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Unit 15

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Japan
In what country does "The Enemy" take place?
He was being kept behind in case the old General needed surgery.
Why was Sadao allowed to remain in Japan instead of being shipped out with the troops.
Dagmar
In "Mama and the Hospital," who had the earache?
She mopped the hospital floors.
What did Mama do that allowed her to successfully see Dagmar?
High Prairie
Where did Selina teach school?
Klaas Pool's
At whose house was Selina boarding?
Widow Paarlenberg
Who wanted to court Pervus Dejong?
Adam Ooms
Who was the auctioneer of the lunch baskets?
Pervus DeJong
Who bought Selina's lunch basket?
ten dollars
For how much did he buy the lunch basket?
five o'clock
Though the baby party began at half past four, what time did Edith plan to arrive?
his teddy bear
What did little Ede Andros take from Billy Markey?
winter
During what season does "The Baby Party" take place?
his animals
What was the old man at the bridge forced to leave behind when he left town?
He was wondering when the enemy would appear.
While the soldier was talking to the old man at the bridge, what was he really thinking about?
English
What language was Hyman Kaplan trying to learn?
"thinking about"
What was the subject of Hyman Kaplan's composition?
a yellow paper
What flew out the window when Tom opened the door for his wife?
It contained Tom's research to advance him at his job.
What was important about the paper?
when he looked down
When did Tom get scared on the ledge?
eight minutes
When Tom was kneeling on the ledge, his fingertips holding on the window sill, how much time had elapsed since Clare had left the apartment?
He broke the window with his hand.
How did Tom get back inside his apartment?
He went to find his wife.
What did Tom do after he climbed through the window?
Sadao Hoki
Japanese doctor who operated illegally on an injured American prisoner of war who washed up on the shore in front of his house
Hana
Sadao's wife who was just as unsure as Sadao about whether she should treat the wounded man
Mama
mother who wanted to see her daughter at the hospital
Nels
Mama's son; Dagmar's brother
Katrin
Mama's daughter; narrator of the story
Selina Peake
new school teacher in High Prairie who fixed a shoebox-sized supper for the auction
Widow Paarlenberg
rich woman who constantly tried to get Pervus DeJong's attentions; prepared a colossal supper hamper for which was bid only eighty-five cents at the auction
John Andros
husband of Edith Andros who fought with Joe Markey after various insults were thrown at his wife
Edith Andros
mother of Ede Andros who could not control her daughter or her emotions at the Markey's baby party
Ede Andros
daughter of John and Edith Andros who caused confusion at the baby party by taking another child's teddy bear and pushing the child down on the floor
Mrs. Markey
woman who hosted the baby party
Mr. Markey
husband of Mrs. Markey who fought with John Andros after various insults were thrown at his wife
Billy Markey
son of Mr. and Mrs. Markey whose bear was taken and who was pushed down by Ede Andros
Mr. Parkhill
teacher of English at the American Night Preparatory School for Adults
Hyman Kaplan
immigrant who had humorous struggles with English spelling, grammar, and idioms
Tom Benecke
man who was trapped on a narrow ledge outside his eleventh-story apartment
Pearl S. Buck
Who was the first woman ever to receive the Nobel Prize for literature?
Pearl S. Buck
Who wrote "The Enemy"?
Kathryn Forbes
Who wrote "Mama and the Hospital"?
Edna Ferber
Who is the author of "Cabbages is Beautiful"?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who wrote "The Baby Party"?
Ernest Hemingway
Who wrote "Old Man at the Bridge"?
Leonard Q. Ross
Which author wrote a novel based on his own experiences as a teacher of English to adult immigrants?
Jack Finney
Who wrote "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"?
Muckrakers
journalists and novelists in the 1930s who shared the Naturalistic belief that people are victims of their environment
The Enemy
Quote: "There is something about him the looks American."
The Enemy
Quote: "I guess if all the Japs were like you there wouldn't have been a war."
The Enemy
Quote: "Strange, he thought. I wonder why I couldn't kill him."
Mama and the Hospital
Quote: "Almost, she said wearily, almost did I get down the hall."
Mama and the Hospital
Quote: "Then she clicked her tongue disapprovingly. But such floors! A mop is never good. Floors should be scrubbed with a brush."
Cabbages is Beautiful
Quote: "The very first time that Pervus DeJong met Selina he had the chance to protect her."
Cabbages is Beautiful
Quote: "Daintiness, . . . should be the keynote of her supper box."
Cabbages is Beautiful
Quote: "Ten-ten-ten. Do I hear eleven? Do I hear ten-fifty! Ten-ten-ten tententententententen! Gents! Ten once. Ten twice! Gone!-for ten dollars."
The Baby Party
Quote: "When John Andros felt old he found solace in the thought of life continuing through his child."
The Baby Party
Quote: "I've never heard anybody so rude and c-common in my life."
Old Man at the Bridge
Quote: "The fact that cats know how to look after themselves was all the good luck that old man would ever have."
Mr. K*A*P*LAN Cuts L K*A*P*L*A*N Cuts a Gordian Knot
Quote: "Mr. Parkhill took a deep breath and raised the page a little higher yet."
Mr. K*A*P*LAN Cuts L K*A*P*L*A*N Cuts a Gordian Knot
Quote: "Humans should not be like Enimals! They should be Thinking!
Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket
Quote: "And he remembered how habitually, here in New York, he himself heard and ignored shouts in the night."
Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket
Quote: "And to live even a few seconds longer, he felt, even here on this ledge in the night, was infinitely better than to die a moment earlier than he had to"
2052
In what year is "The Pedestrian" set?
walking
What was Mr. Mead doing when he was arrested?
There were no policemen in the car.
What was unique about the police car that arrested Mr. Mead?
Leonard Mead
man who was arrested for walking about the streets
Ray Bradbury
Which author is known for science fiction and tales of fantasy?
Ray Bradbury
Who is the author of "The Pedestrian"?
The Pedestrian
Quote: "'No profession,' said the police car, as if talking to itself. The light held him fixed, like a museum specimen, needle thrust through chest."
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