<p> Exam Study Guide – Eggs – May 2007</p><p>Student’s name: Date due: Friday, May 18</p><p>Section One: Character identification and multiple choice questions on Hamlet</p><p>Section Two: Random questions about the characters in Cool Hand Luke, Blade Runner, Feed, Nine Stories, “The Wall,” and “The Myth of Sisyphus”</p><p>Section Three: Essay (following style guidelines) Responding to Marianne Wiggins’ Separate Checks – first chapter, “Myself and Others at the Celebration” </p><p>Characters (Who are they? What are their problems and motivations?)</p><p>Briefly describe what happens in the story (plot details):</p><p>For each one of the “A-word” categories, explore how Ellery McQueen’s story reflects on these ideas connected to existentialism. Identify at least three quotations from the story for each concept.</p><p>Absurd (How is the craziness of life or life’s suffering/injustice reflected in the story?):</p><p>Quotation(s) that illustrate this point (including page reference):</p><p>Alienation/Anxiety/Alone/Anguish (In what ways do the characters feel these emotions? Why?):</p><p>Quotation(s) that illustrate this point (including page reference):</p><p>Aware/Acknowledge (How do the characters demonstrate they are aware or their conditions and aware of life’s absurdity? How are they honest with themselves and with others? Are they punished for their honesty and for seeing beyond the surface of society and its rules?):</p><p>Quotation(s) that illustrate this point (including page reference):</p><p>Act/Ability to Say No and to make Authentic choices (How do the characters make choices, even in the face of hardship or defeat? How are their choices authentic – not just about conforming to what is expected of them? How do they endure? How do they rebel?):</p><p>Quotation(s) that illustrate this point (including page reference):</p><p>All (In what says does the story suggest that everyone has to deal with the same life issues? Does the story demonstrate connections between human beings?):</p><p>Quotation(s) that illustrate this point (including page reference):</p><p>You’ll be expected to revise and edit according to a set of style guidelines.</p>