The short novel first semester review

The Short Novel

First Semester Review

Objectives
 know the titles of the novels we’ve read, author,
and year of publication
 be able to match characters with their description
 be able to match quotes with characters
 know the main events of each novel
 match the quoted selection with the novel from
which it comes
 answer one of three essay questions

The Eight Novels
The Overcoat, Nicolai Gogol

The Eight Novels
The Pearl, John Steinbeck

The Eight Novels
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad

The Eight Novels
The Optimist’s Daughter, Eudora Welty

The Eight Novels
Animal Farm, George Orwell

The Eight Novels
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Eight Novels
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,
Alexander Solzhenitsyn

The Eight Novels
 The Overcoat, Nicolai Gogol
 The Pearl, John Steinbeck
 Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
 The Optimist’s Daughter, Eudora Welty
 Animal Farm, George Orwell
 The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Alexander
Solzhenitsyn
 A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

The Overcoat
• Nicolai _____, published in _______.
• ______ is a clerk who leads a simple life in
which he is a small man but content with his
work. He goes to __________ the taylor and
orders a new coat. When it is finished he
makes it the center of his life for a short time,
until he loses it to some bearded __________.
He seeks the person of _________ for help,
but finding none, he catches cold and dies.

The Overcoat
• Nicolai Gogol, published in 1842.
• Akaky is a clerk who leads a simple life in
which he is a small man but content with his
work. He goes to Petrovich the taylor and
orders a new coat. When it is finished he
makes it the center of his life for a short time,
until he loses it to some bearded robbers. He
seeks the person of consequence for help, but
finding none, he catches cold and dies.

The Pearl
• John _________, published in ______.
• _____ and ______ live in a hut by the sea with
their infant son ________, who gets stung by
a ________. The _______ is too
expensive, but they find a _______ in the sea.
They are celebrated and visited by many
neighbors, including the ________. Kino
drives away a ________in the night.

The Pearl
• John Steinbeck, published in 1945.
• Kino and Juana live in a hut by the sea with
their infant son Coyotito, who gets stung by a
scorpion. The Doctor is too expensive, but
they find a pearl in the sea. They are
celebrated and visited by many neighbors,
including the Doctor. Kino drives away a
robber in the night.

The Pearl
The next day they try to sell the pearl, but the
________ try to cheat them. _____ tries to get
rid of the pearl, but Kino stops her. Kino fights
off robbers, killing one. Their _____ and hut
are destroyed. They flee to the capital, but are
pursued by _____ trackers. They ascend into
the mountains and hide in a ____. Kino kills
the trackers, but one fires a shot into the cave,
killing _______. They walk back to the village
and ____ hurls the pearl back into the sea.

The Pearl
The next day they try to sell the pearl, but the
salesmen try to cheat them. Juana tries to get
rid of the pearl, but Kino stops her. Kino fights
off robbers, killing one. Their canoe and hut
are destroyed. They flee to the capital, but are
pursued by three trackers. They ascend into
the mountains and hide in a cave. Kino kills
the trackers, but one fires a shot into the
cave, killing Coyotito. They walk back to the
village and Kino hurls the pearl back into the
sea.

Heart of Darkness
• Joseph ______, published in _____
• Charles ______ takes a job as a riverboat captain
in the ______. He encounters inefficiency and
brutality in the Company. The natives suffer ill
treatment. He arrives at the Central Station and
must stay for several weeks because his boat is
sunk (probably by the manager). He wants to go
so he can meet ____, who becomes a fascination
to him. Many of the Company’s agents dislike
_____ out of envy.

Heart of Darkness
• Joseph Conrad, published in 1903
• Charles Marlow takes a job as a riverboat captain
in the Congo. He encounters inefficiency and
brutality in the Company. The natives suffer ill
treatment. He arrives at the Central Station and
must stay for several weeks because his boat is
sunk (probably by the manager). He wants to go
so he can meet Kurtz, who becomes a fascination
to him. Many of the Company’s agents dislike
Kurtz out of envy.

Heart of Darkness
• Eventually, the boat is repaired, and the
________ goes with Marlow and his crew up
river to Kurtz. They find ________ stacked for
them, and later are attacked in the night
before arriving at Kurtz’s location. Kurtz is
found to be a brutal, yet remarkable man. He
dies on the return trip. Marlow meets his
______, but tells her his last words were her
_____ instead of, “The ______!”

