Terms for Study

Following is a list of terms you might want to study for the exam.  With each one, be sure to consider which works/authors are related to the term and why.  You may be asked not only to define these terms, but also to speak to how they relate to course content.

Characters:

Toni
Leo
Chief
McMurphy
Nurse Ratched
Lennie
George
Curly's wife
Carl Solomon
Mike F.
Mendez
Jessie
Mama
Mann
Lulu
General George Poker Sash
Sally Poker
Dick Diver
Nicole Diver
Rosemary
"Scott" and Zelda

The following are terms related to literature/the study of literature:

Short Story
Short Story Cycle
Novella
Novel
Play
Creative/Narrative Non-fiction
Symbol
Image
Theme
Lyric Poetry
Language Poetry

Prizes/Programs for Litertature

National Book Award
Pulitzer
O'Henry Prize
Iowa Writer's Workshop
Nobel Prize for Literature

Movements/Groups

Beats
Modernism
Alquonquin Group
Lost Generation
Jazz Age

Words associated with particular texts:

Rabbits (as in "Of Mice and Men")
Coyotes
Desolation
Migra
Grosteques
Expatriate
Ball Cutter
Jim Crow
Glass Window
Hands
The Combine
Fog
Daddy's Girl

As a reminder, we'll have a review session, for all who can make it, Tuesday morning at 9 in CTC 206.  This should not be seen as a SUBSTITUTE for studying.  We'll go over some test examples and any questions you may have.