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What is a pledge of authority?
allegiance
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Why is Robert so inclined and dedicated to the wave?
Becasue he feels acccepted in the wave.
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What point of view is the story told from?
Third person, it is the narrator telling the story.
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How do the students behave at the beginning of the book? How does this help them to be easily led by the Wave?
students are unorganized, not putting much effort into school, fooling around. Unhappy people are easy targets for a group identtiy "takeover".
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What is the similarity between the wave and the Nazis ?
both control a group, lose individual identity
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What is an annoying repetetive sound or action ?
monotonous/give an example
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Name some of Lauries characteristics
dedicated to the truth, not a follower, a leader, not afraid to confron the Wave, brave
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What is kind of inner conflict does Mr. Ross face? What kind of outer conflict does he face?
Inner conflict- about his guilt over what could happen
outer conflict- pressure from his wife and the Principal to stop the experiment. |
What happend when Laurie prints her editorial about the Wave?
She becomes a target/enemy of the wave.
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How does the wave affect David and Laurie? Compare or contrast
answers will vary
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What is to teach with a strong belief?
indoctrinate
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Why does Amy believe Laurie is against the wave?
Amy thinks Laurie want to be thought of as special and doesn't want everyone to be equal.
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Who is the protagonist in the story?
The protagonist is the main character , usually the one who changes the most -Laurie
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Why does Christy ( Ben's wife) want him to stop the wave?
she is afraid he will lose his job and/or that parents will not trust him after they find out what he has done.
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What was the cause and effect of Mr. Ross' experiment?
The experiment was casued by the students asking questions on how the Germans could have allowed Nazis to come to power. The effect was that the Wave came to power.
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What is skeptically? Give an example from the text of someone who was skeptical
having doubt/Laurie was skeptical about the good benefits of the wave.
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Why does Mr. Ross decide to use his students in an experiment?
He wants to create a situation where students can experience facist behavior first hand and understand why so many Germans did not oppose the Nazi's
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What is the climax of the story? define it and use evidence from the text
When David attacks Laurie and sees he has made a mistake.
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Who said "you have to understand that this experiment can't go any furthur than I let it go" when does he say this
Ben Ross, to his wife about stopping the wave.
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Name a character and how he/she responds to the wave. Support your conclusion with evidence from the text.
anwers will vary.
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What is disseminate? give an example from the text
to spread, broadcast. The news about the boy who was beat up was disseminated through the school.
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Why do the students respond to the experiment positively?
They like the competition and disciplne. They like feeling above others/special.
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What is the major theme of the book?
fascisms. How people can become seduced by a group mentallity and forget their individuality.
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What two characters want to silence Laurie?
Robert and Eric
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At the end of the book, what is the final outer conflict that takes place in the gym?
conflict between Benn Ross and the students as he shows a picture of Hitler.
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