How to Read Literature like a Professor

According to Foster, how do normal readers read differently from a professor?

• Normal readers read easy books and professors read textbooks
• Normal readers only for emotional appeal and response. 
• Professors don't need to read anymore b/c they are educated
• Professors don't worry about reading books just writing them

What 3 literary techniques separate the the professional reader from the normal one?

• Imagery, Protagonist, Plot 
• Simile, Metaphor, Analogy
• The Bible, Shakespeare, Homer
• Memory, Symbol, Pattern 

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What is one thing Thomas Foster does not say is part of a "trip" or quest"?

• Challenges and trials along the way
• A stated reason for going on the adventure.
• A Real reason to go there.
• Asking your parents for permission to go

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The real reason for a quest is always

• To get the babe..
• To defeat Darth Vader...
• To get rich....
• To gain self-knowledge...

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What is an example of negative communion?

• A peaceful dinner between two opposing sides
• A romantic dinner between two characters
• The poisoning of a dinner gust 
• A feast before the 1st day of battle

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What is the purpose of postive communion?

• to develop a community. 
• To eat good food. 
• To work through problems.
•  To ridicule strangers at the table.

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On a general level, what does the vampire figure represent in society?

• he dangers of being greedy. Exploitation in its many forms 
• Exploitation in its many forms 
• Hidden sensuality for young readers
• Thrill seeking horror movie-goers.

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 Which of the following is not part of the essentials for a vampire story? 

• an older figure representing corruption
•  Resurrection of the virginal female figure
• virginal female figure
• stealing of a life for the vampire to live

What is the definition of intertextuality?

• he on going interaction between poems or stories 
• Another word for plot 
• The concept in which people eat or drink together
•  concept in which a minor character will die for the hero

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Which of the following is an example of intertextuality?

• Jane Austen's Emma being retold in Clueless 
• Hamlet being retold in The Lion King
• 12th Night being retold in She's the Man
• ALL OF ABOVE

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