Heart of Darkness
• Eventually, the boat is repaired, and the
manager goes with Marlow and his crew up
river to Kurtz. They find firewood stacked for
them, and later are attacked in the night
before arriving at Kurtz’s location. Kurtz is
found to be a brutal, yet remarkable man. He
dies on the return trip. Marlow meets his
fiancée, but tells her his last words were her
name instead of, “The horror!”

The Optimist’s Daughter
• Eudora _______, published in _____
• _____ Hand travels from ________ to _____
_______ to be with her _____(Judge McKelva)
as he goes through an eye operation. During
the month’s-long recovery, she gets to know
her step-mother ____. When the Judge
dies, she throws a fit in the hospital and
reveals having cheated on the Judge and
having had an interest in his _______.

• Eudora Welty, published in 1972
• Laurel Hand travels from Chicago to New
Orleans to be with her father (Judge McKelva)
as he goes through an eye operation. During
the month’s-long recovery, she gets to know
her step-mother Fay. When the Judge dies,
she throws a fit in the hospital and reveals
having cheated on the Judge and having had
an interest in his money.

• Laurel and Fay go to Mt. _____for the funeral.
______is comforted by old friends. Although
____claimed to have only the Judge, her
family shows up and her lie is revealed. Laurel
confronts her, but feels pity for her. Fay
returns to _______, TX with her family. Laurel
spends time alone in the old house reflecting
on her past. She leaves Mt. Salus with new
understanding about life and herself.

• Laurel and Fay go to Mt. Salus for the funeral.
Laurel is comforted by old friends. Although
Fay claimed to have only the Judge, her family
shows up and her lie is revealed. Laurel
confronts her, but feels pity for her. Fay
returns to Madrid, TX with her family. Laurel
spends time alone in the old house reflecting
on her past. She leaves Mt. Salus with new
understanding about life and herself.

Animal Farm
• George ______, published in _____.
• Old _____, a boar, inspires the animals of ______
Farm to strive for an animal utopia no longer
under human control. Three ____, Snowball,
Napoleon, and ________carry on his dream in a
philosophy called ________. The animals defeat
Farmer ______and rename the place _______
Farm. The farm prospers at first, with Snowball
teaching animals to read and Napoleon teaching
the principles of animalism.

Animal Farm
• George Orwell, published in 1945.
• Old Major, a boar, inspires the animals of Manor
Farm to strive for an animal utopia no longer
under human control. Three pigs, Snowball,
Napoleon, and Squealer carry on his dream in a
philosophy called animalism. The animals defeat
Farmer Jones and rename the place Animal Farm.
The farm prospers at first, with Snowball teaching
animals to read and Napoleon teaching the
principles of animalism.

Animal Farm
• At the Battle of ________, Jones reappears,
but the animals fight him off. Snowball and
Napoleon begin to argue over plans for a
________, and they vie for influence over the
other animals. Napoleon uses his _____to
chase Snowball off. Now the pigs make all
decisions. Napoleon changes his mind and
takes up the windmill idea. Any animals
allegedly in league with _______ are killed.

Animal Farm
• At the Battle of Cowshed, Jones reappears,
but the animals fight him off. Snowball and
Napoleon begin to argue over plans for a
windmill, and they vie for influence over the
other animals. Napoleon uses his dogs to
chase Snowball off. Now the pigs make all
decisions. Napoleon changes his mind and
takes up the windmill idea. Any animals
allegedly in league with Snowball are killed.

Animal Farm
• Napoleon expands his powers, rewriting history
to make ________a villain. Napoleon acts more
and more like a human being—sleeping in a
____, drinking ________, and engaging in trade
with neighboring farmers. His actions are justified
by his propagandist, _______. Mr. Frederick
attacks, and _______is wounded in battle. He
later falls in repairing the windmill, and Napoleon
secretly sells him to a __________in exchange for
money to buy whiskey.

Animal Farm
• Napoleon expands his powers, rewriting history
to make Snowball a villain. Napoleon acts more
and more like a human being—sleeping in a bed,
drinking whiskey_, and engaging in trade with
neighboring farmers. His actions are justified by
his propagandist, Squealer. Mr. Frederick attacks,
and Boxer is wounded in battle. He later falls in
repairing the windmill, and Napoleon secretly
sells him to a gluemaker in exchange for money
to buy whiskey.

Animal Farm
• Years pass, and the pigs become more like
human beings. The _______principles of
animalism have been reduced to ____: “all
animals are ______, but some animals are
more ______than others." Napoleon declares
his plans to ally with human farmers against
the laboring classes of humans and animals.
The farm’s name is reverted back to Manor
Farm. The common animals can no longer tell
between the ________and the pigs.

