GUW Final Exam

At the beginning of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is a miserly old man who cares only for his wealth. However, after being visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve, he undergoes a profound transformation. By the end of the story, Scrooge learns the value of kindness, generosity, and human connection, becoming a beloved figure who embodies the spirit of Christmas. His journey from greed to generosity illustrates the potential for change within all of us.

This is an example of a:

• Main character

• Dynamic character

• Static character

• Secondary character

Jay Gatsby remains the same Daisy-obsessed billionaire throughout the entirety of The Great Gatsby. There’s no great revelation that he experiences in the latter half of the book that inspires him to change his ways. His character remains unchanged. However, again, some fans might argue that they wouldn’t want Gatsby to change.

This is an example of a:

• Main character

• Dynamic character

• Static character

• Secondary character

The next extract is an example of:

"Contrary to popular belief, not all traveling performers are of the Ruh. My troupe was not some poor batch of mummers, japing at crossroads for pennies, singing for our suppers. We were court performers, Lord Greyfallow’s Men. Our arrival in most towns was more of an event than the Midwinter Pageantry and Solinade Games rolled together. There were usually at least eight wagons in our troupe and well over two dozen performers: actors and acrobats, musicians and hand magicians, jugglers and jesters: My family."

• Second Person Narrator

• First person narrator/Protagonist

• Third person narrator/Ominicient

Read the fragment. Which technique does the narrator use?

"Somehow, somewhere between slipping into my velvety fawn heels and the graceful, airy burgundy gown I was wearing, my head had started spinning questions. Important ones. Will I be able to find Aaron in the crowd? And also: Will he be okay? Will he get to the venue and find his seat? And the star of the show: Maybe I won’t see him until after the ceremony. What if I can’t find him?"

The Spanish Love Deceptionby Elena Armas

• Automatic Writing

• Exquisite corpse

• Interior monologue

This technique belongs to:

• Generation of '98

• Latin American Boom

• Avant-garde

What symbol was used by Rubén Darío a lot?

• Pidgon

• Swan

• Dog

• Eagle

What story talks about the trojan war?

• The odyssey

• The ramayana

• The Illiad

• The epic of Gilgamesh

The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, considered the first modern novel, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are the symbols of:

• Madness and mills

• Fantasy vs. reality

• Knights and ladies

• Justice and common sense

Why are there so many movements of modernismo?

• Everyone made their own movement

• Because the world was changing rapidly

• After the World War II people had a lot of free time and wanted to be wild and creative

What is an "epithet"?

• Extra names for the subjects

• Adjectives to describe the subject

• Verbs to describe the actions