finance? |
| secret wisdom | What is prisca theologia? |
| Egypt | Where does Morgan invite Ford to visit? |
| Seti the First | What pharoah's coffin does Morgan have in his secret room? |
| Ford | Who believes in reincarnation after reading "An Eastern Fakir's Eternal Wisdom"? |
| Pyramid | What is the name of the club between Ford and Morgan that forms when they decide they have lived more times than others as greater people? |
| Chapter 20 | What chapter depicts the lunch between Ford and Morgan? |
| Egypt | What country is influencing fashion and styles at this time? |
| boy | Who love Egyptian style and believes in his games that Sarah is a Nubian princess? |
| Coalhouse Walker Jr. | Who is the man who visits Sarah every Sunday, looking to marry her? Pianist from St. Louis; plays Joplin's ragtime |
| okay | [just say okay] Mother wants to have tea with Coalhouse just as Roosevelt had dinner with Booker T Washington |
| Jim Europe Clef Club Orchestra | Where does Coalhouse work? |
| Chapter 21 | What chapter introduces Coalhouse Walker Jr? |
| Bethesda Fountain | Where does MYB take his ladies when he's out in NY? |
| Cooper Union | What event is full of foreigners and protestors who are speaking of Mexican Revolution? |
| Ben Reitman | Who lives with Goldman and is the drink dispenser at the reception? Speaks of being tarred and feathered? |
| Goldman | Who confronts MYB about Evelyn and although there is some sympathy, it is said that heartbreak happens every day so it isn't that big of a deal |
| Czolgosz | What assassin is MYB compared to? |
| Chapter 22 | What chapter focuses on MYB and his reunion with Goldman? |
| Chapter 23 | What chapter shows the event that causes Coalhouse to lose his mind as his car is damaged and defecated upon? |
| Emerald Aisle Fire volunteers | Who damage Coalhouse's car? |
| Chapter 24 | What chapter shows the stubbornness Coalhouse has as he is determined to get his car fixed and the whole case taken to court? Also goes into Coalhouse's life. |
| Chapter 25 | What chapter shows the end of Sarah's life when she tries to resolve the car dispute by getting the VP Sherman involved but then is taken to prison, then a hospital, and there she dies. |
| Pneumonia | What does Sarah die of? |
| Chapter 26 | What chapter shows Sarah's fancy funeral? |
| okay | [just say okay] Grandfather falls and breaks pelvis in the springtime, which symbolizes as his declining health. He is happy still though |
| Houdini | Who becomes extremely depressed about his mother's death while he was in Europe? |
| Houdini | Who hires a chemist and Steinmetz to work to find a way to talk to the dead so he can talk to his deceased mother? |
| okay | [just say okay] Houdini works harder, almost without care for his life at all as he does more dangerous things |
| Chapter 27 | What chapter goes into Houdini's life after his trip to Europe? |
| Chapter 28 | What chapter describes the explosion and the reaction the family has to it? |
| Emeral Aisle Engine | What actually exploded? |
| Mother | Who does Father blame for letting Sarah into the house and putting them all in a sensitive situation? |
| MYB | Who takes Coalhouse's side on his murder streak? |
| Coalhouse | Who claims they will kill people, even entire towns, until his car is returned to its original condition? |
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