Animal Farm
• Years pass, and the pigs become more like
human beings. The seven principles of
animalism have been reduced to one: “all
animals are equal, but some animals are more
equal than others." Napoleon declares his
plans to ally with human farmers against the
laboring classes of humans and animals. The
farm’s name is reverted back to Manor Farm.
The common animals can no longer tell
between the humans and the pigs.

The Great Gatsby
• F. Scott __________, published in ______
• Nick Carraway moves to ______Egg, an unfashionable
but wealthy area of Long Island. He lives next door to a
mysterious and rich man named Jay ______. Nick visits
old friends, _____and Tom Buchanan, in the
fashionable _____Egg. Tom is having an affair with
______Wilson. Nick accompanies Tom with Myrtle to a
party. Nick starts a relationship with Jordan Baker. Nick
finally meets Gatsby as one of his parties. He soon
learns that Gatsby throws his parties to impress Daisy;
every night he stares at the _______light of her dock
across the bay.

The Great Gatsby
• F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925
• Nick Carraway moves to West Egg, an unfashionable
but wealthy area of Long Island. He lives next door to a
mysterious and rich man named Jay Gatsby. Nick visits
old friends, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, in the
fashionable East Egg. Tom is having an affair with
Myrtle Wilson. Nick accompanies Tom with Myrtle to a
party. Nick starts a relationship with Jordan Baker. Nick
finally meets Gatsby as one of his parties. He soon
learns that Gatsby throws his parties to impress Daisy;
every night he stares at the green light of her dock
across the bay.

The Great Gatsby
• Gatsby gets Nick to arrange a reunion with
Daisy at Nick’s house; though awkward at first,
they reestablish their old love and begin an
_____. _____grows suspicious; he realizes
their affair at a luncheon when Gatsby ______
at Daisy. Tom forces the group to drive to NYC
where he ________Gatsby in his suite. Tom
tells Daisy Gatsby is a _______, and she
realizes her allegiance is to Tom. He sends her
back with Gatsby.

The Great Gatsby
• Gatsby gets Nick to arrange a reunion with
Daisy at Nick’s house; though awkward at first,
they reestablish their old love and begin an
affair. Tom grows suspicious; he realizes their
affair at a luncheon when Gatsby stares at
Daisy. Tom forces the group to drive to NYC
where he confronts Gatsby in his suite. Tom
tells Daisy Gatsby is a criminal, and she
realizes her allegiance is to Tom. He sends her
back with Gatsby.

The Great Gatsby
• Nick, Jordan and Tom discover Gatsby’s ____in the Valley
of _____, where it has struck and killed ______. Nick learns
that Daisy was driving, but Gatsby plans to take the ______.
Tom tells Myrtle’s husband George that Gatsby was driving.
George assumes that the driver was also Myrtle’s ____, and
so he finds Gatsby in his pool and shoots him, then
shooting himself. Nick moves away. He reflects that just as
Gatsby’s dream of Daisy was corrupted by money and
dishonesty, the _________dream of happiness and
individualism has turned into the mere pursuit of _______.
Though Gatsby’s power to transform his dreams into reality
is what makes him “_____,” Nick reflects that the era of
dreaming—both Gatsby’s dream and the American
dream—is over.

The Great Gatsby
• Nick, Jordan and Tom discover Gatsby’s car in the Valley of
Ashes, where it has struck and killed Myrtle. Nick learns
that Daisy was driving, but Gatsby plans to take the blame.
Tom tells Myrtle’s husband George that Gatsby was driving.
George assumes that the driver was also Myrtle’s lover, and
so he finds Gatsby in his pool and shoots him, then
shooting himself. Nick moves away. He reflects that just as
Gatsby’s dream of Daisy was corrupted by money and
dishonesty, the American dream of happiness and
individualism has turned into the mere pursuit of wealth.
Though Gatsby’s power to transform his dreams into reality
is what makes him “great,” Nick reflects that the era of
dreaming—both Gatsby’s dream and the American
dream—is over.

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
• __________ Solzhenitzyn, published in _____.
• ________wakes at 5am feeling sick. He is serving
a sentence in a ______, a forced labor prison
camp. This morning he sleeps in and is punished
with washing the ______of the warden’s office.
He then rushes to breakfast and then sickbay. He is
not sick enough, and goes to work with Gang
104. They walk in the ______to the site, the
Power Station, where he builds a brick _____in
the cold. At dinner he gets ______food.

