2BR02B

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Draw how you're feeling right now.

​Our Standard

​Setting: time & place
Plot: events transpiring in the text
Characterization: STEAL
Conflict: opposing forces
Point of View: 1st, 3rd limited, omniscient
Theme: message from the author
Tone: author's attutude

​Clarification 1: Key elements of a literary text

​Clarification 2: Layers of meaning

​Literal: actual meaning of the words
Mood: feelings evoked
Tone: author's attitude
Author's Purpose: why write this?

​Clarification 3: Style

​Diction: word choice
Syntax: word order
Figurative Language: not literal words

​2BR02B

​Dystopian text published in 1962, Vonnegut
Setting: hospital waiting room in the future
Characters to consider:
Wehling
The painter
Leora Duncan
Dr. Hitz
The orderly
Point of View: 3rd omniscient

*Consider how the perspective impacts the theme & tone of the text.

​2BR02B

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Multiple Choice

Which character trait applies to Edward Wehling?

• He is young.

• He is playful.

• He is cheerful.

• He is bright and colorful.

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT one of the ways that the world in the story has changed?

•  People have stopped aging

• There is no war or disease.

• Everybody is happy all of the time.

• The American population is capped at 40 million.

Multiple Choice

What does '2BR02B' mean in the story?

• It is the title of a hit song.

• It is the phone number to the gas chambers.

• It is the secret password to leave the hospital.

• It is the combination to a character's bicycle lock.

Multiple Choice

Which characterization does NOT apply to the painter?

• He is optimistic.

•  He is witty.

• He is sarcastic.

• He is jaded.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Leora Duncan is FALSE?

• She has a crush on Dr. Hitz.

• She works at the gas chambers.

•  She has a mustache.

• She is afraid to speak up.

Multiple Choice

Which best explains what the author includes the following sentence from the fourth paragraph?

"What man in my shoes wouldn't be happy?"

• Confused

•  Enthused

• Sarcastic

• Jealous

•  Naive

Multiple Choice

Which best explains what the author includes the following sentence from the fourth paragraph?

"The painter pondered the mournful puzzle of life"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

Multiple Choice

Why does Dr. Hitz believe in population control?

•  So everyone can have as many kids as they want

• So there are fewer annoying babies in public

• So he has job security 

• So there are enough resources for everyone

Multiple Choice

Which event happens LAST?

• Mr. Wehling and Dr. Hitz get into an argument.

• Leora Duncan reveals her admiration for Dr. Hitz.

• The painter makes a phone call.

• The orderly sings a popular song under his breath.

Multiple Choice

How does the story challenge the idea of a utopian society?

• By showing that everyone is happy and content with their lives

• By suggesting that death can be an adventure for volunteers

• By suggesting that old age can be conquered

• By depicting a society where people volunteer to die to control population