Monday, January 28, 2013

Trash-Ketball Game (Activity) Questions

 Who is killed in "The Man I Killed"?
a. a vietnamese boy
b. kiowa
c. rat kiley

 Who killed the soldier?
a. Azar
b.O' Brien
c. Kiowa
What bug is found on the dead soldiers forehead?
a. bee
b. a butterfly
c. ant
What does O' Brien think about after the death?
a. how the soldiers life must have been
b. what his mother will feel about the death
c. why he had to kill the soldier
How does Kiowa feel about the death?
a. he feels bad for O' Brien because he knows his pain
b. he is excited about the situation
c. he thinks O' Brien is not fit to be a soldier
How does Azar feel about the death?
a. he is angry at the sight of the death
b. he is sad about the death like O' Brien
c. He is excited at the sight of the gory death
 What is growing along the trail they take the dead soldier on?
a. weeds
b. flowers
c. corn
What color are they?
a. yellow
b. red
c. blue

Bonus:What does O' Brien say the soldier probably wanted to be (job)?
a. math teacher
b. astronaut
c. doctor

In Stephen King's novel on writing, he explains that all stories as well as novels consist of both description and dialogue. He also explains that dialogue is crucial in defining characters within stories. 
How does dialogue define O' Brien's character in "The Man I Killed"?
a. He is a man that is very emotional when it comes to war
b. he is excited at the sight of blue
c. he does not care about the death of others 


 In the literature novel it explains that violence can be symbolic within stories. There are Two categories of violence in literature -

Character caused - Shootings, stabbings, poisonings  
Narrative - Death death that authors introduce
Which of the two happens in "The Man That I Killed"?
a. character caused
b. narrative
 

 The novel explains that geography matters such as how the jungles represent wilderness and danger. Also how low places are represented as life and death.

Does the chapter apply these lessons from How to Read Literature Like a Professor?
a. no
b. yes


 

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