English Final 11Th Grade

Front 1

A&P - What is it about?

Back 1

Summary: the narrator, Sammy, is checking groceries when he realizes that three barefooted girls in bathing suits have walked into the store. One, the main one, is named Queenie. They come in to the store to buy Herring Snack. The three girls are kicked out by the store’s manager, Sammy then quits as a big romantic gesture, but the girls have already walked away.

Front 2

A&P - Describe the 3 characters

Back 2

1. Sammy – the narrator, he is 19. He is working at the A&P in New England. He quits as a big romantic gesture for a girl who does not even see it.

2. Queenie – a teenage girl who enters the A&P, in a bathing suit. Her name is not actually Queenie, but that’s what she calls him.

3. Stokesie – a checkout clerk at the A&P, he is a little older then Sammy, and he wants a real career at the A&P.

Front 3

A&P - What does Sammy reveal in the course of the story about his own values and attitudes?

Back 3

He thinks that his boss is a little crazy for making the girls in swimsuits leave.

Front 4

A&P - What values and attitudes does Sammy assign to the fifty-year-old woman and the other “sheep”?

Back 4

That all they care about is following the fold. This story is a lot like Catcher in the Rye, Holden and Sammy have the same attitude towards “fake” people.

Front 5

A&P - Who is Stoksie? What is his role in the story? How does he compare to Sammy?

Back 5

Stoksie is a checkout clerk at the A&P. He is interested in being a store clerk for pretty much ever. He is an example of how Sammy doesn’t want to end up.

Front 6

A&P - Describe the dramatic gesture Sammy makes at the end of the story and compare this gesture to something Holden talks about.

Back 6

He quits, for pretty much no reason. He thinks he is making this big gesture, just like Holden thinks the boy who killed himself did the right thing.

Front 7

Cathedral - What is it about?

Back 7

Summary: the narrator’s wifed, used to work for a blind man named Robert. Robert’s wife recently died, and he is coming to visit the narrator and his wife. The narrator is unhappy about that, he doesn’t trust blind people because of how they are portrayed in the movies. The wife was previously married to a military officer, but after her suicide attempt, they got a divorce. She then married the narrator, but throughout all of this time, she stayed in touch with the blind man, and they sent each other tapes. Although the narrator starts off by resenting the blind man.

Front 8

Cathedral - Describe the Characters?

Back 8

1. The narrator: he describes his experience with Robert. He is jealous of the men from his wife’s past and doesn’t want Robert to visit.

2. Robert : the blind man, who visits the narrator and his wife after his own wife (the blind man’s wife) dies. He is encouraging to the narrator to draw a cathedral when the narrator at ease.

3. The narrator’s wife: a nameless woman who invites Robert to their home. The wife has kept in tough with Robert since they met ten years ago, exchanging audiotapes with him and telling him everything about her life.

Front 9

Cathedral - What are the two themes?

Back 9

Drinking : the physical act of consuming drinks gives the story rhythm and weaves the narrative together. The narrator is constantly drinking

The cathedral: the narrator draws with Robert represents true sight, the ability to see beyond the surface to the true meaning that lies within.

Front 10

Commas -
He hit the ball dropped the bat, and ran to first base

Where does the comma go?

Back 10

He hit the ball, dropped the bat, and ran to first base

Front 11

Commas- what are the comma rules?

Back 11

1. Use a comma to separate the elements in a series (three or more things), including the last two. "He hit the ball, dropped the bat, and ran to first base."
2. Use a comma + a little conjunction (and, but, for, nor, yet, or, so) to connect two independent clauses, as in "He hit the ball well, but he ran toward third base."
3. Use a comma to set off introductory elements, as in "Running toward third base, he suddenly realized how stupid he looked."
4. Use a comma to set off parenthetical elements, as in "The Founders Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River, is falling down."
5. Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives. You could think of this as "That tall, distinguished, good looking fellow" rule (as opposed to "the little old lady").
6. Use a comma to set off quoted elements. Because we don't use quoted material all the time, even when writing, this is probably the most difficult rule to remember in comma usage.
7. Use commas to set off phrases that express contrast.
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