• Alexander Solzhenitzyn, published in 1962.
• Shukhov wakes at 5am feeling sick. He is serving a
sentence in a gulag, a forced labor prison camp.
This morning he sleeps in and is punished with
washing the floor of the warden’s office.
He then rushes to breakfast and then sickbay. He is
not sick enough, and goes to work with Gang
104. They walk in the snow to the site, the Power
Station, where he builds a brick wall in the cold.
At dinner he gets extra food.

He is so focused on his work that he nearly misses
roll call to leave the site. The gangs arrive late at
camp because a ________is missing. He and the
gang are mad, but they feel better after beating
another gang back to camp. He manages to
smuggle a piece of _____into camp through the
friskers.
Before supper he picks up a _______for another
prisoner and gets extra food as a reward. He buys
_______after supper. Helping to hide the parcel,
he gets more food. He contently goes to _____.

He is so focused on his work that he nearly misses
roll call to leave the site. The gangs arrive late at
camp because a prisoner is missing. He and the
gang are mad, but they feel better after beating
another gang back to camp. He manages to
smuggle a piece of steel into camp through the
friskers.
Before supper he picks up a parcel for another
prisoner and gets extra food as a reward. He buys
tobacco after supper. Helping to hide the parcel,
he gets more food. He contently goes to sleep.

A Christmas Carol
• Charles _______, published in _____.
• Which stave is this passage found in and whom does
it describe:
“Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grind-
stone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping,
scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and
sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck
out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and
solitary as an oyster.”

A Christmas Carol
• Charles Dickens, published in 1843.
• Which stave is this passage found in and whom does
it describe:
“Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grind-
stone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping,
scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and
sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck
out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and
solitary as an oyster.” Stave 1, Ebenezer Scrooge

A Christmas Carol
• Which stave is this passage found in:
"Come in!" exclaimed the Ghost. "Come in!
and know me better, man!" Scrooge entered
timidly, and hung his head before this Spirit.
He was not the dogged Scrooge he had been;
and though the Spirit's eyes were clear and
kind, he did not like to meet them. "I am the
Ghost of Christmas Present," said the Spirit.
"Look upon me!"

A Christmas Carol
"Come in!" exclaimed the Ghost. "Come in!
and know me better, man!" Scrooge entered
timidly, and hung his head before this Spirit.
He was not the dogged Scrooge he had been;
and though the Spirit's eyes were clear and
kind, he did not like to meet them. "I am the
Ghost of Christmas Present," said the Spirit.
"Look upon me!“ Stave 3

A Christmas Carol
"Ghost of the Future!" he exclaimed, "I fear
you more than any spectre I have seen. But as
I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I
hope to live to be another man from what I
was, I am prepared to bear you company, and
do it with a thankful heart. Will you not speak
to me?" It gave him no reply. The hand was
pointed straight before them.”

A Christmas Carol
"Ghost of the Future!" he exclaimed, "I fear
you more than any spectre I have seen. But as
I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I
hope to live to be another man from what I
was, I am prepared to bear you company, and
do it with a thankful heart. Will you not speak
to me?" It gave him no reply. The hand was
pointed straight before them.” Stave 4

A Christmas Carol
• Whom does Scrooge speak to directly after this
quote:
"I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!"
Scrooge repeated, as he scrambled out of bed. "The
Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Oh Jacob
Marley! Heaven, and the Christmas Time be praised
for this! I say it on my knees, old Jacob; on my
knees!"

A Christmas Carol
• Whom does Scrooge speak to directly after this
quote:
"I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!"
Scrooge repeated, as he scrambled out of bed. "The
Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Oh Jacob
Marley! Heaven, and the Christmas Time be praised
for this! I say it on my knees, old Jacob; on my
knees!“ a boy on the street below

A Christmas Carol
“Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why,
if anybody could have asked him; but he had a
special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged
him to be covered. "What!" exclaimed the Ghost,
"would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the
light I give? Is it not enough that you are one of those
whose passions made this cap, and force me through
whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"

A Christmas Carol
“Perhaps, Scrooge could not have told anybody why,
if anybody could have asked him; but he had a
special desire to see the Spirit in his cap; and begged
him to be covered. "What!" exclaimed the Ghost,
"would you so soon put out, with worldly hands, the
light I give? Is it not enough that you are one of those
whose passions made this cap, and force me through
whole trains of years to wear it low upon my brow!"
stave 2

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